The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-23
BOARD OF F"REEHoLDERs.

The salem county Board oil Freehold
ers met at the court house on the l4tt
with all the members present except
Freas.
Among the bills passed was one iron.
the State Board OF Childrcn's Guardians,
for board of three children for the months
of June and July, amounting to S46. IA.
under a law passed by the Legislature in
1899, this Board OF Children's Guardians
have the power to take infant children
from the almshouse and place them in
some family to board, at a cost OF $3.50
per week, and the county mnst pay the
bill.
Jacob X. Justic, representing the
truckers and boatnen around Pedrick.
town, appeared before the Board and en-.
tered complaint against the w. j. Il s. r.
X. Co. for obstructing navigation by mar
rowing the draw OF the Railroad bridge
where it crosses the creek at Pedriek-
town. He said they were building out
in the creek eight feet to support the
track and in such a shape that it made a
cross current which carried the boats to
the other side OF the draw, and some larg-
er boats loaded with truck and melons
became ~unmanageable, 4 motion pre-
vailed i%nstructing the solicitor of the
Board to correspond with Supt. 40. Day
ton and see if he would not remedy the
matter.
The Solicitor reported that i'll
the matter of the bill OF the State Hospit-
al for the Insane amounting to S4l7.l2,
for the maintenance Of Wilbur H..
Coombs, that Coombs was Illegally charge
to this county, that he was committed
from Burlington county by the court and
the Judge fixed his residence in Salem
county without proper authority, it was
his opinion that the matter should be
certioraried to the Supreme Court for adj
justment, but a motion prevailed that the
matter he tabled, and if the State Rospit-
al mandamused the Board, then the mat
ter should be defended in courts.
The Board by resolution negotiated a
loan with Samuel French for 5000 for
five months at 8 per cent.
Mr.. Miller, the engineer, read the speci-
tications for the State road in Elsinboro;
the road is to be built Of shells; total
length one mile and thr~ee-quarters; esti-
mated cost, g, 504. 81; the road to be COM
pleted before December J, 1901. The
specifications were received and the COM
mittee authorized to advertise for bids.
Mr.. Miller also read the specification for
the new State road in l.. p. Neck town
ship. The length Of this road is nearly
six miles and the estimated cost if an
earth road is built, is S2$, 2s5, 81, and it
would cost if built OF shells S24, 293. %,
1t was estimated that a stone road would
cost $2S, S29.00. 1t was ordered that the
committee advertise for bids for stone and
shell roads.
Mr.. Newell reported a small bridge OF
the causeway leading from Claysviile in
Warrington township, entirely rotten
aud a new bridge needed. The Director
appointed Freeholders Bortom and Red
streak a committee to act with Mr., New
ell. Mr.. Fox reported W. or three small
bridges on the line OF the new State road
in Elsinboro, as needing repairs and
thought it should be done before the road
was built. As the bridges were small he
thought iron pipe would be best. The
matter was left to the committee in
charge OF the new state road.
The committee on the removal of the
scow from the creek at Courses Landing,
reported that the scow had been taken
below the mouth of the creek and left,
and in the opinion OF the committee it
had not been properly secured.
Mr.. BortOn reported that the contract
for building the new bridge atthe county
line in Pilesgrove, had been let to the
American Bridge Co. for 500. 90, the
county to build the abutments. The
bridge is to be 43 feet long and Is feet
wide.
The County Collector submitted the
following estimate of the amount Of tax
to be raised for the next year for county