Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-11-28
THE CHOSEN FREEHoLDERs.
G. G. weatherby Reelected Steward of thu
Aims House and Asylum.

Last Thursday the November meeting o.
the Board of Chosen Freeholders was held
in the Court House, all the members being
present
Mr.. Handle reported the completion Of
Chattan's Dam bridge.
The Aims House Committee reported
bills for the month amounting to $847,37,
which were paid.
After report by Mr.. Usinger, the perma-
nent Stone Road Committee was authorized
to employ a surveyor to give proper height
at which pipe should be placed across the
county road near Westville.
The special committee on the application
of the Paulsboro Traction Company, to lay
their tracks on and along the county road
from Woodbury. city line into Paulsboro,
reported as follows
tsYour committee beg to say that if the
Board deems it advisable to grant this pro-
posed franchise, that the tracks on North
side of Woodbury. Dam road should be so
laid that the outside rail, meaning the rail
nearest the macadam road, should be not
closer than twelve (12) feet from and par
allel to center line of the macadam roadway
now being laid by the County on Woodbury.
Dam road, said track to be laid outside the
county bridge over Matthews Branch and
the causeway adjoining same.
''On Crown Point road, from Bonner's
Corner to Thorofare, track to be laid on
South side of said road, nearest rail of same
to be sixteen (16) feet from and parallel to
center line of teifoid roadway now laid
thereon.
I'm village of Thorofare, track to be laid
ON center of roadway and the Paulsboro
Traction Co. be required to macadam be-
tween their rails, also to lay an additional
ten (10) feet of eight-inch macadam on
each side of present stone road, SO as to
make pavement fifteen Us feet of macadam
or telford on both sides of center of tracks,
or thirty (30) feet in width and keep the
same in repair.
'sSouth of Thorofare to Paulsboro, track
to be on South side on roadway, nearest
rail of same to be sixteen (16) feet from
and parallel to center line Of macadam, the
said Traction Company should also be re-
quired to erect and keep in repair a sub
stantial fence along the causeway East OF
bridge over creek at Paulsboro to such
persons driving thereon.
Through the village of Paulsboro, track
to be laid in center of street, the macadam
0O1A up Ill 10y uldSk W OC 1ORAdtOS0 w
satisfaction of this Board or its committee,
and the said Paulsboro Traction Company
be required to lay twelve (12) feet addi-
tional macadam eight inches thick on each
side of Broad street, Paulsboro, SO as to
pave said street from curb to curb, width
of forty (40) feet, and keep the same in
repair.
bridge over Mantna Creek at Paulsboro.
The Traction Company may lay its tracks
across said bridge provided it will make at
its own cost and expense such repairs and
improvements to said bridge to satisfaction
of Board of Freeholders that it will be
entirely safe for travel Of trolley cars oveI
same; said Traction Company must also
agree to hereafter keep said bridge in repair
at all times and properly lighted at night,
and further pay to the County Of Glouces-
ter, on the first day Of each and every cal
endar month, the sum of twenty-five dollars
for payment Of bridge tender and signal
| man."
Mr.. L. K. Wilkins addressed the Board
on that portion of the report that fixed the
railroad as the Northern limits of Thoro-
fare. He thought they should be at Bon
ner's Corner, instead Of the railroad, as
under the impetus of this improvement the
town was sure to expand.
The report was then received and filed.
| Further consideration of the trolley fran
chise ordinance was, on motion of Mr.
| Walton, postponed to the next meeting.
After statement by County Collector
Pierson as to the previous method Of the
payment of the State Asylum bill for the
maintenance Of insane, and the presenta-
ton of the fact that certain of the counties
of the State were contesting the legality Of
the charge to the county of So per week fol
the care of the insane there, he suggested
that he be directed to hand the bill, wher
received, to the Solicitor for his opinion az
to its legal correctness.
On motion of Mr. Mathers, the Collector
was so directed. 1.-THE bill has been re
ceived for the quarter ending Feb. Is, 1902
for 81, 924.07 and has been handed to Solic-
itor Watkins.
A request Of the constables of the county
for telephone in the Sheriff's office wa
referred to the Committee on Public Prop
erty.
| On application of Supervisor Chenewith
of the w. J. & S. r. R., that corporation
was granted the privilege of erecting sig
nal on the North side of Hunter street
bridge, to extend seven feet above the truss
Mr.. Beckett, of Glassboro, presented &
petition for gravel road from Hullica Hill
20 0iassooro through Rlchwood), dis
lance OF SIX miles. Mr.. Mathers remarked
That ne dld not want to stand IN the way o
reasonable improvement, but he thought
the county had all the road debt it should
carry. The petition was received ant
reierreo 10 a commitGee OF bhree, consisting
Vi Messls' Deckeet, Nlcnols ana handle.
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