The Penn's Grove record., 1901-11-22
Board of Freehold .

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The Salem County Boardt D : chosen
F~reeholders met at the court ne ~ on the
18th. All the members wer& present.
The election bills constituted a big item Of
the bills ordered paid. Bill OF B. F.
Sweeten q Son for balance OF 5 per cent.
retained OF State road on Pilesgrove town.
ship amounting to 1920. IL, was ordered
paid on the approval of committee on said
road. w. T. billiard, Esq, presented a
bill on behalf OF A. NJ. Oliphant, amount
ing to S36. 70. Mr.. billiard made a state
ment that during the big storm OF August
last the approaches to the bridge at Mr..
ELEPHANTS dam at Sharptown were dashed
out. That as nearly as could be found the
dam had been built first, and the town.
ship had built the road on top OF the dam,
and claimed the county should pay for
filling in the approaches to the bridge.
Mr.. Borton said he thought great care
should be exercised in paying such bills,
as it was a precedent, and perhaps others
were depending on what was done with
this bill before presenting theirs; the mat
ter was referred to the solicitor.
The Clerk of the Borough OF Woodstown
presented a bill for S29. 20 for rehpand ex-
penses at the late elect; Tx bif was
reduced ID S27 and ordered paid.
Mr.. Freas stated that the planking bn
the PENIS Neck iron bridge was worn 6ut
and asked permission to have the bridge
replanked; the request was grante1E Com
mittee on county line bridge in Pilesgrove
reported progress. &
Committee on bridges in AllsTay town
| ship reported that the bridges were now
in pretty good order except the one at Ell
kinton's mill; the committee was dis
charged. Committee on bridges in Bor-
ough of Woodstown reported bridge COM
pleted and the committee was discharged.
Committee on Claysville bridge reported
progress and that the iron pipe ordered
had been shipped and would be received
in a few days. Committee on state road
in Elsinboro reported the best price they
could procure on shells was 81 cents per
bushel and that Mr.. Bud1, the State Road
Commissioner, approved Of that price; the
committee were authorized to purchase
the shells at that price. Mr.. Griscom
asked for committee on bridge in L. A.
Creek Township, also permission to paint
Salem County's share of county line
bridge in that township which was grant
ed, and the following committee appoint
ed: Griscom, Carl and Fox. Mr.. Harris
stated that the bridges in P~ittsgrove town
ship were finished and the committee was
10y
discharged.
Clerk Ford read the following letter:
II. II. Johnson, Treasurer, Trenton,
Nj,
Dear sir-In reference to case OF Wilbur
X. Coombs, Salem county must be held
responsible for payment OF maintenance.
The Judges order of approval leaves no
alternative. Salem county may seek relief
by addressing Judge Gaskill, Of Burling-
ton, who made inquiry and signed order,
but with this we had nothing to do. The
order of Judge Gaskilll on file at this office
constitutes the basis for making charges
from which no deviation can be made.
See Laws 1898, chapter 80.
Resp't. yours.
w. Hays Warden.
As the Board had previously refused to
pay the bill the letter was LAID on the
table without action. The Board adj
journed to the second Wednesday in De-
cember.