Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-24
THE CHOSEN FREEHoLpERs.

THE CHOSEN FREEH0LDERs.
Director Miller and Messrs. Barnaby,
Beckett, Jones, Tombleson, Joyce, Will
son, Bender, Ledden, Silver, Mathers,
Hendrickson, Hoffman, Stranger, Walton,
Usinger, Nichol and Tonkin were present
at the call of the roll by Clerk Bell at
the October meeting OF the FreehoIders
last Thursday.
Mr.. Tonkin reported the Jessup bridge
completed at a cost of $3.50. Also pro-
gress on the bridge between Clarksboro
and Barnsboro.
Mr.. Nichol reported progress on the
dams and bridges washed out by the
August cloud burst
Mr.. Handle reported the bridge over
Mantua creek completed at cost of
$654.S 1t had been washed out three
times in the last ten years, but he did
not believe it would go out again while
the world stands.
| Director Miller reported that the Bill
| lingsport Land Co. desired the extension
OF the l2x23 feet bridge on their tract
below Pausboro, Is feet or more to take
| in the ceGent walks they are to construct
on their tract, OF which there is to be
some 1000 feet built.
A committee of three was appointed to
| investigate the work needed to be done,
and report at the next meeting. Miller,
| Usinger and Nichol were named.
Mr. Nichol reported the condition of
the SO feet bridge at the James Jessup
farm, and asked for Instructions The
matter was left with the committee to
repair it temporarily, to hold over until
next year, if possible, as the bridge APP
preparation was almost exhausted, the
bills having come in very rapidly of late.
On motion of Mr.. Silver, James Jones
and wife were allowed 81 per month
The County Road Committee, Wilson,
Joyce and Usinger, reported that the
Paulsboro and Swedesboro stone road had
been resurfaced at a cost slightly in adj
vance of the contract price, the figures
being $40, 1885.
| The cost of the improvement of this
road was itemized as follows:
,62l square yards macadam, $9417.44
| 1915 cubic yards shouldering, 243.00
| 979 overhauls, $3.50
338, O95 lbs. stone, 22S.21
Supervisors salary and horse hire, 1890
Engineers services, 5000
Total, SlO,199.55
Mr. Usinger and Supervisor OF the
| road, Mr. Wilson, both reported that they
had been on the road much of the time
while the work was going on, had yet to
hear the first complaint The concensus
of opinion was that the road was now in
first class shape.
Mr.. Handle wanted to know if this
expenditure of over SIC, 600 would insure
the collection of the $4,000 assessments
along that road.
Mr. Tombleson replied that the ques-
ton had been asked the abutting prop
erty owners, and they had all expressed
themselves as perfectly satisfied, and he
had no doubt the assessments would be
paid.
Mr.. Miller suggested that three new
commissioners be appointed to assess the
benefit there One from Greenwich, one
from Logan. and one from Woolwich.
Mr.. Tombleson did not think that
would be fair as the committee appointed
to secure repairs to the road had been
appointed away from the line of the road.
Director Miller was instructed to lay
iron pipe in cutters at intersection OF
roads crossing county road in Paulsboro.
Mr.. Hendrickson reported that the
Deptford Township Board of Health had
ordered him to provide some way to get
the water away from the rear of Eph
Cox's property at Westville, on the new
stone road.
A committee was appointed to see
what was to be done. Messrs. Hen
Erickson, Mathers and Hoffman were
named.
Mr. Usinger spoke of the difficulty
which confronted the Delaware Street
stone road committee, stating that cuts
of two feet or more would be made in
front of Mr.. Green's and Mr.. Taggart's
properties, by the new grade.
The committee knew that pipes laid
along the line of the road would remedy
the matter, but a rule of the Board was
against such action.
Mr.. Walton said no one wanted to see
the matter amicably adjusted more than
he, but if it was to be done by stretch
ing the law or violating the rules of the
Board, he hoped the body would take
the responsibility and not leave it to the
committee.
The committee to whom was referred
the petition of the South Jersey Gas,
Electric and Traction Company, asking
permission to cross Hunter and Broad
Street bridges with their gas mains, pre-
sented report recommending that fran
chise asked for be granted, provided COM
pany would agree to pay $25 for each
bridge for privilege Of crossing the same,
or in lieu thereof to furnish free of cost
gas and four foot burners for four street
lamps to be located at these bridges, said
lights to burn all night and every night
and be lighted, extinguished and cleaned
by said company; and also execute a
bond guaranteeing the county against ex-
pense or damage by reason of laying said
mains. The report was adopted.
On request of Mr.. Joyce, the salary OF
Robert c. Hudson, bridge tender for the
two bridges on Woodbury. creek, was in
creased from $25 to $50 per month.
Solicitor Watkins advised the Board
that the statutes prohibited the election
of any member of the Board as Steward
of the Aims House during the term for
which he had been elected as such mem
ber
Nathan S. Lloyd, of the Township
Committee of Harrison township, APP
peared before the Board in reference to a
washout on the causeway known as
MONEYS below Mullica Hill. He
stated that by reason OF the bridge not
having been built wide enough, the
water could not be vented, and a portion
of the causeway had been washed away
by water going over same, and he desired
county to refill broken roadway.
Mr.. Hoffman stated that his under
standing was that the bridge should be
built 80 feet wide, the county to fill at
one end OF the bridge and the township
the other By reason of the township
not having made their end high enough
was the cause of its having rece ntly
washed away.
Messrs Handle, Tonkin and Ledden
were appointed a committee with power