Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-03-26
THE CHOSEN FREEHoFDERs.


At the March meeting Of the Board Of
| Chosen Freeholders last Thursday, all the
members were present.
The petition signed by nine residents
of Swedesboro presented to the February
meeting, asking the Board to improve
Railroad avenue, in that Borough under
the State Road Act, was returned to the
Board with the opinion Of Solicitor Wat
kins. The opinion was that the petition
did not present such state of facts as are
necessary to give the Board authority to
improve the road as petitioned.
In the matter of damage to the French
meadow at Hurffville, by reason OF flooding,
alleged to have been caused by the placing
of an iron pipe of insufficient size across the
county road, the committee consisting OF
Messrs. Usinger, Hoffman and Nichol re-
ported that the forty-eight inch iron pipe
had been properly set and firmly incased
with heavy stone wall fifteen feet above
the pipe, and is in first-cass condition.
This report commends the action OF Free
holders Handle, Hendrickson and Bender
for such permanent improvementan and recon-
mends that the policy of this committee be
followed in the future, instead of putting
in wooden bridges, asserting that if this
method is pursued the bridge appropria-
tion may be materially reduced in the next
seven years That in the Judgment of the
committee the county has not, in any way,
damaged the crops of the owners of abutt-
ing lands.
Mr.. Mathers reported that work had
been resumed on the bridge at Lees
Branch, and Mr.. HendIickson that work
had been resumed on Bark bridge in
Deptford township.
A resolution from the Camden county
Board of Freeholders adopted March
II, appointing committee to look into
the advisability of the counties Of Cam
den, Burlington and Gloucester joining in
the construction of a work house to be
used jointly by the three counties, was
received.
Because Justices of the Peace of this
county had not jurisdiction to commit
prisoners to work house in another
county, no action was taken on the resolu-
ton.
The following opinion from Solicitor
Watkins was called forth by request
from the Board of Health of Glassboro
township, as to the expense of care of
patients at the Isolation Hospital at the
county farm.
II am in receipt of the letter addressed to
you by David Paulin, Secretary of the local
Board of Health of Glassboro Township,
relative to the maintenance of pest house
or isolation hospital for the reception and
treatment of persons suffering from any
contagious or infectious disease, and would
say the act under which this hospital was
crested provided that same shall be main
tanned by the county, and shat the Board
of Trustees, or any governing body of any
poor house in this state, which, in the
case in point, is the Board Of Freeholders,
shall appropriate such sums of money as
may be necessary for the establishment Of
such pest house or hospital, and shall
annually, at the same time as the poor
house appropriations are made, appropriate
such sums of money as may be necessary
for its proper maintenance; and that the
sums of money so appropriated shall be
added to and made part of the annual
appropriations made by them for the main
tenance of the poor house under their con-
troll, and shall be assessed and collected in
the same way and manner as the annual
appropriations for any poor house aforesaid
It would seem, under this act, that the
duty of maintaining the patients and pro-
yiding for the expense, devolves upon the
Board of Chosen Freeholders "
In communication the Township Com
mittee Of Woolwich Township agree to pay
one-half the cost of the proposed county
road from Swedesboro to Auburn. This
road is applied for, aud will probably be
built in its turn. In other cases the county
has been to the entire expense of grading,
but there are several very heavy cuts on
the line of this proposed road, hence the
offer Of the Township Committee is lib
eral one.
The complaint of Mr. Tice, on the Clay
ton Williamstown road, that in the con-
struction of that road deep cut had been
made in front of his house, to its great
damage, was referred to the committee in
charge of the construction of said road.
A bill by Coroner Stout, for the Richards
inquest at Thorofare, which was presented
to the February meeting, and laid over
because of an item Of $50 for expert testi-
mony by Sidney S. Emery, Of Phila, again
came up. The Board thought the item ex
cessive, and after striking it out, the Cor
oner's bill was paid. DR.. Emery is now
in the position of being obliged to press his
own claim for expertship.
An ordinance granting permission to-
The Wenonah, Glassboro and Clayton EIec-
trio Light Company to erect poles and
string wires on the county road between
Clayton and Franklinville, was adopted
after an amendment requiring bond to
protect the county against loss by reason of
damage.
Mr.. Livermore representing the Glouces-
ter County Historical Society, asked the
Board for the use of room in the Court
fob for ,,1aotivarr ,1laoo IF fho
Society, and permission to erect cabinet,
with glass front, in the lower corridor of
the Court House, to be used for exhibits in
referred to the Property Committee.
Freeholders Summerill and Burk, of the
Salem Board of Freeholders, asked the
appointment of two members of this board
to act with them in adjusting damages to
tug boat and scow at Pedricktown by
reason of contact with the bridge.
Messrs. Usinger and Hoffman were
appointed and damages amounting to S31. so
were agreed on, for injury to the scow, no
damage was allowed for injury to the tug
share, was paid at once.
Lerwis S. Stranger, supervisor Of county
roads, asked for directions as to cleaning the
SIDES OF county ROADS. lie nau uOhe some
work of that kind where the growth was
up to the edge of the road, but before he
did more, he wanted instruction. The
matter was referred to the solicitor.
Mr.. Nichol, of the Aims House Commit
tee, reported that more inmates were being
cared for in the County Hospital than the
capacity of the institution contemplated,
and said something must be done in line of
increased facilities.
After paying bills the Board adjourned.
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Clarke, of Weno-