The Penn's Grove record., 1903-01-23

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6datd Il Freeho1ders.
The JGnuary neeting Of the Board Of
Freeholders u held i'd the Court House
on the l4th. members were present
and Director i %, occupied the chair.
Bills were e for services and mater
ial furnished be county, and ordered
paid.
The bill of u q. Brooks, Of Elmer, for
$11. %, Id tie Alnacy case Of Mrs. Jennie
Crocker. va neferred to Committee on
Claims, because II lacked the necessary
approval ii PROSECUTOR or Common Pleas
Judge.
Sheriff JOHNSON appeared before the
Board aud called attention to the unsat-
isfactory condition Of an outside water
closet ia real d the Jail, and advised that
it be CLOSED 70 HE public, and the neces-
sary toilet ROOMS be placed in the Court
House for the (,se Of officials, witnesses
and others. The Board thought favor
aDiy u the NAPIER, unueI oiC iCPaoSSA
lions made, anh the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings WIS directed to have the
work done.
Freebooter Hannah, of Lower Penn's
Neck, stated THAT the township commit
tee Of thai township desired him TO ask
the Board to buy two loadssof shells 70
place on the proposed State road there,
as the road is not to be constructed at
once, and they would be at the expense
Of unloading them and placing them on
the road. The road is in need OF repairs,
butnothing had been done, in view OF
the building Of the State road.
The matter was discussed, the mem-
bers generally thinking that such action
would establish a bad precedent, as other
townships might make similar requests,
and the request was refused.
The committee to purchase shells for
the Elsinboro State road, having COM
pleted their duties, was discharged. Free
holder Fox reported the road completed.
The committee in charge ofthe Woods
town bank tax case stated that they were
not ready to report, and they were con-
tinued.
Freebooter CARL, Of the committee on
the bridge on the new street in Quinton,
e the w~aterworks dam, described the
situation there, as did also Freebooter
Ayers, saying that a bridge was needed
both at the raceway and also at the over
flow, as they are too far apart for one
bridge to vent all the water. or else build
one bridge and lead the water from the
overflow to it. The matter vas left to
the Judgment Of the committee.
John w. Hackett, treasurer OF the
Almshouse trustees, asked for $500 to
pay bills at the coming February meeting
which request was granted.
Freebooter Burk stated that several
washes had occurred on the shoulders Of
the Oldmans State road, by reason Of the
dirt not being thoroughly settled, and
asked whose duty it was to repair these
gullies, as the contractors were not liable
for this work. Mr.. Burk was authorized
to have the work done.
County Road Commissioners Dunn said
that the Warrington State road needed
resurfacing very badly, as the centre Of
the road is now lower than the shoulders,
so that the scraper would not do it any
good. MI. Dunn said he would also need
at least 1000 bushels of shells IN the
Lower Creek road. He stated that there
is not now three inches of shells on the
Warrington road.
On motion of Freebooter Summerill, it
was ordered that the request Of Mr.. Dunn
be granted, and that he be empowered to
purchase the necessary quantity Of shells.
Auditing Committee for February
meeting: Freeholders Briant, Fox and
Fogg.
Don't Worry.
This is easier said than done, yet it may
be of some help to consider the matter. If
the cause is something over which you
have no control it is obvious that worrying
will not help the matter in the least. On the
other hand, if within your control you have
only to act. When you have q cold and
fear an attack of pneumonia, buy q bottle