The Penn's Grove record., 1904-09-23
BOARD OF F~REEHoLDERs
Dispose of 500. 900 Bonds.

The September meeting Of the County
Board of Chosen Freeholders was held iii
the Court House on the l4th with all
members present.
The new iron bridge over Oldman's
Creek OH the road from Woodstown to
Harrisonville was reported finished and
the New Jersey Bridge Company, the
contractors, were paid the contract price,
$500. so.
The Standard Bitulithic Company was
paid the sum of S $3.50 for work done on
the State road being built in Woodstown
borough of the Warren's bitulithic mater
ial.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the County Collector and Clerk to borrow
from bank $4,000 in anticipation OF tax-
es, $4,000 to go to State Road purposes,
$1,000 to election and $1,000 for i%ncidentals.
The note in the City National Bank for
$4,000 was renewed.
All the primary election bills not being
i'll it was decided to pay none until after
the general election when all will be hon
ored.
The Committee on Muddy Run Bridge
reported that they had received ten bids.
The New Jersey Bridge Co. being the
lowest bidder, on motion the contract
was given to that Company for $1975.
At the last meeting of the Board the
whole issue of $50 900 of "Road Improve
ment Bonds" for the construction of five
roads in Salem County was awarded to r.
M. Grant q Co., of New York, for SOL. so,
subject 30 the approval of their attorney.
A representative of the Company was
present at this meeting and stated that
they had refused the bonds on a question
of their validity.
One OF the roads for which the issue of
bonds was made is that now being built
through the borough of Woodstown.
this is being built of the Warren Bitulit-
hlc Macadam, and is one and one-sixth
miles long and will cost about $37, 900,
and the legality in issuing bonds for such
an expensive road was questioned. The
State Road Commissioner Henry L. Budd,
approved the contract, but decided that
the States share should not exceed that
OF an ordinary stone road, which averages
about 5000 per mile. Shortly after the
Freeholders made the award the Attor-
ney General of the State was asked for an
opinion on the matter and he decided
that Road Commissioner Budd had no
right to approve plans and specifications
Tor a road unless he approve them i'll
their entirety, and on these grounds Grant
d Co. had refused to accept the bonds.
The following resolution was then pass
ed resembling the former action of the
Board III issuing these bonds:
Whereas, doubt has arisen as to the
legality OF the bonds, ordered to be sold
on the resolution passed by the Board on
July %, 1904;
Resolved, that said resolution adopted
on said date be rescinded and held null
and void.
The matter OF payment of the Lower
Penn's Neck State road which is nearly
completed at this date and which has
been nearly paid for out of the general
road funds, was then brought up and the
following resolution, presented by Mr..
Freas was adopted.
Whereas, the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Salem is build
ing a State road in the County of Salem
under the act of the legislature of the
State of New Jersey entitled "An act to
provide for the permanent improvement
of public roads in this State" approved
April LIST, 1903, and the supplements
thereto, said road running from the Iron
Bridge over Salem Creek to the village of
P~ennsville, all in the township of Lower
PENIS Neck, the estimated cost OF said
road being thirty thousand dollars
Resolved, that instead of certifying
to the County Board of Assessors
the two-thirds estimated cost of said
road the Board of Chosen Freeholders
of the County of Salem issue bonds for
the payment of the two-thirds estimated,
cost of said road; that said bonds be issued
for twenty thousand dollars, the two
thirds estimated cost Of said bonds be
designated as "Road Improvement
Bonds; that said bonds be issued in such
sums as the purchaser may desire with
interest there on at the rate or f6ur per
cent. per annum payable at the City
National Bank, Salem, N. j., or the Salem
National Banking Company Salem, N. j.
at the option of the purchaser; that said
bonds be either registered or coupon at
the option of the purchaser; that five
thousand dollars of said bonds be issued
for eight years; that five thousand dollars
of said bonds be issued for nine years;
that five thousand dollars of said bonds
be issued for ten years; that five thous-
and dollars of said bonds be issued for
eleven years.
r. M. Grant & Co. submitted a bid
agreeing to take the whole issue of the
$4,000 worth Of bonds on this road at
the same price of the $50. 900 issue,
SOL 80.
BY a unanimous vote the Freeholders
then adopted the following, accepting
Grant 4 Co.'S. bid:
Resolved, that the Board OF Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Salem accept
a bid of r. M. Grant & Co., for the TWEEN
ty thousand dollars "Road Improvement
Bonds" for Lower PENIS Neck road
bonds approved by them.
When the members OF the Board re-
assembled after dinner the Pedricktown
bridge matter was brought up.
1t. will be remembered that a Joint COM
mittee of Freelrolders from Salem and
Gloucester counties recently met on this
bridge and decided to build a new struct-
ure. the old one having gone to decay
and is unsafe for travel. But when the
matter was placed before the Gloucester
County Board they refused to accept the
recommendation Of the committee. An
other meeting of the committee was then
held and it was decided to refer the mat
ter to the Solicitors of each county.
Salem county desires to replace the bridge
with a new structure but Gloucester
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bridge on the Gloucester county side
is under tide at high water. When the
matter was explained to Solicitor Sum-
merrill he stated that there was a law
bearing on the subject where the build
ing of a county line bridge is in dispute
and that the matter may be submitted to
the Supreme Court. A motion was carried
giving the Solicitor power to prepare the
necessary papers and submit the case to
the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Hannah, for the PENIS Neck Road
Committee, reported that the filling in of
the causeway was nearly completed, and
the shells would be placed upon it in a
few days. The balance of the road is
practically completed. 1t was reported
that the wires on the telephone poles
hung too neal the road. This was refer.
red to the Road Committee and thew