The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-23
Board OF Freel,olders

The December meeting was held on
the 18th, all the members, being present
except Mr.. Burk, of Oldmans. Among
the bills was one for $72 from Drs. Car
penter and Davis, Of Salem, for services
in attending Hezekiah Hicks, colored,
who was severely cut last fall and con-
veyed to the Jail hospital under the direc-
ton of Prosecutor S~innickson. The ques-
tion arose as to whether the bill should
be paid by the county as the man had
not been committed, and the payment,
therefore, would establish a precedent in
such cases. Mr.. Freas said the comfy
has a Jail physician, who should be called
therefore. he opposed paying the bill. 1t
was referred to Solicitor Summerill for
an opinion. ]. w. Acton, Esq, in be-
halt of Asa Colson, owner of the mill
pond and dam at Woodstown, appeared
before the Board and asked that a two
rod bridge be erected on this dam. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Acton's statements there
is a controversy between Mr.. Colson and
the Woodstown borough Council as to
who shall bear the expenses OF repairing
tbs dam. 1t will be remembered that
during the heavy storm of September 10Th
last a portion of the dam and the
foundations of the county bridge on the
dam were so badly damaged that the
large pond has been dry since.
About $50 years ago a public road was
laid on the dam, and according to Mr..
Colson, the Woodstown borough Council
had SO neglected to keep it in repair that
1t could not withstand such a torrent of
water. MI. Colson claims that private
property was taken for public uses when
the road was laid and that the road itself
extends on each side of the dam proper,
and 1t is therefore the duty, according to
law, OF the Borough Council to have the
same repaired, but he is willing to bear
hall the expenses. The bridge was not
damaged to a great extent except that the
foundations We're washed from under it.
p. 5. Fogg, Esq, who appeared in be-
hall OF the Woodstown Borough Council,
that a committee be appointed to confer
with the Borough committee regarding
the matter.
The Freeholders could not see that they
had anything to do with the controversy
between Mr.. Colson and the WoodstoWn
Borough Council, while Sec. 43 of the
Road Act plainly sets forth their duties
regarding bridge building, but it was fin
ally decided to have a committee and
Messrs. Borton, Freas, Summerill were
appointed.
A lease was executed, leasing I. G.
Dunn a small lot of ground in the rear OF
the court house, 10x4 feet for the term of
fifty years at a yearly rental of $40. He
i'll return leased to the county a right of
way across his land in the rear of the
Jail on the same terms.
Freebooter j. W. Briant rendered his
resignation from all committees of which
he was a member. The vacancies were
filled as follows: Insane, J. F.. Ayres;
Public Buildings, Vim. Hannah; Covered
Bridge, w. j. Freas; l.. P. Neck State
road, d. V. Summerill; Quinton road, J.
H. Fogg; Fedricktown bridge. H. P. Gray.
The following resolution, introduced by
Mr.. Freas, was unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That this Board pay no
bills that are not presented on the day
the Auditing committee meets, to be aud
tied, until the following meeting.n
Collector Butcher reported that he had
disposed of all the "Road improvement
Bonds" with the exception of one bond,
issued for the construction of the Woods
town State road. The purchasers are:
Willard Mcdonald, bond Al, $500 90
Ellen B. Smith, "42, 43, "A, 10000
Anna Broadway, As, 500 90
John Lopez, 56, 10000
1. B. Lawrence, As, AZ, 1000 90
E. r. Sheppard, "4S, 40, 100000