The Penn's Grove record., 1904-11-18
BOARD OF FREEHOLDERs
Issue Move Bonds And Order Ped
ricktOWn Bridge Closed


Issue Move Bonds And Order Ped
ricktown Bridge Closed
The November meeting of the Board
OF Freeholders was held at the Court
House, Salem, on the 9th, all the members
being present, Director Ayres presided.
Among the bills paid was one for $50
to Peter b. Bradley and James j. Elan
merry, OF the Baltimore Police Department,
as a reward for the recent arrest of Ether
Corbin, wanted in Salem county for the
shooting OF Joseph C. Muse, at Fenwick,
OH June 18th last.
The Board has some controversy over
the question of paying expenses for the
primary elections throughout the county.
Heretofore some have been paid and
others rejected. Last wear the bill of
Joseph W~addington, CiUy Recorder of
Salem, was paid after being held up. for
some nine months. The sentiment was
somewhat evenly divided, some of the
members being of the opinion that these
expenses ought to be paid bv the election
districts, and others that the county
ought to pay the bills. On motion of Mr..
Freas, it was ordered that these bills be
paid by the county.
~ N'SNOiOh biilS Ru1O iOI Vic DIlIIldI1
and county elections amounted to $780,
so. The bills were not all in. and the
total will probaly reach $4,000.
The matter OF payment for the Woods
town State Road was then brought be-
fore the attention of the Board and Mr..
Brlant offered the following resolution:
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 can Act to
Provide for the Permanent improvement
OF Public Roads in this State" approved
April l, 1903, and the supplements there
to, said road running from the bridge in
the Borough of Woodstown through the
Borough of Woodstown to the line of the
township of Pilesgrove, all in the .Bor-
ough of Woodstown, the estimated cost
of said road being $36, 1000;
Resolved, That instead of certifying to
tine 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 pay
ment of the two-thirds estimated cost of
said road, being 1924, 600; that said bonds
be designated as "Road Improvement
Bonds; that said bonds be issued in sums
of $500 each, with interest thereon at the
rate of four per centum per annum, pay
able semi-annually, on the first day of
November and the first day of May, at the
City National Bank, Salem, N. j.; that
said bonds be either registered or coupon,
at the option of tie purchaser; that $4,000
for fourteen years and $4,000 for fifteen
years.
Mr.. Gray moved that the resolution be
adopted and it was unanimously carried.
Mr.. Briant then offered the following
which was unanimously adopted on the
motion of Mr.. Gray:
Resolved, That the County Collec tor of
the County of Salem sell to purchasers |
the 1924, 900 Road Improvement Bonds,
issued on account of the Woodstown |
State road, at not less than par. County
Collector Butcher reported that he had
disposed of the entire issue of the $40. 900 |
worth of bonds, issued to pay the two
thirds cost of the PENIS Neck State road, |
to local investors and had received a
total of 500, 100. SO, which included the
interest. On the motion of Mr.. Briant
the Collector was directed to pay the note |
for $14, 900 and the note of Sc, 900, the
obtained for the building of this
road, out of the money received from the
sale of the bonds.
County Collector Butcher submitted a |
statement of the sale of Boad Improve
Bonds, ofthe 500, 900 issue: $4,000 |
to Samuel French. $4,000 to Charles Hires, |
$500 to John S. Redstrake, $25OO to
Lydia G. Butcher, $1,000 to John Nc
Donnol, $1,000 to Sarah Robinson, $500 |
to William NJ. Mcdonnell, $500to Joseph
Wiley.
The Board also authorized County Col
lector Butcher to renew two notes, for
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively, due the
City National Bank, of Salem for sixtyl
days, i'll anticipation Of taxes, n also
to negotiate for a loan of $14, 900 for sixty
days, in anticipation of payment of taxes. |
j. F. Ayres, j. Il. Edwards, E. L. Bor-
ton aud d. V. Summerill reported that
they had viewed the Woodstown road,
as to the gravel part, and recommended
Tut q Lloyd be paid the contract
price, less five per cent. retained under
the contract which was approved.
For a long time Salem county has adj
the erection of a new county line
bridge at ~Pedrcktown over Oldman's
Creek and that Gloucester county has
been in direct opposition to such a move.
On the Gloucester county side the
meadows are out to the tides and the
water flows oyer the causeway at high
tide, but at low tide the causeway is pass
able and there is considerable travel
over the bridge. At the last meeting of
the Freeholders a petition was presented
to them, signed by nearly every resident
in the vicinity of ~Pedricktown, asking
that the bridge be built, but as Salem
cannot proceed without the con-
currence of Gloucester county, the Free
holders, at their meeting Wednesday de- |
clared the bridge unsafe for travel and
ordered it closed. 1t is now probable
that the matter will be taken to the Su-
preme Court, as no doubt a writ of man.
damas will be secured by travellers over
the bridge compelling Gloucester county
to proceed with Salem and have the same
put i'll repair or a new bridge built.
Director Ayres reported that the con-
tract for the lumber for building guard
rails along the Penn's Neck causeway |
had been awarded to the Chesapeake Bas
ket Company for $3.50 per thousand
feet. The committee was given discre-
power to have theguard erected.
Mr.. Freas reported that the Committee
Public Buildings had employed Mich
ael Ryan as night fireman of the boilers
which heat the county buildings.
Mr.. Summerlll asked for a committee
to view the Hawks and Upper Canal
bridges. The wings to be in bad condi-
ton while a number of pillng are broken
off at the waters edge, making t dan
fer craft passing through the Draw.
Safeguard Against Accident.