Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-28

ceS Keeping our OWL cttl16HS rum iulu-
ding on stone road contracts. Therefore,
be it
Resolred, By the Board Of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Burlington in
regular meeting assembled, that our State
Senator and AssembIymen be, and they are
hereby requested to secure such legislation
at the next session of he Legislature as
will correct the evils above mentioned; and
be it further
Resoired, That we recommend the en-
actment of law empowering the proper
State authorities to purchase a quarry or
quarries as may be necessary and advisable
for the purpose of supplying stone for road
purposes to the various counties at cost of
production, provided such Legislation may
be practical lie, and be it further
ResOlued, That the Clerk of this Board
is hereby directed to forward copy of
these resolutions to the Director OF the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of each county
10 this State, asking the active cooperation
and influence of said Boards in securing the
legislation referred to, and be it further
Resolred, That the @ ERIK Of the Board is
directed to trausmit copy of the resou-
tions to Hon. John G Horner Senator
elect and Hon Benjamin D Shedaker and
Hon. Samuel K. Robbins, Assembly-elect.
Signed:-HowARD Russ,
Attest: JOHN H. ZUTRIM, Clerk.
Approyed:-JoHN E. DARNELL, Director
MIR. Barnaby reported that the two cam
non given by the government to be placed
on the Court House grounds were not
mounted, and the local G. A. R, found
the expense of mounting and freight too
great for them to bear. II the county
would pay the freight amounting to not
more than $40, the Post would mount and
place the cannon. The proposition was
agr4el to.
On issue $4,000 Of road bonds to Iiquidate
$1,000 Of road notes now in bank, was
ordered.
The committee on Lunacy reported hay-
ing visited the State Hospital, and found
Gloucester county's ffty-six patients we'll
cared for.
The County Col ector was authorized to
pay Monroe township its share Of the road
aid recently received. The exact figures
was not given, but is understood to be
about 81 200.
Mr.. Malhers presented the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas information has been
brought to this body, that certain tract
o. land on the Delaware River within
The boundaries of Gloucester county,
known for the past 100 years as vthe
Whitall Farm, containing about 100
acres, the said above farm, containing
within its boundaries the Historic Revo-
luiiOnary Battle Field of Red Bank and
Fort Mercer, and the remains of the
Notifications and the old brick Whtal
Mansion House which was used as a
Hospital for the wounded and dying on
the date Of October %. I777; said tract
also containing the monument which
was erected by the patriotic citizens of
New Jersey, PENNSYLVANIA, Rhode Island
and Connecticut; the above tract Of land
having been IN the possession and oM ner.
ship of fhe United States Government
since 1862, and
Wlieieas the United States Govern
ment have taken certain steps to abandon
this farms, the military nee. s-Ity for its
Ownership being less than it was at the
dale ol MS purchase,
Res0Lred, that it is the sense of this
bmiy of the Board of Freeholders If
Gloucester County that this entire tract
oi land shonid I've henceforth preserved
in grateful conmenloraiion of that his
toric aud terrible struggle on 0.iober %,
i777, when CO... Greene with 43n los al
| American troops successfully repnlsed
Ceuni Karl Dunop With 25OO Hessian
ronps, the flower of the British Army,
and that the battle ground The remains
If cd Fort Mercer, its foriifcatipns and
he field used as the burial place, of the
troops killed in That nolpemons strng-
gle together with the h siolic brick
mansion now standing on the hanks uf
the Delaware shall be foreN er reserved
and iinprovei hy the United States
Government or ceded to lhp Gloucester
County Historical Soc etv of the Stale Of
New jersey, who will forever preserve
II, and he il further
ResoIred, hal copyof this resolution.
signed by the Director and Clerk Of this
body he forwarded to the Honorable f
i. Hiich~oek, Secretary OF the Interior
of the United States. respectfully aud
hnmbly urging bis approval Of the above
matter
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