The Penn's Grove record., 1904-05-13
NII0cEN FNEET0LDEKSs
Organize at Annual neeti1g. Appli-
cation For State Road In u. p.
Neck Made.

MannlngtOn-Rlch. b. GrlScOm, II. 1Su;
Salem, E. W.-Jackson Briant, ID. 1909
Salem, W. WIN. J. Freas, D. 1906
Alloway-John F. Ayres, D. 1906
Elsinboro-David B. Fox, d. 1906
Pittsgrove-Jacob R. Edwards, d. 1906
Quinton-Arthur G. Lounsbury, R. 1906
Democrats 8. Republicans 5.
John F. Ayres was nominated and
elected Director without any opposition.
Charles c. Ford, Jr., was unanimously
reelected Clerk of the Board and Treas
urer of the Surplus Revenue for a term Of
three years.
Daniel V. summerill, Jr., Of Penn's
Grove wa reelected Solicitor.
DIR. Henry Jackson, of Salem, was re-
elected County Physician. Fee SOC. a
visit.
Joseph P. Vanneman, of Salem, was
reelected Janitor of the Court House and
his compensation was fixed at $3.50 a
day.
The Republicans made no nominations
for any of the Offices and made the cleo
ton of all unanimous.
The following were elected
TRUSTEES OF ALMsHoUsE.
Salem-*Wm. ]. Casper.
Elsinboro-Harry Peterson.
Mannington-John R. Keen.
Quinton-*J. Hildredth Reeves.
L. A. Creek-*Isaac Smick.
Alloway-*Charles McCarson.
U. P. Neck-*Jacob F. Shoemaker.
L. P. Neck-John G. Moore.
Pilesgrove-*George Watson.
Pittsgrove-*J. Burroughs Hewes.
U. Pittsgrove-C. L. Stratton.
Oldmans-*James Sweeten, Sr.
Reelected.
The salary of the Director was made
$50, an increase of $25, by a vote of u to
l. The salary of the Clerk was increas-
ed from $3.50 to $3.50; salary of Solicitor
was increased from $50 to $75, both by a
unanimous vote. This was done be-
cause of the increased labor imposed up
on them by the building of State Roads.
The State Road work has about doubled
the work of the officers.
Charles w. Dunn, of Salem, was re-
elected County Road Supervisor at a
salary of So a day, same as last year.
The wages of common labor was fixed
at $3.50 per day, and for skilled labor the
prevailing price in the neighborhood
where work is done.
The following were elected
BRIDGE %ovERsEERs.
Covered Bridge. w. Briant.
Penn's Neck Bridge, Salem-Wm. j.
Freas.
Hancock's bridge and New Bridge
Edward Sanderlain.
Courses Landing b~ridge-David Kiger.
Hook bridge-Wm. Poulson.
Pedricktown bridge-Wm. M. Burk.
Quinton hridge-Edward S. CARL.
The salary of each was fixed at S. per
year, except Mr.. CARL who is to receive
SIS.
The following were elected
BRIDGE TENDERS.
Lower Canal bridge-Garrett White
sell, at SIS per month.
Upper Canal b~ridge-Philip Curriden,
at SIS per month.
Hawks bridge-Joseph Armstrong, at
SIS per month.
Penn's Neck bridge-David Press at
$35 per month.
Pedricktown bridge-John Peterson,
at $25 per month, one half to be paid by
Gloucester county.
The salary of all is the same as last
year, except at Penn's Neck bridge an
increase OF $40 a month was made.
Adjournment was made at 1890 and
on invitation of Director Ayres the men,
bers of the Board and representatives of
the press took dinner at Ford's hotel at
the expense of the officers of the Board.
When the Board re-assembled at 2
o'clock Director Ayres appointed the fol-
lowing
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Public Buildings-Briant, Freas, Burk.
Auditing-Edwards, Fogg, Borton.
Loans-Summerill, Fox, Borton.
Claims-Fox, Hannah, Gray.
Discharged Prisoners-Burk, Edwards,
Gray.
INDECENT Soldiers Burk, Griscom,
Borton.
PENIS Neck Bridge-Freas, Hannah,
Summerill.
Covered Bridge-Briant, Griscom, Fox.
Insane Patients = Hannah, Freas,
Briant.
Current bills were ordered paid. The
report of the committee to audit the &C.
count of Collector James Butcher the
past year was read. 1t showed that the
Receipts had been $181, 1873. 20
Expenses 146, 461. 10