Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11

known as the Red Bank Battle Field Com
mittee was added to the Standing COM
mlttees.
Mr.. Mathers made written report on the
accuracy of bill of S64 presented by
Justice Jerre NJ. Pancoast of Woodbury.,
for fees in long list Of cases disposed of
by him. The report was that the fees were
not justified by law, but that the Justice
25 cents each. Further, fines to the amount
OF SAT had been collected by said Justice,
but not turned into the county treasury.
The report was received, and the County
Collector instructed to collect said sum
from Mr.. Pancoast.
The Director appointed the following as
a committee on appropriations Mathers,
Usinger, Whitney, Bender, Tonkin.
One of the recommendations Of the Stand
ing Road Committee was that the COM
mittee would not recommend cutting down
trees along county roads, as such was a
matter for township committees.
THE COUNTY ROADS.
The Standing County Road Committee
made written report which we publish be-
low, which was read and ordered fled, as
follows:-
Bridgeport, May 10, 1905.
To the Board of Chosen Freeh0lders of Gi0u-
cester County,
RESPECTED SIRs: Your committee pre-
sents the following report on the stone and
gravel roads Of the county, as follows
Bridgeport stone road has been re-sur-
faced and is in good condition.
Swedesboro stone road needs repairing,
which has been provided for.
Asbury stone road from Swedesboro to
Paulsboro is in need Of repairs which have
been ordered attended to as soon as possible.
The Crown Point stone road from Pauls-
boro to Westville is in bad shape, the worst
portion being between Thorofare and West
Vile, which should be attended to at once.
The Westville and Glassboro stone road
needs only some slight repairs Last year
1t was the worst road in the county but
with the appropriation of $1,000 the same
was placed in its present excellent condl-
tion.
Delaware Street, aud Knights Run road
as far as the city line on German street in
Woodbury. are IN good condition.
Glassboro, Clayton, Franklinville and
Cross Keys roads are in first-class condition.
Aura, Clayton and Williamstown roads
need scraping TO put them in good shape.
The committee recommends that Mr..
George Tonkins, Freeholder of Sonth Har-
rison, raise two stone abutments on two
iron pipes at height OF two feet, and to
redeck one bridge near Mr.. Hurff's farm.
The committee would also recommend
that Mr.. Munyan, of Harrison, redeck the
bridge near Mr.. Jessup's farm.
The committee futher recommends that
Mr.. Jones, Of Franklin, redeck three bridges
on county road near Malaga, and raise floor
beams of one bridge near Malaga to conform
with the grade of the county road.
The committee recommends that Mr..
Whitney, of Glassboro, remove three lengths
of iron pipe near Mr. Repp's farm and place
them in his bridge work.
The committee recommends that Mr..
Joyce, of West Deptford, have guard rails
placed on south side of causeway beginning
at red iron bridge over Woodbury. river.
The committee recommended that coat
Of lime be placed on all county guard rail-
| ings
The committee recommended that Free
holder E. G. Miller remove the bridge house
at Paulsboro on West side of creek.
Your committee submits the following
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