Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28
THE CHOSEN FREEHND[RS.

Inc December meeting Of the Board
of Freeholders, held on Thursday last,
was busy one. All the members were
present.
Immediately after the reading Of the
minutes of the November meeting, A.
H. Swackhamer was given the privilege
of the floor and stated he represented
Chew Bros. in claim against the county
for damages, caused by detention Of
boat load Of lumber at the Woodbury.
creek draw bridges by reason Of the
absence OF the bridge tender. Upon
being told that Solicitor Watkins had
already decided the claim was not
legal one he gracefully withdrew.
Mr.. Ledden, Of the almshouse COM
mittee, reported that the committee had
been wrestling with the question Of an
increased water supply at that institu-
ton. Fire extinguishers had been pur-
chased and placed on each floor, as
ordered at the last meeting.
Mr.. Joyce, member of the COM
mittee, presented report made by B.
G. Brown, late Water Superintendent Of
Woodbury., who had been secured as an
expert. The report recommended the
laying Of larger main from the reser-
voir to the almshouse buildings, but
plainly states that such main would be
of no use for outside fire protection un-
less the reservoir was greatly enlarged
The cost of Improvement as suggested
by plan accompanying his report was
placed at about $500, without the labor
required to do the work.
Mr. Mathers thought the time was
nearly ripe Tor the construction of a new
building on the county farm for the care
Eof insane patients. and for this reason
he deemed it dnwise to spend any
money on water system that would not
be adequate for both fire and domestic
purposes. The matter was continued in
the hands Of the committee foa faFsh her
investigation.
Mr.. Tombleson. of committee on Egg
Harbor River bridge, reported that the
joint committees of Camden and Glouees-
ter counties had met and decided to
place a bridge over said stream where
the new road had been laid ont between
Williamstown and WinsloW. The plan
had been agreed upon and proposals for
building same had been asked and were
to be opened at this session. Engineer
AIbertson and the members of the
Camden county committee were present.
and blue prints Of the proposed bridge
were circulated among the members.
The appropriation for bridges for the
present being nearly exhausted, it was
decided that in view of a recent opinion
by Solicitor Watkins, the Board could
not erect new bridges that would cause
the appropriation to be overdrawn, and
the matter was laid over until the next
meeting, and all bids were ordered re-
turned to the bidders.
Engineer VIM. NJ. Carter, representing
James W. Baird, appeared before the
Board with map OF the Government
farm at Red Bank, twenty acres of which
had been decided to the county, known
as Red Bank Battlefield Park, the
balance, about one hundred acres, hav-
ing been purchased by Mr.. Baird, who
now asked the Board to join him in lay
ing ont road along the eastern bound
airy OF the park, promising as consider
alton to continue Hession avenue through
hisown property to intersect the proposed
road. The matter was referred to the
committee of the Board in charge Of the
work, with instructions to report to the
Board an agreement embodying the pro-
posed plan. -
|. Mr.. Usinger stated that since the last
Injecting of the Board the Pedricktown
Edraw bridge had fallen unto the stream
land hence the road was closed to travel,
Mr.. Summerill, Solicitor OF the Salena
county Board, presented a report of the
proceedings of meeting of the Oldmans
Creek Meadow Company at which reso-
! lutions were adopted to raise By assess
ment $500 to febank the. flooded mea-
dows lying along the highway leading to
! this bridge. In view of this fact Mr..
] Usinger moved that the report made
some months ago to the Board BY the:
/ joint committee Of Salem and Gloucester
counties, which recommended the RS
| building of Pedricktown bridge. but had
been laid on the table by the GIoueesaea
Ecounty Board, be taken from the table
land the committee instructed to investi-
fgate and report at the next meeting.