Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-02-22
The CHOSEN FREEH0LDERS.
February MeetIn0.

Chosen Freeholders was held III the Court
House last Thursday, all the members
being present. except Messrs. BaTnaby,
Fisler, Jones and Handle.
On request Of Rev. Edward Dillon the
usa of the Court Room was granted to the
sDeptford Free Library for free lecture on
Friday evening, February %. on payment
|of S5, fae cost Of heat and light
Y Mr.. Sender was appointed an auditor
pro ten
Mr. Ledden, Of the Aims House conn
mittee, reported that the committee had
desided 10 replace the Pinch main from the
reservoir to the buildings with 4-inch
main The expense could be met out Of
the present appropriation.
The Property committee reported having
placed insurance to the amount Of $35, 600
on the Court House and contents.
| Ice bills amounting to S82.93 for court
ihouse and jail were ordered paid, and
motion by Mr.. Usinger that hereafter the
Sheriff S residence and jail be supplied with
ice was adopted.
Acting Secretary Of War, Shaw, has
written Solicitor Watkins, Of the Board Of
Freeholders, THAT il is not thought that
the present OF prospective commerce OF Big
Timber Greek is sufficient 80 justify the
War Department. taking action to require
the railroad to put in draw bridge. :
Application was made By the Delaware
and Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone
Company for the privilege Of putting poles
along the public road from Williamstown
to Janyier; also by the CIayton-G GIassboro-
Pitman Gas Company to lay pipes along
the county road between those towns, they
to pay all expense Of ordinances, bond,
etc. The applications were received and
ordered referred to the Permanent Road
committee.
a resolution from the Woolwich town
shi ip committee informed the Board that q
| vacancy existing in the Office 81 Chosen
Freebooter from shat township, BY reason
OF the election Of Freebooter Charles Viii
son to the office of Sheriff, the committee
had elected Mr.. Dayid T. Brown to the
vacancy. The statute on which this action
was based accompanied the following:
s'Tbat no person shall exercise any other
civil office during the time that he holds
and exercises the Office OF Sheriff, and
that by acceptance Of the latter Office, his
commission for any other civil Office shall
be null and void. - General statutes, page
3118, section 36
The communication was received and
filed, and the subject matter referred
to Solicitor Watkins.
Mr. Bender reported that the Mt. Royal
bridge had been repaired.
Mr. Mathers reported Hunter street
bridge repaired, and the committee was
discharged.
Mr. George Meley, Of Swedesboro, was
granted privilege Of the floor and made a
very forceful plea to haye the road from
Swedesboro to Auburn improved this
Spring. Its Importance was clearly set
forth and its present condition portrayed,
and the fact that road material was absent
from that section made it's improvement
by the township impossible.
No action was taken.
Apropos TO the matter Of the payment Of
per diem to John A. Brown, crier of the
court. since 1901, Messrs. Mathers and
Rachor reported that HWs consulted the
Solicitor and County Collector as directed,
and find that Mr.. Brown has collected since
the law was changed $1086 for per diem for
which there is no authority of law; we
also interviewed Mr.. Brown in. January
relative to returning the over-paid moneys.
He stated to the committee that he had no
proposition to make, but would consider
the master and let us know his decision
before the February meeting, but we have
not heard from him.
ssWe do not find there was any inten-
tional violation Of law; it seems that when
the law was changed, it was not noticed
that no provision was made for per diem
for crier as formerly.
AS this moaey was collected without
authority Of law, il should be returned to
the County Treasurer"
The following resolution, by Mr. Math
ers, was adopted
ResoIved, That the opinion of the Solic-
itor be requested as to the proper afidavits
required to be attached to bills Of the
county Whether it is legal for member
Of the Board to contract bills for labor or
material and add the same items to his own
bills without the affidaYits OF the person
doing the work or furnishing material.
II vvas resolved that the Joint committees