The Penn's Grove record., 1906-06-15
Board of FreehOlders

The June meeting of the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders of the county was
held at the Court House on Wednesday
All the members were present and Di-
rector Ayres presided.
Jonathan w. Acton, Esq, was present
in the interest of Jehu Hewitt in the mat
ter of damages sustained by the loss of a
horse which was killed in Pilesgrove
township some months ago and in which
case the Committee on Claims of the
Board, offered him the sum OF $50. Mr..
Hewitt does not consider the $50 com
mensurate with his loss and therefore
ask that the Board pay him $3.50. Nc
action was taken as the Committee on
Claims has never made any report to the
Board.
The bill of Peter Callahan, of Lower
PENIS Neck township, amounting to
$21.04 for the repairing OF a wagon that
broke through and for the removal of a
cannon from the stream, was referred to
Solicitor Summerlll for investigation. Mr..
Callahan was taking a mo weighing
II, 200 pounds on a wagon from Salem to
Fort Mott; in crossing a bridge near the
Firms Point Lighthouse the wagon broke
through and the cannon fell into the
stream. Mr.. Freas stated that permits
sion had been secured to take the gun
over the PENIS Neck iron bridge and as
no permission had been asked to go over
the bridge in question he thought the
matter should be referred to the Solicitor.
Mr.. Gray for committee on Daretown
bridge stated that the piling had been
driven and he was now ready for the ma
SONS. Some of the iron work is also at
the bridge.
Clerk Ford read a letter from Attorney
General Robert H. McCarter stating that
the State Asylum for Insane had placed
in his hands for collection a bill of $11S.-
SO for the maintenance of Hannah Dare,
now deceased, an itemized statement Of
which has been presented to the Board
sometime ago. Payment of the bill was
refused several months age because Mrs
Dare claimed Franklinville, Gloucester
county, as her home and she was taken
to the Asylum from Gloucester county
The bill was referred'to the Solicitor.
The Trustees OF the County Almshouse
were granted an appropriation of $1,000.
Mr.. Freas stated that he understood
the Trustees of the County Almshouse
contemplate making some Improvements
at the county institution and he would
like to be informed as to whether the
Trustees can go ahead with the changes
before money has been appropriated by
the Board of Freeholders. According to
the Bylaws governing the Trustees the
Solicitor stated that the Trustees have
nc authority to go ahead with such work
before first securing the approval of the
Board of Freeholders. The Trustees au.
thority ceases with providing tor the
| Maintenance Of the inmates.
On motion of Mr.. Freas the Clerk was
authorized to direct the President of the
Almshouse Trustees or proper person to
first appear before the Freeholders and
state what Improvements are contemplate
ed and get the sanction of the Board be.
fore going ahead with the work.
Attention was called by the Directors
to the statement presented by the Aims.
house Trustees for publication with the
county statement; that it did not conform
to the law in that it was not itemized and
as the Freeholders are responsible fol
money appropriated to that body, he
suggested that an itemized account be Sc.
/ cnred.
The Clerk was instructed to request the
Treasurer of the Almshouse Trustees tc
present an itemized account of last years
> expenses at the next meeting.