Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-07-25
THE CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS.
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At the July meeting of the Board of
Chosen Freeholders last Thursday, all the
members were present except Messrs. Math-
ers, Fisler and Rachor.
number Of names were added to the
pauper list on motion Of Mr.. Cunningham.
The Aims House committee already see a
deficit in their finances, and notified the
Board they would come for loan when
their money was exhausted.
A deficit also stares the stone road COM
mittee in the face, and through Mr.. Usin-
ger the committee asked instructions as to
further road repairs. 1t was decided that
there was sufficient money available for
present needs. and work was ordered con-
tinued
hfr. Horner stated there was objection in
Swedesboro to the release of Bates, and be
was not discharged.
The question of the care Of poor by the
county outside the Aims House was brought
up by an inquiry by Mr.. Cooper, if the
townships did not care for their own poor, he
said Woodbury. did
Mr. Handle said that few townships now
provides for their poor.
Mr.. Cunningham countered on Mr..
Cooper with the statement that Woodbury.
sent more. people to the Aims House than
aux, rF1,or 45,,rvr, ,r to,r,,eb;,, l., tho aountv
Mr.. Usinger, of the Road committee, re-
ported that thirty railroad automobile
signs and fifty go Slow auto signs would
properly mark the danger points in the
county, and the Clerk was instructed to so
notify State Road Commissioner Hutchin-
SON.
A payments Of s1250 was made on Glenn
ents county line bridge.
4 Mr.. Joyce reported that repairs were
being made to White bridge on Woodbury.
creek. 60
The Director and County Collector were
autorized TO negotiate a loan of $4,000 in
anticipation OF taxes
Mr.. Ledden reported that electric wires
over the County Road, in Clayton were too
low. Referred TO the permanent road COM
|mittee.
The matter of the Clayton, Glassboro and
Pitman Gas Company opening the Clayton
county road without permission was re-
ferred to the same committee.
Messrs. Jones, Ledden and Fisler, the
committee on improving the highway
known as the Malaga and Downstown Road
made type written report as follows:
THAT they had inspected the said road
and find that the County Of Atlantic has
decided to construct that part of the road
from Gloucester county line to Mays Land
ing, and that the improvement of the Sec
tion from Downstown to Malaga will make
State and County road from Westville to
Atlantic City We also believe that the
improvement to the property in that part
of the county and the benefits that will be
derived by the change of conditions justify
the construction Of the road, The cost of
the improvement, as estimated by VIM. g.
Cattell, engineer, is S13, 466; 335 per cent.
Of this amount will be paid by the State,
and 10 per cent by Franklin township,
leaving 563 per cent. or 5000. rs to be paid
| by the County of Gloucester for nearly six
miles of road We would therefore recon-
mend that the road be constructed, and that
the engineer be authorized to prepare speci-
fcations in accordance with the plans and
estimate of quantities. and to submit the
same to the Hon. E. c. Hutchinson, State
Commission of Roads, for his approyal, and
should be approve same the committee be
authorized to advertise for bids for its
construction, and submit the same to a
future meeting Of the Board. =
The report Of the committee was adopted
| by unanimous vote, and VIM. 9. Cattell
was elected engineer. Ii there are no i'm
pediments, it is not likely the road will be
built before next year.
After paying bills, the Board adjourned
until August Is.