The Penn's Grove record., 1907-04-19
County Board Of Chosen FreehoIders
Vote For Five State Roads.

The April meeting of the Board of thu
Freeholders was held on the 10th will
all the members present except Nj
Freas. Director Ayres presided.
Mr.. Burk reported that in a conference
with Mr.. Usinger, of the Gloucester
County Board. Of Freeholders, it had
been agreed to extend the walling pieces
on each side OF the bridge at Pedrick.
town.
a communication was read from
Major G. A. +. Flagler of Wilmington,
stating that he had received a formal
notice from the War Department to alter
the bridge at Courses Landing, the alter
ations to be completed by July /, 1908.
The law requires that the notice be
served on the Director and asked when
it would be- convenient to have such
servedas1Q
Mr4Summerill said he had made an
examination of Hawks bridge, relative
to complaint of Capt. w. P. Wright, as
to Instructions in the creek. and he had
been unable to find anything.
James Nj. Wolfe, an undertaken of
Mullica Hill, presented a bill for $35,
for burying Alexander Williamson, an
INDECENT soldier, who recently died at
Auburn. Because Mr.. Williamson had
lived at Mullica Hill until a short time
before his death at his sons at Auburn,
the bill was returned to be presented TO
the Gloucester County Board of Free
holders.
Thos. Kelly and Frank Torton, pris-
oners confined i'll the county Jail, on
charges. of drunkenness and disorder,
were recommended for release, as they
were unable to pay their fines and
costs. They were ordered released, the
county paying the fines, as this was
considered cheaper than to longer board
them.
The City Council of Salem asked that
a light be placed in the rear of the Jail,
and the matter was referred to the Pub
lie Buildings Committee.
County Road Commissioner Dunn
asked Tor authority to purchase a top
dressing of fine stones for the Oldmans
State road, and a barge load was ordered
purchased to resurface the road as
needed.
A resolution was presented to take up
the matter of the building of the Quin-
ton State road, the petition for which
has been on for some time, and that
the committee present plans and speci-
fcations for contracting it of either
gravel or shells atthe next meeting.
The resolution was passed by a unanimous
vote. The committee on this road is
Ayres, Lounsbury, Smick, Freas,
Fox.
A resolution was presented for the
construction of a state road in Man.
ington, from the covered bridge, Salem,
to the Pointers, said road to be made of
oyster shells. This section of road is
about one mile in length. The town.
ship of Warrington has agreed to pay
ten per. cent of the cost of Building OF
said road. The resolution was passed,
and the committee when named by the
Director is to consult with State Road
Commissioner Hutchinson as to the
preparation OF plans and specifications.
A similar resolution was also passed
for the construction of the Upper PENIS
Neck State road, extending from the
Borough of Penn's Grove to the Piles
grove line, a distance of I~nearly six
miles.
Also another resolution of the same
character for the construction of a State
road from Alloway to Aldine, a distance
of five miles or more. This road con-
Times the recently completed Upper
Pittsgrove State road to Alloway.
Also a resolution for the construction
of a State road in Upper Pittsgrove,
about three miles in length, running
from the line Of the Borough of Elmer
to the Gloucester county line.
These applications. have been on file
for some time, and this action seems
but fair to the petitioners, though they
will have to take their turn as it is
hardly probably that State Road Com
missioner Hutchinson will approve
more than one or two qis year.