Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-09

Thursday Ia November to The third Thurs
day in January. Mr.Joyce said be Thought
Iii bad changes as the member, if farmer
ought to know earlier than that if he was
to make change. On motion Of Mr.. Tom
bleson, the date was changed to the srd
Thursday in December.
| Mr.. Mathers advocated the selection OF an
auditor, instead Of two auditors as hereto
I fore. Under the new Law ,all county officers
will 60 to salary basis, and their accounts
will therefore have to be audited every
month; be Thought person, outside the
Board should be designated to perform this
duty, to give the members all the tina OF
sessions to attend business.
Mr.. Usinger opposed the creation of new
salaried officer, as he did not feel like
going to his constituents and report that he
had voted for that purpose. Heretofore the
cost Of auditors had not exceeded S55 per
year and if you can find man fit for the
office, then some one was hunting for a job.
Mr.. Mathers said Che auditor would also
Itabulate She county statement, for which we
now pay $50 suitable man could be Sc
cured for $3.50, which would increase the
cost about $780, Is had always appeared to
him that County Auditor was proper
officer to have. We would haYe better re-
T ports, more accurate work. and give all
members an opportunity to give full atten-
tion to business Of the the Board.
Mr.. Cooper said in his brief service he had
found we were not conducting our business
according to modern business methods. The
business Of the county was growing. Proper
expenditure was true economy. He would
have supervision Of all bills paid, and have
them in form for ready access by any citi-
zen.
Mr.. Usinger said the bills we're the record
Of all bills paid, and every citizen had access
to them. They were not locked up, but were
open to everybody.
Mr.. Cooper replied just on those lines
ye had an ex-menbIr Of this board who
was "a trouble. Any member can fall into bis
meshods just as easy as falling of q log.
Mr.. Rachor said you could inyent all the
systems under heaven and ron cannot stop
thieves if men are thieyes-every bank has
them. every department. store has them, and
thieves can beat any system.
The proposition to haYe an auditor was
lost
On motion Of Mr.. Casperseu, the rule pro-
yiding for a committee on Surplus Revenue
was repealed as Of DO value OF effect
The auditor question came up again, and
was defeated BY the following vote:
Aye Whitney, Munyan, Handle, Cooper,
Mathers-5.
No-Foster, Cunningham, Eldridge, Led
den, Jones, CaspersoD, Usinger, Sharp, Tom
bleson, Tonkin, Joyce, Rachor, Horner-l3.
An important change in the rules requires
all bills to be presented by 10 q. N. Of the
day before the meeting, and affidavit or re-
ceipt is required to accompany all bills pre-
sented for payment
COUNTY ROAD COMMITTEE
This report was adverse to fencing the
causeway at Paulsboro, recommended
whitwashing guard rails along county roads;
recommended repairs to the bridge at the
electric light plant near Pitman; commen-
ded MI Fisler for repairs to Freas Mil
bridge ordered the Road Supervisor to cause
the ditch bank along the county road from
Glassboro to Malaga, to be leyeled and con-
form to the grade Of the road as it was be-
fore the gas company laid their pipes, the
cost Of such work to be paid by the said gas
company.
AS to the condition of the stone roads the
committee report the Bridgeport road in
first-class condition; Paulsboro and Asbury
in fair condition, needing on,y slight re-
pairs; the Swedesboro road in need Of re-
pairs; stone is on hand for repairs TO West
vile and Glassboro road; the Crown Point
road needs repairs, and they are TO be made
the stone end Of Knights Run road has
been ordered graveled The committee re
port the gravel road in abous the same con.
dition as last year.
The committee ask for the following
appropriations:
Bridgeport & Paulsboro & As
bury road S56O "
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