The Penn's Grove record., 1908-11-20
Board of FreehoIders

The November meeting of the Board
was held on the 11th, in Salem City
Council Chamber, because the Court
House was not quite completed.
The numerous election bills made the
session long. The ~coroper's bill in the
case of the sudden death OF Albert Noble
was $40. SO.
1t was resolved and carried that a
note for So, 294.9 5 for two months be
drawn in favor of the George 4. Snyder
Company i'll anticipation Of the amount
of money due from the State as its
share for the work done on the Penn's
Grove State road. Another note for
81, 730.0S was drawn in favor OF Tuft d
Lloyd i'll anticipation Of the States share
of the cost of building the Alloway-Al-
dine road. Mr.. Freas stated that the out
side carpenter work is all done on the
Court House as far as the contractors are
concerned and moved that the balance
due them be paid. 1t was SO ordered.
1t was ordered that the Director and
County Collector negotiate a loan OF
$4,000 for election expenses and $4,000
for bridges and public buildings ac-
count i'll anticipation of taxes.
Contractor S, +. Reeves presented
two bids for furnishing and erecting a
flagstaff in the Court House yard. The
The pole was to be of spruce in both
bids: The n rs feet high Vas offered
complete for 1854 so and the one 100
feet high for $685.. so. Action i'll this
matter was deferred.
Engineer Keasby presented the plans
and specifications for the Upper Pitts
grove State road proposed. The specii-
cations call for a road three and one
third miles i'll length to~be built OF gravel
beginning i'll Elmer and extending to the
Gloucester County line. The specifica-
tions were approved and accepted. Mr..
Keasby stated that State Commissioner
Gilkyson had already approved them so
far as he could.
Mr., Freas. stated that he thought
that the county should build the road
in question but should go slow i'll order
ing new and expensive roads built. He
said that if the county would build but
one new road per year the county could
pay for them all IN its regular tax bud
get and would not have to bond the
county. He said he would like as a
citizen, to see a resolution passed by the
Board limiting the county to- aw
State road per year. Nc ~.5s4has
taken i'll this respect.
The Garden Road Bridge Committee
reported that it had met the committee
from Cumberland county, opened bids
and awarded to the Canton Bridge Com
pany for the sum OF $3.50. The action
of the committee was approved.
The Court House committee reported
that the Court House is not quite com
pleted but will be by the meeting
of the Board. They state that the
committee had decided not to give re-
freshments when the building is
thrown open for public inspection as it
would be too costly and too trifiing
a way to spend the county's money.
Due notice of the opening of the new
building will be given in the newspa-
pers.
Prosecutor j.. Forrnan Spn
was present and pres ted az Of
$50 for a horse which was said .,nave
fallen through a bridge in Lower snn's
Neck township townshipi in August and
injured itself. The horse belongs to
William Harris, colored. Mr.. Sinnick-
son stated that the county is liable for
damages and that the offer Of tho cam