The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-10
COUNTY BOAR OF FREEH0LDfRs
Court House 10 Be Improved.

The January meeting OF the County
Board OF Chosen Freeholders was held
last Wednesday, when the new fiscal year
was begun. The members elected last
November took their seats. They were
Levi G. Prickett, K, P~ilesgrove; VIM. M.
Bnrk, D., Oldmans; Benz. B. Westcoti,
R., West Ward Salem. Mcssrs. Burk and
Westcott were reelected.
Current bills were ordered paid.
The committee OH repairs to Greenville
Bridge reported it completed, and was
discharged: = 0ktriU
Mr.. Sumrnerill reported the repairs to
Upper Canal Bridge completed. Mr..
Westcott reported the committee had de-
cided lot to rebuild Tilbury bridge. Mr..
Smick reported that half the iron had
arrived for the new bridge at Canton and
the rest was on the cars at Salem. The
contract price was 1925. 5000 were Or
dered paid.
Nh. Burk reported the committee had
met on December 21st and also nd COLL
suited Major Flagler, U. S. Engineer in
charge of this district, who advised the
committee to employ All engineer, in re-
regards to changes at Courses Landing
Bridge. w. M. Carter, at Woodbury.,
had been employed.
A summary of the report of County
Collector, James Butcher, was read by
Clerk of the Board, G. c.. Ford, Jr. He
also read his own report as Treasurer OF
the Surplus Revenue, and the report OF
| the Treasurer of the Almshouse Trustees,
which was announced to be the best re-
ported in recent years.
The reports were ordered printed in all
the County newspapers at the usual
price. Heretofore the fiscal year ended
the first week in May, but now it is made
to end December 3lst, when the members
terms expire.
The plans for improving the Court
House were submitted and approved by
a.vote OF s to 4 The change proposes to
close the present entrance OH Market
street, but leave the old steps remain for
the use Of vendue crieIs. The entrance
will be oil the side facing Broadway, from
a walk beginning at the corner of Broad
way and Market street. A porch with
colonial columns will be erected. All of
the interior of the present building will
be used as the court room, with the Jud-
ges bench to the left side of the present
entrance. An addition of seventeen feet
fronting on Market Street next to the
County Clerks office is to be built to the
old court house. The front room will be
used for the County Collectors office and
the remainder for a hall way for the Jud:
ges, Jurors and attorneys entrance to the
room and a stairway to the second story,
thru which will extend a hallway. Tie
side fronting Market Street will be divid-
ed into two rooms; II for the grand
jurors, the other for the Board of Free
holders. The back part will be divided
into three jury rooms.
The plans give general satisfaction
with the ex .eption that some
thought the extension mex to the Clerks
office might cut off the light. The OBJ
j%ections to putting the addition to the
other side was, that it would make more
expense because the old wall will have to
be removed in order to put the space in
to the public court room. The estimated
cost is about $4,000.
On motion the Board requested the re
lease of Gus Anderson who was in Jail and
unable to pay a fine of So. 80. The coun.
Gil Of Salem City was requested to remit
S., as he was committed under the City
ordinance.