Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-27
THE CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS.
February Meeting. County Roads
Criticised.

EeDruafy MeethnS. county aOaus
Criticised.
All the members except Messrs Cooper
and Whitney were present at the February
meeting of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
| last Thursday. As2
Mr.. Leddsn, of the Aims House COM
mittee, reported conditions at the Aims
House satisfactory
member of the Property committee
suggested reducing the amount of insur-
ance carried on the Court House and Sher
ifs residence from $4,000 to $40, 600 Mr..
Usinger moved that the question be left
with the committee and that they use their
best Judgment in adjusting the insurance.
Later the Board ordered insurance of $40,
900.
Mr. Rachor reported that Sheriff Wilson
had requested that an Eastern phone be
put in his Office in the Court House, also in
the Sheriff's house, because they were
needed to facilitate business of that depart
ment of the county government. Both
|
was delayed for one month.
The committee appointed to wait on the
RAILROAD company and request that gates be
Isplaced at the crossings in Westyille, re-
ported that the company agreed to put
gates at the Crown Point road and at the
township road crossings, also coYer the
s ri S0 e. IL, do of ol1
sings In the limits of this county. Ga
Mr.. R. G. Reeder, of Logan township,
who had very valuable horse stolen last
| September asked the corporation of the
Board in catching the thief, ,one David Tho
mas. He had already spent much money,
and thought that if the Board would offer
dangerous man would be apprehended
One Mr. Reeves, Cumberland county con-
stable, thought be could secure tie man. A
resolution TO offer such reward was
passed, and afterward reconsidered and laid
over until next meeting. The Prosecutor
will probably take action.
A citizen whose buggy was damaged by
his horse falling on county bridge, pre-
sented bill for So % for repairs, which
was paid.
Robert White, an inmate of the Jail, un-
der sentence of $3.50 and costs, and who is
seriously i'll, asked to have the costs re-
mitted His release on those terms was
recommended.
When Clayton Borough was created, a
s'neck" of land lying between the town
/ ships of franklin and Monroe, was cut off,
The strip has since been known as mo
mans land" Neither of the townships
seem to want it and Clayton Borough has
all the territory the law permits. The
residents there want some corporate home
and petitioned the Board to request the
legislature, to annex them somewhere. The
request was granted. co 1ts
THE COUNTY ROADS 81
Is A committee consisting of Messrs. Wyne.
Clement and Eastlack, representing Thoro-
fare Grange, appeared before the Board and
urged the immediate repair of the Gown
Point stone road from Paulsboro to West
vile. At present it is rutty and fiat, and
teams are often obliged to 60 via Woodbury..
In reply to question by Mr.. Usinger,
Mr.. Wyne acknowledged he was supervisor
of the construction of that road.
f~Mr. Usinger said one reason our county
roads are out of repair is that they were not
CONSTRUCTED to sustain SUCH heavy traffic as
they are subjected to. six tons are now
considered an average load, and such weight
is too great for our narrow and shallow
roads. There was good deal of discussion
Of the subject looking to the immediatel
repair Of the Glassboro- -Westvi]le as we'll
as the above-named road, as they were the
main arteries to Philadelphia.
The scraping of snow from stone roads
by residents along them was discussed, and
that practice was ordered discontinued.
Mr.. Usinger moved that not less than
SIS 600 be expended in repairing the Crown
Point road, at once. The matter was left
in that shape, and no doubt if she money
can be raised the repairs will be made.
THE AUBURN-sWEDEsBoRo.
Messrs. Horner, Usinger, Rachor, Sharp
and Tonkin, the committee on this pro-
posed stone road, reported having gone over
ii in February 6, and find it about 81 miles
long. The report recommended its con-
struction as soon as the county's financial
condition would permit. The report made
several suggestions as to grades, etc. land was
adopted.
Messrs Joyce, Eldridge, Horner, Usin-
ger and Tonkin, the committee on the
Swedesboro and Woodbury. road. reported