The Penn's Grove record., 1909-12-17
The Penn Grove Record
FRIDAY, DECEMBER II, 1903.
COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERs
Big Saving in Feeding Of Prisoners

Big Saving in Feeding OF Prisoners
The Salem County Board of Freeholders
hold the last meeting of the year III the
Court House, in Salem, on December SIh.
Ali the members were present. u
morning session was occupied IN paying
bills.
Tn the afternoon, Mr.. Burk, Tor 4
committee on purchasing supplies ior the
iaiI. reported that the average COST pei
prisoner per day for food had peeh eigns
and o~ne-uuarter cents. he stateu tlaI
feeding the prisoners four months unueI
the last sheriff (Allen), had COST tne
county 81, 33l. II and that the to.al ~
that wear had been 81, o39.o %. Uh9eI sne
present management OF the rIeenol 49,
Int 1925. As for eight months food, giving
tha prisoners practically the same rare.
He further stated that the saving TO the
comfy under the present system wouiu
ho between So, 400 and So, 800 per year.
Tbo committee and Sheriff Batten rec
commended that five days per month pc
taken off the sentences of Joseph l. Riley
and Charles Frisby for good behaviour
and that the costs of Oliver Dudley ana
a McCabe be paid and these latter TWO
discharged. The recomlnen'0 W"
adopted. -
a letter from the Hadley Good koaos
Company asking the Freeholders TO lh-
snoot some of the roads built by them
was received and filed and no 1uTther
act;on taken. The Alloway ana Aiuine
.stata road committee reported that IL hau
rone over the road and had found IL COM
nIeted in a satisfactory ana rec
pmmended that it be accepted by the
Roard subject to all the conditions III the
contract nitder which it was constructeu.
a letter was read from the State ROAD
commissioners stating that Doth the
Rarnsboro and the Alloway and Aluine
state roads are now completed 10 cle sae-
;~sfaction OF the state, and Dlrector Aflss
reported that the States share OF o-Se-
third of the cost OF construction OF 'hes1
two roads, amounting to Slo,uon1 -, i"u
been received by the county coiiectoi'
County Collector Butcher submitted
his report of the financial conditions u
the several county departments.
A resolution was received from the
Mavor and Council of Elmer agreeing 10
nav ten Der cent. toward building a otate
road in Elmer. The Freeholders accepted
the petition and resolved to nave an ell
pineer and committee appointed. Dlfec'
tor AyIes appointed NlesSis.
GRAY, Burk and Pritchett.
The resolution changes the former Pc
tition to build the road Ill several respects
1t provides that the road shall pe pun
entirely in the Borough limits and elm
mates the stone part and provides thae !
shall be built entirely OF gravel IL Is !.
be about one and t~hree-quarter miies u
length. and begins at the lntersection =
the Upper iittsgrove state road anu w
line OF the Borough OF Elmer,a aho run
thence III a southerly olrecllon Iom'
Main street to Broad street, thence DOW
Rroad street in a westerly direction to tn
Shirley and AIloway state road, all Will
in the Borough limits. This road VIII
+le first one now to be built and VIII Y
started next year. :,
Mr.. Prjckett stated that the Boron
connc;l ~ Woodstown wanted permlaol
10 move the bridge railing over Cnes'uSS
RIM ont to the curb line as the boIot.
had recently Midened the
that point leaving the ratings Wlthl2Rd>
i;nd II file cfirb. remission was graSoe.
crowded the Borough make the req,
work substantial and to the satislacG'
III tie Freebooter in charge OF that priuf
A. committee to audit the bookse
rnnn,v Collector Butcher, Director Ays
Messrs. Briant, Fox and 0r
comb.
10 audit tile Surplus Revenue Accou
Messrs. Hannah. Burk and PrlckeW w
apRo action was taken Oh the BIZ
& Lloyd for So, 346. 40 above the Con
price for building the Alloway and Aid
road. When tile question was broul
IN. Director Ayres stated that he !
4H gone over the matter with the State ~
Commissioner who has called attent
to several clauses i'll the contract VIII
would seem to settle the question 6
forbid the county paying the bill Tor {
extras. Tuft & Lloyd were not pres
to press their claim and therefore no
cisive action was necessary or was tax
MIR. Gray made a speech i'll which
told of the length OF service, the abb
and courtesy OF Director Ayres and OF
excellent manner i'll presiding over
body, and made a motion that a rls
vote of thanks be extended to HIM as '
as to Messrs. Parvin, Fox and Brlant,
other retiring members, as a mark OF
TEEN and appreciation OF the Board.
was unanimously carried.
Director Ayres made a short speech
reply expressing his thanks and appr
alton of the kindly feeling held for
by the members by both the maJo
and minority, telling OF his endeavors
always act squarely with the mem
regardless OF party and thanking
members and officers for their courte
treatment OF him. At the close OF
the Board adjourned until January
when the new members will take Il
seats and a reorganization will take p
with a Republican majority for the
time in ten years.