The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-23
D. A. RS. Donate A Flag
Court House Grounds To Have a
Flag Pole 100 Feet High

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The July meeting of the County Board
of Chosen F%reeholders was held in the
Court House in Salem. on the 18th. All
the members were present, except VIM.
Burk.
After roll call and the reading Of the
minutes of the last meeting, a resolution
was adopted to borrow Sc, 1000 for the state
roads account and $4,000 for bridges
and public buildings account, in antic-
patton OF taxes. A resolution was also
carried, authorizing the county collector
to pay the treasurer of the Board of
| slmshouse trustees for almshouse purpose
| the sum of So, 800.
After the reading of the bills present
ed, Mrs. A. I. Beckett and Miss Ellen
Mecum, representing Oak Tree chapter
Daughter 8 of the American Revolution,
addressed the meeting offer in behalf of
Freeholders a national flag, provided
the board would erect a flagstaff. They
suggested that the Board erect a 20 foot
pole on which a 15x20 foot flag would be
the proper size to- fly. Director Ayers
stated that the court house committee
had the matter of erecting a pole in
charge and that committee would make
a report later in the day. The visitor
then offered a suggestion that the pole
be erected in the court house yard be-
tween the court house and Broadway
near where the cannon stands SO the
flag could be seen better from the street.
Mr.. Ayres stated that the committee had
a staff i'll view which would be 100 feet
high and the Oak Tree chapter offered
to furnish a flag of suitable size for a pole
OF this size.
Later in the meeting the Court House
committee reported that 1t had received
bids for flag staffs and recommended the
acceptance of the bid of S. F. Reeves to
furnish a two piece spruce flagstaff 100
feet high, erected and all complete for
$332.5O, The recommendation of the
committee and the bid of Mr.. Reeves was
accepted by the board.
Mr.. tanning reported that the Penn's
Grove and Dancers mill road is still in a
bad condition and Clerk Ford stated that
he bad notified the contractor to make
the repairs as ordered at the last meet
ing.
For the committee in charge of fur
nishing supplies to the Jail, Mr.. Griscom
reported that during the past month the
cost OF feeding the prisoners had aver
aged sixteen cents per day. He reported
that there are at present ten prisoners
confined in the Jail.
Mr.. Parvin reported that the commit !
tee had met and ordered repairs made at
the Nortonyille bridge. Mr.. Prickett re-
ported that the bridge near the Henry
Austin farm has been completed and &C. (
cepted by the committee. The report
was accepted land the committee dis
charged.
The committee ION discharge of prison +
ers recommended that the costs of Lin
wood Storms and William Disker be re-
mitted and the prisoners discharged.
The recommendation was accepted.
Mr.. Prickett reported that the Woods |
town bridge committee had met and had
ordered four new posts put in and that |
bridge repaired.
A resolution was presented granting
the Pedricktown Water Company per |
mission to open the side of the state road |
in PedricktownN to allow the company
to lay water mainA IThe resolution WAS
adopted Nh permission. NY
County selicitbf summerill rebotted
that heSand the counsel of the ElmerGa al |
Company had carefully gone over the
matter of the county allowing the gas
company to open the sides of the state
road in Woodstown, to allow the COM
pany to lay gas mains and he thought
the county would be amply protected by
the terms of the resolution presented.
The resolution was put to vote and car
ried, allowing that company to open the
side OF the street for this purpose.
The Board gave a contract to the Can
ton Bridge Co, to build a bridge Vel
Elmer pond for 1851.