Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-22
THE IMPERIAL ROAD.
Chosen FreehoIders Take Action to
Bring This Contract to Close.

Our report of tthe proceedings of
last Thursdays meeting of the Board
of Chosei, Freeholders closed after the
Board, by vote, had refused to accept
that portion of Grown Point road con-
by the Imperial Road Com
pany. Immediately following that ac-
tion, the following resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. Best, and adopted:
The Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Glou-
cester, did on the day of Sep
tember, in the year of our Lord,
Nineteen hundred and eight enter
into, make and execute certain
written contract with the New Jer-
sey Imperial Road Company" cor
poration, whereby the said New Jer-
sey Imperial Road Company, for the
consideration in said contract nam
ed, did agree to furnish all mater
ial and labor for the construction
and laying of an sImperial Pave
menta on all that part of the Crown
Point Road, situate in the Town
ships of Deptford and West Dept
ford, in the said County of Glouces-
ter, from the trolley tracks near
West Deptford Hotel to the westerly
edge of the Turnpike road in West
vile, as specifically set out and mem
toned in said contract on file with
the Clerk to the said Board of Chos-
en- Freeholders, and in accordance
with terms of said contract. and
WHEREAS the said road in accord
ance with the terms of said contract,
was to be completed by the fifteenth
day of November, 1908, but was not
completed on that date, and the said
New Jersey Imperial Road Company
requesting an extension of time for
completion, until more favorable
weather, which was granted by said
Board and said time so extended
having expired, and it, appearing
that said pavement has not yet been
completed, and it being doubtful as
to the. ability of the said Company
to complete said pavement in ac-
cordance with the terms of said con-
tract, or to make said road passable
for the traffic desiring to use same.
and this Board being satisfied that
sufficient time has been given said
Company for said completion: there
fore,
RESOLVED, That the said New
Jersey Imperial Road Company is
hereby required to finish and complete
said Imperial pavement, in accord
ance with the conditions and terms
of the contract aforesaid, within
twelve days Of the date hereof or
show cause before this Board at an
adjourned meeting thereof, to be
held on
Thursday, the tweRty-ninth day of July
instant, at the Board Rooms, in the
Court House, Woodbury., New Jersey,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that
day, why the said New Jersey Imper-
ial Road Company, should not discon-
tinue work on said contract, and why
to continue work under the same; and
be it further
RESOLVED, that in case the said
Board of Chosen Freeholders of the
County of Gloucester shall at said
meeting conclude and determine that
said New Jersey Imperial Road Conn
pany has failed to complete or is un-
able to complete its said contract, in
accordance with the terms and con-
ditions thereof, then the said Board
shall forthwith take charge of said
portion of the aforesaid road, to be
dealt with as it, the said Board shall
determine: and be it further
RESOLVED, that within five days
hereafter, copies of this resolution
shall be mailed to the said New Jer-
sey Imperial Road Company, at its
office, and to Joseph T. Sickler, its
ATTORNEY. at his Post Office address,
and that said copies shall be forward
ed by registered mail.
After paying bills the Board adj
journed until Thursday, July 29th,
when further action may be taken on
the road matter.