The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
Board Of Chosen Freeholders
Food For Prisoners Cost III Cents
A Day.

A Day.
At the June meeting of the Salem
County Board of ~Freeholders an attorney
for the Elmer Gas Company was present
with a resolution asking permission Of
the County to lay gas pipes in the Streets
of Woodstown. The Board took no
action in the matter as they had referred
it to the Solicitor.
Clerk Ford stated that he had noti-
fed the contractor to repair the Penn's
Grove-Dancers Mill state road accord
ing to the instructions of the Board.
Mr.. Burk reported that tile average
cost for feeding the prisoners for March
was % cents per day. For April the
cost per man per day was Is cents, and
for May II cents per day.
He stated that the average cost would
vary from month to according to the
amount of supplies purchased that month
and that the best way would be to take
the average for the year which the Com
mittee will do at the close of the year.
The figures quoted do not include the
salaries of the Warden and cook.
Mr.. Burk reported that Courses Land
ing Bridge had been repaired and is now
working finely. He stated that the man
to tend the bridge and lights as required
by the War Department, has not yet COM
menced his duties.
Mr.. Prickett reported that iron is ON
the ground ready to begin work on the
bridge near the Henry Austin tarm in
Warrington.
Sheriff Batten reported to the Board
that it had been the CUSTOM for all
prisoners of the City Of Salem to be put
in Jail and kept at the county's expense.
After a discussion of the matter a
a motion. was unanimously carried that
the Sheriff receive no more prisoners in
the county Jail unless they are properly
committed and that the Warden shall
not take care of the lookup. No COM
plant had been made before because the
Sheriffs received fees and got pay for
feeding the prisoners.
Mr.. Pancoast reported that Captain
Rand had been informed of the sunken
vessel in Alloway Creek and had prom
ised to have it removed.
MIR. Parvin reported that the Centre
ton and Palatine bridges are nearly COM
pleted and that the iron is on the ground
for the Greenville bridge.
The application of the City Of Salem
for a state road on Yorke street was
again brought up but no action was
taken.
A resolution was adopted that the
County borrow $1,000 in anticipation
Of taxes for expenses OF tic state road
department.
A letter was received and read from
Rev. George B. Wight, State Commissio-
nor of Charities and Correction calling
attention of the Board to the fact that
many Judgment patients are being sup
ported by the. counties and state when the
relatives OF the patients are amply able
to support them. He recommended that
a committee be appointed to make in
vestigation of the matter as has been
done in other counties with good results
financially for those counties. On mo-
ton the matter was referred to the Com
mittee ON Insane.
Director Ayres stated that he had
been informed by the Society of the d.
A. R. that if the county will erect a flag
staff the Society will donate the flag.
A motion was made that the Court House
Committee take the matter up and report
tothe next meeting of the Board. 1t was
SO ordered.
Road Supervisor Dunn reported that
the $500 bushels Of oyster shells ordered
at the last meeting had been received
and placed ON the Lower Penn's Neck
state road and that about that many
more shells were needed. He stated that
in some places the road is almost cut
through and might go all the way
through in wet weather and that it would
be cheaper to repair the road now than
after it was cut thru. A motion was
made and carried that he purchase an
other load for the road.
Mr.. Prickett asked for a committee
on the Woodstown bridge over the Creek
and Burke and Briant were appointed.
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