Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-02-18
.FREEHOLDERS PROCEEDINGS

cept Mr.. Joyce. FThe proposition of
the Historical Society to have a COM
mittee of the Society act in conjunc-
tion with the Battle Park committee
OF the Board, in the care of the park,
was concurred to.
I On motion of Mr. Walton, the CON
dition of the East end OF the Delaware
street road, was referred to the Stand
ing Road committee
A representative of the Tar-via road
application, addressed the Board and
urged the use of that material. He
said an old road could be resurfaced
for 615 cents per yard. 1t could be
thoroughly Incorporated in a new road
for Is cents per yard.
Mr.. Best said a suggestion had been
made to him, that a good way to keep
our roads up, was to put the work out
by contract. Mr.. Carter thought as
the Board could get the work done at
cost, he doubted if the contract sys-
tenn would be satisfactory. Mr.. Carter
suggested that a committee be appoint
ed to look at piece of road in Cam
den county, at Magnolia, recently
built, that looked good to him. There
was slight extra cost over the regular
macadam. He said he would take
committee over there without cost
The Director then had letter read,
sent to him, asking the Board to in
vestigate their road before anything
was done for next season Messrs
Cooper, Casperson and Sharp were
appointed committee to go with Mr..
Carter to see this road.
Mr.. Best said that at the June meet
ing, 1903, the BoArd passed a resOIu-
tion authorizing the County Collector
to pay bills incurred by the Prosecu-
tor, and certified by the Prosecutor
and Judge, without being passed on
by the Board. The Solicitor said that
method was Illegal and his motion to
rescind that resolution was adopted
Mr.. Best warned the Board that it
must be careful in expenditures or it
will find itself unable to pay bills be-
fore the year was out.
A temporary loan of $500, in an
ticipation of taxes, was authorized
Mr.. Horner asked the Director how
he and Mr.. Usinger found the Imper-
ial road out in Kansas City. He said
the Imperial road gave better salts
faction out there shan. any they had
seen. He saw roads from a year to
five years old. He said a block laid
there in the Fall Just about the sea-
son the piece here was laid. During
the Winter it seemed failure, but in
the Spring it hardened up and was
now a fine road. The people liked
them, because there was no dust.
Mr., Usinger, who was with the Di-
rector, said the people there were all
greatly pleased with the Imperial
road AS he saw them, they were per-
feet. The Director, he said, made a
true and fair statement of the road as
they saw them.
The narrow tire wagon, the Direc-
tor said, is largely responsible for the
short life of our roads. S7
Mr. Ledden said the four inch tires
were discarded because the loads pull
led harder. AS he saw it, the people
were preparing to draw heavier loads.
and making no provision to go back
ito 4-inch tire. 60
+ A bill by A. S. Clark & Son for ter
racotta pipe, was ordered returned
because no member had approved it.
An indefinite bill, by Coroner Ed
wards, was ordered returned for spe-
cific data.
A bill by S. H. Ladd. Mayor, for
$1.05 costs, attested by the County
Clerk, and six other bills of like ma
ture, on motion of Mr.. Usinger, we're
referred to the Prosecutor and Judge
for approval
Mr.. Cunningham reported that he
had twenty-four 10 #. forms, for brick
or concrete arches, which any member
of the Board who needed them could
have.
Mr.. Usinger said he was requested
by a person in Woodbury., if the Board
would accept a person at the Aims
House, and rec eive reasonable COM
pensation. Mr.. Usinger moved the
matter be left with the committee.
Carried.
Mr.. Best asked that the Director be
authorized to appoint Special COM
mittee of three to go over the bills
paid during the past year, and report
to a future meeting. He explained
that in preparing the statement for
publication, he came across what
seems to him to be duplicate bills.
Mr.. Usinger asked who it was that
had had duplicate bills. When he
went home, and people asked him
who it was, he wanted to be able to
tell them-not, / don't know who it
is.
Mr.. Best said he did not propose to
make any statements against any one,
he wanted the Board to investigate,
and make its own report.
Mr.. Cooper advocated the appoint
ment of a committee. When the vote
was called for two voted aye and no
one voted no. The Director appoint
ed Messrs. Best, Whitney and Jones.
Mr.. Best asked to be relieved, and
Mr.. Walton was substituted.
Messrs. Tombleson and Garweod
were appointed a committee on a
bridge in South Harrison township.
"A rare portrait of Lincoln, loaned
by Mr.. John J. KRONER, of Wenonah,
stood on an easel in the pulpit of the
Central Baptist Church last Sunday
morning on the occasion of the ad-
dress on the topic "The Typical Amer
ican," by the pastor 1t is a crayon
copy of a picture of Lincoln taken in
1860 for campaign purposes, but dis
carded by the National committee.
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