The Penn's Grove record., 1909-02-19
Board bf Efeeholders

The February meeting of the Board
was held in the Court House in Salem on
the 10sh. All the members were present
except Mr.. Parvin, OF Pittsgrove. Direc-
tor Ayres presided.
The representative of the Oswego
Bridge Company presented plans n
blue prints of the proposed steel bridge
over Salem creek at <Sharptown. The
bridge as planned will have a span OF
IL feet and road bed of Is feet. The
plans were accepted and the commit ee
authorized to advertise for bids in two
county papers and in the Engineering
News.
The plans and specifications were re-
ceived, and the committee was ordered
to advertise for the erection of the bridge
the same to he opened by the committee
at French's Hotel, Woodstown, on Mon
day, March 9th, at 1.3O p. m.
County Collector Butcher presented
the bond Of the Fidelity Bond and De-
post Company, of Maryland, in the
sum Of $50, 900, for the faithful perform
ance of his duties, which was accepted
and filed with the County Clerk,
The matter of installing electric lights
at the Aimshouse was again laid over.
The committee IN discharge of Prison.
ers recommended that five days per
month be RENTED from the sentence Of
Jack sholes, now serving a sentence of
six months. The recommendation OF
the committee was adopted.
The same committee presented a list
of seven prisoners now confined i'll the
county Jail the total costs amounting to
$6l.64. The committee stated that it
desired the vote of the entire board
i'll this matter as the members Of the
committee felt that some of the costs
attached were too great. There was a
great deal of discussion over the mat
ter. Former Sheriff Allen estimated
that the cost to the county OF retaining
The seven prisons in Jail until the next
meeting of the Board would be $78.
1t was finally voted that the committee
on Discharge of Prisoners be given
discretionary power to pay the bill of
costs and release the prisoners and make
Investigations of the items of cost.
Communications were read from the
Woodstown Borough Council asking
permission to lay gas pipes on the Nam
street in that borough. This being a
State road the permission of the Free
holders is necessary.
The communication stated that the
Elmer Gas Company is asking permission
to lay pipes in the borough, in all of the
streets. The intention is 10 lay two
pipes on Main street, one on either side
OF the bitulithic road. County Solicitor
Summerill stated that the Borough or
Gas Company should prepare a contract
or ordinance and present that to the
Board. The communication was ordered
received and filed, no furture action
being taken.
MIR. Ayres reported that the com.
mittee had decided that a new bridge
is necessary at the Elmer mill. !
A petition was presented to make a
State improved road of the Pedrick-
town-Penn's Grove road a distance of
2 1-5 miles. The petition was signed
the owners OF the properties border
ing on the route and Mr.. Burke stated
that the Township Committee is will
ing to pay the usual ten per cent of the
post OF the construction. The petition
was received and filed and will take it's
with the other applications for
State roads already on file.
County Collector Butcher submitted
statement of the amount of cash on
hand credited to the several depart
lnents, amounting to 1874, ass. "a, the ap.
preparations to bridges public buildings
being exhausted.
Mr.. Burk moved that the needed trans
from other accounts be made, to
give sufficient funds to meet the pay
due on bridges and public build
Ings. 1t was carried by a vote OF 10 to 2.
Mr.. Gray reported that State Road
Commissioner GiIkyson had approved
plans and specifications and bids for the
building Of the Elmer State road, as
by the Board at the last meet.
.ng.
The matter of placing files for pa
pers IN the County Clerks and County
Collectors officers was left with the
Public Buildings committee.
Mr.. Hannah was instructed to buy
'he new lanten for the Lower Canal