The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-23
County ~Freehoidefs.

FIVE prisoners in the Jail and that during
the month there have been forty-seyen
| prisoners. The total cost of feeding
| the prisoners for the month was stated
to have been S95.I8, or an average OF
| fourteen cents per prisoner per day.
The committee on discharge of prison.
| ers. on the recommendation of Sheriff
| Batten remmended that the costs be
paid and the following prisoners, be
| discharged: John NcNeal, Daniel
Nichols, Theodore Hamlet, Dan
Mcmahon, Charles Smith, John c. Ross.
| The total costs was $3L.40. This was
ordered paid and the prisoners discharg-
ed.
The bill of r. K. Nef, for damage
to his automobile by the chain at the
Penn's Neck Blidge, was ordered paid.
The bill amounted to $12.
MI. Prickett reported that the Oil
plants Mill dam bridge, has been COM
| pleted. The Clerk reported the receipt
| of a check for $l90.l2 from the Atlantic
| Refining Company for damage done to
| the PENIS Neck drawbridge by the
company's tugboat ''Radiant."
A letter wa received from the Dor.
| ough Clerk of Woodstown stating that
be was authorized by the Mayor and
| Council of Woodstown to write to the
Board of Freeholders asking that the
bridge on the Mannington-Pilesgrov
Woodstown State road, in Woodstown
be raised. MI. Prickett reported that
the Borough will grade the street.
This is the piece of road or street
| over which there was so much discus
| sion when the Borough wanted the
| County TO grade and build the street
to connect with the main street in
Woodstown. The letter was ordered
received and filed. No definite action
further than this was taken.
Mr.. Hart reported that he recome2d-
| ed building a concrete side walk on the
| Grant street bridge and he was again
| instructed to have the work done.
A resolution was adopted to make a
| section of the State road now building
in Elmer three feet narrower 10 that
| a sidewalk can be built.
Mr.. C~harlesworth reported that con
tractor F. H. Lloyd is using gravel
from a pit nearer than that approved
when the contract was made. Some
of it was as good and other not so good,
A motion was made for the committee
| to meet the State Road Commissioner.
If the gravel is as good as that passed
upon the contractor will be allowed to
use it on the road now building in Ell
mer..
The committee in charge Of Coopers
Branch bridge in L. A. Creek township,
reported that it had advertised for bids
and had received bids from but one
company, as follows: Plan No. l for an
iron bridge with concrete flooring and
and gravel surface for 1859; plan No. 2
for all iron bridge with concrete flooring,
$2,418; plan No. 8 for An iron bridge
with plank flooring $3.50. The COM
| mittee recommended that the contract be
be awarded to the Owego Bridge
Company as per No. / for $3.50. The
recommendation of the committee was
adopted and the contract ordered award
ed to the said company for the sum of
1853 as per plans and specifications No.
/.
A letter was received from the Owego
Bridge Company in reference to the re-
pairs needed to the draw on the PENIS
Neck bridge. The letter gave no esti-
mate of cost. MI. Hall, the representa-
tive stated that the county would prob
ably save money ON work of this nature
by letting the company do the work and
adding the percentage of profit as it is
hard to make an estimate without taking
the bridge apart and making a substan-
tiaI addition to the estimate for any
emergency that they might discover
needed after work had commenced. Mr..
Hart objected to going ahead without
knowing the probable cost and Mr.. Hall
stated the company would have it's en-
gineer down and make an estimate OF
the cost.
County Collector Butcher reported
that the township of Alloway has not as
yet paid its ten per cent share Of the cost
of building the second section of the
Alloway-Aldine State road. The total
cost of the road was $40, 200 which would
make the township owe the county
5 1920. He stated that he had received
the States one-third share of the cost.
A motion was made and carried that the
engineer render a bill tor the amount to
the Alloway township committee.
A resolution was presented and carried
that as the State Road Commissioner
owes Salem county $4,000 as its share of
the automobile licenses fees received that
this sum of S., 900 be used in repairs to
the State roads as follows: l.. A. Creek
State road, $1,000; PENIS Grove and
Dancers Mill road, 5000; Elsinboro State
road, s., 900; Old Warrington State road,
$500 and further the sum of 81, 900 Of this
amount be turned over to the City of
Salem as its share of the State road
money.
The County Collectors statement of
the financial condition of the various
county, departments was readsand ordered
placed on the minutes.
Mr.. Hannah asked for a committee on
the Lower Canal bridge and himself,
Lounsbury and Griscom were appointed.
He stated that the piling on the upper
side of the bridge is rotten and broken.