The Penn's Grove record., 1910-12-23
PILESGROVE STATE ROAD ADOPTED.
Prisoners Board Cost nc a Day.

AOlltlQ(tOi i ~ w 9ot1c AN
Hading State road asked the Board fol
the 5 per cent. balance due. The road
had been completed over a year and he
had not been informed that it was not
satisfactory.
the road was not scraped last spring
when it should have been and there was
a one-horse rut or toy path one-third the
length OF the road. notion was made
that the contractor &c notified to put the
road in good condition before the bill be
paid.
MIR. Hart reported that there are four
teen prisoners confined i'll Jail and that
the cost for food during the past month
had been $l02.09 or an average of II
46-100 cents per prisoner per day. He
explained the increase by saying a large
supply OF food had been purchased.
The Elmer Borough State Road Com.
mittee reported that work on the road
had been stopped on account OF snow.
Mr.. Hart reported that two concrete
abutments are needed on the Quaker
Neck bridge. The Committee was in.
structed to confer IN the matter and
make a recommendation to the Board.
Mr.. Pancoast reported that Cooper's
Branch Bridge is now ready for the &C.
ment work but the question had arisen
whether it is advisable to use cement at
this time OF year. The matter WAS left
with his committee to decide. He also
reported that the repairs are practically
completed on Hancock's Bridge but re-
commended that a coat OF paint be given
it next spring.
Mr.. Burk reported that both the Com
mittee from Salem and Gloucester Coun-
ties had decided not to raise Auburn
county line bridge but that the road had
been raised on both sides and the Au-
burn hill cut down. Abutments are
needed to retain the earth and the Glou-
cester County Committee suggested that
he go ahead and have the abutments
built on both sides of the stream and
that county would share the expenses.
He was authorized to go ahead and have
the work done.
Mr.. Prickett reported that Courses
Landing Bridge has heen again repair
ed. Mr.. Griscom reported that while
crossing the bridge recently he saw a
tugboat fastened to the draw part OF this
crippled and unruly bridge which has
caused the county so much trouble IN
the past.
A resolution was received from Mayor
Vandegriit, OF Elmer, which had been
passed by the Borough Council asking
that Main street in Elmer be widened.
A motion was made that the resolution
be received and fled but no definite
action was taken by the Board.
The specifications for building the
new Warrington - Pilesgrove Woods
stown state road we're read. The speci-
fcations call for a road 5 05 miles in
length to be built partly of oyster shells
and partly OF gravel. The width is to
be 80 feet and the road is to be completed
on or before October 10, 1911. The shell
part Of the road is from the ridge over
Warrington canal to the Bushtown road
and from there the road is to be con
structed of gravel to the Woodstown
bridge. The plans and specifications
were approved by a unanimous vote and
the Committee was authorized to adver-
tise for bids for having the road built.
The Committee on Discharge of Pris-
oDers recommended that Oliver Keen be
discharged and that five days per month
be RENTED from the sentences of James
Dougherty and Ward and Rose Fleetwood
for good behavior. The recommended
ton was adopted.
The Director and County Collector
were authorized to negotiate a loan OF
S., 900 for 20 days in anticipation of taxes
to be used on the State Road bills and
notes for 81, 900 and $l3, 900 were ordered
renewed. 1t was ordered that $500 be
Uiaus ~ oaIc nfnef10uso % the
Sheriffs office account and that $3.50 be
transferred from the Incidentals account
to the Coroner S account as the County
Collector stated that the Coroners' bills
had been twice as much the past year as
any year since he has been Collector.
AS there Is trouble every year with
the township clerks in the amounts OF
their election bills, Mr.. Burk recon-
mended that 4 committee be appointed
to get some orm showing election ex-
penses which can be sent to the clerks
SO that their charges may be uniform
i'll the future He showed a form used
in Burlington -~1pty. The recommen-
dation yaas adopted and Messrs. Burk,
Griscom and the County Solicitor were
appointed a cfmmittee to draw up a form
to be adopted later by the Board.
Mr.. PrlckeE asked for a committee on
the creek blilge at Woodstown, stating
that the old .e is worn out and a new
one is need, Himself, Griscom and
Burk We're inted. The Committee
M Bowen bridge was discharged
as the 2rldf mpany has now entered
into keep the bridge in re-
pair
" xed for a committe on
a" tlsinboro state road and
min, emde Lounsbury were
app dit h County Collec-
tori ector Gray appointed
Mes Hannah and Pancoast.
70 Mt of the Treasurer of
the snue account, Messrs.
Lou and Reeves were ap-
poi 5f Mr.. +. H. Lloyd's
for of gravel, amounting
to$ er cent. retained, was
rea, as the gravel placed
on q against protest and
the :eClrted from the last
bill ontIactor Lloyd.
Z by presented the fol-
low y State Road SUE
wise Aeeker in relation :
til letter reads: SIN COM
fir telephone conversation
l " t the gravel between
and also for about 600
feet nea DOL house is lacking in
pa V on tie shoulders.
These two aons should be re-coated
with a be 4r grade OF gravel. The
gravel on til remainder of the road is
Of a very God quality, and for that
the NO sections referred to should
be brought p to- the high standard set
the rem nder OF the road. With the
exceptions oted, both the Board of Free
holders a. the Contractor should be
congratull ID OH the present condition
Of the Won, Signed, Robert A. Meeker.
After son .e discussion, Mr.. Lloyd's bill,
on motion, was laid over uutil the Sec
of thu road in question be re-coated
as suggegt by the State Supervisor.
Pope wrote, "For forms of govern
nent, LET fools contend; whate'er is best
lu;, taro6 ic Ioct - Chanoipn forms