The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11
BOARD Of rs4ebolders Meeting

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for extra work done i'll buiioihg the
Aldine State road. He said that $500
cubic Yards of earth had to be moved pe-
yond what the engineer estimated aSo
for extra work beyond the specifications
they should be paid for. lie stated the
extra cest to the contractors was S3,54o.4 ~,
The Board ordered the bill laid on the
table.
The Committee ON the Insane IN the
State Hospital reported they had visited
the institution at Trenton, and found the
inmates from Salem county well cared Tor
and getting along as nicely as possible.
The bill for boarding the INDECENT insane
was ordered paid. The county pays ~
a week for the board for each one.
w. A. Summerill made a plea III behalf
of the county publishers for more pay ior
publishing the last county statement.
Previous to 1897, the Board PAID the
legal rate of six cents a line to SIX papers
in the county. The statement occupied
from 1900 to 100 lines, $50 to 40 inches,
which made about 500 for each OF the
papers. In 1897 the Board, wishing to
ecenomize, made a lump amount oil S'Z.oo
for each paper.
The county's expenditures have grown
from $135, 96O.57 in 1897 to S275, 1882,
! the greatest increase being for State ROADS
and schools. Instead OF occupying lo2
| inches, or 1850 lines as i'll 1897, this year
| it occupied 249 inches. The Legislature
| last wear made the legal rate five cents a
| line. At that rate it would cost $449 Tor
| each paper. That amount was not asked
| for, but an increase to 500. or at a rate
| OF 81 or 4 cents a line was thought blythe
| the publishers not to be unreasonable,
considering the increased work to be
done, when the price OF labor and N
crease in salaries have been made.
w. b. Dunn, of the Standard, stated
that while tile law would be complied
with by publishing the statement Ill two
papers at legal rate, those published at
the county seat were willing TO take
less rather than cut out any papers
in the county. Putting the Clerk
Sheriff and Surrogate OH a salary
and re ndering all account OF all their re
ceipts ard expenditures makes All increase
in the day-book account which is pub
ished, instead of a brief summary.
Benz. Paterson, OF the Monitor Regis
ter said the statement now occupied TWO
pages instead of one page OF his paper.
As the money the Board spends waa
raisedrb taxation the people III all parts
of the county have a right to know
where it is spent. The papers give a free
service to the people i'll publishing the
domgs of the Board every month. In
some counties the papers are paid Tor
publishing the minutes of the county
boards of Fr~eeeolders.
The Board voted to pay each 500.
The committee on Upper Penn's Neck
tate road reported that they viewed it
on Feb. 5. The built up part III Penu's
Grove was in excellent condition, but
because of the part between Bevis's cor
ner and D.. V. Summe1li's farm was in
rough condition and other parts needed
screened gravel Oh it, they held back $272
OF the contractors pay until repairs
were made
Road Supervisor W. j. Casper reported
shells bought at Al cents a bushel and
that they would arrive as soon as boats
C ouid run clear OF ice.
Because County Engineer Miller had
charged his c~ar-fare for meeting the Road
Committee at Penn's Grove, a contro-
versy arose over his pay. A resolution
was adopted that his pay be Sc, which is
to include all his travelling expenses, ex-
cepting when he is called to meet a COM
mittee or go out of the county. i
L. q. Hilliard presented a bill OF $21
for attorneys fee in rendering advice to
the sheriff. Solicitor Keasby said that
he found no law compelling the Board to
pay for legal advice to assist the sheriff in
doing lis duties, nor a law to prohibit 1t.
Some counties pay such bills and some
do not. The bill was ordered paid and
notice was given that no more attorney
fees fol the sheriff would be paid.
Solicitor Keasby said it was the coll
tractors place to keep the State road i'll
repair for a year, but not to remove the
snow in order to do so.
Freebooter Hart said that the bindings
of about twenty-five volumes OF the oldest
records in the Clerks office were i'll a very
bad condition and needed r%e-binding.
The backs of about seventy-ive of the
more recent records are becoming dam
aged and needed canvas covers. He had
gotten prices for material and labor and
estimated it would cost between $500 and
$500 to have the work done. II was de-
cided to have the work done, and where
needed, to have some pages re-copied.
Road Supervisor Casper said he believed
it would be little use to patch the shell
roads by putting new shells on-the old
hard surface. He recommended buying
a machine to tear up the surface SO that
the new material would mix with the old
Messrs. Hannah, Griscom and Reeves
were appointed a committee to act with
Mr.. Casper in getting shells and tone
and repairing the county roads.
Sheriff Batten asked the Board for a
typewriter for his office. The Commit
tee on Public Building was authorized to
| confer with the sheriff in regard to it.
County Collector Butcher reported
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