The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-22
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1911.
COUNTY TAX GROWS BEYOND LIMIT

COUNTY lax dkUHS BEiUNu
State Roads Cause Big Expense but
Another Is Wanted.
The September meeting of the Board
of Freeholders was held at the
House. Salem, on the 18th. all the mem
bers being present, except Mr.. Charles
worth. Director Gray presided.
Judge Waddington appeared before the
Board to reinforce his recent request that
the law library in the Court House be
replenished and brought up to date, both
for the use and convenience OF the Court
and the Bar. He said no additions had
been made to the library, except state
reports and State laws, since 1882 or 1859,
when Judge Reed was on the circuit, at
which time the library was brought up
to date. He said that to thoroughly re-
plenish the library would cost some $45O,
and if the county is unable to make this
expenditure now, he thought it would be
suficient for the present needs If a Cyclo-
media of Law and Procedure, consisting
Of FORTY volumes, and costing about S2!o,
vas purchased. This, he said, contains
the laws of other States, as well as New
Jersey. and is quite essential In Court
procedure. With this there ought also
10 be purchased text books on Criminal
Practice and forms Of the various Courts.
The Board could not see their way
clear to make this outlay just now, as
thew have been obliged to decrease the
budget over $1,000 to comply with the
law. a.
Owego Bridge Company, asked the
Board, for the protection OF the Bridge
Company as we'll as the Board, to have
some one to inspect the work they are
doing in erecting the bridge at Deep
Hollow, to see that the work is being
done according to the specifications.
As both bridges are in Mannington
township, Mr.. Griscom was authorized TO
look after the matter, and he agreed 10
oversee the Deep Hollow bridge ana Sc
cure a man to attend to the oversight OF
the County House bridge.
Mr.. Griscom, of the Committee on
Supplies to the County Jail, reported that
forty prisoners had been confined during
the month, at a cost of $55. rs, or an av-
erape of i'll cents per day. There are
now eighteen prisoners in the jail.
The Committee ON claims made a neg
alive report OH the claim OF Mrs. Sallle
Randall. for 81, 600, for the death OF her
husband. Jonathan Randall, OF Elsln-
boro. from injuries received while i'll the
employ of the county, by a cavein OF a
gravel pit. 1t is likely that a suitlwilllbe
brought against the county in an attempt
to establish the claim.
The Finance Committee, through So
licitor Keasbey, reported that the Board
had been notified by d. Harris Smith,
president OF the County Board OF Equal
~ization of Taxes, that the Board, i'll max
ing I'D it's budget of $146, 900 for the year,
had exceeded the amount that can law
fully be raised. Under the Hillery max
mum tax law the rate allowed to be
raised was fifty cents on the 500, which
rate was increased to sixty cents as the
limit by a subsequent act Of the Legisla-
ture, The ratables of the county are
SIG, 344, 727, which, at sixty cents on the
500, gives $98, 068.3 SO. The budget, less
the special school tax of $42,S73.O7, is
$1O3, 1865 SO, or S., 1855. 81 above the limit;
To rectify this error the Board adopted
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the County Board OF
Taxation be requested to fix the tax rate
for county urposes at the maximum rate
now allowed by law, to-wit, sixty cents
on the hundred dollar valuation. And
be it further
Resolved, That SIS, O5S.57 be subtracted
from the amount appropriated for build
ing State roads, leaving the appropriation
for State roads ST., 94l.43, and the total
budget, including State school tax be
$40, 941. 43. And be it further
Resolved, That the Clerk send a certi-
fled copy of this resolution to the County
Board of Taxation.
The Farragut Association, a Camden
organization of sportsmen. who have a
club house at the Hook bridge, sent a
letter to the Board asking that the draw
of that bridge be put in such shape SO
that they can run it off without using a
mule team and sledge hammers, in order
to get their launch through the bridge at
high tide. They alao asked to have a
sunken barge removed from the creek.
The Clerk was Instructed to notify the
War Department of the sunken barge,
and at the request of Mr.. Hannah, Di-
rector Gray appointed Hannah. Griscom,
Burk, Prickett and Gray a committee OH
the bridge.
Mr.. Prickett stated that the Woods.
town Ice and Cold Storage Company
wished a committee of the Board to view
the dam at the old Webster mill prop.
erty, at East Lake, in Pilesgrove, as they
desired to make some improvements
there. The Director named Prickett
Lounsbury and Pierson aa the CON-
mittee.
Collector Butcher was authorized te
enc a note for 81 1000 at the City Ma
tional Bank of Salem, and to negotiate
loan of SIS, 900 at the Salem Nationa
Bank, each for four months, in anticipa'
ton of the collection of taxes, to be used
for State roads and other county pur'
poses.
An application was presented from
residents OF P%iJtsgrove, asking the county
to improve what is known as Garden
road, running from Five Points through
Elmer and Willow Grove to the county
line at B~rotmanville. The township
the cost. The distance is a little over six
miles. The petition was received and
fled, and the road will take it's turn.
Engineer Keasbey presented plans and
specifications for a new steel and concrete
bridge at Quinton, on the Alloway road,
to have twenty feet driveway and five
feet foot path.
The plans and specifications were ap-
proved, and the committee directed to
advertise for bids, to be opened at the
October meeting of the Board.
Mr.. Gray asked for authority to make
some changes in ANAL bridges in his
township, to enlarge them to better vent
the water. and he was empowered to do
SO, as was also Mr.. Griscom in Manning
ton on the State road.
Auditing committee for next meeting
was named nv Uiractor GRAY as fOlloWa.
Pancoast and Reeves,