The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18
Extra Cost For Harrington Road
More Money From Automobile Fund

The August meeting of the Board of
Freeholders was held at the Court
House, Salem, on the 9th. AL menu
bers being present. Director Gray pre-
sided. During his absence in attend
ance on the committee on the bridges
on the Warrington, Pilesgloye and
Woodstown State road Mr.. Pancoast
took the chair.
After the reading of bills, Mi. Hart,
of the Committee on Public Buildings,
reported the work of painting the jail
and Sheriff's Office had been completed,
and that the Clerks and S~urrogate's
offices would probably be completed
next week.
MI. Hart, for the Committee on Sup
plies to the County Jail, reported thirty
prisoners in the Jail during the month,
eighteen coIored and twelve white, and
that there are nine in confinement at
the present time, the cost of mainten-
ance being $72.95 for the month, or an
average of 22a cents per day. This is
more than double the reported cost
since the present system went into eff
feet, probably due to the high price OF
potatoes and a little extra feed.
r The Committee on Discharge of Pris-
oners recommended that five days per
month be taken from the sentences OF
Michael McCusky, Pat. Levin and Sam
uel Fisher for good behavior. The
recommendation Of the committee was
adopted.
A letter with a copy of resolutions
was received from the clerk of the
Camden Board Of Freeholders, asking
cooperation against the action OF the
u. s. A. Telephone Company in raising
rates in that county was received but
no action was taken.
Director Gray stated that the commit
tee named at the last meeting had an
interview with Col. Stevens in Trenton
last Tuesday, and Informed him that
the county had expended some $4,000
in repairs on state roads, on tie demand
of the State Road Department that the
State roads must be kept in repair and
in anticipation of receiving from the
State $1,000 from the automobile fund.
When Col. Stevens learned these facts,
he readily increased the amount, as per
his letter, to $4,000.
For the experiment in testing ugite
binding material on gravel, Col. Stew
ems informed the committee the State
would bear the expense.
The committee on the PENIS Neck
bridge, Salem, was given authority to
paint the new parts Of the bridge, re-
Gently put in, to conform to the balance
of the bridge.
MI. Pierson reported that the recent
heavy rains had washed the sides of the
Alloway and Aldine State road, and
County Road Supervisor Casper was in
structed to make the needed repairs,
under the supervision of MI. Piersou.
T. G. Hillard, attorney for Mrs. Sarah
Randall, presented a claim against the
county for $1,000, for injuries to her
husband Jonathan Randall, Of Elsin-
boro, who was injured by a cave-in in a
gravel pit on July ~, 1910, where he
was working as a day laborer for the
county, having his leg broken from
which he died a few days later.
The matter was referred to the Com
mittee on Claims. County Road Su-
peryisor Casper stated that Randall had
| been warned of the danger before going
to work in the gravel pit.
Mr.. Prickett, at the request of Judge
Washington. asked the Board to con-
| struct a library in the Court Room, at
an expense of some $500 or $500, hut
| no action was taken.
At the former meeting of the Board,
County Superintendent O. 0. Barr pre-
sented a bill for $130, for clerical as
sistance for one quarter. The Board
asked Solicitor H. b. Keasbey what the
law required. He submitted a COM
municati0n stating that the law of 1911,
chapter 282, provided that "A sum not
exceeding 5000 shall he appropriated
annually by said Board of Chosen Free
holders, and paid quarterly to the
County Superintendent of Schools to-
ward the expense incurred for a clerical
assistant in said Office" 1t is the duty
of the Board to appropriate a sum Of
money to be paid quarterly, what they
think advisable, not to exceed $500.
A motion was unanimously passed
that the Board appropriate 500 an
nually for this purpose. to be paid $25
quarterly. This action was taken be-
cause Mr.. Barr is also City Superin-
tendent of Salem, and his clerk is used
in both capacities.
In response to the request of the
Board, Engineer Keasbey submitted a
report Of damage done TO the Manning
toni ilesgrOve road by the rain in July. 1
He found that 50 cubic yards of gravel
have been washed off the road. The
gravel wash occurs at the following
places: james Hannah's lane, between
FOgg's and Patrick's, and between
Reeves and Weatherby's. At Deep
Hollow l find 744 cubic yards of fiji
have been washed out. The bridge to |
be built will occupy 288 cubic yards, |
leaving 458 cubic yards to be replaced. |
At the County House 666 cubic yards |
were washed out. The bridge to be |
built will occupy 233 cubic yards, leav-
ing 433 yards to be replaced. These
figures are to be regarded as approxi-
mate. This means in money, at the |
price bid, $3.50. 48 at Deep Hollow, $142.-
80 at the County House, and $118. 80 |