Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-12-21
COUNTY FREEHOLDERS MEET
Roads and Bridges, Memorianl to Late
Member, Thos. Cunningham.

deceased
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Mr.. Best moved the sympathies Of
the Board be extended TO Mr.. Cooper
through the Clerk. Carried
The Almshouse committee, Mr..
Munyan, reported things at the Aims
house in good condition.
Public Property committee. Mr..
Walton, spoke of the average increase
OF prisoners in the jail and of the
rates for meals adopted by the Board
two years ago. Because of the in
crease of prisoners, Mr.. Walton said
the cost per prisoner could be Less
ened.
Il Mr.. Walton also reported the bridge
lat National Park completed and CON
Editions there in good shape. ~
! Mr.. Garwood reported meeting
Eof the Lunacy committee, and visit
to Trenton showed 81 inmates from
this county
$2,505. 80 had been expended on the
county roads since, the last meeting.
reported the Stone Road committee.
Mr.. Usinger presented resolution
for the release of a prisoner (Kerns)
in the jail. Mr.. Usinger moved that
the matter be laid over till the meet
ing on the 3rd Thursday in January.
Carried
MIR; Best, of the Cunningham Reso-
luton committee, reported that his
committee had asked Mr.. Pierson to
prepare suitable set of resolutions.
The Clerk read the resolutions which
are here given as read:
IN MEMORIAM.
WHEREAS, The Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Glou-
cester, New Jersey, has been In
formed of the tragic death of Thorn
as Cunningham, member of the
Board from Deptford Township, by
fatal railroad accident, on the morn
ing of November s, 1911, while on
his way to engage in his public du-
ties as Chairman of the County
Road Committee, and while in the
full strength of his maturing man
hood, at an age when life is full Of
its-naost allHsing charms and bright
est hopes;
AND WHEREAS, It appears entirely
fitting and proper for the Board to
express its feeling of great sorrow
at his untimely DEATH and to record
their high appreciation of his many
merits as Freeholder, and as
good type of an American citizen,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Board deeply
deplores the sudden death of Thomas
Cunningham, in the active days of
his fabors in the public service of the
County, and hereby desires to com
{ha In sob h
formed his official duties being ever
animated with a strong purpose to so
act as to best promote the general in
terests of the taxpayers of the county.
RESOLVED, That his lamentabIe
death has filled our hearts with the
tenderest sorrow, and we shall never
| forget his faithful service as a Free
holder, and his generous department.
in his intercourse with his fellow
members at the meetings of the Board,
exhibiting always the manly traits of
honesty, uprightness and sincerity.
RESOLVED, That we hereby tender
our coincidence to his widow and chill
dren, in this hour of their great sor-
row, and express our keen sympathy
with them at their great loss
GEORGE E. PIERSON, for
JOS. b. BEST,
CHAS. WALTON,
THOS. L. MUNYAN,
Resolution Committee.
After the reading of the resolution,
County Collector Geo. e. Pierson
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Director
At the request of Freeholder Joseph
r.f
Ecommittee appointed with him, the
were written by the County Collector.
/ feel strongly that / would be dere-
! lict in my duty as County Collector OF
Gloucester County, if I did not add
word of tribute to the memory of
Freeholder Thomas Cunningham, on
| this occasion, as have been closely
associated with him in the business
of this Board during his whole term
of service. In all that period / have
/ learned to love the man with increas-
ling affection.
/ He came to membership here,
comparative stranger, in May, 1908.
From that hour. his genial manner
made his acquaintance grow and Wild
/ en-, and he soon gained the respect
and confidence of his fellow members,
! which he ever afterwards retained
1 He was always modest in his deport-
ment, but ever ready to perform any
duty assigned him, and met the re-
| sponsibilities which he assumed with
I fidelity and promptness. 1t cannot be
lclaimed that he was a great man, but
! it can be positively stated that he was
1 a good, true, manly man We shall
AL keenly miss his stalwart form
his hearty, strong hand grasp. his
/ cheerful, winning smile, and his
neighborly courteous greeting. We
are surely safe IN honoring him by
I remembrance Of his many good quail
! ties as a citizen public Official
loyal churchman and fraternity man
Ia loving husband and father, and
| good neighbor,
Hereafter when fhe name OF atm, y,