The Penn's Grove record., 1911-01-20
FreehoIders Award Contract
For Warrington Pilesgrove stat
Road, at $26,472.6O

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Road, at Sac, 472.6O
At the January meeting OF the County
Board of Chosen Freeholders was heio
OH the 11th with all the members pre-
sent.
The vacancy left at the last meeting
in the bridge tender was taken up. Mr.
Burk nominated the incumbent, John
Peterson, while Mr.. Hart nominated
! Wesley Hewitt. Mr.. Burk said the Free
holder in charge of the bridge should
have some say as to who should be the
tender. Mr.. Peterson was elected by a
vote OF II to 2, for Pedricktown bridge.
The auditing committee presented a
report that they had examined the ac-
counts OF County Collector Butcher and
found them correct in every detail.
The summary showed a total amount
of receipts OF $3.50, 5S7.97 and total ex-
| penditures of $24O, 1868 55 showing a
total balance due the county of $48,7l9,-
AZ. Thebonded indebtedness WAS shown
at $45, 900.
The A%lmshouse Stewards report was
received and read. 1t showed re-
ceipts of ST, 1880 and expenditures OF
ST.. 705. 90 leaving a balance in the treas
ury of 1880. The Treasurer OF the
Almshouse also presented his report
which was received and read and or
| dered printed with the County Col
~lector's statement. The statements
were ordered printed in all OF the
county papers at the same price as last
| year and the order for the statement
in pamphlent form was given to the
Monitor-Register
County Collector Butchers statement
| of the financial condition OF the vari.
GUS county departments at the close OF
| business OH December 81, 1910 was re-
| ceived. read and ordered placed on the
minutes.
The unpaid bill Of $472.07 of F. Il.
Lloyd's for the gravel placed on the
Elmer Borough state road caused a
great deal OF argument. 1t represents
the gravel placed on the road which
was not up to the requirements oil the
engineer, specifications and State Com
missioner. The matter was finally left
the Engineer, Mr.. Keasbey, to approve
the bill before being paid and the en-
gineer said he could not do so as the
gravel was not up to the specifications.
No definite action was taken on the bill
and it remains unpaid.
A letter to Director Gray from con-
tractors FISHER & Son. The letter was in
reference to the unpaid 5 per cent. bal
ance retained in the building of the
Elmer-Harding state road. The con-
tractors said they would not spend an
other penny on the road and said they
would bring suit against the county
unless the balance be paid at nee. A
motion was made and carried that the
Clerk OF the Board write and notify the
contractors that unless the road be put
in proper condition that the county
would do the work, deduct the cost
thereof from the belance and send a
check for the remainder TO the contrac-
tors.
A letter was received from the local
Board of Health complaining about the
unsanitary condition of the rear of the
public buildings and the matter was
left with the Public Bu commit
tee. -
The bond of Clerk Smashey as treas
urer of the Surplus Revenue account
was read and accepted. The bond is
for $50, 900. The bondsmen are JOS
eph K. Waddington, d. Harris Smith,
Arthur B. Smith, DR.. w. IL. Carpenter
and Luke F. Smith.
County Auditor Griscom reported
that he had examined the accounts OF
the Surrogate, County Clerk and Sher-
iff and found them to be correct and as
follows: