Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-07-12
Important Business
Transacted By The Freeholders AT Their
Regular Monthly Meeting


Under the head of new business at the
meeting of the Board of Freeholders
held last Wednesday, Freeholder Carver
offered a resolution to provide signs all
along the county road from Absecon TO
the Camden county line. which are to be
Illuminated with electric bulbs. This he
claims will facilitate night traffic on the
road. His scheme is to have the signs
with the illuminant bulbs placed at ev-
cry intersecting and cross road. This
met with some objection on the ground
of the great expense in stretching the %
miles of wiring and the proposition was
submitted to the Road Committee for
investigation and they will report back
at an adjourned meeting of the board
The question of ballot boxes agafn
came before the Board and a specimen
of the box in conformity with the new
election law was exhibited The matter
was referred to the Building Committee
in conjunction with the clerk with pow
er to act.
Word was received that the Albany
avenue bridge across the Inside Thor
oughfare was out of commission; that
the draw could not be opened by the
bridge tender, Elwood Danley, and the
Board directed the Bridge Committee to
make necessary repairs at once.
Chairman Enderln reported for the
Bridge Committee that plans and spec
ifications for new road and bridge 1t
Graveltown had been prepared. The
Committee was authorized to advertise
for bids for the building-of the road and
the bridge to be opened at the next reg
ular meeting of the Board.
Because of a number of small streams
over which the county built bridges a
few years ago have gone dry, Mr.. En-
derlin recommended that the committee
be authorized to purchase supply of
drain pipes. These pipes to be installed
and the places filed in and the bridges
done away with.
Permission was given the Atlantic
Coast Telephone Company to lay con-
duits and erect poles and string wires on
the Shore Road for the establishment of
a telephone line. for which franchises
had already been granted by the various
municipalities through which the high
way passes.
Word was received from State Road
Commissioner stevens that he had ap-
proved the plans and specifications for
the building of Main Road, near Ham
monton. and for the improvement of one
and fifty seven hundredths miles which
had been added since the plan was origi-
nally prepared The Board authorized
advertising for bids for the work to be
opened at the next regular meeting of
the body.
Bills to the amount of sl4,700 for
bridge contracts were ordered paid, and
bills to the amount of $ll 800 for gen
eral expenses were also approved
Because of decrease of 81 800 in the
appropriation of the State moneys for
this county. it was found necessary to
increase the appropriation for road build
ing $4,000. The appropriate is now
thus increased to $58.OO0
It was found necessary, also, to in
crease the appropriation for bridges a
like amount. This will make the appro-
priation for this year $4,000
The Board re-enacted its resolution
for the issue of bonds for the building Of
the Shore Road The bonds were to have
been issued in 1909 but when the paving
of the road was taken up on certiorari,
the issue was wiGnheld. The action of
the Board re-enacts the original resolu-
ton, but increases the amount of bonds
from 100000 to 100000 The bonds
will bear five per cent. interest.
The county will receive $4,000 from
the State when the road is completed,
and $4,000 from the trolley company
In order that payment to the contractor
might not be held up on account of not
having the funds from the State I'm time,
the Board authorized the County Collect
or to negotiate a short time loan if It
was found nacassarv