The Penn's Grove record., 1912-08-23

Pomelear, Pitman, $1sO4; H. B. Rich
man, W~oodstown, 1920; George Woon
bridge, Ferro Concrete Co., Harrisburg,
Pa, $2230; Owego Bridge Co., 1925;
John Everwine, Sewell, $2775; Edward
Steelman, Salem, $l745; Chris. Pomelear,
Pitman, $l7.48.
He said the contracts had been award
ed to Mr.. Steelman, as the lowest bidder,
which action was approved.
A bill for $31 81, for repairs to the
county line bridge at Nortonville, and
one for SIG. rs, for injury to Pedricktown
bridge, which were recently damaged by
Capt. VIM. Wright running into them,
were presented and paid, and the
Gloucester County Board expressed their
readiness to prosecute Capt. Wright for
damages, this being the second time he
has run into these within the last few
months.
Mr.. Burk thought it was time the
county had found out whether boatmen
could damage county bridges with i'm.
punity, and OH his motion the Glouces-
ter County Board was ordered notified
of the action of the Salem County Board
that Solicitor Keasby, in conjunction
with Gloucester county, enter suit against
Capt. Wright to collect these damages.
Solicitor Keasby reported a check for
$4l.43, received from D. j. Watkins, of
Bridgeton, guardian, for maintenance of
Florence F. Hunt in the State Asylum.
A petition was presented asking the
Board to improve the section of the old
Mullica Hill and Bridgeton turnpike in
Salem county, extending from the Cum
berland county to the Gloucester tountv
line, a distance of about seven miles. The
petition was placed on file, the road to
take its regular order.
The County Collector and Director
were authorized to borrow $4,000 from the
City National Bank of Salem.
The Board of Education of Salem noti-
flied the Board to remove the two merid-
ian building Oh the high school grounds
on Grant street. These buildings were
erected under an act of the Legislature,
passed i'll 1863, and they were used to test
Surveyors instruments, but it was re-
ported by Mr.. Vanneman that no one
used them now though Mr.. Keasby said
he had used them. The Board of Edu-
cation want the buildings removed, as
they are o~bstructing the school grounds
and are unsightly. They say that under
the agreement by which the buildings
were placed on the school grounds, the
Board was to pay an annual rental, and
that no rent had been paid for over thir-
ty years. The Committee on Pu bile
Buildings was instructed to look into the
matter.
Messrs. Wheaton, Griscom and Burk
tho annnnniftaa ta f,r,,;o1 o~1ol o;-rz E..
the bridges of the county, reported that
they had received the following bids: Lin
Butcher, Salem, % signs, 2x3 feet, $96,
less 5 per cent, for cash; J. w. Harris,
Salem, $57.5 30; F. N. Bacon, Elmer, $50;
Charles P. Lanning, Penns Grove, $3.50
each, $57.57; Benz. Gibson, Woodstown,
$l.49 each, or 1927.
AS Mr.. Gibson was the lowest bidder,
the committee was disposed to award
him the contract, but asked him to first
submit a sample. Mr.. Butcher submitted
a very substantial sample.
Mr.. Prickett reported that he had a
number of washouts at the bridges in his
township by the recent storms. One near
the James Duffy farm, Oh the road from
Sharptown to Swedesboro, and another
on the Pole Tavern road, near John Bish-
ops farm.
1t was decided to build concrete bridg-
es over these streams, and plans and
specifications were oredred pre- pared and
bids invited for their construction.
Mr.. Prickett reported another washout
near Frank Borton's farm, which would
be repaired with an IRON pipe.
Mr.. Vanneman, of the Committee on
County Building, reported in favor of the
purchase OF an adding machine for the
use of the county offices, at a cost of $275.
On motion of Mr.. Griscom, the COM
mittee was instructed to purchase the
machine, which is guaranteed for five
years.
Mr.. Pierson asked for a committee on
the Pleasant Hill bridge, Director Gray
named Pierson, Lounsbury land Gray.
Mr.. Burk Presented a resolution for
the improvement of the short section of
road from PedricktoWn to Pennsgrove,
a distance OF a mile, and asked that the
preliminary steps be taken now so that
the road can be built next spring. The
application has been onfile for some
time. The resolution was passed.
Director Gray named Burk and Reeves
as the auditors for the September meet
ing.
County. Road Supervisor Casper said
he needed another road scraper, and ON
motion of Mr.. Pierson, a committee was
appointed to purchase the scraper. Dr.
rector Gray named Charlesworth and
Casper as the committee.
A special meeting of the Board of FIR ee
holders was held last Saturday to open
bids for the Salem-Quinton road. F. Fl.
Lloyd's bid for a shell road was SIG, 49,
%. b. L. Tufts bid for U-Gite was SI7.-
896.80. No contract was awarded be-
cause only two bids were received and
the Board had not decided what kind of
road they desired. The rate for shells
was almost Sc, 900 a mile. 1t was decided
to readyertise and open the bids at Sep
ember meeting.