The Penn's Grove record., 1912-10-18
OCTOBER MEETING OF FREEHOLDERs
Damages Wanted For Drowned
Another Bridge to be Built.


Crops. Another Bridge to be Built.
AT the October meeting of the Board of
Salem county Freeholders held on the
9th, Joseph H. Weber, of Sharptown
spoke in reference to his claim of damage
for flooded crops due to the removal OF a
small bridge and the installation OF a
smaller pipe near his farm. At the last
meeting of the Board Mr.: Weber pre-
scented a bill for $3.50 damages and the
claim was referred to the Committee on
Claims, but the Committee thought the
claim an unjust one and stated that the
land was low and would have been Hood
ed anyway.
Mr.. Webber OH Wednesday denied this
and stated that he had lived there for
fourteen years and that it had never be-
fore been under water. He stated that
Mr.. Prickett had taken out a bridge with
an opening of 3 x 4 feet and replaced 1T
with a pipe about 2 feet in diameter and
that the pipe is SO small it will not carry
off the water, which is consequently back
ed up ON his fields. He stated that he
did not want to GO to law over it, but felt
that he should receive justice in the mat
ter. He had a paper signed by persons
in the locality testifying to the truth OF
his claims. Mr.. Richman, also 'corrobo-
rated him and gave another instance
where the ~Pilesgrove Freebooter had
placed a small pipe in the road which
would not carry off the water, IN SAID
that in one place the water was running
across the road in five different places.
Mr.. Burk and Mr.. Prickett stated they
did not want to reconsider the report OF
the Committee ON Claims. The Board
thought it had better investigate, how
ever, and Director Gray named Messrs.
Prickett, Burk and Griscom to investi-
gate and report.
County Solicitor Keasby reported that
alter the last meeting of the Board, he
and the road committee had visited the
State Road Commissioner and presented
to him the bids for the building of the
Salem-Qulnton state road and that the
Commissioner had informed them that
he would approve of the contract when
presented to him in proper form. This
had not as yet been done, but would
probably soon be done. and the work on
the road would NJ ten days there
after. The State Commissioner had also
advised the Board to advertise for bids
for the shells on the Pennsville-P enns
Grove state road to be delivered at the
wharf and that in presenting the bills
that they be made out in amounts less
than $500 to keep within the law. The
bills thus made out should be certified by
the County Collector, and presented i'll
duplicate to the State Commissioner All
bills should be for less than the $500
amount.
Mr.. Keasby stated that the Committee
had also asked tor money for the repair
ing of the Peuns Grove-Dancers Mill
road, but the Commissioned could make
them nc definite promise at that time.
A resolution was adopted to pay $1,000
to the Board of Trustees of the Aims
house for expenses OF that institution.
On recommendation of the Sheriff and
the Committee on discharge of prisoners
it was voted to pay the costs, amounting
to 81. S5. and discharge VIM. Smith, an
umbrella member now in the Jail. The
Committee on Jail supplies reported that
the food for the past month had cost all
average of 1928 cents per prisoner per
day. They reported II prisoners in Jail.
The Covered Bridge Committee report
ed the need of repairs to that bridge and
the matter was left in the hands of the
Committee.
The "warning" signs for fast travel
over the county draw-bridges were re-
ported done and delivered to the care of
%janitor Jenkins at the Court House.
The Committee reported that the
bridge on the Woodstown-Mullica Hill
road had been completed to the s~atisfac-
ton of the Committee and recommended
that the contractors, the Owego Bridge
COpnnanu no mold fIlo ho1unno dino
Mr.. Burk reported that he has the
plans and specifications for the Beaver
Creek bridge but that the farmers and
people in that ~neighborhood do not want
the bridge torn up until about the first of
April next, on account of the hauling to
be done this winter. The report was re-
ceived and the committee continued.
The Committee OH the Elsinboro road
bridge reported that it had received the
following bids:
Edward Steelman, $846.9 80
Isaac Harris I,348. 90
Owego Bridge Co., $500
Atlantic Con. Co., 1000
The Committee recommended that the
and a resolution was adopted to do so at
the price he bid, 1916. 80.
A resolution was adopted to borrow
S. $500 from the City National Bank for
use of the County departments in antici-
patton of taxes. Mr.. Burk reported that
instead of oiling, as formerly directed, a
piece of stone road in his township, that
he now thought that a coating of tar and
gravel would be much more servicable
and better economy than the oiling. 1t
is a piece of road $500 feet in length.
The matter was left to him to have done.
Messrs. Challesworth, Gray and Pier
son were appointed a committee on the
bridge at Greenville school house. and
Messrs. Charlesworth, Prickett and Burk
were appointed auditing committee tor
the next month. 1t was ordered that the
clerks in the various townships be autho-
rized to procure locks for the ballot box
es, and the clerk of the Board was in
structed to notify all the township clerks
to have their election bills in by Novem.
Der 9th next in order that the auditing
committee might have proper time to
them before the meeting of the Board ON
the 18th.