The Penn's Grove record., 1912-03-22
COUNTY BUDGET MAKE UP.
Inspector of Weights and Measures
Elected

The March meeting OF the County
Board of Chosen Freeholders was held in
the Court House, Salem, on the 18th. All
the members were present and Director
Gray presided.
Judge EdW. c. Washington and State
Attorney j. +. Sinnickson addressed the
Board in the interest Of an appropriation
to make up-to-date additions to the law
library in the Court House. Judge Wad-
dlngton said that the present library was
purchased bv Judge Alfred Reed and
that no additions had been made for
thirty years. On motion OF Mr.. Griscom
$500 was appropriated for the library to
be purchased by the Public Buildings
Committee.
Jos. B. Crispen, of Warrington pre-
sented a petition signed by fifty residents
of the county, asking that Warrington
hill ON the road from Salem to Woods
town. be cut down and graded from the
canal bridge to the base OF the hill. The
reason given was that it was steep and
dangerous. The petition was received
and filed. The matter is to be presented
to State Road COMMISSIONS Stevens, and
the hill will probably be cut down this
year under the system OF road repairs.
The Quaker Neck Bridge Committee
reported that it intended ordering the
work OF rebuilding the bridge COM
menced at once.
Committee on Supplies for the Jail re-
ported thai the food for the prisoners
during the past month had cost $57.97,
an average OF l05 cents per prisoner per
day.
A resolution was adopted to accept the
bid OF the Oweg0 Bridge Company for
building the Mauls bridge on the Cum
berland county line for 81. 500-half pay
able by Cumberland county.
Applications We're read for the position
OF County Inspector of Weights and
Measures from the following persons:
j. Hartley Brown, }. II. Wright, Will
liam r. Franklin, Robert Counsellor,
Oakford W. Acton, Walter w. Banks,
Walter Heintz and Reeves Flitcraft. In
addition to these there were at least fifty
more which had not been reported to the
Clerk OF the Board and hence not placed
on file. A letter was read from the State
Department stating that unless the Board
took some favorable action by March 10,
the matter OF forcing the county to ap-
point an inspector would be placed in the
hands OF the Attorney-deneral.
Mr.. Vanneman then moved that the
Board proceed to appoint an Inspector,
but that the salary to be paid be first de-
and the amount settled upon. |
rhe motion was carried. After some dis |
cussion it was moved and carried that the
salary be at the rate OF $500 per year out
OF which the Inspector must pay all his
own expenses. Mr.. Prickitt, of Woods
town, then placed in nomination the |
of j. Hartley Brown, OF Hancock's |
u Idfrn fnr tho ,ACtttA nd A. --
nominated Harold Ayres, of Allowav.
The vote resulted in II for Brown and
one for Ayres, and Mr.. Brown was de- \
clared elected. i
1t was ordered that the duties OF the 4
Inspector begin April lst, that the salary
be paid at the rate of $50 per month and i
that his term of office should expire /
3lst next. 4
On request of the State Road Commits \
All estimate OF the anticipated re- I
pairs to the State roads for the coming /
year was made and reported to the Board 4
TO be forwarded to the State Commission /
office. The estimate was $l3, 525,
which figures included the asked for cut /
ling down OF Warrington Hill and the 4
improving of a stretch OF about one mile /
Df bad road between Pennsville and \
PENIS Grove. 4
A motion was carried instructing the !
Committee, the Solicitor OF the |
Board and the County Road Supervisor, !
to visit the State Commissioner to ascer- 4
Tain how much they can get as Salem 4
share of the Motor Vehicle fund, !
Philip Curriden was elected tender oil /
upper Canal bridge to fill the vacancy |
caused by tile death OF Charles Garden. /
1t was ordered that the question OF |
buying a road scraper and s~carifier be re- |
erred to a committee Of Messrs. GRAY,
and PIerson with power 20
act. |
The 3 per cent. guarantee fund With |
held Tor one year from the contract price !
or building the Elmer Borough State
road, was ordered paid to the contractor /
approval Of the road by the Road 1
in charge.
Messrs. Burk and CARL were appointed
auditing committee for the next month,
A bill OF $500 for returning ali escap-
ed lufatic to the State Asylum was re-
to the Committee on Claims to-
with the Solicitor.
COUNTY TAN BUDGET
A resolution was unanimously adopted, 4
OIL recommendation OF the FINANCE Com a
fixing the amount of the county A
budget for the year 1912 at Sl4l.- 4
O39 81. This amount is $67.9 80 higher
than the budget OF 1911. Several items
Oh last years budget were cut down. It.
contains other items increased, and a new
one in the item OF IS, 900 to provide for.
off road bonds when they come
due next September. The itemized bud
get as adopted Wednesday is as follows:
7 OOOO 90