The Penn's Grove record., 1912-04-19
BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS
U. P. Neck Not To Get Expected State
Road

Road
The April meeting of the County Board
of Freeholders was held on the 10th. All
the members were present and Director
Gray presided.
Judge E. c. Waddington asked the adj
vice of the Board as to the commitment
of Ebenezer Wright to the State Hospital.
He was aged, had a small farm and per-
sonal property worth about $500. The
Board advised that he be committed rs
an INDECENT patient, and that solicitor
Keasby collect the charges from his es-
tate.
French Palmer presented a bill for $50
for damages to his team by breaking
through an old wooden trunk on the State
| road in Lower Penn's Neck on March IL.
The bill was referred to the committee
on claims, who later advised against pay
ing it.
S. Raymond Christy, of Woodstown,
| presented a bill for $40 for burying Annie
Moore, wife OF milford Moore, OF Piles
| grove. She died in the State Hospital.
1t was stated that the family had paid
part of the expense of burial, and it was
ordered that the bill be returned to Mr..
Christy, as the Board is not liable for
such a charge.
Sheriff Ayres and the Committee on
Discharge of prisoners recommended the
discharge of Glenn. Harrison, held in de-
fault of a fine of SIS and COSTS of IS. As;
Alex. Wilson, in default of a fine of $75;
and William Petit in default of a fine of
SIS and costs of $685.. The recommended
tons were adopted.
The Committee on Jail Supplies report
ed a total cost of $180.27 for food for the
month, an average of 452 cents per prison.
er per day, an amount higher than usual
on account OF the purchase of supplies
enough to last several months. The
County Collector report of the financial
condition of the various departments was
read and accepted. 1t was ordered that
So, 900 be transferred from the Insane to
the repairs OF State road accounts and a
resolution was adopted to borrow $1,000
in anticipation of taxes to be used for
bridges and public buildings.
Jos. E. Clark, David w. Wright, n.
Mattson, committeeman, WIG. Summerill
and s.. M. Justice, OF Upper Penn's Neck,
appeared before the Board to urge the i'm
provement of three miles of road between
Pennsville and Penn's Grove.
Solicitor Keasbey, for the committee
who recently visited State Commissioner
Stevens, stated that no assistance could
be expected from the State, and that the
county's appropriation from the automo-
bile license would have to be cut at least
twenty per cent. on account OF the pass
age OF the auto reciprocity law. Conse-
quently the county would be Obliged to
build the road. 1t was generally agreed
that this is the worst piece of road in the
county and needs repairing. The town
ship committee of Upper Penn's Neck
agreed to pay twenty per cent. of the cost
of the road in their township, and Mr..
Wheaton said he thought the township
committee OF Lower Penn's Neck would
do the same. Director Gray appointed
the following committee to investigate
the matter and report to the mex meet
ing OF the Board: Lanning, Wheaton,
Reeves, Nanneman and Gray.
Mr.. Burk stated that parties are asking
permission to move buildings over the
State roads OF the county, and he sug-
gested that the Solicitor be instructed to
prepare all ordinance governing the nat
ter and present it at the next meeting of
the Board. In reference to a building
being moved by Mr.. Horner, for P. P.
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left with Mr.. Burk.
Asa G. Justice, clerk of the Borough of
Penn's Grove, asked for information as to
whether the Board was providing voting
places in the several election districts of
the county. The clerk was instructed to
inform him that the clerk of each election
district is charged with the duty of fur
nishing a voting place.
Mr. ANhnofnn rnrNnrfnR that n horoo IS
the Standard Oil Company recently ran
into the PENIS Neck bridge and dam
aged it considerably. The committee
was authorized to make the repairs and
notify the Standard Oil Company of the
cost of same.
The Clerk was instructed to purchase
an outfit for ]. Hartley Brown Tor test
ing small scales and measures as required
State at a cost OF $40.
1t was ordered that the contractor be
paid the balance due on the Elmer Bor-
ough State road, all but $25 which should
belretained to make repairs.
The Board of Education of Salem ask
ed, through the Clerk, permission to tear
down tie Meridian houses in the public
school yard. The Solicitor stated that
inv u j hCNCGGuI dllo BllUu1Q IOD
be torn down and permission was refused.
Mr.. Burk reported that about a year
ago Capt. VIM. Wright made complaint
to the War Department that the wings of
the bridge at Pedricktown were not long
enough, and that the War Department
prepared plans for lengthening the wings
and the same was done by the county in
accordance with these plans. Last week
Capt. Wright's boats ran into this bridge
and seriously damaged it, and also the
bridge at Nortonville, and he said that
when Capt. Wright WIS asked about the
damages, he hooted the idea that he was
liable for the same. Mr.. Burk said Capt.
Wright's boats do more damage to the
bridges of the county thar any other
boatmen, and he thought it was time the
county took some action to adequately
protect its property. A motion was
carried that the repairs be made and the
bill Tor the same presented to Capt.
Wright.
Mr.. Prickett said that the committee
on the bridges on the Sharptown and
Mullica Hill roads, in his township. had
viewed them and they recommended that
a concrete bridge be built Oh the former
and a concrete arch bridge on the latter,
and he presented plans and specifications
for the same. The Clerk was instructed
to rtise for bids for the construction
of these bridges, and Mr.. Prickett asked
that the limit for the building of the
bridge on the ~Sharptown road be made
) une goth, in order to get out of the way
OF the potato season, the bids to be open
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