The Penn's Grove record., 1913-12-19
COUNTY GRANTED so YEAR FRANCHISE
Penns Grove Fails To Get County Aid

The December meeting of the County
Board of ~Freeholders WAS held in the
Court House, Salem, on the 10th. All
the members were present. Director
Grey presided.
Mr.. Hart, of the Committee OH the
Discharge of Prisoners, reported in favor
of the discharge of James Cans and
Samuel Thompson, and the costs in each
case paid, which was ordered done.
Mr.. Wheaton, of the Committee on
the Penn's Neck Bridge, at Salem, re-
ported that they had advertised for bids
for the wrecking OF the damaged span,
bids TO be opened May 81, 1918. At that
time two bids we're received, one from
the Jones Construction Company and
the other from Tuft & Lloyd. There
being some question at that time about
wrecking the span, pending negotiations
with the Davidson Chemical Company,
relative to the damage, the committee
returned the bids unopened. These bids
were re-submitted on Nov. oath, as fol-
lows: Tuft & Lloyd, 500 and $4.75 per
ton. Jones Construction Company. $500
and So per ton of 224O pounds. The
committee awarded the contract to the
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action was approved.
Mr.. Griscom, of the Committee on
Supplies to the County Jail, reported
eight prisoners in confinement, all white,
at an expense for maintenance OF 1924. %,
or an average of II cents.
VIM. G. Cattell, engineer for Gloucester
County, who has been employed by
Salem County Board to prepare plans for
Penn's Neck bridge, made a report as
to the condition of the foundation and
recommended that the committee obtain
the cost OF a new pier before the new
bridge is erected. The matter was left
in the hands Of the committee, with
power to act.
The Board directed Solicitor Keasbey
to advise the Davidson Chemical Co. of
the recent damage to the pier of Penn's
Neck bridge by their barge, and that
they would be expected to repair the
same.
Mr.. Borton reported that the bridge
at Avis mill had been completed, but
not yet accepted. and that Mr.. Avis had
paid his portion of the $l245. He said
the committee would meet on the bridge
i'll a few days and have a report for the
next meeting.
Mr.. G. H. Nichols, OF Elmer, was be-
fore the Board relative to the filling up
of the gutter along the State road in
Elmer, and claiming that the expense OF
cleaning out the cutters belonged to the
Board. Mr.. Nichols claimed that tile
road had been signed away to the coun-
ty, the borough paying a proportion for
building the shoulders, and that the tax
payers thought they were through with
any further expense for the maintenance
of the road, or the borough for its care.
However, as a member of the borough
council, he would guarantee that the
cutters would be cleaned by the borough
from the bank corner to Mr.. G. L. STRAIT
toms store, if the county would assume
the care OF the balance of the road.
Mr.. S. H. Wright supported the con-
tention of Mr.. Nichols, and thought
that there ought not to to be two super
visors i'll charge of the road, but that the
county ought to place the matter in
charge of the borough supervisor of
Elmer and bear the expense, as the Dor
ough had given the road to the county
and the borough had paid it's proportion
of the cost of the building of the road,
and they thought til at ended the matter.
A delegation was present from Penns
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