The Penn's Grove record., 1913-06-20
BOARD OF FEEHOLDERS MEETING
WOOdstOwn Friends Send Cannon
Back To County

The June meeting of the Board of Free
holders WAS held Oh the llth at the
Court House, Salem, with all the members
prestent. Director Gray presided.
Mr.. Wallace Mercer, representing the
New Jersey Electric Company, presented
a petition asking for a franchise for fifty
years to erect poles and string their wires,
on the country roads. A resolution WAS
passed, fixing a public hearing at the
Court House, Salem, on Wednesday July
9th.
A bill for SIC of j. Hartley Brown,
Country superintendent of Weights and
Measures, for transporting the State
Assistant over the county for four days,
at 81 a day, was laid over for approval.
Mr., Brown WAS employed at a salary Of
$500, with M allowance for expenses, and
the payment OF this bill was clearly at the
discretion of the Board.
Engineer Keasbey reported the work on
the Quinton State road completed by the
contractors. Richmond & Craig, and that
they would be ready next week TO have
the committee view the road and report
on its acceptance. A vote of thanks was
passed Tor the donation by Mr.. Lucius E.
Hires OF a small piece Of ground, at the
bend of the road at the causeWay APP
preaching Quinton, to allow a greater
width to the road.
Mr.. Griscom, for the Committee on
Supplies to the County Jail, reported six
prisoners III confinement, all white. The
cost of maintenance for the mont had
been S25. 92, or an average OF l49 cents.
Mr.. Hart, for the committee on repairs
tn tho panr'S NaaE hridro StotoH tlat
they had received two bids for the work,
but that they had returned them to the
bidders, because the Davis Chemical
Company, of Baltimore, whose boats
caused the damage, had stated that they
might be able to use some OF the iron
work, and for that reason he thought it
would be well to leave the matter until
the question OF damage had been determ-
ined. This action was approved.
Mr.. Borton reported that work had been
begun on the Lipplncott bridge, in Piles
grove, by the contractor.
Mr.. Wheaton asked for a committee OH
the lower canal bridge. Director Gray
named Wheaton, Griscom and Lanning.
Mr.. CARL reported that the painting of
the bridge at Canton had been completed.
The township committee OF Lower
Alloways Creek petitioned the Board of
take over the road from Hancocks Bridge,
through Harmersville and Canton, to the
county line of Cumberland, and make it
a county road, the committee agreeing to
pay $4,000 toward the'proper improvement
of the road.
The petition was received and the road
accepted by a unanimous vote.
niro0fnr f1raU pnnrtQH thQt tho UnrLY
of grading the piece of road, from Shirley
to the Cumberland county line, was in
progress, under the supervision Of County
Road Supervisor Casper, and that about
one-third of the distance had been gouged
and about one-half graveled. The cost
so far had been about $500, and the total
cost would be about $500.
A resolution was passed authorizing the
County Collector and Director to borrow
$1,000 from the Salem National Bank on
note for use of the Board.
The Dell ware and Atlantic Telephone
and Telegraph Company presented a pc
tition asking for a franchise for fifty years
to use the county roads to erect their
poles and string wires thereon. The pc
tition will be considered at a public meet
ing on Wednesday, July 9th, at the Court
House, Salem.
Mr.. Borton stated that Mayor Fogg, OF
Woodstown, had advised him that the
old cannon given some years ago to tlRt
borough, and mounted there in front of
the Friends Meeting house, with mem
acing attitude to their peace-loving prin-
ciples, had become disabled because the
carriage had rotted away, and the bor-
ough authorities had removed it, and de-
sired to know what the borough should
do with it, whether to return it to the
county or sell it and turn over the pro-
ceeds to the county or keep them. On
motion, it was ordered that the old can
non be given to the Salem County His
torical Society.
County Superintendent Barr asked the
Board to provide him a clerk, i'll addition
to an office in the Court House. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Griscom, it was ordered that
Mr.. Barr be invited before the Board a
its next meeting, to explain the duties
that will be required OF a clerk in his of.
fee, as a requisite to fixing the salary
Mr.. Barr also asked that his Office be suit
ably furnished, which the Public Build
ings Committee was authorized to do.
Mr.. Vanneman presented a request
from Sheriff Ayres tor juror discs, by
which TO draw jurors for the September
term of Court, as provided by the new
July Reform law. The Public Buildings
Committee was instructed to confer with
Sheriff Ayres and procure the necessary
number.
The Committee on the Quinton and
Alloway and Hancocks Bridge and Can
ton county roads were authorized to cou
fer with County Road Supervisor Casper,
relative to the purchase of hosting ma
chinery for properly handling oyster
shells on the county roads.
Mr.. Pierson asked for a committee OH
long bridge over Evan Lake, on the
Alloway and Woodstown road, in Allo-
way. Director Gray named Pierson,
Lounsbury and Griscom.
Mr.. May said two or three county line
bridge in Pittsgrove needed painting,
He was authorized to confer with tile
Freeholder in Cumberland county and
have the bridges painted.
Messrs. Lounsbury. Vanneman and
County Road Supervisor Casper were were
constituted a committee and authorized
to buy oyster shells wherever they can to
the best advantage of the county, for use
OIL the county roads.
Mr.. Burk reported that a boat coming
up Oldmans creek, OH the 10th, ran into
and damaged the Nortonville bridge, SER
iously damaging the draw. lie stated
that he and Mr.. Uslnger had viewed the
damage and agreed to ask the coutrac-
tors, the Bridgeton Construction Com
nauv tn hpuin the tho WORK of robuildino