The Penn's Grove record., 1913-07-11
OLDMANS GETS A GRAVEL ROAD
FreehoIders Asked Use of Roads For
Electrical Transmission

Electrical Transmission
The July meeting of the County Board
Of chosen F~reeholders was held in the
Court House. Salem, on Wednesday, 9th.
All the members were present. Director
Gray presided.
The morning session was consumed in
reading the lengthy minutes and paying
bills.
A petition to have a 200-foot strip of
road in Pittsgrove which connects q state
road with that in Deerfield Township,
Cumberland County, was received and a
resolution was passed accepting it as a
county road.
Mr.. Griscom reported six persons in Jail
and supplies had cost $28.67, an average
of 273 cents a nay for the month.
The plans and specifications tor a new
bridge at Avis mill, Pilesgroye, with a
22-foot spar and 16-foot driveway was ap-
proved and the committee authorized to
get bids.
A petition was received asking for an
agriculture demonstration for the county
which a new law provides for if the Free,
holders will pay a goodly share was re-
ceived and ordered filed. Mr.. Borton, OF
PilesgrOve, thought such would be a good
thing for the farmers.
Solicitor Keasby was authorized to con-
fer with the Court in regards to the re-
lease Of prisoners.
o. 0. Barr, superintendent of the Sal
EN- county schools appeared before the
Board and asked that the Board apprOpri
ate a sufficient sum for clerical sesvice in
his office. The law limits the amount to
$500. The County Superintendent is now
required to have, an office open all the
time in the Court House and the large
amount Of correspondence requires that
he have some one acquainted with school
work.
A petition for the use OF the county
roads for the Electric Company OF New
Jersey,"to use the county roads for trans
mission Of light, heat and power was re-
ceived. An ordinance was read and laid
over until the mex meeting.
Bids for the building of the 4.1O5 miles
of road from Oldmans Creek i'll Pedrick-
town to the Penns Grove Borough line
were received. They are as follows.
EDWARD M. MILLER.
1126 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.
MdCdudm IUuuudblOu Will dLiColbC
top $7S. 49, 2
Macadam foundation with water
bound macadam and bituminOus
dressing 43. 1882
Macadam foundation with rocmac
top 74,95l.O2
top in village and gravel in country 45,s76.Os
Macadam foundation with water
bound macadam and bituminOus
country 3s.776.9l
RUSSELL K~LoCKNER,
4lO American Mechanics Building, Trenton.
Macadam foundation with water
dressing top s56. 2Os.s7
Macadam foundation with glutrin
top 54,224. O2
Concrete and macadam foundation
with mortar in village
try 5l,3Ss.l2
= PUGH & H0BBARD
Col Whiterspoon Building, Philadelphia
Macadam foundation with amesite
top $50, 9lS,7S
Macadam foundation with water
dressing top 66,5O2.27
top 79,5s9.64
SUTTON & CoRsoN
Macadam foundation with hot blum
inous macadam top 0.549,7
Macadam foundation with water
dressing top 59,S33.73
Macadam foundation with giutrin
tor 6O,627. 81
Macadam foundation with rocmac top u, l37. 80
with bitumious moi tai top 63,242.7O
Concrete and macadam foundation
and bitumiOuS mortar top i'll village
try 56,27O.2 80
Concrete foundation with bitumiOus
mortar top i'll village and gravel in
country 38,5l5.35
Macadaln foundation with hot blum
nous macadam top in village and
gravel in country 4l,3l5.OO
Macadam foundation with water
pound maGadam and DiluminOuS
in country 3S,9l5.99
RICHMAN & CRAIG Il
Macadam foundation with ameSite
Top in village and shells in country $43, 1862. l6
and gravel in country 42,566.SS
The committee recommended that the
bid of Sutton & Corson for $38, 5l5.3 30 be
accepted, and it was carried. The road
is to be concrete foundation with blum /
inous mortar top from the creek to Five
Points and gravel the remainder of the
distance.
County engineer H. B. Keasby said the
contract included furnishing pipes for the
drains under the road, which had been
furnished by the county for other roads.
The pipes will cost about $1,000.
This will be $4,000 a mile. The gravel
is to be procured near Claysville.
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