The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-17
County Needs More Money


The July meeting of Salem County
Board OF Chosen Freeholders was held
on the 9Th in the Court House in Salem.
All members were present and Director
Gray presided.
Mr.. Lanning reported the work at the
Upper Canal bridge completed and the
Committee was discharged.
Mr.. Powers, of the Committeei IN Dis
charge OF Prisoners, recommended the
discharge of Frank Davenport, which
was ordered.
Mr.. Vanneman reported the new span
OF the Penns Neck bridge, Salem, COM
pleted, and recommended it's acceptance,
which was ordered.
Mr.. Griscom, for the Committee OH
Supplies to County Jaa, reported eleven
prisoners in confinement, five white aqd
six colored, and the cost of maintenance
SAILS or All average of 2l4 cents.
Engineer Cattell presented plans and,
specifications for the erection OF tenders
to protect the Penns Neck bridge. They
were approved and the Committee di-
rected to advertise for bids for the work,
on approval OF the plans by the War
Department.
MI. Vanneman said the old span OF the
Penns Neck Bridge needed painting. He
also asked for a typewriter and desk for
the County Tax Board. These matters
were left in the hands OF the Public
Buildings Committee and the Finance
Committee, to see if funds can be pro-
vided for these purposes.
The contract to furnish coal tor county
buildings was given to F. H. Lloyd tor
1854 a long ton. The other bid re-
ceived was from G. G. Lippincott for
$3.50 a ton.
Two bids to furnish 100, 900 bushels of
oyster shells for the County roads were
received. ID. A. English's of Penns
Grove, bid was 5 cents a bushel, and
Lewis Boyd's, Of Philadelphia, a cents.
The contract was given to Mr.. Boyd.
The same lack of funds bothered the
Board in the case of making repairs to
the Fox's Mill dam and bridge at Will
low Grove. Mr.. May reported for his
committee that it had been trying to
patch up this bridge to make it hold
over another year but that it cannot be-
done. The last years Board of Free
holders had done the same thing and
now things are i'll such a condition that
something must be done at once. Mr..
Gray corroborated him saying that the
repairs must be made whether the county
has the money or not. 1t was roughly
estimated that a wooden bridge would
cost at least 81 1000 and a concrete bridge
about $4,000. Solicitor Keasbey stated
that the board can consider it as an
emergency and therefore necessary re-
pair and borrow the money against the
budget for 1915 by creating a special
debt and interest and deficiency account
in next years budget, or else issue
bonds. He said there is already a special
deficiency account of $4,000. The mat
ter was finally left with the Committee
with discretionary powers.
A resolution was adopted to negotiate
a loan in anticipation of taxes with the
City National Bank for 81, 100 and
another resolution was passed author
lzing%the borrowing from the same bank
of $4,000 to be charged against the
Special Debt and Deficiency Account
III next years budget.
To lessen a sharp curve in the State
road now being built between Ballinger
Mill and Daretown, in Upper Plttsgrove
nine-tenths of an acre is needed from the
farm of Mrs. Lizzie d. Newkirk. Having
refused 5000 for it, the Board authorized
the solicitor to bring condemnation pro-
ceedinge to get the needed land.