The Penn's Grove record., 1914-09-18
NO MONEY FOR FARk DEMONSTRATION.
100000 Of Next Years Taxes Used

VA lNGAb AS0h - 0A(0 O0GO
The September meeting of the Board oil
Chosen F~reeholders was held in the Court
House, Salem on the 9th. All members
were present excepting Mr.. Burk. Dir
ector Gray presided.
Sanitary Inspector Hitchner. OF Salem,
asked the Board to abolish the stands on
the County sidewrlk near tbe Court
ffouse. The matter was postponed to see
what action the City Council will take.
MI. Griscom, of the Committee on Sup
plies to the County Jail, reported thir-
teen prisoners i'll confinement, and the
cost Tor the past month was $S7 so, be-
cause OF the purchase of some extra sup
plies, or an average of 222 cents.
Isaac Prickett told the Board that there
were about ten acres of chestnut timber
on the County farm and beause some had
died with the blight, he wished the adj
vice OF the Board about selling it, Solic-
ltor Keasby said it could be sold as a
farm crop. On motion of MI. Vanneman
the Board approved selling it.
The contract to erect a new bridge at
Fox's mill, Willow Grove, was given to
Edward Steelman, of Salem, for $2356,
$l428 to be paid by the County and the
by Mr.. Fox.
Messrs. Borton, Reeves and May, APP
pointed at the previous meeting to con-
slider the proposition of hiring a farm
demonstration, reported favorably.
A letter was presented iron Prof. Agee,
of the State Experiment Station, who has
charge OF this branch of the work, stating
that the National Agricultural Depart
ment would provide 5000 to pay toward
the work OF a farm demonstration for Sal
EN- county, if one was appointed at once,
to begin work on Jan. LIST next, but that
the amount would not long be available,
as the counties are taking advantage of
the nationalfund and it would soon be
used up. Prof. Agee reported that he
had a man available Tor Salem county, a
Mr.. Dickey, who comes from Pennsyl va
MIA, and who has already visited Salem
county and has signifed his desire to work
here. He advised the appropriation OF at
least $1,000 for the county's share, which,
with the 5000 from the State, would make
an amount sufficient to begin the work
on.
The Finance Committee reported that
about $50, 600 spent from next years tax
DuuSVes Consequently the way WINS iOb
clear to hire a farm demonstration, altho
all seemed to be in favor of one.
1t was voted to borrow $500 with
which to erect Fox Mill bridge and have
the amount put in next years budget,
$40, $50 were ordered borrowed III antici-
patton OF taxes.
Mr.. May reported that because the
waste gates at Greenwood's mill pond
had gone out, the road approach to the
bridge is washed out and the road is i'm
passable. As Mr.. Greenwood refused to
pay part of the repairs, the Board decided
to repair the bridge and maintain it and
to let the pond go, because it was no in
terest to the County to maintain it.
Director Gray appointed Messrs Burk,
and Borton to act with him in regards to
repairs to the bridge at Porch's mill OH
the road from Sllarptown to Swedesboro.
For the Lower Canal Bridge Commit
tee Mr.. Cattell reported the condition of
the bridge saying it is worse than expec-
ted; that the center pier is gone and the
southern abutment and wing wall will
have to be replaced. He presented plans
for these but as the Chairman of the com
mittee, was absent the plans were not
approved. The action OF the committee,
i'll ordering repairs made, was approved
and the committee was gwen authority
to advertise for bids for the new abutments
and w%ing-wall.