The Penn's Grove record., 1914-05-22
Board OF FreehoIders Meeting

The May meeting of Salem County
Board of Chosen Freeholders was held in
the Court House, Salem, OH the 18th.
All members were present. Director
Gray presided.
Mr.. Vanneman, of the Public Build
ing Committee, asked for a room for the
County Tax Board, and the matter was
left with the committee.
On request, County Collector Reeves
was authorized to pay $500 to Garrett
K. Dubois, treasurer of the Board of
Almshouse Trustees.
Solicitor Keasbey reported the pay
ment of the $500 claim against the
Davidson Chemical Company for DANA.
ges to the Penn's Neck bridge last year.
Mr.. Griscom, of the Committee on
Supplies for the County Jail, reported
seven prisoners in the Jail, five white
and two colored, at an expense of $45. 85,
or an average of 143 cents a day.
Mr.. Borton reported the repairs to the
Courses Landing bridge completed, at a
cost of $8460. II, which includes the if
teen per cent. OIL cost to the Owego
Bridge Company for doing the work.
This amount was subject to a reduction
for material left over, which reduced the
net cost to $sO97 IL.
Engineer Keasbey reported the plans
adopted by the committee on the Penn's
Neck bridge Tor the erection of a new
concrete pier and abutments, and that
bids for doing the work had been adver.
tised for. The action OF the committee
was approved, and they were authorized
to enter into a contract with the sue
cessful bidder, when the bids are opened
on May 10Th.
DR.. W. H. Carpenter, county. physi-
clan, rendered his resignation, which was
accepted, and DR.. r. M. A. Davis, of
Salem, elected to the position, he and
DIR. W. L. billiard, of Salem, being the
applicants for the position.
Mr.. Vannneman made a motion that
the usal number of flags be purchased
for use throughout the county OH Me-
mortal Day, to be distributed by the
Public Building Committee.
A communication was received relative
to the proposed William Penn Memorial
Bridge, to be erected across the Delaware
River, to connect the cities of Camden
and Philadelphia, and asking the Board
to appoint a committee to join other
municipal and civic bodies to represent
the matter before a committee of Con-
gress, where a bill authorizing such a
structure is pending.
Director Gray and County Collector
Reeves were authorized to borrow $l0,-
600 from the City National Bank for
county purposes.
j. ID. Allen who OWNS property along
the Elmer and Malaga State road, claims
that in laying out the road the survey
%encroaches on his property, and asking
that such claim be adjusted. The senti-
ment of the Board was against any just
claim on the part OF Allen in the matter,
and the Solicitor was instructed to 30
notify him.
Engineer Cattell submitted plans for
the new structure of the lower canal
bridge, which is to have a lift span, at a
total cost of between &c., 600 and $11, 900,
with a concrete approach. The plans
were approved by the committee, and
accepted by the Board. and bids ordered
advertised for, to be opened June 9Th.
In order to provide for the unexpected
and extraordinary expense for bridge
construction, the Board passed a resolu-
ton appropriating $4,000 to repair and
rebuild the abutments of the Penn's
Neck bridge, the same to be borrowed
in anticipation of the next tax levy, the
same to be placed in the tax budget of
1915, under the head of "debt and inter :
est, special deficiency" The budget for
1914 provided for $44,SO0 for bridges,
$50, 468 of which has already been ex-
pended, leaving a balance of only about
$l4, 1872. Some $4,000 or more of this
balance will be required for the Penn's
Neck bridge, leaving only some $4,000
which is insufficient to pay the cost of
the building of the lower canal bridge
30 that the money had to be be provided
before the expense could be incurred.
The Board awarded the contract for
building the gravel road between Elmer
and Pole Tavern to John LIE Compile.
OF Lakewood for $13, 629,3 So, he being
the lowest bidder.
A resolution was passed for the accept
ance of the petition of the township of
Upper Pittsgrove, for taking over the
road by the county, extending from Pole
Tavern to Ballinger's Mill, a distance of
about three miles, and made a county
road, the township paying $1,000 and the
State Road Commissioner allowing $4,000
for the same.
The County Road Supervisor was in
structed to purchase 100000 bushels of
shells, to be delivered by December 31st.
Engineer Keasbey presented plans for
the contraction Of the Pilesgrove end of
the Elmer-Pole Tavern and Malaga road,
providing for the work to be commenced
on or after March Is, 1915, and to be
completed by Oct. 3Oth of the same year.
The State pays forty per cent. of the
cost and the to Wnahin ten nor cent The
plans were approved and they will be
submitted to the State Road Department
for approval.
When the Board adjourned, the mem
bers and press representatives and others
went to the Salem County Club oil the
historic Delaware, to enjoy the annual
planked shad dinner, which was well
served by Steward Pedrick.
Road Building In State DELAYED