The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-19
MANNINGlON HILL 10 BIZ CUT DOWN
Penns Grove To Have An Amiesite
Road

The March meeting Of the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders was held on the 10th
in the Court House. in Salem. All the
members were present. Director Gray
presided.
Edward Heron reported the new steel
bridge over Penns Neck Canal completed
and satisfactory with the exception that
the brake would not work. The bridge
is too heavy for one man to work. He
thought the bridge had cost too much
money and it was unfair to the County
to have to hire two men instead of III as
heretofore.
Mr.. Campbell, manager of the Bridge
ton Contraction Company, declared that
any a~ble-bodied man can operate the
bridge a few times, but when he had to
do it fourteen or fifteen times a day, one
man could no do it. Other counties are
using electricity. He would see that the
brake is made to work, and his company
would guarantee that one able-bcdied
man can operate the bridge, bnt would
not say that All old man, like the present
tender, can do it. He asked that the
bridge be accepted, as completed, by the
Board. Despite the strong fight put up by
Mr.. Heron, and the statements of both
the Solicitor and Mr.. Gray that Mr.. Her.
on's statements are absolutely true, the
Board accepted the bridge.
The plans for lighting this bridge were
shown and the matter was left with the
committee and the Solicitor to order the
proper lights. The plans had been APP
proved by the U. s. Lighthouse Inspect
or. The lights win cost $123.
The matter OF hiring an assistant bridge
tender was left with the Committee for
month, with power to act.
Mr.. Griscom presented plans and spec
6cations for cutting down Warrington
Hill and they were approved.
The Committee on Discharge of Pris-
oners recommended the discharge OF Pat.
Burns and Joseph Kelly and the costs
paid, and it was so ordered by tile Board.
The County Jail Supply Committee re-
ported that the total cost of food for the
prisoners for the past month was sos. So
an average OF l44 cents per prisoner per
day.
1t was reported that shells are being
placed oil the Pennsville-Penns Grove
road, and the question of securing more
shells for this road was left with the
committee.
Mr.. Borton reported the Cherry Hill
bridge, near Sharptown, unsafe, and
plans were ordered drawn for a new
bridge, to be presented at the next meet
ms.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Director and County Collector to
borrow $40, 700, in anticipation of taxes
80, nan. r.nfn ~ IA 90, 49, Inf1.A
Dec. 81, 1915, from the Salem National
Bank.
The County Engineer was instructed to
make the survey at once OF a portion of
the Carll's Corner road, so the location
for the Frank Parvin waste gates could be
had.
Mr.. May made a motion, declaring the
clothing store on Star Hall.Corner, Salem,
to be a nuisance, and ordered removed at
once. The motion WAS adopted by the
votes of all save three, Mr.. Smith, of
Penns Grove, and Mr.. Powers, of Salem,
not voting, and Mr.. Lounsbury being ab-
sent.
Plans were presented for an iron and
cement bridge OIL the road from WEIGH
vile to Alloway junction. The bridge
is near the Elwell farm. The plans were
approved and the committee authorized
to advertise for bids, to he opened at the
next meeting.
On request of the Board, Sheriff Fox
explained why he had turned in bills for
hiring deputies to police the dupont
Powder Works during the t%hree-day
strike March 4-6 He said there
was danger ol a riot, that the strikers
were interfering with the workmen going
to and from their work, and it was his
duty to maintain order. He had hired
three deputies and said for a time things
looked serious. The bills were paid.
Mr.. Smith reported that at a meeting
of the committee Of Freeholders with the
committee from the Penns Grove Borough
Council, it was decided to refuse the
price asked by DR.. John M. Summerill,
tor the quarter acre Of land needed to
s~traighten the new State road through
Penns Grove, and to begin condemnation
proceedings if necessary. He said the
doctor asked $500 for the right OF way and
the County and Borough were willing to
give but $3.50. The State Commissioner
had refused to approve plans unless the
road be Strengthened, ana there was or is
Il general demand that it be done. He
presented a resolution that the condem-
nation proceedings lie commenced at
once, and the resolution WAS adopted.
He also presented another resolution
that $3.50 be appropriated to acquire the
land, and this was also adopted.
He said the Borough Of Penns Grove
has decided to build the road of amiesite,
and asked the county to build its small
section of the same material. There was
a general discussion over this, a former
resolution adopted last June having pro-
vided that the county's piece of road be
built of either shells or gravel. The
difference i'll cost to the county between
the shell and amiesite road was estimated
to be about $500. After much discussion
the old resolution was rescinded, and OIL
another vote it was decided that the
county would also build it's section of am
esite, to coincide with the section built by
the Borough.