The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-22
TROLLEY FRANCHISE PASSED
FFehOIdePS Will Hold Special Meeting
On 9th to Speed Building

The October meeting of the County
Board of Freeholders was held in Sa-
lem on the 18th. All members were
present except Mr.. Burk and Mr.. May.
Director Gray presided.
Mr.. Heron reported the Pennsville
and Pennsgrove road in very a con-
dition because of the large amount of
%travel'that continues to pass over it.,
and he said something would have to be
done with it at once. He was author
lied to procure a barge load of shells
and place them on the road.
1t was also decided to advertise for
bids to furnish 100, 900 bushels of shells
to be delivered during the fall and win
ter.
Mr.. Griscom, of the committee for
supplies to the county Jail, reported 80
prisoners in confinement, at a cost OF
$18O.73, or an average of 10 1-8 cents
per day.
A report was also made on the cost
of maintenance for the convict camp,
now located at Daretown, for the past
two months. The total amount was
S4S7.10 for the eighteen men, or an
average cost of SO cents, which is pref
ty reasonable for men who are laboring
every day. This includes the entire
cost of the camp.
Mr.. Heron called attention to the fact
that the DUPONT poyder works had pur-
chased land to the lower canal bridge
and that real estate spectators had
purchased on the other side of the
bridge, and that even where the bridge
tenders have their cabins is under OPP
I ton, which raised the question as to
what would be done with these cabins.
The matter was left with Mr.. Heron
and Road Supervisor Patrick, as it is
believed there will be enough on
the side of the public road for the cab
ms.
Mr.. Pierson reported that the water
in Ewen's pond at Alloway had not
been drawn off as low as hoped for to
reconstruct Eft's bridge. The contrac-
tor could not put concrete as low as
contracted for, but would drive addi-
tional piling and put boulders Between
the abutments and to reduce his con-
tract price $40. The report was APP
proved.
One loan of $2,275.0 90 from the PENIS
Grove National Bank at 5 per e for
two months and one for $4,000 for IA
months from the same bank at 5 per
cent. were authorized.
A resolution from the recent Grand
Jury was read, asking the Board to
allow the Prosecutor of the Pleas a
sum not to exceed $500, to enable him
to procure assistance in his work, as
the criminal business of the county has
greatly increased of late.
On motion of Mr.. Powers, the matter
was laid over until the next meeting.
The committee on public buildings
reported two bids received for furnish
ing coal for the county buildings. G.
G. Lippincott, 1000 pounds, at S3.49. F.
H.. Lloyd, 2240 pounds, $3.50. They
recommended the acceptance of the bid
of Mr.. Lloyd, which was ordered.
Solicitor Keasbey, for Mr.. Burk, pre-
scented a proposition for the Board to
contribute 500 to the Meadow Com
pany to raise its banks to prevent the
flooding of the Pedricktown and Nor
tonville bridge causeway.
After a discussion of the matter, Mr..
Smith offered a resolution for the ap-
pointment of a committee to confer
with the Meadow Company, with dis
cretionary power, not to bind the
county to the payment of more than
500.
Director Gray named Burk and
Smith as the committee.
Mr.. Burk sent a request for the re-
planking of the Pedricktown bridge, in
connection with Gloucester county, and
the work was authorized. with Burk
and Smith as the committee.
A resolution was presented request
ing the State Road Commissioner to
transfer $3.50 from the Pedricktown
road to the Salem and Pennsville road,
as this amount of the $500 allotted
for the ~Pedricktown road was not used
in the repairs.
attorney T. G. billiard presented the
ordinance to grant a franchise for the
construction of a trolley line between
Salem and Penns Grove, over the
county road. The written consent of
more than 81 per cent. of the property
owners along the route was also pre-
scented. They were introduced and
read and will be finally passed or at
a special meeting on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 27, at 1.90.
The road will be of standard gauge;
4 feet 81 inches and it is expected that
it will be connected with the p. R. r.
tracks at Penns Grove so that freight
cars may be transferred from that road
to the trolley line which will material
ly reduce the cost of road material to
the Board of Freeholders by the elm
ination of carting costs.