The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-17

4 COSTLY STATE ROAD
County Board Of FFeehOIderS Grant
duPORtS' Request For Good Road

Representatives of the dupont Com
pany attended the meeting of the Coun-
ty Board Of Freeholders two months ago
and made a plea that the County build
Il substantial stone road from Plant 2
to Penns Grove Borough limit, because
the shell road which was built two years
ago on the improvement plan is rapidly
wearing out under the heavy traffic of
trucks which carry supplies to the Pow
der Works and the jitney busses which
carry w0rkmen to and fro.
The Ereeholders were at first loath to
vote for an expensive road for fear that
after the European war ended the trav-
Ell would not warrant it. Plants 2 and 3
were erected at first with the intention
Of being scrap after the urgent orders
for powder for the Allied Countries
were delivered, but subsequent orders and
new developments led the Representatives
of the DUPONT Company to inform the
Freeholders. that, while the powder
plants will not run with as full force
as in war times, five times as many would
be employed as eighteen months ago be
fore the large wal orders were received.
The large amount of taxes the DUPONT
Company will pay to the County viii
warrant an Outlay, in the opinion of the
Board of Freeholders, so it was voted
at the December meeting, on the 8th, to
build the road of stone for a distance of
about two miles from Penns Grove Bor-
ough.
The plans and specifications made by
County Engineer FL. B. Keasby, viii be
submitted to the State Department for
approval. 1t is estimated that the road
will cost about $4,000.
All the members were present at the
meeting except Mr.. Griscom. Director
Gray presided.
A resolution of Mr.. Smith, providing
for vacating a certain portion of the
Penns Grove and Pennsville road, at the
farm of S. Monroe Justice, in Upper
PENIS Neck. from whom a piece of land
was purchased to make an easier curve,
was passed.
Some discussion ensued as to the town.
ship committee of Upper PENIS Neck
paying ten per cent. on the cost of the
road, less the $500 they had already
paid when the road was originally built.
As yet the committee has not ~signifed
their willingness to do so, though Prose
cutor Summerill said Penns Grove Bor-
ough would pay ten per cent. for the
section in the Borough, and would no
doubt be willing to pay twenty per cent.
TO have the road improved.
The Director and County Collector
were authorized to borrow 5000 from
the First National Bank of Pedrick-
town, at FIVE per cent, payable on or
before December 81, 1915, and also $4,000
from the First National Bank of Elmer,
at five per cent, payable on or before
December 81, 1916.
Mr.. Burk reported for the County Jail
Committee, for maintenance of prison
ers. There have been fifty prisoners,
thirty-ive white and fifteen black, at a
total cost of $124-31, or an average of
IA IL cents per day. 9
Mr.. Burk, for the committee to pur-
chase three road scrapers, submitted
bids from r. n. Vanneman, of Salem,
for S195 each, and the Austin Western
Road Machinery Co. for two township
wheel scrapers, at $50 each, and recon-
mended their acceptance, which was done.
Mr.. Burk reported that the Associa-
ton Meadow Company was unwilling to
enter into an agreement to keep up
the banks for twenty years, as asked by
the Board in return for a contribution
of $1,000 to put their banks up, and pre-
vent the overflow of the State road near
Pedricktown. Instead of this, they
asked the Board to contribute $500 for
building a cross-bank, without any guar
antee as to the keeping up of the banks,
though the Meadow Company declare
they viii compel each meadow owner to
keep up their banks.
The latter proposition was accepted,
the money not to be paid until the work
is done.
Director Gray named Messrs. Powers,
Lounsbury and J. M. Reeves to audit
the accounts of the treasurer of the Sur
plus Revenue. and the Finance Com
mittee to audit the accounts OF the
County Collector.
Messrs. Borton and Carl were APP
pointed the Auditing Committee for the
January meeting.