The Penn's Grove record., 1916-07-21
Another stole Rood Approved
DUPONT Assessment To Be Over Ten
Millions In U. P. Neck.

Opu III the dDStHte OF DIRECTOR Nray
in the morning Mr.. Griscom presided.
Mr.. Griscom, for the committee on
supplies to the county jail, reported
twenty-seven prisoners in the Jail, the
cost of maintenance being $94.S1, or an
average of II cents. In the road camp,
fourteen prisoners, at a cost of 1929
or an average of 81 3-5 cents.
Mr.. Borton reported the Bull Run
bridge in Pilesgroye completed and ac-
cepted by the. committee. Some changes
were made in construction, making the
cost $1211. The contractor was Ed
weSd Steelman, of Salem.
Mr.. Borton also reported the Cole
bridge, on the Daretown road, complet-
ed by Contractor Richman, and advised
the acceptance of the bridge, which was
done.
Mr.. Borton said the joint committee
ON the county line bridge, near Harris
onville station, had agreed to the con-
struction of a new steel and concrete
bridge, and asked for the privilege of
advertising for proposals to build the
bridge at once. This was granted.
A resolution was passed, voting J.
Emmor Robinson, treasurer of the Aims
house trustees, $500 to pay bills of that
institution.
President S. F.. Foster, of the County
Tax Board was before the Board and
made a statement relative to the prob
able increase in ratables in the county
this year. He said that a valuation of
$l0,236,OOO had been placed on the du-
Pont powder plants at Carney Point;
and he told how they had arrived at this
valuation, and he said the Tax Board
was making an effort to equalize the
assessments all over the county, and he
said that if assessors do their duty the
ratables for the entire county this year
will be about $4,000 900, as against
$19,333,0S3 last year, when the DUPONT
plants were assessed at 81 100000. This
will probably give the county some
$4,000 or 100000 additional taxes.
The committee on the Penns Neck
bridge Salem, reported the northeast
span completed in a satisfactory man
ger. Certain changes had been made
IL the suggestion of the trolley company,
Tor which they had paid One change
substituted wooden blocks instead Of
the deck originally planned. The cost
of the span was $10,947.79. The work
& gsing done during the winser, was done
aunder considerable difficulty and neces-
sarily made the progress slow, Ihe
work was lone by the Bridgeton Con-
struction Company, and the committee
recommended the acceptance of the
work and the payment of the bills.
Prosecutor Summerill again asked for
an office, and it was voted that he be
located in the room used by the County
lax Board, and the Tax Board be moved
to the Grand Jury room. The fact is,
the Court House is too small to accom-
modate all uhe county officials, that
have considerably increased since the
Court House was planned.
The director and county collector
were authorized to borrow $1O,5OO from
the Pedricktown National Bank, at five
per cent, payable on or before Decem-
Der 80, 1916, and also $1,000 from the
same bank.
Engineer Keasbey and Engineer Will
son made some statements relative to
the construction of the Penns Neck
bridge, and the failure Of Storms & Sill
verman, the constructing engineers of
the Salem and Penns Grove Trolley Co.,
to sign the plans fer the rebuilding of
the bridge, and guarantee to be liable
for one-half Of all preliminary expenses,
as the franchise granted the trolley COM
pany provides for. The recent bids sub
mitted for building the bridge were OBJ
jected to by the trolley engineers as be-
ing more expensive than they were will
ing to approve. They objected to wood
en- blocks ON the bridge, and to a side
walk. which the Board felt would be
necessary.
1t was suggested by Engineer Wilson
that the building of the bridge be de-
ferred until mex spring, and that the
bids be divided, one part for the subcon-
structure and the other part for the
steel work. BY this method, he believ-
ed, the contract price could be reduced
to 500, 900.
Mr.. Borton brought up the building
of the ~Sharptown and Penns Grove road,
stating that State Road COMMISSIONS
Stevens had visited Sharptown last Fri
day.-and he had declared that he would
not approve plans for a road through
Sharptown, following the line of the
present road, because of the two sharp
turns. and suggested crossing the Web
Der and Oliphant properties, making
I nearly a direct line from the Woods
J town-Sharptown road to the Penns
Grove road.
The committee was instructed to pro-
coed with the preliminary work, and
secure such property as will insure the
approval of the proposed resa~by the
State Road Department. w
On motion of Mr.. Bhrk, Engineer
Keasbey was instructed to ask the State
Department to place a supervisor
. ON the Penns Grove and Pennsville road.
Mr.. May was instructed to have the
Elmer and Malaga road scraped and put
in order. it being claimed that the road
is in need of attention. The road was
built by State convict labor, and the
State Road Department, it was claimed,
would not give any attention to the
x9ad before next fall.
The question of the purchase of a