The Penn's Grove record., 1916-02-18
COUNTY BRIDGES COSTLY
Prisoners on County Roads a Great
Success. Judge WaddingtOn
Pleads For Efficient Chief Guard

The February meellhg OF tAt Coun15
Board of F|reeholders was held In the
Court House in Salem, on the 9TH. All
members were present except ii. I. Grey,
director. Mr.. Griscom presided.
The Clerk announced that Director
Grey had appointed the following stand
ing committees:
ROAD COMMITTEES.
P~ennsville-P PENIS Grove: Gray, Smith,
Heron, Hobinson, Reeves.
charlottesville: Gray, Heron, Pow
ers, Smith, Robinson.
Quinton- Anoway: Gray, Lounsbury, Nc
Carson, CARL, Reeves.
Hancock's Bridge-C Canton: Gray, CARL,
Lounsbury, Robinson, Reeves.
Elmer-Malaga: Gray, May, Borton,
Elmer-Pole Tavern: Gray, May, Bor-
ton, Burk, Griscom.
PENIS Grove-Sharptown: Gray, Boz
ton, Smith, Griscom, BurlJ.
Pole Tavern-B allinger's Mil: Gray, Nc
Carson, Lounsbury, Powers, Borton.
CarlPs Corner: Gray, May.
Mr.. Harry Mayhem, a member of Co.
A, N. J, n. G., of Salem, appeared be-
fore the Board and asked for an oppro-
priation. He cited the fact that other
counties are contributing to the support
of Companies of the National Guard
located in their midst, and thought it
only fair that the county should help to
bear the expenses that are placed on the
company, and that the members should
not be subjected to the entire expense
of providing q meeting place and equip
ment, the appropriation from the State
being inadequate to meet the entire ex-
penses of the company. The company
has been in existence six years and has
made a good record. The proper main
tenance of the company is in line with
the general scheme of national prepared
ness. now being so industriously advo-
Gated all over the country.
Mr.. Burk presented a resolution to
give the Company $500. which was unan-
imously adopted.
William Richman spoke Of the bad con-
dition of PENIS Groves harptown road.
The damage done to vehicles would pay
much toward a bond issue to build good
roads.
Mr.. Smith. in reporting on the condi-
ton of the PENIS Grove road, said it is
in very bad condition. and said the tenn
porary repairs were Of no advantage, as
they hardly lasted while being done.
and it was money absolutely wasted.
He said the only reasonable way would
be for the county to issue bonds and
build the road. 1t would be a saving of
money. He believed an issue of bonds
of $150,000 could be foated at Az per
cent, which would be cheaper than
these temporary repairs.
Mr.. Heron said an iron fence ought
to be erected on the PENIS Neck cause
way, for protection, beside it would give
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committee on the road was authorized
to ascertain the cost Of the fence and
report at the next meeting.
A request of Sheriff Fox, for a parti-
ton in the Jail to make another room
for prisoners, was granted.
Mr.. Griscom, for the committee on
supplies to the county jail, reported
twenty prisoners in the jail. at a cost of
$125.99, or an average Of 10 $40 cents.
The cost of the maintenance Of the road
camp was $133,50, or an average of 81
3-5 cents per day.
Mr.. CARL reported that the commit
tee on insane had visited the State
Asylum, where fifty-three county pa
tients are maintained and found them
well taken care of.
Some discussion arose over the repairs
that are being made to the PENIS Neck
bridge, where abutments and wing walls
are being built by the Bridgeton Con
struction Company, at cost, plus fifteen
per cent.
Mr.. Reeves motion that no more work
over $500 be done, except by contract
was defeated by a vote of Z to 8.
The Board had followed the present
plan, because they thought it would be
the cheaper method, and because of the
uncertain character of the work to be
done, most of it being under water.
Engineer Keasbey said that no person
could do the work on the PENIS Neck
bridge for $500 and that no contractor
had ever presented bids as low as two
thirds of the estimated cost. and the
estimated cost on the PENIS Neck bridge
was above $500.
Judge Waddington addressed the Board
on a matter which he considered of vital
Importance to the county, in that Thomas
Washington, the overseer of the convict
road camp, had stated his purpose to
take up fishing in the spring, as he is not
receiving as much as he could make at
other work. He now receives s. a dav.
for seven days in the week. He has
proven an exceptional man in the posi-
ton, and Judge Waddington said he ap-
proved the method Of the road camp. 1t
was an experiment at the beginning. but
under. the supervision Of Mr.. Wadding-
ton the results had exceeded his fondest
hopes. Mr.. Waddington, he said, had the
qualities or a personality to manage the
prisoners that but few men possess, and
though men might be obtained at a less
figure, it would be an experiment and the
results doubtful. He advocated paying
Mr.. Waddington the sum per day he asks.
as set forth in a resolution that was
presented, which is So per day as chief
guard and So per day as road foreman,
the salaries to run concurrently, and that
he be paid a further sum of fifty cents
per day to each Of the salaries if at any
time the number of prisoners shall ex-
coed twenty, the appointment to be for
one year.
The Board discussed the matter for a