The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-23
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members were present except Mr.. May.
Director Gray presided.
Jos. r. Moreland, of Paulsboro, ap-
peared before the Board and presented
a survey of the road at st. Georges
Church, at Ch%urchtown. Lower Penns
Neck. By old maps, surveys, stone mon
uments and afidavits of citizens he show
ed that the fence along the cemetery and
Church property was back from the road
line and that the survey for the county
road and trolley line should be further
esrom the fence line, because the owners
ri properties on the opposite had en-
croached upon the road.
The Board passed a resolution to rave
all distractions in public roads removed,
and opened to the full width laid out,
when necessity required.
Mr.. CARL reported that $1S,607.13 had
been spent on the Hancocks Bridge road
in the last three years, of which the
county had paid something over $4,000.
He said it would take SOM $500 to
complete the work they are now doing
on the road, and he was directed to
continue the work.
Mr.. Burk reported that the Associated
Meadow Co, of Oldmans, had put up
their banks to protect their meadow
land from overlooking and also protect
ing the P~edricktown road, under the
agreement with the county, at a cost of
$4S7 to the county, one-haf of the total
expense.
Mr.. Borton asked for the committee
to meet a committee from Gloucester
county on a county line bridge, near
Harrisonville Station, which request was
granted. The committee is Borton,
Gray and Griscom.
The Pilesgrove Board of Education
asked the Board to take some steps to
grade the proposed road in front of the
new school building, so as to hold the
curb which the Board will put down.
The road has not yet been taken over
by the county, but a committee, consist
ing of Borton, Gray, Burk and Griscom.
was appointed to meet a committee of
the Borough Council of Woodstown, rel
ative to some adjustment of the matter.
Mr.. Griscom. for the Committee on
Supplies to the County Jail, reported
twenty-five prisoners in jail, at a cost
1Sr maintenance of $143.57, or an aver
age of 10 81 cents. In the road camp
there were eleven, at a cost of $112.7 ~,
an average of 80 IA cents.
MIR. Griscom, for the committee to
&Etfchase oyster shells, reported a bid
prom Lewis Boyer, of Philadelphia. for
5 IL cents per bushel. and recommend
ed the acceptance of the bid.
Mr.. Powers. for the committee on the
Penns Neck Bridge, reported that they
had received two bids for erecting the
new spa to the bridge, as provided in
the agreement with the Salem and
Penns Grove Traction Company, one
half the cost of which the trolley COM
pany is to pay. The bids were as fol-
lows:
Bridgeton Construction Co... $72, 1850
F. III. Leonard, Wayne, Pa. 100000
These bids were so much in excess of
the original estimate of cost, which was
about $4,000, that a lengthy discussion
ensued pertaining to the matter, be-
tween the engineers representing the
trolley company and the Board, in an
effort to eliminate any items of cost
without weakening the structure below
the load it will be expected to carry. The
trolley people suggested the elimination
of sidewalks and building a bridge to
carry a trolley ear of 10000 pounds in
stead of 10000 pounds. The Salem
members of the Board were opposed to
cutting out the sidewalks and also to
weakening the construction.
Mr.. Hankins, of the Bridgeton Con-
struction Company, said he did not be-
lieve the Board would be able to build
the bridge at the original estimate. even
should they hold off until fall, when it
was believed that the steel market would
be more like normal.
On motion of Mr.. Burk, all bids were
rejected, and further action delayed for
a month.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, the commit
tee on the bridge was instructed to con-
slider the matter, in connection with the
engineer and the trolley company, to
reach an agreement to meet the condi-
lions, and report at next meeting.
The committee on the lower canal
bridge was instructed to procure land
upon which to place the bridge tenders
cabin, and also to approve plans for
Strengthening the bridge for the coming
of the trolley line. and also to advertise
for bids for an electric motor to operate
the draw of the bridge.
Mr.. Borton reported the bridge on the
Auburn road completed and accepted.
Mr.. Smith reported that the commit
tee on the upper canal bridge had viewed
thd bridge. and recommended the pay
ment of 500 by the county for the work
to be don on the bridge, Upper Penns
Neck township committee agreeing to
nav $500 both the county and the town.
ship to have The free use of the wharf
in the future.
Mr.. Burk, for the committee on the
building of the Flanagan bridge, in Old
mans, on the road from Courses Land
ing to Auburn, reported receiving two
bids, one from Hub. Richman, of
~Wocdstown, for $1445, and the other
from Edward Steelman. of Salem. for