The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-16
FEDERAL AID ASSURED
County Bonded To Secure 1t.
Big Expenses Make Heavy
Borrowing

ty Board of ErecholderS was held in
the Court House, Salem, on Wednes-
day. Solicitor I. G.. billiard an
nounced that to secure the Federal
aid of $4,000, to help build sections
3, 4, 5, and 7 of the Penns Grove-Mal-
aga road the County must give a sat
isfactory guarantee that the County's
share will be ready. 70 provide for
this a resolution to bond the County
for $4,000 was adopted. The bonds
are all in denominations of $10,0 900
except one which is $4,000. Twenty
five thousand dollars of the bonds ma
ture next year, twenty thousand in
1919 and $4,000 in 1920. If found
actually necessary to issue the bonds
and pay the interest the county will
lose the difference between the
amount of interest received on the
money deposited from the sale of the
bonds, and the five per cent. paid the
holders of the bonds but it is hoped
that it will not be necessary to issue
the bonds and in the hopes of this
outcome, the Acting Solicitor was
authorized to take up the matter with
the Government authorities showing
them that the county is prepared to
raise the money and that it is acting
III POLISSbly SOOO ldlJn.
Section 6 of the Penns Grove-Mala-
ga road was reported as in a precar-
ious condition because of the trouble
in securing the necessary amount of
ameiSite to complete the work because
of the Government Communicating
flat cars on which it is shipped. The
only alternative was to have it ship
ped in box cars at an additional cost
and on motion Contractor Burke was
authorized 70 procure enough box cars
to complete the work.
Two most astounding letters were
received and read in relation to the
ameisite question. One was from
the General Crushed Stone Company,
the agents for the material, asking
the contractors to make an advance
deposit of $1.50 per ton on the 5000
tons needed and ordered for delivery
next year on the 9th section of this
road, claiming the advance was be-
cause of war and circumstances over
which they have no control. The
other letter was from the contractors,
Sutton Il CorSOn, asking the county
to make the advance deposit of SO, 900.
The county has the contract for the
completion of the road at a specified
sum and has Sutton & Corson's bond
for its completion according to con-
tract. The Board was advised by it's
Solicitor that the county could make
no such payment legally and the Clerk
was instructed to notify the contrac-
tors to this effect.
A resolution was adopted resembling
a former resolution adopted August
22d last requiring the Penns Grove
Traction Company to change parts of
its then existing tracks. The reso-
luton was adopted because the neces-
sity for these changes no longer
exists.
Mr.. Hamilton, Of the State Agri-
cultural Station, was present and
asked to be put in touch with the COM
mittce who will have charge of fur
nishing an office and supplies for the
Farm Demonstration authorized at the
last meeting of the Board. He asked
that a Ford car be bought, an office
donated and some supplies bought.
The matter was left with the Public
Building Committee and Mr.. Borton.
The county authorized the expenditure
of about 5000 this year and the pur-
chase of the car will therefore have to
be postponed until after the first of
the year. The new Demonstration,
whose name is V. c. Vail, of Maryland
is expected to begin active work in
this county December LIST next.
The covered bridge committee re-
ported advertising for bids for paint
ing and of receiving two, one from w.
A. Davis for $125 and the other from
w. Frank johnson for $348. 1t was
voted to award the contract to Mr..
Davis at the amount of his bid.
Mr.. Heron asked for a committee
on a bridge in Goose Lane, l.. P. Neck,
and himself, Reeves and Hancock were
appointed. Messrs. Borton and Lay
man were appointed auditing commit
tee for the next month.
A motion was adopted instructing
the Clerk to notify the Salem and
Penns Grove Traction Company that
the Lower Canal Bridge is now in a
satisfactory condition. This vas on
recommendation of Engineer Wilson
and the request of Superintendent
Berry.
A request from Inspector of Weights
and Measures Howard Hitchner for an
increase in salary, was laid over until
the first of the yea He is now re-
ceiving a salary of 5000 per year.
A bill for damages to his automo-
bile when it struck a bridge abutment,
was presented by Charles Dorrell, of
Alloway township. The bill was for
$37.47 but the Board was advised hat
it had no right to pay the bill.
Sheriff Mifflin addressed the meet
ing asking and recommending that the
salary paid Thomas Washington, who
has had charge of the prison road
camp, be raised from $5 to Sc per day,
the latter sum to cover all costs of
transportation for himself to and from
the camp. Mr.. Waddington has
heretofore been obliged to defray this
expense himself and he asked that the
county pay it. He has bought a car
and said he would transport himself If
the county would make the additional
allowance in his salary. After some
discussion it was voted to grant the
request and to pay his assistant 81
per day.