The Penn's Grove record., 1917-10-12
10 Hove Form Demonstration
Will Borrow Money To Get Fed
eral Aid For Upper Penns
Neck Road

For several months some of the
leading farmers have been urging the
Board of Freeholders to employ a
Farm Demonstration, a man educated
IN scientific agriculture, to instruct
farmers to get out of the ruts of their
forefathers and tell them how to meet
the advanced needs of soil culture.
At the October meeting on Wednes-
day a delegation was present consist
ing of Asa Moore, President of the
South Jersey Farmers Exchange,
Asher Washington, Of Woodstown;
Col. ID. Stewart Craven and Supt. H.
{. Dixon, of Salem; Mr.. Woolman, of
Elmer; Mr.. Bevins, of Alloway; with
Clifford Crispin, of l.. p. Neck, chair
man, all spoke of good that demon
strators had done elsewhere, and the
1eed of m in Salem County, Prof.
Alva Agee, of the State Experiment
Station, who is in charge of all the
demonstrators, told the value of such
/ man and benefits to the farmers in
getting bigger and better crops. The
State and Federal government Will
pay his salary and that of an office
assistant. The cost to the County
will be to buy a Ford Automobile. nav
the telephone bills and maintain an
office in the Court House. The es-
timated cost is $500 a year. For the
remainder of the present year, 5000.
On motion of ]. Gilbert Borton,
eight voted to employ the Demonstra-
tor, three not voting, A resolution
was passed to appropriate 5000 from
1917 fund and 5000 from 1918 budget.
The Demonstration may be appointed
in two weeks.
Mr.. Reeves stated that Judge Black
had asked for a silk nag for the court
room and the Public Buildings Com
mittee was instructed to purchase
one.
Mr.. May reported that Sheeprun
bridge had been broken thru by an oil
truck and the road is now closd. He
asked whether the Board wanted a
wooden or an asphalt one built in
its place and the matter was left to
him and Director Gray.
MIR. Griscom reported 23 prisoners
in the county Jail and s in the road
camp. The total cost of the Jail for
the past month was $212.34, an aver
age of Bic per prisoner per day.
The Finance committee reported ed
vertising for bids for shells for the
roads and having received but one,
that of Lewis Boyer, for Size per bu-
shell. They recommended the award
ing of the contract to Mr.. Boyer at
that price and the recommendation
was adopted. Mr.. Heron made a
plea for some of the shells at once for
the Lower Penns Neck Road and he
and the road supervisor we're author
lied to secure them.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the borrowing of $10,500 from the
Penns Grove National Bank and
$14,475 from the Salem National Bank
for county use in anticipation of
taxes.
The committee was instructed to
make repairs to the approaches at
Penns Neck bridge and The matter of
repairing the jewsharp was left to
the committee with power to act,
Each member of the Board is to be
furnished with a copy of the trolley
franchise that they may keep tabs on
that company. The action was taken
because 1t was said that the trolley
company Is making no effort to repair
the floor of the lower canal bridge
and some of the members did not
know whether it was the county's or
company's duty to have it repaired.
1t was ordered that the Clerk notify
the trolley company to have the work
done at once.
1t was also ordered to advertise for
bids for painting the covered bridge
at Salem, which has not been painted
for II years.
In compliance with a resolution
adopted by the State Highway Com
mission providing that when it be-
comes necessary to change the esti-
mates of the various counties for re-
pairs and maintenance of the State
roads that such alterations in esti-
mates be done by resolutions stating
the reasons for such changes, a reso-
'ntion prepared by County Engineer
Sparks was introduced giving list of
roads and amounts estimated necessa-
ry for each and stating that the rea-
son for increasing the estimates is be-
cause of the scarcity of labor and the
high price of materials. The total
amount estimated as necessary is
$4,000. The resolution was adopted.
Acting Solicitor billiard gave his
opinion that the County has no legal
right to pay Borough and Township
Clerks election bills as has been the
practice of the Board, but that other
election expenses are legally to be
paid by the county as heretofore. 1t
was ordered therefore that the Board
will not pay these bills this year. Nh.
billiard also reported that the busi-
ness stands had been removed from
the court house plaza and that they
would not return and also that the
Mayor had informed him that he
would not grant licenses to itinerant
peddlers to sell goods there. Bees
Park has been rented as a place to
hold sales of household goods. On
his suggestion a motion was passed
~consenting to an order being made in
Cumberland county fixing the abode
of William Johnson as Salem County
and ordering that johnson be trans
ferred to the Trenton asylum at the
Tcounty's expense. Nj. billiard stat
ed that it has been found that john
son, who is now in the Cumberland
county hospital, has no estate. john
son formerly Oporatad q mill ~ EJraor