The Penn's Grove record., 1917-03-16
GET ALL THE U. s. AID
Board of Freeholders Vote to
Rush Penns Grove-AtIantic
City Road

alu given 10 New Jersey snOuIu De spent
"a improve the road from Penns Grove
to Atlantic City. When the foreign
battleships and German U-Boats get TO
this side of the Atlantic the first object
will be to spoil Americas play ground.
4 just as bad boys do. Congressman will
want to go see the battle, just as cur
ious as Congressman were to see the
first battle of Bull Run-when they ran.
If there be no battle the congressman
will be most anxious to get to the play
: ground when Woodrow Wilson, the
Worlds School Master, gets thru teach
ing that bunch of wilful men Congress
ional Government" which he has been
doing since he wrote a book with that
title in 1885. The Penns Grove route
is the nearest for them and the rough
est.
New Jerseys share of Federal Aid is
$4,000. On Tuesday, Freeholders Har-
ry =. Grey, Gilbert Borton, Richard
Griscom. Charles l.. Smith and County
Engineer II. b. Keasby went to Trenton
and captured Woodrow Wilson's sur
plus to the States which is the first that
was distributed since Jackson's distrf-
button for schools in 1896.
After wrestling with State Road Com
missioner +. A. Stevens from 10 o'clock
they captured it from Governor Edge
by 4 o'clock. together with about $40.-
600 more. Mr.. Stevens told the Salem
County delegation that they could have
it. but he could got give an assurance
because he would soon be legislated out
of Office and a commission will take his
one-man power.
How it came about is this according
to the Records telepathic message.
Freebooter Smith goes for a thing in
earnest when he wants it and generally
gets it, if it is to be had. When one
hears a conversation like this the cap
ture of Federal aid may be accounted
for. Says Smith, 'Governor, o We're
elected by the next biggest majority
ever given in New Jersey. Stokes and
the other old leaders are has beens'.
You want to go to the Z. S. Senate.
The Penns Grove route is the shortest
and you need the smoothest roads to
travel on"
Governor Edge saw the point quick
" as all good newspaper men do. As
he will be an ex-officio member of the
new road commission and hold the ba-
lance of power he said: Salem county
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THE FREEHOLDERS BATTLE
At the meeting of the Freeholders in
Salem on Wednesday the bids for the
sixth section of the Penns Grove-Malaga
road were considered and figures are as
fellows:N
Couting & Fox. Ocean City.$ S5,431.S4
J. f. Burke Co, Plainfield.. 1OS,032.33
Sutton & Cofson Ocean City. 10S,977.10
!. Paul ]. SNYDER Co, Phila. =. 110,611.2S
Kelley. Con. Co., Camden. 112,174,19
The great difference between the low
est and the highest led j.. f. Fox, one
of the firm to believe there was an error
in the figures of their engineer. He re-
fused to sign the contract and forfeited
the 81, 700 certified check sent with the
bid.
The Board voted to advertise again
for bids to be opened April 9th.
The sixth section. extends from the
stone road ending at Biddle creek, to
the Pilesgrove line. road leading from
Auburn to Courses Landing, a distance
of 2.S5 miles. 1t is to be made of stone
base to be built this year and the annie
site tops next year.
At the January meeting the Board
voted that the county engineer survey
the road between Pennsville and Salem
for the purpose of having it built before
the Penns Grove-Malaga route was fin
ished. On Wednesday the Board voted
10 to 4 in favor of having the Pennsville
Salem survey completed, but after Mr..
Heron said that the Lower Penns Neck
: township committee would not pay 10
per cent of the cost. the vote was rescin-
ded and the Board directed the county
engineer to proceed with sections 3, 4
and 3 until completed.
The discussion caused by Mr.. Heron
letting the attitude of Lower Penns
Neck committee be known was the most
exciting ever held by the Board.
s.. p. Foster, president of the County
Tax Board requested that a filing ca
binet be purchased in which to safely
keep Sthe tax duplicates at a cost of
abottf200. 1t was approved and Mes
srs. Reeves, Lounsbury and Powers
were appointed a committee to purchase.
A motion to borrow $4,000 was pass
ed and an appropriation $4,000 was vot-
ed to the Almshouse Trustees.
Mf. Griscom, the cost of Jail for Jam
uary, $17S.09; for February, 1858.
During the month twenty white and ivs
cOlored prisoners had been in Jail at a
.+eest of>19 cents a day.
Sheriff A. l.. Fox appeared before the
Board in behalf of Herman Bose. who
had been committed from Penns Grove
until 500 was paid. He had been pri-
soner on the road and had earned $50.
His release would cost the county moth
ing. 1t was ordered.
Charles Hall resigned as tender of
Penns Neck bridge and Samuel r. Pa
trick was elected.
A resolution was passed expressing
appreciation to the DUPONT Company
for their public spirit shown in donating
a strip of land at their reservoir, for
merly Dancer mill pond, so the road can
be Strengthened.
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