The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-05
COUNTY FREEHoLDERS
MEET AND ORGANIZE.

Samuel W~interDottom Again Mdoe
Director.-The Committees Named.
At the annual meeting of the County
Board of Freeholders, held at Mays
Landing on Tuesday, it was announced
that the total budget for the year was
$810,865.78. The appropriations will
exceed those of last year by $~35,428.82.
The anticipated revenues of the
county will amount to $289,826.87, and
the amount to be raised by taxation is
$521,038.9 81. The increase is due to the
necessity for making appropriations
for meeting bonded issues in accord
ance with the laws of 1%916-1917, known
generally as the Pierson acts. The
sum appropriation for amortization of
bonded issues this veal is $~70,826.99.
Director Samuel Winterbottom, of
Egg Harbor City, whose membership
on the board will expire this year, was
reelected director for 1918 after a
caucus which was held in accordance
with the annual custom before the
noon hour. In naming his committees
Director Winterbottom made only n
important change, appointing F. Fra
ley Doughty, a former director of the
board from Absecon, to the chairman
ship of the Road Committee to sue
coed Dominic Corsiglia, retiring men,
Der from Buena Vista Township. Mr..
Corsiglia's place on the board will be
filled by James Cimino, a former mem
Der.
Director Winterbottom also an
nounced the appointment of the new
Sinking Fund Commission, made nee
essary by reason of the Pierson acts.
The appointees were Edward L. Bader,
of Atlantic City, for three years; DAY.
i'd c. Reed, of Atlantic City, for one
veal and Reuben l.. Babcock, of Alb
secon, for two years. Mr.. Babcock re-
signed from the Board of Managers
of the tuberculosis Hospital. The Di-
rector and County Collector Enoch l..
Johnson by virtue of their Offices are
also members of the Sinking Fund
Commission.
Following are the Committees:
Finance-William L. Black, w. Err
nest Shackelford, F. Fraley Doughty,
Warren Ryon, Robert L. Fitzgerald,
John B.. Tomlin and John w. Risley.
Asylum and Almshouse-Taylor L.
Haines, Edwin Robinson, John P. Ash
mead, Alfred B. Smith, Warren Ryon,
Cyrus F. Osgood and John B. Tomlin.
County Roads-F. Fraley Doughty,
w. Ernest S~hackelford, Charles w.
Clements, John Hanselman, Clark
Adams, Frank Swoboda, Ashley Garri-
son, James Cimino, and Ira T. B.
Smith.
Bridges. Harry Fulmer, Edwin
Robinson, John Hanselman, ALLEN
Tallman, Ashley Garrison, Frank Swo-
boda and William Oxlfy.
Public Buildings-khn B. Tomlin,
Ira T. B. Smith, J&Harry Fulmer.
Clark Adams, Allen Tallman, Frank
Swoboda and Clarence Achenback.
Forfeited Northumberland
McKeague, Charles w. Clements, Al
fred B. Smith, William Soul and Will
liam Oxley.
Ordinances-Norris Smith, John wv.
Risley, William Scull, Clarence T. Ach-
enback and James Cimino.
Soldiers Burial-Cyrus F. Osgood,
Alfred B. Smith, Joseph Collins, Fran
els McKeague and William Scull.
Discharge of Prisoners-Warren
Ryon, Clarence Achenback, William L.
Black, Norris Smith and Frank Swo-
boda.
Printing and Stationery-Robert L.
Fitzgerald, Taylor l.. Haines, Joseph
Collins. Edwin Robinson and Allen
Tallman.
Library-Charles w. Clements, Viii
liam Seull, John Risley, Frank Swo-
boda and James Cimino.