The Penn's Grove record., 1919-09-12
County FreehOlders Meeting
Wider Concrete Road Fer l.. p.
Neck. New Trustee From
u. p. Neck

Another unsuccessful attempt was
made at the meeting of the Chosen
Freeholders on Wednesday to have a
foot path erected on Penns Neck bridge
which crosses the Salem creek and con-
meets Salem with the Salem-Penns
Grove Road.
The matter was called up by Free
holder Reeves, who has ~championed
TINS improvement for some time. Mr..
Reeves stated that the traffic over this
bridge was heavier than ever and that
more people are walking over it now
than ever before. They are in constant
danger of being run down by automo-
biles and trucks as they pass over to
take the car to Penns Grove or the up
town car.
The proposition was treated as usual
IN a HSht .I3nner by most of the mem
DerS, probably because they have carS
:. - UMn :.tIq also because they
think that it will be more of a conven-
iSao@ - the traction than to
the public. At any rate the motion
made by Freebooter Reeves was not
seconded and the matter dropped with
out debate.
WILL MAKE WIDER ROAD
Acting upo the suggestion of the
County Engineer, Keasbey, it was de-
clded TO change the plans of the third
section of the Penns GroVe-Pennsville
road and make it 20 feet wide with no
stone shoulders, the concrete to be Z
inches thick at the edges and ten inches
in the center. This was also recon-
lnenaed by d. A. Williams, division en-
Sineer OF the state highway COlnlnlS-
sion, as expressed in d letter which
treated in an exhaustive mannor on the
ACCESSIBILITY of making roads wider and
heavier to meet the demands of the in
creased traffic and the greater image
of trucks.
1t was the general opinion of the
Board that it would be more economl-
cal to do this as it would mean bulldlng
for the future instead of the present.
After the reports of the Bridge and
Road Committees had been disposed OF
= - ~f Tho LNuvn n
Express Company for damages for a
truck that nae broken thru the bridge
near Courses Landing was taken up.
There was d bill of Cunningham q Son
for $3.50 for removing the truck and
repairing it, also a bill for $50 for loss
of the use of the truck from August 20
to September 3. In the absence OF So
licitor Keasbey an opinion had been Sc
cured from Mr.. billiard to the effect
that the County was not liable to dam
ages or any part of the claim. A reso-
luton which authorized the committee
to inform the parties that the Board
will pay any judgment which may be
entered against the County in the court
of competent jurisdiction was adopted
JAIL AND ROAD CAMP
The reports of the jail and road camp
prisoners in the Institutions. Twenty
one. are at the road camp. h MAIN
tenance at the Jail for the month was
500. or Bis cents a prisoner a day. AT
the road camp the cost of all supplies
and Keep OF prisoners was s~S61.62. or
SIS cents a day a prisoner.
On motion of Mr.. Borton, supervisor
Patrick was granted a two. weeks, va
cation with pay. Mr.. Patrick's physl-
clan had recommended that he take a
vacation on account of his health
NEW ALMSHOUSE TRUSTEE
Mr.. Brandriff announced that there
was a vacancy in the Board OF Aims
house Trustees, Mr.. Frank S. Harris;
of Upper Penns Neck, having moved
to Burlington county, and he moved
hat William H. Slye, of Carneys Point,
be appointed in his place. rms ap-
pointmen was made unanimous.
Mr.. BaIlinger, of Mannigton township,
appeared before the Board and asked
hat the hollow at the cross ROADS at
Slape's corner be filled in to make the
new work at that point more attrac5
tive and the road safer; rms caused
much discussion ana Ihe ina.lel o.
finally referred to the Road COMMITTEE
and Engineer, with power TO ACT
Resolutions passed by the committees
of Warrington, OIoinahs
ing the county to take over the por-
lions of the Pointers-Auburn ROAD win.
in their limits were received. Cpoh
the recommendation of the ROAD Com
mittee the portion of the road IN man
nington township was accepted, put tne
nortions in the other townships VIII
not be taken over at this time. Reso-
in,Ttions covering their future accep-
ance were presented and adopted.
THE monthly report of the county
Supervisor was read ana acce pprte cd that
the County Solicitor had entered Juog-
ment and issued execution Whlcll 70
fects the lien against the real ssaare
caleb Costill. a lunatic. me properly
will not be offered for sale although IL
covers the support of this person. ha
roads of the county VIII pe hiauo oH
Wednesday, October l5th'