The Penn's Grove record., 1919-12-12
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holders of Morris County inviting the
members of the Salem County Board
to a conference to be held at the Treat
Hotel in Newark. on Monday after
noon, December 18th, which is to be
attended by all of the Boards of Free
holders in the State except those of the
Counties of the first class, The pur-
pose of the conference is to discuss
county finances with the special object
of obtaining such legislative relief as
may be needed by the smaller oun
ties. The invitation stated:
From former experiences it is our
belief that no satisfactory results can
be obtained from the Legislature with
out the cooperation of all he counties
interested"
The communication was accepted and
filed and Director Gray appointed the
Finance Committee together with En-
gineer Keasbey as a committee to at
tend the conference.
Upon presentation of the proper pc
tition, Harry H. Lavenstein was grant
ed permission to use the county roads
for the purpose of removing "a houses
from Fenton's Beach to the property
of the dupont Land and Development
Company. The houses had been pur-
chased from the dupont Chemical Com
pany.
Mr.. Samuel Weigel asked permission
to erect a tumbling dam in the creek
at a property which he had bought at
Jacksonville This property is on the
Gloucester County line and the Board
granted permission provided the Board
of Freeholders of the other county al
so granted it.
County Charges In state Asylum
Mr.. Patrick reported that the Com
mittee composed of himself and Messrs.
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Asylum at Trenton. They had found
all of their charges in good health and
a number of them mentally able to go
out into the world again. He said that
the asylum is managed in admirable
manner and that they were highly
pleased with its condition. There are
43 patients at the asylum from Salem
County at the present time.
When the reports of the committees
on bridges and roads were taken up
the recommendations of both were
adopted.
The requests of several of the con-
tractors for bridges and oad for ex-
tension of time for the completion of
their work were granted.
Jail and Road Camp
The report of the Jail Committee
showed that there were three inmates
at the present time. The total cost of
food for the month was $27.41, or AZ
and Ito cents per day per prisoner.
There are only Is at the Road Camp
and the total cost of maintenance for
the month was s311.79, which is 51h |
cents per day per prisoner. This in
includes all supplies. |
Court House Settling |
1t has been reported at a previousl
meeting that the wall separating the
Freeholders' chamber from the hallway
in the court house building was ~settl-I
ing. ,.s. \
Mr.. Powers for the Public Property
Committee reported that the foundation1
wall in the cellar which was supposed
to support this wall was not withinl
four feet of it and another foundation1
wall is needed. This will be built att
once. 1
Solicitor Keasby was instructed by4
resolution to commence condemnationd
proceedings against Albert E. Hum-d
phries for a piece of property that isl
needed in order to straighten a por-
ton of the road from Canal Bridge te-l
Churchtown. This is he section of
the Salem-Penns Grove road that is
to be rebuilt in concrete next summer
Mr.. HUMPHREYS wanted $3.50 for the
land but the committee did not Him
that it was worth more than $50. This
sum he had refused to accept. Hence
the action.
Acting Supervisor Powell was grant
ed permission to order a carload of
cinders so that he will have them. han
dy when needed to repair roads. He
also asked the Freeholders to instruct
the scrapers in their townships to
scrap the roads after every rain.-:This
MS being done in some townships and
it is found that the roads are kept in
better condition. II
1t was decided to repair the approach
to the covered bridge in Salem with
the same material being used on Mar
ket Street This will cost about $1,000. |