The Penn's Grove record., 1919-02-14

ed. The total estimates are S104, 900.
A resolution authorizing the Clerk
to advertise for bids for the work on
sections 4, 5, and Z, of the Malaga
Penns Grove road to be opened on
March 10th was adopted as was also
one authorizing him to advertise for
bids for section 8 of the same road.
In approving the plans and specifi-
cations for the new Cranberry bridge
the Clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids to be opened March 3 at II
o'clock.
Another Bond Issue
On motion of Mr.. Heron, the Solici-
tor was instructed to prepare the
papers for $50, 00Qbond issue for the
building of the road from the Lower
Canal Bridge to Plant No. 2.
A resolution which was presented
by Mr.. Borton transferred $4,000
from the surplus reserve to the cur
rent account. This was adopted.
Another resolution i%nstructing the
County Collector to pay $500 to J.
Emmor Robinson, Treasurer of the
Trustees of the Almshouse, was also
adopted.
AuQIlOT > L USlllOH Maui L Cl lidliCHl
The report of the audit of the ac-
counts of the County Collector for the
year 1918, by Morris Stratton, c. P.
A., was read and ordered filed.
A communication from Mr.. Stratton
was read in which he stated that he
would have to charge S125 to audit
the accounts next year and if the
Board thought fit to pay this amount
he would audit the Collectors accounts
monthly, thus keeping them up to date.
This proposition looked good to the
Board and it vas adopted and Mr..
Stratton's salary was fixed at S125.
Will Investigate All %Inquests
Solicitor Hilliard made an eXhaus-
tive report on the Coroners' bills that
had been referred to him and gave the
Board some valuable information on
the law regulating these officials.
In the matter of burying the dead
bodies upon. which inquests had been
held he said the law put the limit of
cost for the burial at S25 and he
found that in no CASE had more than
SIS been charged. At the same time
no Coroner had the right to bury a
body unless it was absolutely certain
that the party had no or
friends. In some cases men had died
and had been buried by the coroner
when there was back money coming to
him from his employer. This was not
in accordance with the law.
In the matter of physicians fees
the oroner had no right to take a
physician out to view a body and pay
him a fee for it. If there was any
reason for an inquest and it was nee
S to find out the cause of death
then the physician could be employed.
He recommended that the committee
investigate all inquests to find out
whether or not such inquest was nee
essary so that the practice of holding
inouests on ordinary deaths might be
discouraged. The Board decided that
this should be done hereafter.
Prison and Road Camp
The Committee on county jail re-
ported six white and Is black prison.
ers. The bills for the month amount
to S324.O1, which included the ice bill
for the year. The per diem cost per
prisoner was 40 2-3 cents.
At the Road Camp there were III
black and Is white prisoners. The per
diem cost per man "a 38.9 cents.
In connection with this report Mr.
Lounsbury asked for a new team as 1t
was needed on the work. The Com
mittee had also purchased new lumber
for the erection of an addition to the
camp as it was o~vercrowded. The
camp is doing good work and paying
for itself. The Board approved of the
suggestions.
The County Bridges
The Bridge Committee made the fol-
lowing report which was accepted:
Covered Bridge, Salem, MI. Patrick
raise the sidewalk on the Claysville
end ~ inches. The meadow bank
having been raised caused a high tide
to overflow the road.
Cranberry Bridge-Engineer Sparks
has prepared drawings and specltlca-
tions for a new bridge, 80 feet long
and II foot span.
Upper Canal Bridge-A piece OF
land for the tenders cabin had been
bought from Mr.. Jordan for S125.
Pine Branch Bridge, Alloway town
ship-Mr. McCarson lengthen bridge
eight feet.
Hazlehurst Bridge-Mr. McCarson
lengthen bridge 10 feet.
Hitchner Bridge-Mr. McCarson
lengthen it 10 feet.
Bridge head of Hitchner Pond-Nr.
McCarson put on new deck n repair
wing wall.
Beazley's Neck Bridge-Mr. Louns-
bury put in two 24-inch pipe 80 feet
long; cost $42O.22, including cost OF
tearing out old stone bridge.
Creek Bridge, County line, between
Woodstown and Harrisonville-NeW
deck on Salem county end.
A. B. Washington Bridge-Replace
with 4S-inch pipe, "a feet long with
wing walls.
Colson Mill Bridge-Repairs ap-
proved.
Work on The Roads
The report of the Road Committee
besides the maintenance on some roads
included the following specific repairs;
Hancock's- Canton road-Shells haul
ed from Salem and placed on lower
end of Locust Island road at intersec-
ton of roads, completing the improve