The Penn's Grove record., 1919-05-16
County FreehOlders Dine
New Roads and Bridges Now
The Hobby of All. Cost
No Barrier

IN f0dAtConoN LII may uCOu
to be the date for the annual meeting
of the new Board of Freeholders to or.
ganize and an extra feast was had
which was smybolical of the JOY of the
victors at the election held the second
Tuesday in March, and also served to
fill the void of the losers. Since the
municipal officials were elected in No.
vember the annual reorganization of
the Board takes place January 1, but
the annual dinner of Salem County
Board of Freeholders continues the
second Wednesday in May. Last
Wednesday Salem County Board of
Freeholders held their annual shad
dinner at the Country Club House on
Elsinboro shore, but before that took
place there were important road prob
lens to be solved in the Court House.
When the Board convened at 1890
all the members were present except
Mr.. Brandriff who arrived later. Mr..
Heron, a Democrat, presided until Di-
rector Gray arrived, which manifested
the good fellowship of the Republican
Board at the beginning of the day and
which continued until the close of the
feast.
George Gaventa reported for the
committee on Almshouse that they
had made a visit and found all in good
condition except that painting would
improve the appearance of some parts.
A committee of the Almshouse
Trustees appeared before the Board
and asked what to do with a patient
who had a cancer in the top of his
head and the cast was so offensive
that its odor contaminated the whole
apartment where he was kept. The
Trustees were authorized to find a
place where such afflicted were kept
and where he would receive more skill
ed treatment and pay the expense.
Harry J. Cable, Esquire, of Upper
Penns Neck township, who is Overseer
of the Poor, appeared before the Board
and asked the privilege of explaining
a bill paid at the previous meeting for
taking a violently insane woman to the
State Hospital at Trenton. He said
he had been accused of collecting the
same from the Township Committee.
He said the bill vas presented to the
Township Committee and paid as he
and his assistants needed the money.
He nor the Committee did not know
whether the expenses should be paid
by the Township or the County. The
Committee paid the bill on condition
that they would be reimbursed by Nj.
Cable if the bill belonged to the Coun-
ty. 1t was not his intention to collect
twice for the same service.
David w. Wright, chairman of the
Township Committee, was present and
confirmed what Mr.. Cable said.
Mr.. Borton made the report on the
Jail prisoners. On May 18th, there
were in Jail 10 black men and one
white; in the Road Camp IS blacks
and II whites. The cost for food for
those in Jail was S221.20, a daily aver
age of 351a cents. Those in the Road
Camp had served S74 days at a cost of
S341.61, average daily cost for food 80
cents.
1t was announced that $4,000 had
been allotted from the State Motor
Vehicle Fund for repairs to the BIZ
luminous road in Woodstown.
The committee on the Penns Grove
Pennsville road, section 2, from Camp
2 to Penns Neck announced the fol-
lowing bids received:
Sutton & Corson, Ocean City $47,956
F. B. Sweeten, Camden 1882
j. F. Burke & Co, Plainfield 53,434
Hamilton Kapuck Construct
ton Company, Phila., 51,599
Sutton & Corson, the lowest bidders,
were given the contract.
To pay for the road construction a
resolution was passed to issue in notes
or bonds, 100000, payable in 8 years,
from April Z, 1919, with interest at 5
per cent.
1t was voted that Miss Robertson,
the stenographer in the office of the
County Superintendent of Schools, be
paid hereafter at the rate of $4,000 a
year, an increase of 500.
The Almshouse Trustees were voted
$500 to meet expenses.
The contract to have Penns Neck
iron bridge at Salem painted at $437
was confirmed not excessive.
The committee on bridge No. 463,
known as Leaps bridge on Sd section
of Penns Grvve-Malaga road reported
the following bids received:
n J. $6,260.s2
Boyd Engineering Co., 1872
Broadway, New York 6,462.4S
William H. Slough, York
town, N. j. 6,l4OSS
George A ~Charlesworth, FL
mer. N. J.. 5,581.86
s,123.52
The contract was given to Nh.
Charlesworth.
The committee on bridge No. 1852,
known as Bishops bridge, reported re-
ceiving the following bids for widen
ing:
Edward Steelman, Salem,
N. ]. s1,659.36
William H. Slough, York
town, N. j. ,939.O9
F. B. Sweeten, Camden, N. }. 2,300.33
Craig & milford, Cedarville,
n. j. I,oI4.oo
The contract was given to Craig &
milford.
The Bridge Committee reported
minor repairs made to Dixon bridge,
to Hazelhurst bridge and to Bivins
bridge.