The Penn's Grove record., 1919-10-24
Couaty Roads Inspected
Board of FreehOlders Delighted
With Good Roads

The annual inspection of Salem Coun-
ty roads was made by the Board of
Freeholders and representatives, of the
press last Monday. County Engineer
Howard B. Keasbey and his assistant,
james S. Sparks had arranged the
route and explained the work done and
to be done. They came from Salem to
Penns Grove first.
The concrete road from Penns Neck
canal to the gate at Plant No. 2 was
declared to be the finest yet. 1t is the
first concrete road in the county and
all are well pleased with it. The run
over the amiesite road from Plant No.
2 to the foot of Main Street. Penns
Grove, was a delight on a bright cool
day.
The mixer of the Eastern Paving Co.
at Penns Grove station where the hot
asphalt is mixed with fine stone and
cement was the first to be seen in
Salem County. The mixture is put in
motor trucks and put on top of the ma
cadam base, now being laid from Biddle
creek to Broad Street, Penns Grove.
One and a half inches of stone and as
phalt is put on with a fine top of one
and 1 half inches of asphalt, sand and
cement. This hot-mixture is rolled
smooth. Some prefer it to amiesite. About
half a mile has been laid. Two miles
more are to be covered. About 400
feet in now laid daily.
The gravel road to Pedricktown was
found to be better than last year when
it was torn up greatly by heavy haul
ing at the Delaware Ordnance Depot.
The gite top put on two years
from Pedricktown to New Bridge is
wearing well.
Old Beaver creek covered bridge was
found to be wearing well. The road
from Aubur to Woodstown was the
worst run over. The State has set
aside S25, 900 for improvement to this in
1920. Oldmans and Pilesgrove will pay
10 percent.
All the party enjoyed the dinner at
East Avenue Hotel served by Mrs. e.
F. McGeorge.
In the afternoon the run to Sharp
town was somewhat rough over the
graded road which is to have a con-
crete top next year from the Salem road
to the Upper Penns Neck line.
The Sharptown mill pond has been
abandoned by A. NJ. Oliphant who ran
the mill during the last forty years.
The County is now building a bridge
over the sluice way
Thu run to the Penns Neck line was
rough but that over the .amiesite road
to Biddle creek was like creased light
ming.
The road from uburn to the Point
ers in Warrington is being graded for
a gravel top by the County prisoners.
The road camp is now on the Black
landing lot at Courses Landing. Grad
ing is now in progress from Shapes
corner to Salem creek. Good gravel
has been found on the Black farm at
Courses Landing which will be put on
the top next year.
Thu run over the she'll road in Man.
nington and Quinton was fine, but the
fine dust flies. The lime makes green
grass grow on the roadside.
The recent washing out of a sluice
which held Mad Horse creek from
Stow Creek meadows has washed out
the nds of the bridge which is a puz-
zle. Half the meadow owners do not
want the bank up. Lower Alloways
Creek township Committee would like
the Freeholders to pay two-thirds to
fill where the bridge is The Board
will pay one-third if the meadow COM
pany will pay one-third and the town.
ship one-third. Otherwise the bridge
will be heightened. Only one man owns
meadow to which the bridge is a short
roadway to. About one wagon a week
passes over it. Some thought 1T would
be economy for the County If some one
stole the bridge TX was dome in Bur-
lington County.
About 50 miles were covered during
the day. The Freeholders wifi tour the
southern end of the County next Mon
day.