The Penn's Grove record., 1920-02-13
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whites. Inc Cost VI hGCPih5 n jail
prisoners was an average of 36.S cents
each per day and at the ROAD Camp
70.5 cents each per day.
At the July, 1919, meeting Temper
airy Loan Notes were authorized to pay
for the reconstruction of Long Bank
Bridge in Lower A1loways Creek town.
ship. the contract for which was let to
William H. Slough, of Yorktown, but
as the Notes have not been actually
issued the resolution was rescinded and
the County Collector instructed to pay
all bills for work on this contract out
of the regular bridge appropriation.
Walter A. Hunt, clerk of the Bor-
ough Of Penns Grove, called the Boards
attention to the condition of some of
the ballot boxes that are now at his
disposal for the coming elections and
requested that some new ones be fur
nished. This matter was left in the
hands of the Election ommittee.
Attention was called by Sheriff w.
Il. Mifflin to the fact that when the
persons drawn to serve at the last Pri-
mary and General Elections in Penns
Grove Borough, it was found that in
one district there were three Republic
cans and only one Democrat. He said
he summoned the men, as the law re-
quires him to do, having no reason to
question their politics, and then when
the mistake was discovered he had to
summon a Democrat to take the place
of one of the Republicans. Victor
Knowles, he said, was the Republican
VIII lost out after he had made up the
books and performed some other SER
vices and L. L. Schellinger was the
Democrat appointed. When the vouch-
ers came to the County Collector for
pay for services of the election officers,
Schellinger's bill appeared but Knowles
did not. so the former got the check
for fifty dollars and Knowles nothing.
The Board was not aware that Schel-
linger had not performed all the SER
vices required by law, but only a part,
it was presumed by Knowles that he
would be reimbursed by his successor
but to date nothing has been forthcom-
ing, so the Sheriff was asked to inves-
tigate as he is the man who summoned
J.. f. S~innickson, representing the
Salem & Penns Grove Traction Com
pany, appeared before the Board to con-
duet the hearing of the Company's pc
tition to be allowed to lay tracks and
operate cars across the county road in
Upper Penns Neck township. No one
appeared to offer objections so an or
dinance was introduced and laid over
under the rules until next regular meet
ing for final passage.
The purpose of the Company is to ex-
tend its tracks from the present main
line from GeUHSN lllt 70 ItiIIS bIoNt "
the Dye Works at Deep Water for the
convenience of the thousands of work.
men.
Road Bids Reported
The Road Committee reported that at
the meeting on Monday the following
bids were received for the construction
of the third section of the Pennsville-
Penns Grove road: !
F.. Burke Co, Plainfeld =. $751; 1850
Hill Construction Co, Phila... 64,160.59
& Corson, Ocean City. 67,069.65
The Committee recommended the ac-
of the bid of the Burke firm
and a contract entered into, which was
concurred in.
This new road will extend from the {
present concrete road at Canal Bridge .
and extend to Churchtown est. i
George's), a distance of los miles and q
will be of the same material. 1t will
be twenty feet in width and it is ex-
peeted that work will start the first of
April for the contract calls for it to be q
completed by August first. I
4 deed was presented for the Marl- )
boro and Quinton Turnpike Company /
a check for $1,000 was ordered paid
over to the President, William Plummer
of Qufnton. The township of Quinton
has already paid it's share, 500, the
ten per cent required by law.
The Turnpike was incorporated in
February. 1864, by an Act of the Legis- s
and until February first of this t
year has been a toll road. t
The Board by resolution took over
as a county road that portion of the {
Penns Grove-Malaga road which lies -,
the Borough limits of Elmer, in {
GLIDING Chestnut Street in its entire :
length and Front Street from its in
tersection with Chestnut to the town {
ship line at Maple bridge.
Grover c. Langley, of Glassboro. pre- {
sented a claim for payment for killing
a grey fox in Upper Pittsgroye town.
ship, which was approved upon the
condition that Mr.. Langley make out
his bill in the form required by the
:
Heretofore the bridge tenders of the
Lower and Upper Canal bridges have
been allowed so much a month for ker-
osene expenses, but the Board decided
that no stated sum should prevail but
the tenders pay for what oil they are
required to use. 1t was stated that at
the present price the tenders are re- I
quired to go into their salaries to make
up the deficit.
Division of Road Repair Money
The Road Committee submitted a de-
tailed report of how the money received
from the State shall be applied:
Pole Tavern 10000
CarlIs Corner 10000 ]
Elmer Borough (a) 100000 I
Elmer-Hardingville 100000
Hancock's Bridge-Canton 10000
Hancock's Bridge-Salem 10000
Malaga-Penns Grove
First Section 800 90 .
Second Section 100000
Second Section, second part 10000 s
Third Section (f) i 100000
Sixth Section 10000 8
Mannington-Woodstown 10000 {
100000 | s
Penns Grove-Pedricktown 100000 ;
Penns Grove-Pennsville- :
First Section 10000 :
Second Section 100. 100
Third Section So, 100000
Pointers-Auburn 10000. 90
Marlboro 5000. 90 {
Quinton Remsterville 800. 90 I
Remsterville-Aldine 100 90
Salem-Mannington Hill 300 90
Salem-Penns Grove 10000 |
SaIem-Quinton 10000 '
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