Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-12

BYFREEHOLDERS
Adopted on Death Of Freebooter
Bennett Hear Explosion Report
Bv stag CorrespoHdcat.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 12:-At
the weekly meeting of the Board of
Freeholders, which was held yester-
day instead of today on account of
this day being a legal holiday, the
committee appointed to draft resolu-
tons on the death of Freebooter
Bennett presented the following,
which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God in His infinite wisdom to remove
from our midst one of the members
of this Board in the Person of J.. Ed
gar Bennett, of Cranbury, n. j., a
member whose integrity, sense of
duty, and fine gentlemanIy qualities
endeared him to all with whom he
was brought into contact, and par
ticularly endeared him to the mem
bers OF this Board, through their init
mate association with him during the
passed two years,
Now therefore be 1t and 1t is here
by resolved, that his Board expresses
it's heartfelt sympathy and deep regret
at his untimely death and extend to
his family its sympathy in their be-
reavement, and
BE It further resolved, that this
resolution be spread in full upon the
minutes Of this Board and a certified
thereof attested by the director
and clerk of this board be sent to the
family OF the deceased.
II. J. BELLOFF,
"E. L. LOBLEIN,
&c. NJ. HAIGHT,
IF. GEBHARDT,
&c. s. APPLICABLE,
"WM s. DEFY"
Reports from the government
plants show a decrease of explosives
stored in this county since the last
reports were made
At the Morgan general ordnance
depot the report for the week ending
December 81. indicates hat 1O.oOS
high explosive shells, 3,006 low explo-
sive shells and 161 pounds of smoke
less powder We're shipped away. The
balance remaining in storage at the
end of the ear vas high explosive
shells 86S 453; Low explosive shells,
.1,754,64S; smokeless powder, 459 S31
pounds; amato1. 1917 046 pounds; I
Mt, 5000 pounds and black powder.
8 44O pounds.
In line with the promise made by
officials OF the war department hat
the black powder stored at Rarlian
would be speedily removed
s74,4S9 pounds of tina material has
been shipped away since last Christ
542,770 pounds remaining in
storage there on February Z.
or the smokeless powder, 600
pounds has been disposed of, leaving
a balance of 1S.370,997 pounds. A
slight decrease in the nunlhe.' Of
is also shown. 5000 low ex-
plosive shells having been shipped,
5.441,2SS in storage.
Other materials stored at Raritan
February were Pyro cotton,
10.S37,190 pounds: 2785,038 high ex-
shells: 1O,050 931 pounds Of
nitrate; German shells 21.S26;
German fuses 14,907 and 81 7O2
pounds of gun cotton.
The January report of Nathan Rob
ins. sealer of weight ANA measures
was received. showing a total of S55
for the month.
A resolution presented by Free
holder Clarence Haight was adopted
by the board, which authorizes the
payment Of ~$4.627.29 to the Standard
Btthulitic Company for improvements
made to Railway avenue, Roosevelt.
In 1917.
This amount represents the five per
retained by the county on the
made byy Meagher & Smith,
Perth Amboy. September II. 1917,
and which was later assigned to the
Bithulitic Company. The work done
Under the contract was accepted as
complete by the county November Fl.
Bids for furnishing materials for
1ituminous concrete road surfaces
to be advertised for by clerk Of
he board. Thomas J. Mulvihill. on
/ resolution by Freebooter Haight.
These bids which are to be for War
Amiesite. Topeka, type r. and
.ype e are to be in and publicly open
I'd February 20.
County collector F. William Hill
GER was authorized to borrow SIS 600
n anticipation Of taxes for the year
Then ote on which this sum is
be borrowed to mature June 20,