The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-13
Unfinished Road
To Be Opened
The Road Between ChurchtOwn
and Canal Bridge Cannot be
Finished This Year and
Will be Opened for
Traffic

Traffic
Practically giving up all hope that
the Pennsville-Pen Grove road be-
tween Churchtown and Canal Bridge
can be completed this year on account
of the embargo in freight cars the
County Board of Chosen Freeholders
on Wednesday, at their monthly meet
ing, came to an agreement with Con-
tractor Burke whereby the highway
will be opened to traffic. Mr.. Burke
stated that the concrete portion would
be ready for use in about four days
and that there was no reason why the
public should not be permitted to use
all of the section. He further said
that while he had heard that the am
barge would ease up shortly he had no
hope of getting any more material this
year.
Supervisor Patrick was instructed
to put men at work leveling the un-
finished portion of the section and to
keep it in good condition for travel.
Three sections of road are now be-
ing held up by the non-arrival of ma
terial on account of the embargo. In
taking up the matter of the Penns-
ville-Penns Grove road Mr.. Heron
asked that the Board make some ar
rangement SO that the public could use
the section under construction until
the contractor did receive material so
that he could go ahead with the work.
He said that keeping the road closed
while there was no material in sight
was a hardship on the public.
Thn fipon for. oapon1nfIro fhic cao-
ton had expired and under the condi-
tions of the contract the contractor
would have been liable to the usual
daily penalty, but because the work is
held up through no fault of his w
it was decided to grant an extension
of time to October 18th.
Thanking the Board for its consid-
Grafton Mr.. Burke said that technically
the road is his until it is completed
and he could block it off at each end
of the section and keep it closed but
as he did not see any chances of re-
ceiving material in the neal future he
was perfectly satisfied to have the
Board put it in condition for traffic to
accommodate the public.
The report of the bridge committee
showed that there were several con-
tractors who were not pushing the
work on their respective bridges and
upon the recommendation of the com
mittee each was notified to get busy
within ten days.
The August meeting of the Board of
Freeholders was the shortest that has
been held this year. The Freeholders
were not called to order until lib
and adjournment was taken at 1.15.
A resolution was presented by the
Finance Committee appropriating
$1,000 to the Board of Almshonse
Trustees for expenses for the current
month. 1t was adopted.
The vouchers for the monthly pay
of the two guards at the road camp
had been held up because they called
for wages at $500 a day instead of
$500. Mr.. Lounsbury stated that the
Road Camp Committee had agreed to
increase The pay of these men to five
! dollars and in accordance with this
agreement the bills were approved.
A communication from the sanitar-
izun for tuberculosis patients at White
Haven, Pennsylvania, was read and
accepted. This communication stated
that owing to the increase in the S
of all supplies and foods 1T had been
necessary to raise the weekly rates
for patients from SIG to $18. This
becomes operative Immediately with
new patients and with old patients on
September 1st.
The report of the Jail Committee
showed that there were only two in
mates in the county jail and IL at the
road camp, making IL IN all. n
cost of maintenance at the jail fDr the
month was S54.43 or "a Is cents per
prisoner per day. The cost of main
tanning the road camp ives $396.1o, or
55 1-5 cents per prisoner per day
All the recommendations OF the
Bridge and road Committees were
adopted by resolution
Upon the suggestion of Supervisor
Patrick it was decided to notify the
owner of the old toll gate house on
the Quinton-M Marlboro turnpike to re-
move the building as it is a danger
Gus obstruction to travel.
Upon recommendation of the FL
nance Commattee the salaries OF the
engineers and assistants were ixed at
$50 an hour instead of a fiat rate OF
SO a day as heretofore. 1t was also
decided that County Engineer Keasbey
should be granted a two weeks vaca-
ton with pay the same as the other
men in the department.
DivOrce Granted