The Penn's Grove record., 1920-10-15
County FreehOlders
Discuss Fences
Pay For Burial of INDECENT Sol
diers Raised-ROad Build
ing Progressing

The old contention about that por-
ton of the Salem-Pennsville road
which passes through Churchtown was
r~esurrected once more in the regular
monthly meeting of the Board of
Chosen Freeholders on Wednesday
when there was brought up for con-
%sideration a bill for the rebuilding of
the fences of those property owners
who had been persuaded to move them
back so as to give the County nine
feet width for the new concrete road
way.
Mr.. Layman objected to the pay
ment of the bill because the County
had not been given back all of the
ground that belonged to it by these
property owners He said that these
people had enjoyed this land for many
years and it was the County's. They
should have placed their fences back
to the right line as given by the en-
gineers.
Mr.. Heron stated that he had had
supervision of the work of replacing
the fences and that the bill was right.
AS for waiting until the County got
more land that had been settled be-
tween the Road Committee and the
property owners and both parties were
satisfied. The County had a good width
Tor the road and he favored finishing
the road before taking up the matter
OF regaining any more land now &C.
cupied by these people.
Mr.. Layman called attention to the
fact that the fences are right along
side of the trolley tracks. The Free
holders did not seem to think that this
should worry them as long as the
owners were satisfied. There was a
sidewalk on the church yard side of
the street anyway.
Mr.. Reeves said that it would be
found that when the road was finished
the people would use the street be-
cause it would be such an improve
ment over what they have been used
to for so many years.
Director Gray said that this road
had been a eosgpath for thirty years
and now it is to be a. real road. He
felt that the County had done very well
to get such a piece of land from the
people at absolutely nc cost and with
out litigation. He considered it a piece
of good business and should be salts
factory to the taxpayers.
The bill was finally paid.
Another bill which had been refer
red by the auditing committee to the
body for consideration did not share
the same fate. 1t was held up. This
bill was rendered by the Registry and
Election Board of Upper Penns Neck
Township for auto hire for travelling
around the Township to register the
voters. The Board decided that a
sufficient sum was paid each of the
officers and that this was supposed
to include transportation.
Jail and Road Camp
The committee on the Jail and road
camps made their usual reports.
There are at present eight prisoners
in the County Jail and Is at the camp,
making 81 in all. The maintenance at
the Jail for the month was $105.49, or
72 cents per man per day. The heavy
cost of the keep of so few prisoners is
accounted for by the fact that $4S was
paid out for a stock of potatoes dur
ing the month. The total cost at the
Road Camp was $406.85, OF 81 Is
cents per day per prisoner.
Two resolutions were presented by
the Finance Committee to authorize
loans for $4,000 and $4,000 respec-
lively to cover current expenses. The
smaller note is only for a few days
as a check for that amount is due from
the State Highway Commission. The
loans were negotiated with the Salem
ATo+.o-aI Do~l-~ Cor1Donr The r-oc0-
lutions were adopted.
The reports of the Bridge and Road
Committees were read and the recon-
mendations adopted. 1t was reported
that Hawkes. Bridge is now open fol
traffic.
Burial of INDECENT Soldiers
A bill has been presented by Roy j
Allen for $259.85 in payment for the
burial of four INDECENT soldiers. The
committee on INDECENT soldiers took uI
the matter of the proper amount to be
paid for this County. Solicitor Keas-
, bev found that the law passed in 1897
provided that S25 should be paid fol-
burial and SIS for a tombstone. In
!; 1911 the amount to be paid for buria
! was increased to $50 and in 1913 the
amount to be paid for a tombstone
was fixed at $40. In 1918 this latter
appropriation was fixed at S25 and IN
1919 the maximum figure for burle
was made 500.
IN approving Mr.. Aliens bill the
Board passed a resolution fixing the
: maximum cost of burial at SIS and the
!, tombstone S25.
A communication from c. G. Lip
nincott. who has the contract for fur
nishing the County with fuel stated
that there had been an advance of 81
: cents a ton in the price of bituminous
coal and that the freight and tax hat
| advanced S1.00. This would make The
!, coal cost the County S1.35 more thai
, the former price.
Supervisor Patrick was instructed
% procure a SUPPLY Of cinders TO D.
1eed on the Penns Neck causeway ant
on n other road that needed it. h