The Penn's Grove record., 1921-11-25
An Important
Roads Meeting
Four South Jersey Counties on
Reimbursement Plan

Chairman Burton, T.. NJ. SeabrooI
and A. S. !. Doughty, of the Stat
Highway Commission, met in confer
ence at Bridgeton on Saturday last AM
four South Jersey Counties presente,
their requests for road work unde
the State reimbursement plan. Chair
man Burton explained that two years
work has been done this year and th'
funds for 1921 and 1922 are exhaust
ed, while the 1923 funds have beer
pledged for the South Amboy-PertF
Amboy bridge to get the benefit Of
the Federal appropriation. Conse-
quently work entered upon now must
be done by the Counties with the ex-
p~ectation of being reimbursed by the
State in 1924.
For Camden County, Engineer AL
bertson presented the freeholders
resolution asking for the re-surfacing
of the section of Route 8, the White
Horse pike, from Camden City to
Berlin, a distance of Is miles. This
it is estimated, will cost 100000
From Berlin to Atlantic City there is
now an unbroken stretch Of new con-
crete paving.
Engineer Cattell, for Gloucester
County, said that it was greatly de-
sired to h~ard-surface the portion Of
Route 6 from Mullica Hill to the Sa-
lem County line, a distance of eight
miles, but with the work already be-
gun on the Glassboro Westville and
Grown Point roads, they did not feel
that they could further bond the
County for it. He was gratifed
to learn from Mr.. Seabrook, of the
Commission, that funds for this eight
miles have already been arranged for
by the Commission and the work can
go ahead.
In response to questions, Mr.. Cat
tell stated that he thought the County
would be willing to r~e-surface the
mile and a half of the highway in
Woodbury..
Salem County, through Engineer
Keasbey, asked for the completion of
the concrete road from Salem City to
Woodstown and the portion of the
State highway from Salem to Quin-
ton, with gravel now and hard surfac-
ing later of the Quinton-Marlborc
road. Cumberland, through County
Solicitor Ward. applied for the hard
surfacing of the Bridgeton-Millville
road. The present crawling Of the
highway from Bridgeton through Shl-
lob to the Salem County line, with
concrete in future view. The City OF
Bridgeton. through Corporation Coun-
sci Beacon, asked that East and West
Commerce Street, portions Of the
highway system, be hard-surfaced, a;
the street in the centre of the City
has been done. All these request;
were taken under consideration b!
the Commission which will endeavol
to make a just allotment of the pros
pective 1924 funds for work through
out the State.
Each suggestion that has beer
made will be tabulated and then tn,
SO, 1000, 900 State and Federal money.
which the Commission expects for TIT
period from 1924 to 1926 will be al
iotted under the reimbursement plal
in the order of the importance of tn,
roads contemplated for improvement
After adjournment the Salen
County delegation had an informa
talk with the Commissioners whel
importance Of completing the Salem
Woodstown road was urged as vel
as the Salem-Quinton road. III
proposition was advanced to ALLOW
the grading and crawling of tn
Quinton Marlboro road to be done b,
the men at the County Road Camp.
Mr.. Seabrook agreed that the con
victs have demonstrated they an d
excellent work but the Attorney Gen
eral would have to give an opinion a
to whether it would be legal to ente
into a contract with the County TO
this labor.
The Importance of soon building
hard-surface road from Woodstow
to Elmer was brought up, and tn
Commission were of the same oplnlo
as the Freeholders that this shou!
be paid out of Federal aid, for 1t !
foreign travel that has made this roa
in the condition it is today. About 8
per cent. of the travel is by forelg
cars going to the %seashore.
The allotment of the fund Will b
made next month.