The Penn's Grove record., 1921-12-16
FreehOlders Will
Push Road Work
County Will Borrow and Be Re-
imbursed By The State

] year. Illt IllCCIllS VI LlC oNiSAAA
County Board of Chosen Freeholders,
on Wednesday, was a lengthy one,
extending long into the afternoon and
was notable for the amount of bust
ness transacted and the Importance
of the matters that were brought up
for consideration.
At the opening of the morning ses-
sion, Mr. Charles F. S%eabrook, of the
celebrated Seabrook Farms, and the
member of the State Board of High
way Commissioners for Southern
| New Jersey, was given the floor and
laid before the Freeholders the prop
ositions of the State Board for road
building in Salem County for next
year. His appearance was doubly
welcome on this occasion because it
had Just been officially learned that
the commission by resolution had
taken over Market Street and Broad
way, West Salem, to the Quinton
road as a part of Route 6 of the State
Highway system.
Mr.. Seabrook went Owe the ground
of the road program in detail and
showed how Salem County would
most likely be able to finish in concrete
and grade with gravel those highways
that were to be done under the reim-
bursement act. He stated that while
it had been the intention of the State
Department to finish the Shirley
Oldmans Creek road in concrete the
coming year according to agreement,
it had been found that the money
that was supposed to be available for
that purpose was needed for other
work. He, therefore, asked the Free
holders to do the work under the re-
endorsement Act 50 that this section
of Route 5 could be completed from
Gloucester County to Bridgeton and
the other roads also completed.
The F~reeholders agreed to do this
work knowing that they would be
favored in the other features of their
program. They adopted a resolution
covering this work and also others
asking that the State finish the Sa-
lem-W oodstown road in concrete and
the Salem-Marlboro road in the same
way. That portion of the latter
known as the Quinton-Marlboro turn
pike will only be graded this year and
that will also relieve the taxpayers of
paying a large amount of interest on
money loaned for the entire work.
Mr.. Seabrook stated that it would
be necessary under the law for the
County to provide the detours around
the closed road before the contractors
work began. This work car be done
by prison labor if it is desired to do
so.
The County, however, will not be
allowed to use prison camp labor IN
grading the Quinton-Marlboro road
as had been expected, because the
law does not permit it. Even if this
were not the case it would have Gre
ated a bad precedent, because then
other counties could have asked that
they be allowed to do their work with
their own labor.
The probabilities of finishing the
charlottesville road next year were
canvassed and it was found that this
might be done if the County will is
sue bonds for the purpose and redeem
them with a portion of the allotment
of motor vehicle money. If this
money is used in this way it will oil
vert funds from other road work for
about four years, but then this very
important road will have been finish
ed and turned over to the public that
much sooner, which is a contingency
that is likely to be preferred by the
taxpayers of Salem and Lower Penns
. Neck Township, the location which
supplies the largest proportion of the
taxes.
Judge Ware appeared before the
Board and stated that he wanted tt
pass on the desire expressed by Su-
preme Court Justice Black that {
private room be supplied for the
Judges. He also asked for an add.
:, tional bookcase for the law ibrar!
, and brought to the attention of the
!, Board the fact that as yet no suitable
provision had been made for womer
Jurors who might be serving on case.
= which would detain them over night
These matters were all referred tt
-, the Public Building Committee.
The report Of the Jail Committed
showed that there were II prisoners
in the County Jail and 26 out at The
Prison Road Camp. The cost o.
maintenance at the Jail for the month
was $500, or q cents a day {
prisoner. This is lower than it has
| been for some time. The cost o.
t maintenance at the Road Camp wa!
S454. 90, or Al cents daily a man.
: Sheriff Brandriff was given hearing
l and stated that Mr.. Lewis, of The
r Commission on Penal Institutions ant
Prison Inspector Thompson had beef
: down and given the jail another view
1 They complimented him on the gen
1 eral good condition and appearance
t of the jail considering the fact thai
the recommendations for certain eX
t~ensive improvements had not beer
carried out. He further stated tina
: Mr.. Lewis said that he intended t.
come down at some future date t.
t confer with the Board.
Boice Hubert, representing the
I State College, presented the case o
e the Junior extension or club work that
is being done here with Mr.. Seth T
/ Wheat. of the Salem High Schoo
vocational agricultural department
| in charge. This is work that thu
S County Agent cannot do because h
= is already fully occupied. He showed
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