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location to the Elmer-C
ma road and the engineer was in
structed to begin the survey as soon
as possible from the Elmer end.
1t was announced that County En-
gineer Keasbey has been appointed a
special inspector of motor vehicles
under the new rule of the Motor We
hicle Department. This is a position
without pay, all of the County En-
gineers in the State being appointed.
He will be supplied with a badge at
the expense of the Couney.
The plans for the concrete work on
the Salem-Quinton road and the
gravel work on the Quinton-Marlboro
road were accepted by the Board and
duly signed by the director and the
committee.
The plans for the completion of the
Salem-W oodstown road will be sub
mitted at the March meeting.
The report of the Jail Committee
showed that there are at present four
prisoners in the Jail and % in the
Road Camp. The maintenance at the
jail for the month was $4,000, or 27.3
cents per prisoner a day. The main
tenance at the Road Camp was $4O7.9l,
or 50.4 cents a man a day.
1t wa decided to build the Pecks
Corner ohansey road this year, the
cost to be paid by a temporary BOND
issue if necessary.
The Board went on record as against
the proposed $50, 100000 bond issue
for the purpose of raising money for
State Highway purposes.
A resolution was adopted which
provides for a temporary loan of $780,
900 from the Salem County Trust
Company.
Sheriff Brandriff was Instructed to
purchase three balls and chains and
six shackles for the use of the Road
Camp as the old mes are worn out
and the prisoners a easily remove
them.
An invitation to attend the State
Road Convention, to be held in Tren-
ton, next month, was accepted and a
number of the Freeholders together
with Messrs. Sparks and Skinner will
represent the County.
An invitation to send some one to
the meeting of the Salem Woman's
Club next Monday afternoon to eX-
plain the conditions surrounding the
covered bridge project was also ac-
copied and Mr.. Sparks was delegated
to present all of the facts to the Club.
The Road Committee together with
County Engineer Keasbey were in
structed to confer with the State High
way Commission with the idea of
having the Penns Grove-Atlantic
City road taken over by the Federal
Government control. If the Commits
sion cannot help them they are in
structed to approach the Congress
men and the United States Senators.
A committee will confer with the
new owner of the Hitchner farm in
Quinton Township for the purpose of
accepting his offer of the land for a
new road that will do away with the
present bad curve at Remsterville
corner.
Shirley-O ldmans Creek Road Contract
Probably never in the history of the
County was there such a large at
tendance at the opening of bids for
a County public improvement as that
which gathered in the Court House
on Monday afternoon when the Road
Committee of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders met for the purpose of
considering the proposals for the re-
construction of Section 5 of Route 6
of the State Highway system known
as the Shirley Oldmans Creek road.
1t is estimated that fully $50 men oc-
cupied the main body of the Court
ROOM. Most of these gentlemen were
from a distance and represented con-
tractors or concerns that deal in road
building materials. Such a gathering
indicated that there is a great desire
to sell materials and get work.
There were bids opened, all
but one of which exceeded the esti-
mate of the engineers, which was
S256,587.40. The low bid was 80 per
cent and was submitted by Benjamin
Foster Co.. of Philadelphia. In money
this bid amounts to 1854, 021 SO. The
bids as opened are as follows:
William Eisenberg, Wood
biae, N. j.. 1860 S273 ,265.58
Sampson G. Reuter-, Eliza
beth, N. J., 1O3.75%... 264 ,285.02
Fcrness E. Fote, Olean,
N. Y, 1890 .-. 289,943.76
Piel Construction Co, Bal
timore, Nd, 107.5&--.. 2~75,S31.46I
CITY, n. J., 1O6.7s%,.~,... 278,9s4.O 3
BENJAMIN Foster Co., Phil
adelphia, $500 .-.... 254,021.53
Michael Staub, Swedes-
boro, N. j., 1887 ---... 277.114.39
The Road Committee recommended
to the Board that the bid of the Ben
iamin Foster Company be accented
and the contract was awarded to that
concern, subject to the approval of the
State Highway Commission.