The Penn's Grove record., 1923-09-14
Tubercular Institute
Proposed For County
Harding Highway To Be Desig-
mated By Appropriate
Signs

Director Harry L. Gray, of Upper
Pittsgrove, came into the September
meeting of the County Board of
Freeholders just after it had been
called to order by George Gaventa,
who had presided last month on ac-
count of the illness of Mr.. Gray. 1t
was pleasing to all that he should be
recovered from his lengthy illness to
resume handling the gavel. Freehol-
cdr Samuel NJ. Layman. ST., Of Penns
Grove, was the only one absent ON
account of illness, but it was reported
that he was doing finely.
After considerable routine work, the
outstanding one of which was that
made by County Engineer Keasby
upon the great amount of work being
done for county roads and for which
he read an interesting report, County
Physician Davis presented the need
of a tubercular institute under the
direction of the county.
1t would be necessary for the county
to have the structure built, but after
that has been completed, there would
be State aid in the maintenance. The
county expense for the upkeep also
would be lightened by payments by
patients, not necessarily dependent
upon charity. The proposed that the
site for the same be on the county
farm in Warrington Township. The
proposal was acceptably referred to
the committee on charity and correc-
tions that they deter ne the approx
innate costs and esti, ates for the
building to accommodate thirty beds.
This same committee reported re-
ceipt of payment for the maintenance
of Anna C. H. Borton at the State
Hospital, at Trenton, as made by the
guardian, Franklin P VanLier; also
that Mary E. McAllister, who had
died in April at the same hospital had
had the cost paid by the county. but
that reimbursement would be made by
the administrator appointed for her
estate
There are now seventeen men in
the county road camp at a cost of
BIG cents day per man. The COM
mittee also reported that the pail has
26 at keeping cost of 14.5 cents
day.
By the report of county treasurer,
Richard B. Griscom, the expenditures
and balance are in accordance with the
proportion of the year now in the
books. The expenditures are $780,
595.07, and the balance is $279,947, ,.39
from the appropriation of $3.50, ,542.46
The directors of the First National
Bank, in Elmer, presented an offer to
set up five sign posts in the neighbor-
hood of the borough at a cost of
500, that they designate the Harding
Highway in memoriam of the late
President These are to be of suit
able design. This was accepted by a
vote of thanks by the board.
Report of the Road and Bridge Com
mittee was read by County Engineer
Keasby.
A petition signed by ffty-eight
residents in the vicinity of Woods
town, including Borough Councilmen
and Township Committeeman. re-
ouested the building of an asphalt or
bituminous road from Woodstown to-
ward Swedesboro as far as the county
limit. This was field to be fulfilled at
the earliest convenience.
A vote of thanks was extended to
William D. Acton for the dinner given
at Pennsville to the Board and the
Wilson Contracting Company upon
the completion of the third and fourth
sections of the Pennsville-Salemr road.
The Board adopted ruling that all
bills to the county be presented to
the finance committee before the
Saturday morning preceding the Board
Meeting of each month.
The Board authorized the negotia-
ton of two temporary loans from the
Salem National Banking Company in
the amount of SO. 900 each.