The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-20

detours. The commission decided,
however, for the present at least that
funds should be set aside for each
road as occasion required.
In response to a request from the
Salem freeholders the commission de-
cided to preserve the historic name OF
Fenwick by applying the name Fen
wick bridge to the structure over Fen
wick Creek on Route 6.
Pick Expert Engineer
Major William G. Sloan of Nutley
was selected engineer by the new
State Highway Commission for a
term of four years at an annual sal
airy of $12,0 600. The vote was unani-
nous. Major Sloan will take up the
duties of Thomas J.. Wasser, former
engineer, who resigned shortly after
Governor Silzer fired the old road
board. The resolution by which he
was named was presented by Commits
sioner Percy II. Stewart Of Plainfeld,
and seconded by Commissioner Wal
ter Kidde of Montclair. Stewart is a
D6LlOCIdl, MhlA hIuuG 10 d INCpuD
lican. Sloan's politics is unknown.
The new State engineer has had a
varied experience in the field of engt-
neering. In 1900 he started as assist
ant engineer of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company. After two years
service there he went with James
Stewart & Co, where he had charge
re fD,,nJo4iDnr opJ r,aaennru for thA
plant Of the British Westinghouse
Electric & Manufacturing Company,
at Manchester, England.
During the latter part of 1908 Major
Sloan was engaged as chief engineer
by the Macarthur Brothers Company,
a nationwide contracting concern.
Within one year he was promoted to
the vice-presidency of that company
While with this company he carried
on large contracts in this and foreign
countries to the extent of hundreds
of millions of dollars. In February,
1918, he was given the rank of major
in the construction forces of the
United States army. A few months
after he was commissioned Major
Sloan took the Twenty-second Regi-
ment Engineers to France. This or
g"anization took charge of light rail
way construction. He is As years old.
At the organization meeting of the
special legislative committee which
will investigate bridge contracts of
the old State Highway Commission,
Senate President Wallworth was
chosen chairman and Speaker Evan
secretary. Other members of the
committee are Senators Bright of
Cape May and Richards Of Atlantic,
and Assemblymen Chamberlain of
Essex and Welsh of Hunterdon.
Attorney General McCran, special
counsel, conferred in executive SEES
sion with the committeeman. Sidney
Turner of Paterson was named ste
nographer, and Martin N. Darby of
Union county as accountant.
Taking over the old Malaga road,
from Millville north through Vineland
to the Observation-Disclosures county
line, a distance Of II miles, was urged
upon the commission by a Cumber-
land county delegation, consisting of
Roscoe C. Ward, solicitor; Walter NJ.
Sharp, county engineer, and William
Chambers and George Reeves, men,
bers of the Board of F~reehOlders.
This road is one of the routes Of
icially designated by the last Legis-
lature as part of the State highway
system.
1t was maintained by the commits
sion, however, that the department
has no money available for the acqui-
sion or maintenance of new routes
and the commission is accordingly not
in a position to accede to the county's
wishes. Upon the suggestion of the
commission, the Cumberland county
officials agreed to cancel a contract
with the Tri-State Construction Com
pany for building a mile of road
through Millville with ~warranite, a
patented material. This road was to
have been built under the county re-
endorsement plan. The commission
has gone on record as being opposed
to the use of patented materials.
Camp Orders Issued
All of New Jerseys citizen soldiery,
OAScpl liz IIEIA IlClu "a IlllCIyJ L
train this year at Camp Silzer, Sea
.Girt. From July 1 to 6, go officers and
486 specially selected enlisted men
will take a special advanced course
of instruction. After that the SEIZED
ule will be:
Staff corps and departments, July Z
to August 25, II officers Headquarters
57th infantry Brigade, July Z to %,
five officers; Headquarters Company,
57th Infantry Brigade, July Z to 81,
one officer, Al enlisted men; 18th
Infantry, July Z to 81, SIS officers and
1,04S enlisted men; Hath Infantry,
July IA to rs, 81 officers, 1,147 enlisted
men,; 104th Engineers, July % to Au-
gust II, 25 officers, 494 enlisted men;
18th Medical Regiment, July % to
August II, 10 officers, $50 enlisted
men; 1929 Cavalry, August II to 25,