Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
CONTRACTOR ON GRASSY SOUND
BRIDGE SPEAKS BEFORE FREE
HOLDERS MEETING

holders on Friday afternoon of last
week. Mr.. Camp came before the Of
ficials to urge that the inspection of
the creosoted lumber to be used on
this work be made in the South be-
fore the creosoting process takes
place. He stated that after this
chemical treatment is made it is next
to impossible to tell long leaf lumber
from short leaf and so for the pro-
lection of both the county and him
self, and to hurry the delivery of lum-
Der he advised that a certified inspec-
ton be made before the lumber is
shipped here. Engineer Smith spoke
on the matter and said that the state
pays for this inspection and also sup
plies the inspector and so any work
S the contractor requested would have
to be done with their permission and
sanction. Freebooter William H.
Stein said he had investigated the
matter somewhat and had conferred
with two men who knew about this
work and that they had informed him
that the county could get a certified
certificate from inspectors there much
cheaper than it would be were the
county to send an inexperienced man
down there from here. The matter
was left in the hands of County En-
gineer Smith to take up with the State
Highway Department and if this body
approved having the inspection made
in the South that he have the work
done without further delay.
Two communications were brought
up from the State Highway Depart
ment. The first was in regard to the
taking over of the Cape May Point
boulevard, and it stated that the mat
ter would be discussed by the Com
mission in the early part Of the year.
The second was in regard to the put
ting in first class condition of the de-
tour from Cape May to Goshen. This
letter said that owing to lack of funds
the request of the county would have
to be rejected.
Mr.. Norton, chairman of the Finance
Committee, brought up for discussion
several bills. The chief n of these
was the bill of Sutton and Corson for
the final payment from the county for
their contract on the paving Of Lands
avenue in Sea Isle City in October,
1920. The solicitor gave an opinion
on this bill, saying that the county
might pay if it deemed wise. Discus
sion arose over this action and when
a resolution ordering this payment
was voted upon a tie vote rejected the
plan. 1t is believed by many of the
Freeholders to bebetter for the county
and contractor if this collection is
made through the courts.
A bill of $100 for an adding machine
placed in the County Superintendent
of Schools Office without the sanction
of the Board or Purchasing agent was
rejected and returned until authority
is given for the purchase of this
machine.
In the report of the Almshouse Com
mittee, Mr.. Eldredge, chairman, it was
learned that Freebooter Diamond had
donated a barrel of apples and a box
of n for the Christmas pleasure
of the guests at the county farm. A
rising vote of thanks from the other
members of the Board was given for
this action.
Engineer Smith reported regarding
the final approval of the Grassy Sound
bridge contract by the State Highway
Commission. He said that although
no meeting of this body will be held
in the near future that the various
members of the commission had been
ordered to sign these contracts as
soon as they were received. They
have been sent to the commission by
mail.
When things were quiet and nothing
was before the house, Mr.. Norton rose
and in all seriousness apparently he
said he wished to bring up a matter
that has been a worry and trouble to
the Board for almost a year. He then
suggested that by will, or other legal
action, the retiring Board of Freehold
ers present the incoming Board with
all the county trucks, thus getting
them out of the hands of the old
and into the hands of the new. Mr..
Anderson rose and said: Il am indeed
surprised that a man of such honesty
and with such a reputation of sincerity
as held by Mr.. Norton should suggest
such a low, ~underhanded, not to say
unkind treatment to his friends on the
new Board" The little discussion
brought forth considerable mirth from
the members of the Board.
Mr.. Eldredge recommended, on be-
half of the Almshouse Committee, that
the new Board of Freeholders pur-
chase a new kitchen range to be used
at the county farm, as the present one
there is too antique to be practical.
In the matter of the selling of the
bonds for the Grassy Sound bridge
and Beach avenue paving contracts it
was moved that the firm OF Caldwell
and Raymond, of New York City be
given the approving of these bonds.
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