The Penn's Grove record., 1923-11-16
F~reehOlderS Have
Lengthy Meeting
County Tubercular Institute To
Be Submitted In Election
For Approval

holders are to pay will have to be sub
mitted by the specified time which
they advertised last month, if the pay
is desired on time. Some last minute
bills came in this time when the Free
holders met on Wednesday and as
they were to pay for labor they were
considered and finally ordered paid,
but it was decided that this considera-
ton would not happen again. So a
month will be the delay. Several bills
for work on county roads were re-
ceived from Walter Justice and Henry
Reymer.
The committees meet the Saturday
before the monthly meeting to receive
the bills preparatory to their being
passed by the Board and bills not re-
ceived before ten o'clock of that day
will be held over till the next month.
One more bill caused a lot of dis
custom. 1t was ordered paid upon the
required conditions as it could not be
settled otherwise without litiga-
ton. That was for the building of
Fenwick bridge. This last payment of
nearly $4,000 was ordered at the Oc-
tober meeting of the Freeholders but
the contractor at this months meet
ing presented one for $4,000. 1t was
explained that the added $10,208.12
was for extra work of excavation
under the water and on the top road,
an extra depth of Z to 8 inches for
construction and an elevation of the
grade. Then there were made two
signs that the contract had not called
for. These alterations from the o IN
tract were ascribed to the bridge being
staked out by the State Highway En-
gineer as the work is under the super
vision of that State department. Since
the county pays the bill it was ordered
done, upon State approval of the
bridge.
Some alterations are to be made in
the Fenwick bridge before it will be
accepted by the State Highway De-
partment as stated by a letter to
County Engineer Keasbey from State
Engineer John F. Vogel. 1t stated
that: at will be necessary for the
contractor to remove sidewalks, curbs
and the two slabs adjacent to the
bridge abutments; perhaps further
pavement on the road; also the balus-
trade, which is crooked, will have to
be rebuilt"
Communication from State Engineer
W. G. Sloan asked that the county fill
the shoulders on the concrete section
of the Penns Grove-Malaga road to
the grade of the concrete. Also it was
requested that the general section of
the Federal project be patched OF
scraped. AS this road is by Federal
aid it is subject to inspection by Fed
eral engineers. MI. Patrick reported
that this work is now completed, satic-
factory to inspection.
The resolution to accept the contract
of the Electric Company of New Jer-
lamp on the Harding Highway at
Lawnside Cemetery, Woodstown, was
tabled as at last months meeting for
there is not sufficient necessity for
it with "the county being required to
turn the current OF and off," This
would require a man to be hired to
care for the one light.
The Board of Freeholders decided
to inspect the roads from Penns Neck
bridge to Layton's pond via Penns
Grove next Thursday to have any
necessary places repaired before win
ter
DR.. R. M. A Davis appeared before
the Board with architects plans for a
tubercular institute which has been
considered being built in Warrington.
He stated two estimates by builders,
one for $4,000 by Milton W. Young,
of Philadelphia, another for $4,000 by
Amos w. Wentzell, Salem. The first
includes complete plumbing and heat
ing fixtures which the second does not.
Upon motion of George Gaventa the
Board decided that the project of
building a Salem County tubercular
institute be submitted at the next
general election for the approval of
the people which will be in November
of next year.
The Board accepted the official re-
ceipt given by Sheriff Robert w.
Kidd to articles used in the office
turned over to him by retiring Sheriff
Brandriff.
The Board adopted a resolution ac-
knowledging with appreciation the
able service rendered the county by
Alfred X. Brandriff in the office of
Sheriff the past three years.
ANY action toward increasing the
the salary of the office of Deputy
Sheriff was decided to be reserved
until the committee of Freeholders
for county offices had met for con-
sultation with Sheriff Kidd. When
Deputy Sheriff Brown began service
six years ago the salary was S62 a
month and not until a year ago had
it been over S120. Since then it has
been S165.
The monthly Jail and road prison
report stated: Number committed,
October 1Oth-November 14th, 35.
Present number in Jail, 8; on the road,
80. Number discharged, 20. Cost
daily or a prisoner, in Jail, 30.2 cents;
on road, 45.5 cents.
Bridge and Roads