The Penn's Grove record., 1923-08-10
Road Named
Harding Highway
FreehOlders Make Penns Grove.
Malaga Road Memorial To
Late President


Harding Highway is the name
officially given the road from Penns
Grove to Malaga, by virtue of a reso-
luton adopted at the August meeting
of the Board of Freeholders held on
Wednesday OF this week in the Court
House.
The purpose of the resolution was
to provide a lasting memorial to the
late President Harding, in whom Sa-
lem County vas especially interested
by reason of the fact that he motored
through the county in May, 1922. He
rode over what will be known in the
future as Harding Highway" and
persons along the route availed them
selves of the opportunity of seeing
him and thus feel that they had
especial interest in him. The resolu-
ton will be forwarded to the State
Highway Commission, who will be re-
quested to thus designate this road on
all State highway maps.
Another resolution was adopted urg-
ing that all county work, insofar as
possible, be suspended during Friday,
August 10th, when the late President
will be buried. and especially between
the hours of four and five o'clock,
Eastern Standard Time, when the en-
tire nation will pause to pay tribute.
Extension Opposed
Contractor Samuel Campbell, in a
communication, requested that he be
granted an extension of time of 30
DAYS to complete work on the FenWlck
bridge at the foot of Market Street,
Salem. In the discussion that follow
ed it developed that this contractor
had already been granted two 50-day
extensions on a job that was origin
ally to be completed in 100 working
days. Some were opposed to another
extension. Unusual conditions en-
countered in laying the foundation and
pilings were called to the attention OF
the Board. By a vote of five to four,
with one member not voting, the fur-
Their extension was granted. 1t is I'M
derstood the bridge will be open for
traffic within 20 working days, but
that the additional time will be re-
quired to put on the finishing touches.
A similar extension until August
18th from the contractor on the Salem
Penns Grove road, was refused. This
contractor recently had his time eX-
tended for one month or until Au-
gust LIST, but the work is not yet fully
competed. ne llCSIluCu W nave II
opened for traffic on Thursday of this
week. 1t was opened Wednesday
evening.
The report of the County Sheriff
disclosed that the cost per day per
prisoner in the road camp was 1913
cents, while in the county Jail it was
but PA cents. There were sixteen
men in the road camp and nine in the
county Jail.
The board was advised by the State
Highway Commission that provisions
for sidewalks on the railroad bridge
now being erected north of Woods
town could be made by them, provide
ed local authorities on the county
board would finance the same. No
action on this matter was taken.
After the road committee had re-
ported on the result of their trip to
Long Island where they inspected
roads treated with special oil process,
a discussion of this treatment was
entered into. Freebooter Pancoast
pointed out that plans had been made
for trial treatment on both cinder and
gravel roads, but that no provision
had been made for treatment of she'll
roads. He requested, therefore. that
a car of oil be purchased for use on the
road from the Hancock's bridge as far
toward Salem as it may extend. In
support of his request he stated that
the road was in poor condition and
could stand treatment at this time.
This request was granted, and oil will
be applied on this stretch of shell
road.
Owing to illness, Director Harry P.
GRAY was absent from the meeting,
and the session was provided over by
Freebooter George Gaventa. A reso-
luton extending the sympathy of the
board to Director Gray in his illness
was adopted, signed by all the mem
beers present and forwarded to him.
In the matter of placing cautinary
road signs on county roads near rail-
road crossings, Mr.. Weldon reported
that one sign in his township had been
torn ND and thrown to one side by
an irate property owner who objected
to having it on his premises. 1t ap-
peared to the brother they have a right
to place such cautionary signs at any
Mace which. in their discretion, they
are required. While it was determined
to take no action in the matter, the
Board felt that should there be an
accident at the crossing referred TO
bv Mr.. Weldon, certainly the person
who uprooted the sign would fee tnat
he was, in a sense, morally re-
sponsible. tho
Having completed their business me
Board adjourned at 12.3O until inc
regular meeting in September
Freed County Of l%ndigents
The Committee on Charities and n
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