The Penn's Grove record., 1923-07-13
FreehOlders Award
Two Small Contracts
Board To Investigate Treatment
of Gravel And Cinder
Roads With Oil

Win IHe exception OF the award OF
two contracts for the construction of
a bridge and the placing of two cul-
verts n the determination to in
vestigate the ACCESSIBILITY of using oil
for treating gravel and cinder roads
throughout the county, only routine
business was transacted at the July
meeting of the Board of Chosen Free
holders, held on Wednesday of this
week.
The contract for the construction of
culverts numbers 1916 and 1855 was
awarded to Kuchar Brothers, whose
low bid was $1,493.57 as compared
to the bid of Samuel Campbell, of
Brldgeton, in the amount of $1,S75.26.
The bid of Kuchar Brothers, in this
instance, was lower than the cost esti-
mate. For the construction of Ack-
ley's Mill Pond Bridge, the bid was
also awarded Kuchar Brothers, of
Spring Valley, New York, their bid
. being ~$10,361,61, or almost $4,000
lower than either of the other two
bidders. For financing this bridge
temporary loan notes will be issued.
The Committee on Charities and
Corrections reported that a State
agent had visited Salem and inspected
bIlc DullulIlS DIT Tile dIlIlSllOuSG, lOI
merly used by an asylum, with a view
to its adoption as a home for INDECENT
tuberculars. The report of the COM
mittee disclosed that the agent had
stated the building could not be util-
lied for that purpose, but could be
used for a nurses home in the event
that a new building was erected on
or around the premises. Mr.. Lewis,
nf +ho C+1+o ConoYoiceian Of Tnef,+,,
ton and Agencies will visit the aims
house on Friday of this week and, in
company with the boards committee
and Mr.. Davis, will go into the prop
osition in detail.
1t seems to be the sentiment of the
Board that this county requires a
home where they can properly care
for INDECENT t~uberculars.
After the reading of the bridge re-
port, and its adoption by the Board,
Freebooter Pancoast stated hat with
half of the year gone the bridge COM
mittee felt elated over the fact that
there yet remained over $40, 1000 in the
bridge appropriation of 100000 and
practically all the bridge jobs were
completed or financed.
Clement Borden, tender of the
Courses Landing Bridge, after deliv-
ering a eulogy on the proper way to
govern traffic both under and over
the bridge, issued an ultimatum to
the entire Board that unless his sal
airy was raised from SO a month to
S25 it would be necessary to get some
one else to attend the arduOus task
of lighting the lanterns each evening
and turning them out in the morning.
The matter was left in the hands of
the bridge committee.
The report of Sheriff Brandriff dis
closed that cost daily a prisoner at
the road camp was 1914 cents, while
at the Jail the cost daily a prisoner
was 24.9 cents.
The usual mild manner of the Board
became a bit ruffled when Freebooter
Edward Heron asked hat an ~investi-
cation be instituted to determine what
is happening to the large amount of
cinders being supplied by the county
for road foundation on the Salem
Penns Grove road. 1t appears that
some 5000 tons of cinders have al
ready been used on this job and that
the contractor is clamoring for more.
Mr.. Heron pointed out that the sea-
son had been an unusually dry n and
that the road probably had not set
tied to such a depth as to require an
eXhorbitant amount of cinders. He
was advised that, by the proper APP
p"lication Of cinders, an excellent
foundation was built, and that the
supervisor on the job was watching
the county's interest.
A Monroeville citizen, in a commu-
nication, congratulated the Board on
the splendid condition of the Pole
Tavern-M onroeville road, and pro
tested against the custom of the farm
ers in dragging the soil from their
fields onto the road and leaving it
there in heaps and piles. Supervisor
Patrick was instructed to put a stop
to this practice.
In approving the turning in of ar
old car and the purchase of a new
one by the County Club Leader, the
Board instructed that all county cars
be properly marked and identified SC
that they will be used for official
business only.
A Mr.. Barrett, engineer for tn
Texas Company, appeared before the
Board and told of the method of treat
ing gravel and cinder roads with g
specially prepared oil, produced by his
company. He invited a committee tc
accompany him over roads SO treated
on Long Island and this invitation
was accepted by the director for the
road committee, the county engineer
and the road supervisor. He contends
that gravel and cinder roads so treat