The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
Vol. 40, No Z
County FreehOlders
Dropped Wright
Road and Bridge Contract Given
For This Years Construction

About two years ago James H.
Wright, who served milk at Penns
Grove for Wilbert Borden, was shot
in the leg early one morning by a
deputy sheriff, who took him for an
escaped county prisoner. Wright took
the deputy sheriff, who ordered him
to stop, for a hold-up thief. Wright
was so badly injured he had to have
his leg cut off.
By a verbal agreement the county
paid for his treatment in Salem Hos
pital, medical treatment, bought him
a cork leg and gave him employment
as road Inspector and speed traffic
spotter. He has been employed as
such for about 10 months at $500 a
month.
On the other hand Wright assumed a
moral obligation not to sue the sheriff
nor the county.
The Freeholders have heard that
he had engaged an attorney to bring
suit against the county for damages.
He has been putting in small time
with the county of late and it Is re-
ported he has been working at his
trade in Philadelphia.
At the meeting of the Board of
F~reeholders last Wednesday a reso-
luton was passed terminating the
service of James H. Wright and to
without the last months salary of
500.
The bridge committee reported that
they had acted with the bridge COM
mittee of Gloucester County and re
az.--zJ Ill Fo,, til oor~4r ,,o+iC,,. Of a
new county line bridge on the road
from Woodstown to SwedesbOro over
Oldmans creek, that E. P. Henry q
Son, of Woodbury., were the lowest
bidders at $11 1863, which was about
$1,000 less than the next lowest bid.
The contract was awarded to Henry
& Son. The bridge is to be of CON
crete. 1t was decided not to main
tain traffic over this road while the
bridge is building, because destina-
tions can be reached by other routes
at longer distances.
The lowest bidder for reconstruction
of the second and third sections of
the road between Pennsville and Sa-
lem was awarded to Weldon Con-
struction Company, of Westfeld, N.
j., for S90,348.40, which was about
$4,000 below the next lowest bidder.
This section is between Pennsville
and Pigs Eye and will be the only
road constructed by the Freeholders
this year, as they wish to pay a S they
go and not bond the county.
While the Johnson property, pur-
chased at what was considered a bar
gain, for the expansion of the county
offices, the maintenance will be a con-
%tinuous increased expense to the
county. 1t will be ready for occupa-
ton soon and a j%anitor is needed.
The Board elected Charles Dilks
janitor at $75 a month. There are
two other applicants.
A communication from the Walker
Dyer Post of the American Legion,
requesting consideration from the
Board if any monies are appropriated
at this time or in the future for the
American Legion, was read and order
ed filed.
Contractor Patrick, who is con-
structing the bridge over Fenwick
creek at the foot of Market Street,
Salem, was granted a 50-day extern
sion of time to fulfill the conditions
of his contract. The Board exacted
a promise from him to fill in the ap-
proaches on both sides with cinders
and to keep the road open for travel
during the life of his contract.
The road committee reported that
they had ordered shade trees from
Hopes Brother & Thomas for the
following embankments:
Twenty-nine trees, 8 feet size, for
Auburn causeway.
Twenty-three trees, 8 feet size, for
Deep Run causeway.
Two trees, 8 feet size, for Layton's
Lake causeway.
They have quoted us a price of
$2.15 a tree, delivered at Penns Grove,
N. j., with a discount of 5 per cent
if paid in thirty days.
Wood Preservative for Guard Rail.
Communication has been received stat
ing that drums containing from so to
So gallons are ~returnable to the Pro-
teXol Corporation at $500 each.
Signs. An effort is being made to
devise a system of standard signs for
use on highways. Quotations have been
received from these SIGNS from the
Department Of Institutions and Apen-
cies. and from the Atlantic CITY SIGN
Companv. We feel that these caution
arv stems should be uniform in ap-
pearance THROUGHOUT the State, and
we hope that at an early date to re-
port to YOU mora definitely about the
matter.