The Penn's Grove record., 1923-01-05
County Freeh0lders
Reflect Gray
Annual Meeting. Elect Officers.
Fewer Committees Made
Only One Road This Year

County a Oh CnOSen F|FeenOldefS
meet in annual session at moo Janu-
ary list 1923, to organize. Harry P.
GRAY was chosen director for the fiji
tenth year. The board consists of
the following members.
Alloygay-Charles r. McCorson, D.
1924.
EIsirlboro-Harold D. Smith, D., 1924.
L. A. Creek7Joseph Pancoast, r.
1858
Mannington-Samuel R. Patrick, R.
1925.
Oldnlans-George Gaventa, R. 1925
Henns Groves. M. Layman, r. 1927
Pilesgrove-W. H. Reeves, R. 1925**
Pittsgrove, C. Harry Ward, R. 1924
Quinton-Andrew S. Harris, R. 1924
Salem, E. WI. Fowler Powers, R..
1925
Salem, W. w. Morris Reeves, D.
U. P. Neck-John M. Weldon, R. 1928
L. P. Neck-Edw. A. Heron, D. 1923.
U Pittsgrove-Harry P. Gray R. 1925
Republicans 9, Democrats 4
= Reelected.
** New member succeeding j. G.
Borton, R.
The Appointments
The lists of appointments follow:
Clerk-Erwin G. Ochs, Salary SIS.
per month. Term three years.
Solicitor-Howard B. Keasbey.
Salary $3.50. Term l year.
Physician-Dr. r. NJ. A. Davis. Sal
airy $500 and regular charge per visit.
Term one year.
Assistant County Treasurer Nor
man Mangan. Salary $500. Term 1
year.
Superintendent of Court House-A.
A. jenkins. Salary $50 per month.
Term one year.
Night Fireman of Public Buildings
Aaron w. Washington. Salary $65
per month.
County Auditor-A. H. Powell. Sal
airy $175. Term one year.
Auditor of County Bills-George w.
Price. Salary $40 per month. Term
A.}ditor County Officers Accounts
c. Harry Ward. Salary $500 per
month.
superintendent of Veterans Rusial
Irwin G. Ochs.
Heretofore there was twenty-eight
committees, one for each subject, the
F~Ia~2olders managed. At tie last
r7o1jng in the past year it was de-
cidcd to consolidate the work into six
committees. The finance committee
consists of the chairman of the other
five.
Standing Committees
Finance-Gray, Smith, Harris, Pam
coast, Heron.
Charters and Correction (almshouse,
asylum for insane, feeble minded,
Jail, County Memorial Hospital, board
of children's guardians, State village
for ~epileptics, tubercular patients,
widows pensions, discharge of prison
ers)-Smith, Patrick, Ward.
County Officers CLERK, coroners,
courts, farm demonstration, country
club work, public buildings and
grounds, sealer of weights and meas
ures, sheriff, surrogate, superinten-
dent of schools)-Harris, Powers, Nc
Carson.
Bridges (and ulverts)-Pancoast,
Weldon, Powers.
Roads building and repairs)-
Gray, Gaventa, J. NJ. Reeves.
Miscellaneous Business (adminis-
t~ration, advertising, printing and sta
tionery, armOry, elections, INDECENT
soldiers, tax board, contingent eX-
pensas)-Heron, Layman, W. Il.
Reeves.
Committee to audit the accounts of
the Surplus Revenue Department
Powers, j. Morris Reeves, Weldon.
Sheriff Brandriff and Deputy Sur
rogate Grier were present to urge an
increase in salary of the clerks in the
Sheriff, Surrogate and County Clerks
offices, for they felt the clerks were
u~nd1rpaid. They asked for an in
crease from $4,000 to $4,000 a month.
The matter was laid over until the
meeting next Wednesday.
The question of building a concrete
road from Pole Tavern to Elmer was
discussed. This road was graded and
rebuilt with gravel a few years ago
but the heavy traffic has worn it out.
The citizens in that region want 1t,
but the Freeholders saw no way OF
meeting the expense except by bond
issue or a big increase in tax rate,
which most Of them opposed. The
motion was carried to postpone build
ing this road until 1924.
The Board has planned to build a
concrete road from Pennsville to Sa-
lem this year.
1t was also agreed that Senator AL
len and Assemblyman Stiles should
be solicited to urge the Legislature
to make the Penns Grove-Malaga-At-
lantic City road made a part of the
State Highway System.
A motion passed some months ago
for a survey Of the CarlPs Corner
Lands Avenue road, was recinded.
There was a request for an increase
in salary of the County Treasurer.
Figures were produced to show that
the Chief Guard at the Road Camp
received S210O. board and clothes; his
assistant, 1895, board and clothes
and the Deputy Sheriff, $3.50.
The County Treasurer in 1922
handled approximately three million
dollars and is bonded for $4,000, but
only receives $4,000 a year from which
$500 is paid the Assistant County
Treasurer. ~