The Penn's Grove record., 1923-12-14
FreehOlderS Terminate
County Business
Great Amount of County Busi-
ness Completed At Final
Business Session of Year


before the annual reorganization was
on Wednesday and clean sweep of all
work was made to bring it to date in
records. Of the enormous amount of
road and bridge construction that has
been done this year every possible
transaction was brought to a finish
and those still under construction
were reported.
Three roads had been reported COM
pleted and the costs were less than the
amounts appropriated by bonds. Action
resembling the issuing of the unneces-
sary bonds was taken and amounts
balancing the accounts were ordered
transferred from the budget account on
roads and repairs For road of route
6, section 9, notes for 100000 were
ordered issued instead of for 1925 900
and the balance $1,162.79 was trans
fered, as the cost of the road was
$201, 1920. For section 10, route 6,
instead of 100000 the issue is $84 900
and $3,929.68 is transferred. A third
totals the amount of rescinded notes
to about $65,000.
AS the costs of construction and de-
tours for the completion of Section 9,
10.11 of the Penns Grove Malaga road
were $390,000, for which notes for
$500 900 had been authorized, it was
resolved to request the county to the
extent of 100000 from 1924 funds,
on account of the costs. For section
5, route 6, costing $268, ,836.S6, re-
endorsement from the state for $3.50,
338.02 was requested.
The Penns Grove Salem road, sec
tions and 8, was completed costing
nearly $4,000 with payment of S37,
900 by bonds and of 100000 by bud
get transfers.
The road committee reported that
sections 4, 5, and 6, of the Penns Grove
Malaga road completed satisfactory
to the Highway Department; that
sections and of the Pennsville-
Salem road had had the seal coat ap-
piled to the part near the cemetery
apparently satisfactorily; that the
widening of the causeway over Old
mans Creek, on the Woodstown-
Swedesboro road had been completed
Bridge Construction
The Bridge Committee reported
that Contractor Campbell and the
County Engineer at Trenton regard
ing the latter sent the last named re-
garding fallacies in construction of
Fenwick Bridge. 1t was decided that
the settlement of the slabs was the
fault of the contractor. 1t was also
stated that the curbs had been built
where the State Engineer had desig-
mated them but it was decided that
the faults reported be corrected by the
contractor.
Another fault in construction stated
in months letter was that "balus-
trade, which is crooked, will have to be
torn down and rebuilt" Upon exam
ination this was shown to be construc-
ted as planned and it was decided not
to be changed. The work in the curbs
desired changed was reported done by
the contractor.
The budget at Elkinton Mill Pond,
on the Alloway-Quinton road was re-
ported finished except for back filling.
Three culberts on the Pensville-
Auburn road were reported finished,
except for back filling on one. The
bridge and spillway at the Ackley
Mill Pond, Pitsgrove was likewise
completed. Construction work was re-
ported finished on five culverts, six
bridges and two road pipe lines in var
ious parts of the county. Plans were
requested for four small bridges to be
built next year.
A letter from the State Highway
department called notice to stands for
the loading of milk cans along the
Penns Grove-Salem road. Some of
these stands are not Is feet clear from
the middle of the road. Engineer
Keasbey will confer with the state Of
ficial to find the definite wishes to be
satisfied in clearing the road way of
these stated distractions.
Mr.. Heron reported that a broken
bridge on the road from Fort Mott to
the range light house had been re
naired by Alvin Davis, Salem. If it Is
found to be a public road the costs
will be considered.
County Farm Agents Report
Farm Demonstration Crissey report
ed to the board a summary of his
work for twelve months, to December
1st.
Contract offers for constitution of
the bridge No 400 at Gum Swamp
culvert were received as follows:
Samuel Campbell, Bridgeton, S666.1O
Kuchar Brothers, Centreton---- $3.50
The contract was awarded to Kuchar
Bros. the lower bidder The cost esti-
mate had been $604.10.
County Farm Agents Report
]. c. Crissey, County Farm Demon
strator, gave a brief summary of his
work for the twelve months up to De-
cember 1st, by enumerating the diver
sifed agricultural service he had
given. He made 1895 visits to farms,
which was 100 more than the year be-
fore, and he had 2936 office and tele-
phone calls. Further information to
farmers was given by circular letters,
newspaper articles, demonstration
meetings and other community meet
ings. The SO demonstrations on
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