The Penn's Grove record., 1923-06-15
County Asylum
For Tuberculars
Engineers Keep Busy On Cul-
verts And Bridges. No
Road To Build

pdfeIIly SdNeu IH6 CoulGy % 0hS =
suit of awarding of contracts for
culvert construction by the Boar OF
Chosen Freeholders, at their regular
monthly meeting, held on Wednesday,
18th.
When bids were opened for the con
struction of the Van Room Robbins
Culvert, there were three bidders, the
bid of William H. Slough, of Alloway,
being S1060.53, lower than the next
bidder. The bids were as follows:
William H. Slough, Alloway,
N j., $2,485.15
ion on. 5,283.60
Samuel Campbell, Bridgeton, 3,545.68
In awarding the contract the Board
considered that the successful bidder
has contracts for the Elkinton Mill
Pond Bridge and the Hires Culvert,
and was the low bidder on three cul-
verts on the Pennsville-Auburn road,
and would perhaps be unable to COM
plete all the jobs in the time required
in the contract. However, they went
on record to the effect that 1--WE do
not feel that the prompt completion
of these bridges is of sufficient i'm
portant to justify the award of the
contract to the next highest bidder,
provided the bridges We're not closed
to traffic for a longer number OF
working days than allowed by the
contracts and provided Mr.. Slough
will maintain the existing bridges
bridges until he is ready to emove
them"
On the constructor of Culverts
Nos. 127, 1876 and 254, Mr.. Shough's
bid was S555.52 lower than the next
bidder, and with the same understand
ing as in the above instance, he was
awarded the contract. The bids re
ceived for these culverts were as fol-
lows:
Samuel Campbell, Bridgeton, $3,593.O8
h1 f ! CONSTRUCTOR w. 5,942.86
William Fl. Slough, Alloway, 2,937.56
Want More Time
The Weldon Contracting Company,
the concern that is constructing the
balance of the Salem-Penns Grove
road. petitioned the Board to extend
their time for the completion of the
road from July 1 to August /. They
explained in a communication that
thev were encountering difficulties IN
securing materials and supplies; The
time was accordingly extended with
the explicit understanding that after
August l the company must pay hqul-
dated damages for unfinished work.
A resolution was adopted accepting
the Ouinton-Marlboro road, subject to
the approval of the State Highway
Commission.
1t having been called to the atten-
+ion of the Board that no sidewalks
are contemplated on the bridges over
the railroad in the Borough of Woods
town, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolution
Whereas. it has been rough TO the
attention of the Board of CHOSEN free-
holders of the County of Salem that
no sidewalks are contemplated on the
bridge over the railroad IN the borough
of Woodstown, and
Whereas. this bridge is located at
the conjunction of the two county roads
with Route 6. State Highway system,
it becomes imperative that the roadway
should be kept clear of pedestrians,
and
Whereas. the absence of sidewalks on
this bridge will result in the pedes-
trains using the roadway, which may
result in serious injury or probable
loss of life,
Now. therefore. be it resolved by the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of the
County of Salem that the State High
way Commission and the Pennsylvania
Railroad be requested and urged to
place a sidewalk on the aforesaid
bridge.
Road Camp Report
The report of County Sheriff
Brandriff disclosed that for the
period from May 9 to June 10, 1928,
the cost daily a prisoner in the road
camp had been 45.1, whereas in the
county jail the cost daily a prisoner
was but 17.8 cents.
Bids For Coal Opened
The successful bidder for supply
ing both bituminous and anthracite
coal to the county for the use in
johnson building and the county
building was C. G. Lippincott, whose
bid was $40 and STA. Others bid
ders were the Salem Ice, Coal and
Cold Storage Company and the Slime
man German Coal Company.
Prior to adjournment the Board de-
temined to open all bids in the future
in the Freeholders' room in front OF
the Court House. Heretofore they
have usually been opened IN the Court
room. They also authorizing the
placing of danger signs on the Salem
Flsinboro road at the curve near
C~ravenhurst, and at the Sheppard
cross roads.
May Have Home For Tuberculars
The Board of Chosen F%reeholders
are considering the utilization of the
house in the rear of the present
County Aims House as a home for the
County's tubercular patients,
This was recommended at the reguI-
lar meeting of the Board this week
bv DIR. R. NJ. A. Davis and Miss Sadie
K. Doranz. field nurse for this county
They advised the Board that the Cam
den County Sanitarium has recently
returned a tubercular patient to salem
County, and that in the future TINS
county would be unable to take care
of Salem's patients. Miss Doranz also
related that there were five tu6ercular
cases in the county in need of lmme-
diate attention, and that means would