Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-30
ACTION TO COMPEL
GRADING OF TRACKS
Freeholders At Request OF Grand
Jury, Fix 6O-Day Limit For Grading.

vice Railway Company to place its
tracks at the grade of the highway at
number of points between Palmyra
and Bordentown, caused the grand
| jury, last week, to take hand in the
matter, when County Solicitor Pea
cock was called before that body and
asked to tell about the efforts that
had been made by the Board of Free
| holders the past year or two to OBJ
tain that result At some places the
tracks are below grade, at others tht
rails are too high, both conditions be-
ing dangerous to road traffic.
| The Freeholders have held confer
ences and written letters to the Pub
lie Servicee Company on this subject,
but their efforts have been futile
No change of the tracks has been
made.
The grand jury, determined that
the rails shall be placed at grade, re-
quested the Board of Freeholders to
pass resolution giving the railway
company sixty days in which to cor
rect the situation, and if the request
is not complied with the jury viii
take drastic action i'm the matter.
The resolution was adopted by the
Freeholders at their meeting on FRI
day and a copy Immediately forward
ed to the company.
Repairs to Delanco Bridge
Some time ago the Freeholders re-
ceived bids for making extensive re-
pairs to the Delanco drawbridge, the
lowest offer being that of the Rance
cas- Construction Company, of Delan-
co, S9,99627, As this is an expense
that is to be borne jointly by the
county and the Public Service Com
pany, the bids were referred to the
company for approval.
j On Friday Solicitor Peacock repalt-
fed thar me Public Service approves
the specifications and the bid of the
construction company, so the Free
holders awarded the work. A resolu-
ton, offered by Director Rogers, pro-
vides that temporary notes shall be
issued to pay the county's share of
the cost.
Seeks Pay for Damaged Car
Lieutenant Smpthe, of the govern
uent naval air station at Lakehurst,
presented claim for damages to his
automobile that resulted when it up
set in front of the county asylum at
New Lisbon on July after colliding
with horse and wagon, belonging to
the county, which made a sudden
.unn across the road as he started to
pass, after blowing his horn. The
young officer said no signal was Civ
en- by the driver of the horse and
that the turn into the asylum ground
was made when the Hudson coach
was less than twenty feet distant,
making the collision unavoidable.
He explained that while interrogat-
ing the two occupants of the wagon,
one Of whom was an inmate of the
asylum, he learned that the "nut"
. was driving and wanted to keep go
, ing straight ahead, but the other fell
low, a hired man, grabbed the lines
and pulled the horse to the right.
Both vehicles were going in wester-
! ly direction. If the lunatic had been
, unmolested, there would not have
been an accident.
claim as follows: Repair bill, about
1925; depreciation of the comparative
ly new car, by reason of the repair
work, $500; taxi-hire during the time
: the coach was being repaired, $76-
{ The claim was referred to Solicitor
{ Peacock for investigation.
Director of Public Buildings Lip
ipincott reported that he had conduct
| ed a public sale of wood on county
property at New Lisbon last week
and had obtained $875.50 for the trees
: on about rs acres The bidding was
{ quite brisk and the prices realized
were considered to be very satisfac-
5 tory. The proceeds Of the sale are
i considerably above private offers that
had been made for the timber.
A complaint was received from DR..
Earl /. Brown in connection with the
operation of drawbridge across
Wading River there being much de-
lay TO boats that pass through the
: draw.
E From remarks made by the Free
a holders it was learned that much OF
, his complaint is due to the cantank-