This Day in History: 1940-08-15

Township Tax Assessor Albert Winter proved to be a staunch supporter of the faithful horse at the Township Committee meeting. When Committeeman James Devine and the Township Engineer announced that Ridge Road would be closed temporarily to horses for repairs, Winter jokingly announced “You don’t think you can keep me off that road do you? Nobody can stop me.” Devine threatened to close it for thirty days. Winter shot back “I would like to see any man in this room keep my horses off that road.” He went on to accuse the Committee of planting dynamite in the road to threaten him. The road was being paved as a part of a WPA roads grant in the Township. (Bristow)