The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-03-28

committee on bridge at Rockafellow 6 Ent's
mills was not ready to report at this meeting.
John II. Clark read communication in re-
gard to cost Of stone work, ETC., on new
bridge at Slower & Shives' Mills wherein it
was charged that there had been gross fraud.
Freebooter Sharp, who was present, took
the floor at this juncture and explained away
munication, and perhaps the Association was
satisfied with his explanation.
Hiram beats asked to make correction
and put himself square before the people, it
having been, he said, limited pretty broadly
that he was responsible for evident extraya-
gance in erecting bridge at or near Barton's
Station, on the Easton and Amboy r. R.
During a lengthy discussion which followed
between beats and Sharp, it transpired that
this bridge and certain grading was the work
really of the Railroad Company, but the
County had shouldered the job, (some $700)
upon the representation of the contractors
that the company would eventually refund
the money, which was too great a sum by
half for any one to pay. A Committee con-
sisting of Mahlon Hulsizer, Hiram beats and
James Ewing, was appointed to investigate
the matter.
INoTE.--We believe we have quoted the
substance of Mr.. Sharp's explanation in re-
gard to this railroad bridge and we also be-
lieve that be is in error. From good authority
we learn that the Railroad Company never
agreed to pay for the bridge, but they did
agree to keep it in repair for all future time,
aid that it should never cost the county any
thing further. 1t is also the opinion of many
people that the county should have caused
the Railroad Company to build the bridge, as
it was clearly their dutyl
Capt. Elisha Holcombe offered resolution
to the effect that the Board of Freeholders be
requested to dispense with the building Of all
small bridges commonly known as township
Bridges costing less than $500, and that
overseers of roads be empowered to erect all
such structures.
This resolution caused wonderful confusion
Many opposed the granting to road overseers
the functions of the Freeholdcrs, while the
friends of the resolution urged the unneces-
sary expense of these small bridges as a great
thing in its favor. For instance, Asa Suydam
stated that two small bridges near his farm
needed rebuilding, and one of his neighbors
EXPIRE sscd the wish that he might get the job
at $12 for both bridges The Freeholders
did the work and these SIC bridges cost nearly
5000. Judge Holcombe gave in his expert
ence in the same business, and some bridge
work near his place which he would have
done for SIC, cost under Freebooter manipu-
lation $500. Tunis Cox then took the floor
and threw some solid shot Into the poor Free
holders, and Daniel Brown was the only man
who came to the rescue. The resolution was
adopted after great waste of time and the
throttling of some amendments to it.
Capt. Holcombe then introduced another
resolution requesting the Board Of Freehold
ers to dispense with the employment of Coun-
sci at the county expense. Here again was
great deal of poor argument and haggling up
on a tritling matter, and Mr.. Snydam struck
the key note when he arose and said that the
Board would laugh to scorn all such trifing
However, the resolution was adopted, and
George Jones, Judge Holcombe and Asa Suy-
dam were appointed committee to lay these
two resolutions before the Board. The meet
ing then adjourned to Thursday of this week,
at the same place and hour.
We have endeavored in this report to speak
of things just as they occurred, and as we I'M
derstood them. If we have made any mis-
takes we want them to be attributed to the
head--not the heart. We should have said
at the outset that Mahlon Hulsizer of Frank
lin, made some very sensible and strong
points for Honesty, Retrenchment and Re
form.
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