The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-05-18
Board of Freeholders.

Board of Freeholders.
On Thursday morning the new Board
of Freeholders met pursuant to adjourn
ment on Wednesday evening, Director
Wills in the Chair.
The minutes of the last meeting of the
old Board were read and after substitute
ing the name of DIR. Parrish for DIR. Hall
as returning fee of S. for attending
case of smallpox in Burlington, and max
ing the amount of the Lumberton draw
bridge tenders salary $l45, instead of
$45, they were adopted.
The report OF the Finance Committee
was read, showing for past six months
receipts, $207, 1921 .O5; expenditures, $685.
325ss, balance on hand, S45,56s.l7.
= uditor Gibson's report was then read
and accepted. The estimates aggregated
$20s, 1927; it also stated that there was
$45, 900 remsing in the Collectors hands.
1t was moved and adopted that the APP
preparation be reduced to $l75,0 900. M
Draw tenders salaries were ordered
kept separate from the bridge accounts.
The following bills were ordered paid;
DR.. P. v. B. Stroud, examining body Of
Nancy johnson, Marl.on, S.; Frank
Roth, poor bill, So so. DR.. E, q. Towns
bill of SIS for granting certificate Of insan-
ity was reduced to 50 and passed.
The Director stated that the insurance
on the Almshouse buildings would expire
on the 18th inst; that they were insured
at present in Mercer County Mutual fol
81, 800 on building and 81, 800 on the con
tents. II was suggested that as thers
were geud insurance companies in Thu
county, they be insured at home, It wa
on motion of Mr.. Morgan left to tn,
discretion of the Sanding Committee
Geo. 2. Conover presented the petition
which the old Board failed TO pass, askin,
for FIVE cents per day for 6,051 days boar,
of prisoners. The grounds for the rogue,
were that the Board had allowed an in
crease Immediately after he went out {
Office. The bill amounting to 5000
was on motion of Mr.. Morgan passed b
the following vote ayes--Messrs. Mathi
Toms, Mcclellan, Morgan, Nippins, Pag'
Morris, Reeves, Seeds, Weeks, Cupple
Austin, johnson, Ritzendollar. Nays
Hunter King, Kale, Endicots, Reev'
Borton, Croshaw, Gaskill, Wills. IA ,
8. Mr.. Scott declined to vote.
Mr.. Endicott presented resolutio
which set forth the necessity of an Ell
largement of the County Clerks ofic
} for the better preservation of the bool
: and records. 1t was also suggested th,
i the County Collector and Auditor shoul
! have an Office in it, as the County was
! present paying rent for one. 1t was {
, motion referred to committee of tire
! Mr.. Scott moved that the bill ju
E passed of George p Conover be above
: on his Indebtedness to tie county. Carrie
e Mr.. Morris offered resolution that Il
' board of prisoners hereafter be fixed
! rs cents for tramps and 35 cents for 8
0 other prisoners. 1t was on motion of NJ
I Kale, laid on the table.
: Toe Board then took recess until
: o'clock for dinner, they dining at q
i Arcade hotel.
r On reassembling at the above no
8 Mr.. Morris offered new resolution,
r the other one had been lost, that Il
d board of prisoners be fixed at 20 cents P
8 day for tramps and 80 cents per day
= all other prisoners.
: Mr.. Ksle moved to lay it on the tai
a but the motion was lost
n Mr.. Morgan Altered an amendment f
n ing the price of other prisoners at 35 c
If per day. The amendment was carried.
. The vote On the resolution as amend