The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-06-07
in repair for one year. and shall be under
bonds to do the work in satisfactory

9 IN repair for one year, and shall be undel
bonds to do the work in satisfactory
manner and according to specifications.
: Mr.. Harrison said the law does not pro.
vide for grading the roads. 1t would be
} unwise to build permanent road if the
grade is not made prior to the building.
1t seemed to the speaker that as no pro-
vision is made for grading. the township
committee will have to do this. The
board can refuse to accept the road from
the township unless the grading is right
for the stone.
The road in question is to run from the
Riverton wharf to Westfield. The speci-
fications call for portion of the road to
be 10 inches deep and "a feet wide,
another to be 8 inches deep and II feet
wide, and another II feet wide and 10
inches deep. The system is to be mainly
telford with some macadam, the proper
ton of each to be decided by the board.
The other specifications are about the
same as those for the Beverly road. In
all of these the amount of macadam and
telford to be laid is left to the discretion
of the committee. In some parts telford
q required on account of the condition of
The bed, while in others macadam is suf-
ficient, being more economical.
One part of the road in Riverton is
twenty feet wide. and the street is fifty
feet in width. The residents of the town
have agreed to pay for improving the bal
ance of the road.
Mr.. Joyce asked privilege to withdraw
the petition for road in Mt. Laurel and
substitute another. This road is from the
line of Chester township to Mt. Laurel.
The matter was referred to the committee
with privilege of reporting at once.
The report of the committee on the road
from Coopertown to Charleston, one mile
in length, was presented. This road is to
be twelve feet wide and eight inches
thick. The other specifications are the
same as on other roads.
The Mt. Laurel road is to be ten feet
wide and ten inches thick.
The Chester road is from the Stanwick
station to the Bridgeboro' road and on the
Bridgeboro' road from Chester avenue to
the Delran township line. This is to be
10 inches thick and II feet wide.
The reports were approved and the d.
rector authorized to advertise for bids, to
be reported at the next meeting.
Mr.. Perkins stated that about 50, 500 is
due this county from the state for the
of insane. A letter from the
comptroller says that some of the patients
were not admitted according to law, and
asked for evidence in relation thereto. 1t
was referred to the committee on insane.
A petition was filed for another stone
roadway in Chester township, in a south
easterly direction from Moorestown, and
for one in Beverly township, along the
river road to Delanco, both of which were
referred to committees.
Mr.. Vansciver wanted to know if it
will not be advisable to hold special
meeting early in July to consider the bids
for improved roads. The work should be
finished before December next, and at
any rate the estimates of the cost must be
had before August LIST so that it can be
in the next tax levy.
The board adjourned until the second
in July.