The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-10-03
More Stone Roads.


There was a special meeting of the
Board of Freeholders yesterday to award
contracts and receive petitions for stone
roads.
On recommendation of the committee
the contract for the road from Beverly to
Delanco was awarded to the New Jersey
Paving and Construction Company at the
following rates 10-inch Telford, SO cents
per square yard lO-inch Macadam, 81
per square yard S-inch Macadam, 95
cents per square yard 6inch Macadam,
80 cents per square yard extra excava-
ton, 40 cents per cubic yard extra haul
ing over one-half mile, cents per cubic
yard for 300 yard haul; extra depth of
stone. Is cents per inch
For the Colestown and Evesboro' road
the committee moved that the contract be
given to Barbour & Ireland. Before the
motion was carried, Joseph H. Gaskill
presented a letter from B. M. & ]. +.
Stanley protesting against giving the
work to Barbour & Ireland on the ground
that their bid did not include all the dis
tlnct estimates required by the law and
as demanded heretofore by President Ed
ward Burrough, of the State Board of Ag
riculture, who examines the plans and
specifications and passes upon them be-
fore the state appropriation to such road
is paid.
John Wilson, of Barbour & Ireland,
said there would be no trouble if they re-
ceived the contract. all the items likely to
be required on the road, being specified.
This being the case, and as Barbour &
Ireland's bid was $7O4 lower than that of
Stanley, Mr.. Vansciver moved it be
awarded to Barbour & Ireland, and it was
so ordered.
The prices fixed in the bid were as fol-
lows: 10-inch Telford, $1.10 per square
yard l0-inch Macadam, $1.10 per yard /;
extra grading, % cents per cubic yard /;
extra hauling over one-half mile, 5 cents
per 100 yards. The road is to be laid ten
feet wide. an average of ten inches deep
and is three and a quarter miles long.
petition was received from the requi-
site number of property owners along the
road from the Chester township line to
Marlton. asking for a stone improvement
on that thoroughfare. The report was re-
ceived and referred to a committee com
posed of Messrs. Younker, Joyce, Pan
coast, Stackhouse and Lippincott to pre-
pare plans and make a survey.
A petition was accepted for a continue
ton of tie Elbow Lane road from Pen
sauken creek to Union Mill road, and it
was referred to the same committee that
surveyed the Elbow Lane road last year.
A petition for road from Marlton to
Medford was accepted and referred to
Messrs. Younker, Joyce, Naylor, Stack
house and Lippincott, committee.
There was a petition for a road from
Evesboro' to the Camden county line
which was referred to the last committee
above named.
A petition for a road from Hartford
to Bridgeboro was referred to Messrs.
Younker, Evans, Lambert, Pancoast and
Joyce, and one for road from Charleston
to Rancocas to Messrs. Younker, Evans,
4 Haines, Vansciyer and Dennis.
Engineer Harrison presented plans and
specifications for the Mount Holly and
Moorestown road, extending from the
carpet mill, Mount Holly, to Marlton, and
they were approved. The road is to be
AHoool.... "a raiford ta, foot ,..;de Ride
will now be advertised for for that road.
The following bills were ordered paid
Charles T. Harrison, balance due for
Laurel road. 80 49, = - sl25 40
boro' road Observation-Disclosures, ll5 OC
j. s. Rogers, supervising Mt. Laurel
G. T. Harrison, plans and specifications
for Mount Holly and Moorestown
G. Il. Harrison, plans and specifications
tor road from Egesboro' 20 Cross
roads, ............-....--.-....-- 10 W
The plans and specifications for the
road from Evesboro' to Cross Roads were
adopted, also those for road from Defiance
bridge to Bulls Head road.
petition was presented from thu
township committee OF Evesham, asking
for stone road from Evesboro' to Fellow
ship. 1t was referred to the residen
! freeholder.
! Messrs. Wainwright, Kinsley Fleetwood
} Williams and Seeds were appointed
! committee to view Sutton's bridge.
: A resolution was presented asking tina
tho nofion mazda at the last mqpfin no
: providing that bidders be advertised 70
Q for stone road engineers, be rescinded.
a Mr.. Vansciver said the idea Of the oil
. resolution was to get the work don
q cheaper. As the advertising scheme
+ not practicable, he moved that each con
s mittee be authorized to select an enginet
; and let the board fix the pay. Heret'
fore q per cent OF the cost Of the road hi