The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-14

81 That the Freeholders OF each county b
! req uired to make at once and place In tn
| Clerks office map OF the county, showing
the principal places and towns and the road
1 connecting the same, to which the improve
ments under the county road act shall b
confined
l. That part of the expense be placed on tn
townships where the roads lie so that tn
county shall not be required to pay more thai
one-third OF the expense, the state one-third
ana the property owners fronting on tn,
roads and the township the other one-third
Mr.. Vansciver said there appears t.
be but one sentiment in the county, anG
that is there are bad roads in the county
and that they should be improved. There
appears to be great dissatisfaction ovel
the present law, and this resolution aimi
to remedy the defects
Mr.. Lippincott approved the resolu-
ton, and thought it would meet the
views of those who had heretofore op-
posed the movement.
The resolution was adopted, and the
Director appointed the following commit
tee: Messrs Younker, Vansciver, Evans,
Taylor, and Perkins.
A resolution was adopted appropriatine
$50 to America Hose Company. Mount
Holly, to aid in paying for a new hook
and ladder, recently purchased. Also
$50 to Relief Fire Company, which has
recently built new engine house.
The clerk read certified minute of the
proceedings of the taxpayers meeting on
Saturday, when it was decided to ask for
the repeal of the road law.
Mr.. Lippincott said that meeting was a
large one, composed of taxpayers, and
its request was Worthy of consideration
Mr.. Evans said the meeting was called
to discuss the construction of stone roads
When it was assembled resolution to
attempt repeal of the law was sprung
like trap. Those who voted for it were
not all taxpayers.
Mr.. Sooy moved that the resolution fa-
voring the amendment to the road law be
reconsidered.
Mr.. Vansciver objected to the motion
being put, because Mr.. sooy did not vote
with the majority on the original ques-
ton.
The Director said there were no votes
in the negative. He thought a member
was always considered as voting in the
affirmative if he was silent when the vote
was taken. The custom requiring a mo-
ton to reconsider to emanate from one
who voted in the affirmative, was merely
for the purpose of preventing the minority
from continually calling up questions that
had been settled. He ruled the motion
to reconsider was in order.
The roll was called and the motion to
reconsider was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Fleetwood, Ellis, Storey. Lippin-
colt, Wainwright. Kinsley, Prickitt. Dun.
phey, Cavileer. Wright, Williams, Sooy,
Haines. Wills-14.
Nays-Loveland, Perkins, Vansciyer,
Taylor, Pancoast, Evans, Lambert, Youn-
ker. Joyce, Gale, NayIor, Dennis-12.
Absent-Seeds
The resolution being before the Board
Mr.. Perkins moved that it be laid on the
table. He said an amendment similar to
that now proposed had already been in
troduced In the Legislature.
Mr. Evans thought if the law was to be
amended this county might as well have
some voice on how it was to be done.
Mr.. Vansciver said that at every session
of the Board during the past year there
had been objections to this question be-
cause those opposed to the movement said
they desired to have other material than
stone. and this resolution was adopted for
that purpose.
The motion to lay on the table was not
seconded, and motion to adopt the reso-
luton was offered, but was lost Mr..
Prickitt voted in the affirmative, making
it tie vote.
Mr.. Lippincott then offered resolution
which recited the fact that in March, 1892,
law was passed, fixing the fees for COM
hitting persons to the county Jail. Not
withstanding this law. the committing
officers had charged the old fees, and the
resolution provided that a committee of
three be appointed with power to secure
counsel to assist the Solicitor in compell-
ing the committing officials to refund the
fees overpaid them.
Mr.. Gale thought the Auditor in Office
at the time the bills were paid, was re-
sponsible for all the loss and that he was
the proper person to proceed against.
The resolution was adopted, and the
Director appointed the committee as fol-
lows; Messrs. Lippincott, Kinsley and
Joyce.
A second communication from the Bass
River township committee was read,
stating that the road from New Gretna to
Wading River was in bad condition at the
approaches to the bridge over the river.
1t was referred to the resident Freebooter
The Board then adjourned.