The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-03-21

For physicians the usual sum of 500
was voted
Salaries and rents were voted $1,000
poor, ST .000
Mr. Cronk then asked what was to bt
done with the interest on the debt. and
was there to be any principal paid.
Mr.. Nixon said there we're some notes
drawing interest at the rate of six pei
cent. and they should be paid
Mr.. Lewis said he thought the commit
tee bonded the debt at four and half per
cent. He was told that but $4,000 was
provided for in that manner, and he sug-
gested that the outstanding notes be
called in and bonds issued for them. Mr..
Gibbs did not want the debt bonded,
never to be paid. He moved that the
notes now outstanding be replaced by
notes bearing interest at four and half
per cent.
The treasurer's report showed that the
bonds and notes amounted to $2l, 5l5, and
Mr.. Cronk wanted the 81 ,5l5 paid of, and
four and half per cent notes issued for
the balance between the bonds and re-
naming notes.
1t was finally decided that there must
not be any outstanding obligations bear
ing more than four and half per cent in
terest.
Joseph H. Gaskill moved that the com
mittee be instructed not to borrow money
from individuals but to get 1t from bank
at the best possible rate of interest, and it
was so ordered.
Mr.. Hendnckson wanted to know if the
collector and township committee used all
efforts to collect taxes, and he moved that
they do so.
Mr.. Cronk said if all legal measures
were taken it would include arrest for
nonpayment of poll tax. Did Mr.. Hen
erickson mean TO include that in his
motion?
This was rather poser but Mr.. Hen
erickson said that his idea was to get the
taxes on real estate; the committee might
use its discretion on the subject of poll
taxes.
Collector John r. Deacon said he had
used all possible means to get the amounts
due the township. From $500 to $1,000 on
the duplicate is for poll taxes.
Henry G. Buckley did not see any use
in modifying this motion. The men pub
lished as delinquents might be seen at
that moment having more to say at the
polls than those who pay their taxes at
the proper time. Let them be made to
pay.
Walter A. Barrows said no arrange
ment had been made to give the Assessor
notice of appropriation for paying the
debt. How would he be able to provide
for that unless there were something for
him to act npon. As it now stands the
meeting has merely directed what shall
be done with the assets. He thought the
matter might as well be attended to legal
ly as to have it done otherwise.
Horace Cronk renewed his motion to
appropriate $l,515 for payment of debt.
The motion was lost.
The dog tax was fixed at so cents.
The next town meeting is to be held in
the Opera House.
Mr.. Nixon called attention to the sewer
on Broad street, which has been con-
structed at the expense of the property
owners there. They now ask the town
ship to take charge of it and reimburse
them for the money invested.
Mr.. Barrows moved that the request be
acceded to.
F. B. Lewis favored the proposition.
Amos Gibbs had looked into this sewer
age question, and he was of the opinion
there are several private sewers in the
town. If one is paid for, why not others.
1t would be establishing bad precedent.
He did not object to the township taking
control of the sewer, but he doubted the
ACCESSIBILITY of paying for it.
The subject was laid upon the table and
the meeting adjourned.