The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-05-09

A large bridge bill of James V. Cavi-
leer, formerly from Randolph township,
for $324.6O, and one for $40, draw
bridge tender. were ordered paid,
so that Mr.. Cavileer might settle his &C
counts. He is not now Freebooter. his
township having been merged with Wash
ington.
Mr.. Vansciver read the report of the
committee to receive bids on stone roads.
He moved that the report be received
and that the contract for building the
road from Riverton to Westfeld be
awarded to B. M. & J. F. Stanley. He
stated that the roads already surveyed
were all that could be built this year, as
the state appropriation would not be
sufficient to give any more assistance,
Camden county being about to construct
roads.
Mr. Sooy said it was hardly possible to
grasp these bids at first sight, and he
thought this question should be laid over
until the next meeting. He would also
like to know what had become of the
amendment to the road law.
Mr. Grigg said he had been informed
that the amendment had not been signed.
Mr.. Evans did not think the Board had
authority to postpone The Supreme
Court had ordered the Board to readver-
tise and award the bids, and that was all
that could be done.
Mr.. Vansciver wanted to know what
| information was needed. He thought
there never was a better time to discuss
this subject; next week there would be
rush of business and that would natural
" bar out other matters.
Mr.. Lippincott wanted this matter post
poned that the Board might be enlight-
ened. He would like the members to go,
as committee of the whole, to Camden,
and view some of the roads. They could
see Telford road that was built fourteen
years ago, which in one year cost $500
mile for repairs, and nobody could see it
now. They would also see rubble roads
that beat Telford all to pieces.
Mr.. Vansciver said they had been
under the leadership of the gentleman
| from Evesham for over year and now
there is pretty mess. He can only re-
fer to road in Camden that nobody can
find. The advocates of stone roads can
show roads that have proved satisfactory.
They had right to these Improvements
and they proposed to insist upon those
rights.
Mr.. Lippincott said the people Of Ewes
ham have some rights, too. The very
advertisement issued by the committee
gave the Board the right to reject any or
all bids. He thought it would pay to in
yestigate other kinds of material
Mr.. Perkins wanted to know what was
the use of talking about rubble roads
when the law does not provide for their
construction.
The yeas and nays were then called
and resulted in awarding the contract by
the following vote:
Yea.-Loveland, Perkins, Vansciver,
Taylor, Pancoast. Ellis, Evans, Lambert,
Storey, Younker. Joyce, Gale, Naylor,
Wright, Dennis, Whsle
| Nag.-Fleetwood, Lippincott, Vain
wright, Kinsley, Stackhouse, Dunphey.
Seeds, Williams, Sooy, Haines-lO.
The next report provided that the con.
tract for the road from Moorestown &c
! Mount Laurel be awarded to Barbour 4
Ireland.
Mr.. Lippincott thought if any road wal
needed to be improved it was this last
road. He would have voted for this road
over any other. but his constituents were
opposed to the entire system and he
sh ould vote in the negative.
This contract was awarded by vote o.
IA to 11,-Mr. Ellis being absent, Mr.
Wills voting in the negative.
Mr.. Vansciyer then read the report on
the Bridgeboro road, and moved to award
the contract to Messrs Stanley. This
motion was adopted-15 to 11-Mr. Ellis
, having returned and voting in the nege
tive.
Beverly to Coopertown came next
, This report provided that the contract bt
awarded to Thomas J. McGovern.
! The roll call showed a tie vote and the
motion was lost, Messrs. Ellis and Storey
| changing from affirmative to negative.
4 The road from Coopertown to Charles
! ton was next considered. Thomas J
McGovern would have been the success
/, full contractor had the motion been adopt
q ed, but it was lost--14 to II, Mr.. Gall
going over to the negative side.
! Mr.. vansciver then moved that the Di
j rector be authorized to readvertise 70
J. bids for the last two roads. He wante'
the members to recollect the position
they we're in when they were before tn
[, Supreme Court Commissioner, and as
e mandamus would be applied for in thi
Is instance, he suggested that each Free
s. holder be able to give some good reaso
o for refusing to readyertise, If they so d
It sired.
Mr.. Isippineott said II was obligatory