The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-09-11
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Medford and Marion road 5,226 6;
Evesboro ana Cross Roads road $3.50 o.
William Jones supervisor, I35 o.
John K Jones. 260 Q,
W. S. Gale, l47 o.
Xavier Walter, $50 "
W. p. Younker, " go q
Mr.. Stewart was directed to have guard
rails placed along the stone road from
Delanco bridge to the Chester line
Mr.. Evans offered resolution provid-
ing for a committee to take into considera.
ton the feasibility of purchasing a
sprinkler for use on stone roads, where
they can be watered by means of fire
plugs. Messrs. Lippincott, Evans and
Perkins we're appointed.
County Clerk Worrell was authorized
to haye necessary indexing done.
Mr. Perkins offered the following. which
was adopted: Resolved, that after this
meeting, the coroners Of this county be
required TO attach to their bills the name
and residence of each witness examined
in cases of sudden death and inquests.
and that the clerk of the board fur
nish the coroners with copy of this
resolution"
The bridge appropriation of Mount
Laurel was ordered to be increased $780,
from any unexpended balance Mr.. Joyce
said that early spring storms had played
havoc with bridges that he had hoped
would last for some time
Clerk Antrim was voted $50 for extra
services.
Messrs. Pancoast, Evans, Lippincott,
Joyce and Horner were appointed a com
mittee, to act in conjunction with a com
mittee from Camden, in the inspection of
a line bridge,
Mr.. Stackhouse said that he had been
repairing bridge near Khby's MILL and
was compelled to shut off the water for
several days. 1t had been customary to
pay SIS day when a mill was forced to
shut down, but Kirby Brothers claimed
that they should have $50 day.
Mr.. Lippincott said there was no doubt
that the mill did large business and was
greatly inconvenience by having the
water shut off. He moved that they be
A bill was presented for $500, extra ser
vices performed by Prosecutor Budd in
the Warner case.
Mr.. Lippincott said that in paying
these extras, precedent was being estab-
lished that would be troublesome and
dangerous. He realized that Mr.. Budd
had been in four courts, and he thought
that 500 per court should be enough. He
offered an amendment to that effect. and
added that as there were other murderers
to be tried, this payment should suffice
for all cases of this year.
Prosecutor Budd was given permission
to speak. He said there was no doubt of
the fact that he was bound to prosecute
all cases before the courts of this county,
but that the minute they were taken be-
yond the boundaries of this court, his
functions ceased. A matter Of pride
caused him to go higher, and he had ar
gued many cases for which be had never
asked penny, but the labors in those in
stances were not arduous as in Warmers.
While clearly entitled to an assistant,
who would have to be paid good fee, he
had never asked for such aid, and never
intended to while he had his health. The
Prosecutor read letter from Judge Gar
rison, in which the latter expressed his
approval of the bill, but said that there
was no law by which he could order it
paid. The Judge said 81 would vote to
pay it if were freeholder, but / am
not; l am only a Judge"
Mr.. Lippincott said he had offered his
amendment that the members might have
a clear understanding, and he now with
drew it. motion to pay the $500 was
unanimously passed.
resolution was adopted authorizing
the Solicitor to apply to the court for
commissioners to assess benefits in all the
roads built in this county.
The bill of Sheriff Townsend for board
for Wesley Warner created some discus
sion. Nobody thought the charge was
excessive, but the opinion prevailed that
there was no good reason why a muir
derer should not eat common prison fare.
With this idea Mr.. Stewart offered
resolution that hereafter all men in
carcerated in the county prison. should
not be fed from private tables at the
county's expense.
The board then adjourned to the lawn
to eat watermelon.