The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-05-11
Rnard nRFreahnlaara.

The last meeting of the old board OF
freeholders was held on Wednesday.
Every member was present with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Stewart, of Riverside, who
was detained through illness.
The usual number OF bills were acted
upon.
The first one to create discussion was
that of Coroner Stroud for $500, services
in the case of sudden death of Allen
Hubbs.
Mr.. Darnell asked if this was not the
bill that was before the board at its last
meeting. If SO it created much discussion
then, and if there are any new facts now,
it is desirable to know it.
Coroner Stroud being present was asked
to make statement. He said he was
the body of the deceased DR.. Marcy. who
had been attending Mr.. Hubbs, could not
give certificate of cause of death, being
in doubt as to the real cause. The Coro-
ner ordered a postmortem, which disclosed
the fact that death resulted from acute
pneumonia and exposure.
The bill was ordered paid.
Then came bill of DR.. Marcy for max
ing the postmortem. This was laid on
the table.
A paper signed by James A. Gale, JUS
tice of the peace, was read, but when it
was finished the board did not know
whether the Justice claimed pay for action
as coroner, or was certifying that physi-
clans bill was correct The services were
rendered in 1896. The bill was given to
the freeholder from Bass River for a full
explanation.
Mr.. Evans wanted to know on what
grounds DIR. Marcy's bill was turned down
Mr.. Darnel said he did not think it was
necessary to pay physician who was I'M
able to give a certificate.
| Coroner Stroud made another explana-
ton. He went to the case over which
there is dispute, as coroner, not as
physician. A postmortem was nece ssary
and he directed DR.. Marcy to make it.
This ended discussion on this point for
awhile. Meantime bill was presented
in which James w. Davis claimed $3.50
for use of city hall when the coroner held
an inquest in the Hencke murder case.
The board was in the humor of laying
bills on the table, so this went the same
way.
The bills of oyerseers of poor for taking
paupers to the county almshouse next re-
ceived attention.
Mr.. Darnell was OF the opinion that the
county had no right to pay these bills
They are a township matter entirely. In
mates of the almshouse are not county
charge until they have entered it's DOORS
Solicitor Chambers was asked for his
opinion, and he said there was NO ques-
ton that Mr.. Darnell was correct in his
statement.
Mr.. Jones thought if such was the case
the committee on paupers' bills should be
omitted from the next organization.
To bring the matter properly before the
board, Mr.. Colby offered resolution that,
lin accordance with the law, all bills
hereafter contracted for the commitment
and transportation of poor persons to the
almshouse, be paid by the townships send
ing them, and that the bills now before
the board be returned by the resident
freeholders to the proper authorities, with
explanations of the cause of this action"
Mr.. Younker moved an amendment by
which the present bills be paid. Mr..
Jones objected. If these bills are paid,
other claims now due, but not presented
to-day, will be sent in, and will have to
be paid This is good time to observe
the law
Mr.. Sharp also opposed the amendment.
Mansfield township always pays its own
expenses IN such cases, and other town
ships should do the same
Mr.. Younker withdrew his amendment
and the original resolution was adopted.
! A communication was received from
John r. Howell, agent of the Royal In
surance Company. announcing that the
insurance on the almshouse buildings
would soon expire.
Mr.. Mitchell asked if the Royal is not
foreign company, and was told it is.
The matter was referred to the standing
committee on almshouse.
The next bill to create discussion was
that of the commissioners who were ap-
pointed to assess benefits conferred upon
owners of land on the Burlington, Bev-
erly and Willingboro' stone road In the
bill were two items-one for hotel bill, Sc;
| the other for extra work, SIS. The latter
was the one that seemed to demand ex-
PLANTATION.
Henry S. Haines, Jr., was one of the
commissioners. He was present at the
meeting of the board, and was asked to
speak on the bill. Mr.. Haines said he
was glad of an opportunity to explain the
items. That of SIS for extra work was
caused by the necessity for remeasure-
ment of the road. The commissioners
discovered an error in the original meas
uring and asked Mr.. Haines to go oyer il
second time. He did SO, and found that
the county had paid for 1000 feet more
road than had been laid.
The time consumed in remeasuring was
three days, and Mr.. Haines charged SIS
per day, which was less than he would
have done the same work for a private
individual. The charges for hotel ex-
penses amounting to S. was for dinners.
1t is always customary for surveyor to
be paid per diem and expenses. How
ever, the hotel bill was small item and
Mr.. Haines asked that it be struck out.
The other charge, however, was correct,
and the work done was we'll worth the
price, considering the sum saved the
county.
Mr.. Haines, IN response to an inquiry
about how such mistake could have
beeu made in measuring, replied that it
might easily occur by the work being en-
trusted to an incompetent man, or to one
unacquainted with the use of surveyors
chain.
The bill was paid after deducting the
hotel bill.
A bill for tombstones for soldiers buried
in Evesham township caused an inquiry
The work was done by Camden county
man, and Mr.. Goldy wanted to know if
it was all right for others than county
officials to order such work.
Mr.. Mitchell replied that Miss Lille
Bareford had shown him letter from
Quarter master Donnelly in which he
told her if she secured the freeholder's
signature to an order for ombstones il
would be all right. On this representa-
ton Mr.. Mitchell signed an order, which
was sent to Camden dealer.
On motion of Mr.. Darnell it was or
dered that $40 be paid r. T. Evans and
W. A. Lippincott for removing patient
to the asylum, when they present a bill
approved by Judge Gaskill.
The bill of DIR. Marcy, for services in
the Hubbs case, as well as that of James
w. Davis, both of which had been laid on
the table, were ordered paid.
Mr. Mitchell introduced resolution di.
rectlng the Standing Committee, when il
places insurance on county buildings, to
give preference to companies incorporated
under the laws of the United States. The
resolution was adopted.
A resolution was adopted voting $50 tC
Clerk Antrim for extra services.
A resolution was then offered recitine
the circum stances of the mistake in meas
urement on the Burlington. Beverly and
Willingboro' stone road. The whereas
recited that the contractor had been paid
on the basis of said mistaken figures, and
the engineer had also been paid two PEI
cent. on the sum represented by the mis-
take, whereby the county had been put
to expense of S15 for extra work done by
the commissioners appointed to make
the 10 per cent. assessment upon the prop
erty owners; therefore, resolved, that the
engineer who had charge of the work anC
who had made the mistake, be IeOuesteC