The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-15
Board Of Freeholders.

I
Freeholders was held on Wednesday. The
first business transacted was the election
ola Director to take the place of Assem-
blyman HorDer, who resigned. William
H. Mitchell, of Evesham, was chosen.
The bridge appropriation for Clnnamin-
son was increased $500.
Solicitor Chambers called attention to
the necessity of inouiring into the num-
Der of insane patients in the state hospital
and county almshouse which were charge
able to this county. Mr.. Chambers bad
secured a list of the patients from each
township, which he proposed to hand to
the respective freeholders for investiga
ton. These patients are not chargeable
to the county unless they have legal
residence here, which means that they
must have resided in the county for ten
years prior to their commitment to the
asylum. In several instances the patients
have means, and should pay for their
maintenance.
The first kick was over bill of DR.. Cas-
sadly for 500, for post-mortem examina-
ton. 1t was ordered paid.
Oyerseer of the Poor Ingling, of Bur-
lington, presented bill for $2728. The
Board decided that the township must
pay it.
The committees on several stone roads
recommended that all the bids be rejected
as the prices were too high.
Mr.. Younker moved that the recon-
mendation be adopted.
This precipitated q discussion on the
necessity for the several roads, which was
participated in by several persons not
members of the Board.
Finally motion to readyertise for bids
on the gravel road between New Lisbon
and Browns Mills was adopted.
Enoch Evans moved that the contract
for the stone road from Pemberton to New
Lisbon be awarded to R. A. Montgomery.
This contractor wss the lowest bidder
on this road, but was included in the list
turned down by the committee as being
too high. Mr.. Evans motion was lost by
q vote of Is to IL.
Then the motion to adopt the commit
tees report was pat to vote but was lost.
Mr. Evans evidently thought this set
tied the matter in that direction and re-
newed his motion to award the contract to
Montgomery This time he was success
full by vote of 10 TOT.
A bill of $l8 was presented by Charles
s. simons to pay for damages to a horse
and wagon which were injured on bridge
near Arney's Mount. The bill was re-
duced to $40 and ordered paid.
Another bill for damages was that OF
Charles NJ. Sutton, who claimed $40 for a
load of truck that went off bridge that
was not properly protected by tenders.
The board gave him $25.
An appropriation of 5000 was made to
the Good Intent fire company, of Mount
Holly, to aid in paying for repairs to the
new steamer, provided that at the close of
the fiscal year the board has any unex-
pended balance sufficient to pay this
amount.
The sum of $1,000 was added to the
Riverside appropriation for bridges.
Messrs. Robbins, Ridgway, Wainwright,
Sharp and Mitchell were appointed com.
mittee to view Park street bridge, Borden
town.
Applicant on was made to have an cleo
trio light placed at the approach to the
oouptv hridoo o. R;uaro;da ub;oh - no;d
to be dangerous spot after dark. The
price of the light is $95 per year. After
considerable discussion the matter was
dropped.
Messrs. Birkhead. Jones, Fairbrother,
Horner and Evans were appointed a
committee to consider the practlcability
of the proposed traction lines using the
county bridges and roads. In this same
line a resolution was adopted that an ex-
ira meeting of the board be held on
March 18th to consider the application of
the Monmouth Traction Co.
A resolution requested the commits
sioner of stone roads to approve the spec
ification of the proposed road from Med
ford to Indian Mills. Mr.. Budd said it
would not be of much benefit to do this
as there we're more roads applied for
than there are appropriations to build.
Mr.. Tallmsn reported that the commit
tee had Withdrawn it's objection to the
awarding of the contract for the stone
road from Columbus to the Jobstown
turnpike, and he therefore moved to
award the contract to the lowest bidder,
Keighn & Allen. This was adopted by
vote of II to 5.
The condemnation proceeding relative
to the Marlton and Ellisburg turnpike
having been completed, and the value APP
praised at $43, 04350, Mr.. Darnell offered
resolution that that portion of the road
lying in this county be purchased for So
607.02, provided Camden county agreed
to pay its share, and furthermore that all
legal membranes on the road be first
extnguished. The price above named
has been fixed by the commissioners
appointed for that purpose, and had been
ratified by the stone road commissioner.
The resolution was adopted. Messrs.
Darnell, MITCHELL Conrow, Evans and
Horner were appointed a committee to
arrange for the purchase.
This concluded the business and the
Board adjourned. The following bills were
ordered paid: