The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-12

At 10 o'clock on Friday morning the
Board again assembled. Samuel W. Bel
don, on behalf of the Monmouth Traction
Company, offered some papers showing
that the Company is legally incorporated
and had complied with legal require
ments.
Freebooter Jones, taking the ground
that the proceedings were in the nature
of unfinished business, offered a motion
that the ordinances affecting the applica
ton of the Monmouth Traction Company
be acted upon.
Freebooter Birkhead said the commit
tee had met and tried TO amend the or
dinances, and had made some changes.
The ordinances we're read. The CUES
ton was asked if the amendment adopted
at the last meeting allowing the trolley to
cross bridges only over navlgable streams
was incorporated in the new ordinances
The reply was that it was.
There was some discussion over the
question whether the bridge of the Assis-
cunk Meadow Company was a county
bridge 1t was decided to cut all reference
to it from the ordinance.
Freebooter Colby thought there should
be a clause governing speed of cars over
bridges. He was told this could be done
when the ordinances came up for final &C
| ton.
In the road ordinances the matter of
rental had been changed SO as to read that
the company shall for the first five years
pay II per cent. of its gross earnings, and
after that three per cent. of the gross
earnings. The rate of fare was fixed at
five cents per block, with four blocks be-
tween Bordentown and Riverton. The
cars to start at A. NJ, IN the spring and
summer months, and at A. M. in the
winter.
At the conclusion of the reading of
these ordinances, Mr.. Packer presented
the application of the New York and
Philadelphia Traction Company for per-
mission to lay a trolley road in this
county.
On the point of acceptance Freebooter
Darnell said there should be some assur-
ance that there would not be any delay.
The ordinances provide that the work
shall begin within 80 days after the ac-
ceptance of the contract by the trolley
company There should be some proviso
preventing any delay in getting to work
on the ground that the contract had not
been accepted.
Solicitor Chambers said there was a
statutory provision making limit OF 30
days in the matter of acceptance.
Ex-Freeholder Stewart wanted to know
how the application of the New York and
Philadelphia Company could be consid-
cred at this meeting.
| Mr.. Packer explained that the meeting
was adjourned for the purpose of receiv-
ing this application, and that the latter
company was to pay the bill for the meet
ing.
Mr. Jones held that the New York and
Philadelphia Company should wait until
the Monmouth Company's application
had been settled.
Mr.. Fairbrother moved that the report
of the committee be received and that the
reading of the ordinances be taken for
their irst reading.
Prosecutor Budd said he had been re-
tanned by the New York and Philadel
phia Traction Company. The petition
and maps offered were according to law
and he asked the Board to fix a time
when the application could be heard. An
ordinance could be passed at the same
time.
Mr.. Rooney, of Beverly, was on hand
with his speech, and arose to deliver it,
| when the point of order was raised that a
motion was before the Board for action
and debate from the outside was not in
good form. Mr.. Roney sat down.
Clarence T. Atkinson, of Rivertop,
then arose and was about to talk, when
the Director interrupted him, saying; 81
don't know your name, mister, but you
will have to sit down" The fact that
anybody in Burlington county does not
know Clarence caused general laugh.
Mr.. Tallman wanted to know how
many readings were necessary on an or
4 dlpance. Mr.. Chambers told him that ii
could be taken up and passed at any time.
Mr. Darnell offered an amendment to
Mr. Fairbrother's resolution to the effect
that the report be received and filed,
striking out that portion relating to first
reading.
Mr.. Conrow spoke in favor of the
amendment which he hoped would pre-
vail. If it was defeated the effect would
be to kill the application of the New York
and Philadelphia Traction Company, and
he favored liberal discussion on all ap-
plications.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Packer offered a resolution desig
mating the newspapers to publish the pc
tition of the New York and Philadelphia
Traction Company and also fixing Satur