The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-15
The Town Maetinp

stalled moderator. He declined to make
speech, told the audience what would
be the result if the riot act" was disre
garded and proceeded to business.
The reading of the minutes of the las
meeting, the reports of the freeholdel
and treasurer were dispensed with.
The first appropriation was for the poor
of the township and $1,000 was granted
without objection.
Salaries and rent came next, and when
the committee asked for $1,000, Capt
Barrows requested information with ref
erence to the expenditures of 1897. While
the treasurer was figuring on this point
the meeting proc eeded with its business.
For fire companies 81, 900 was appro-
priated as follows: Relief, $500; Good In.
tent $500; America, $780, Union, $500.
Rent of fire plugs and sewers came next
and motion was offered to make the ap
preparation $685.. Robert S. Gaskill said
he did not propose to object to this item,
but he desired to give notice of his inten.
ton to offer a resolution bearing on this
subject before the meeting adjourned
The sum named was granted.
There was not dissenting voice on the
motion to appropriate $1,000 for police.
This was a surprise to many who expect.
ed there would be display of oratory on
this subject.
The committee asked for $3.50 for re.
pairs to freplugs and sewers. "Why dc
you want so much You were not able to
expend your appropriation last year.
said r. J. B. Slack.
Mr.. Cowperthwait explained that there
were repairs to sewers now known to be
necessary, which would require consid.
cradle money to make. "You never know
where you are going to stop when you
begin to repair sewers" said Mr. Cowper.
thwait
Twenty-Five hundred dollars was the
amount asked for roads. Horace Cronk
desired some information where and how
this money is to be expended. There is
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Water street, and he suggested that the
county be petitioned to lay a stone road
from King street to the turnpike com.
pany's line and relieve the township from
further expense.
Mr.. Cowperthwait said the committee
intended paving or cobbling Water street
to the extent of 81, 200, then there was q
bill of $3.50 for a road laid out by Survey.
ors, which connects Madison Avenue and
Pine street, the balance 10 be used fol
general repairs. In reply to a ques.
ton Mr.. Cowperthwait said it would take
about $4,000 to pave Water street as far as
it is absolutely necessary.
Walter Allen could not see any good
reason for doing half Job. but advocated
appropriating sufficient money to do the
entire work.
NJ E. Matlack offered an amendment
that 50, 800 be appropriated for the use o.
Water street.
w. S. Chance moved to appropriate
$500, and let the Township Committee
use its own Judgment as to how the mon.
ey shall be expended. According to the
report the street cannot be built beyond
the mating factory, as the turnpike com
pany owns the rest of the road.
Capt. Barrows called attention to the
fact that it is beyond the power of the
town meeting to direct the committee ir
any way or to appropriate money for any
particular street. All action would bt
simply advisory.
AS there was some possibility of con
fusion on the point under discussion, an
other amendment was offered to make
the total appropriation $4,100. Thii
would give the committee the extrs
amount to finish Water street.
This provoked more discussion, anC
Charles K. Chambers gave his views OF
the stone road idea. 1t was of no use t.
wait for county aid, as there are mort
roads applied for already than can b,
built by this county in two years. Mr.
Chambers thought stone road could b,
built on Water street for about 1890.
Thomas W. Nippins thought drain il
the middle of the street would put thu
roadway in passable condition.
Mr. Cronk again got in shot on ston,
roads. He said the residents of uppe
Main street wanted stone roads, and thu
county built them, now let the same &C
ton hold for the rest of the town.
Mr.. Chambers again gave information
on this point. To get stone road a pc
tition must be signed by majority o
owners of property along the road, ant
the county cannot build less than mile.
Winfield S. Gale spoke on the relativ,
merits of cobble and macadam, contend
ing that the former was cheaper and more
durable material, costing less to keep il
repair.
Mr.. Chambers thought an appropriation
of So, 500 would be ample, so the person
who proposed 81, 100 withdrew his amend
ment and $500 was appropriated, 0
which not over 81, 500 is to be devoted t.
Water street.
The appropriation for salaries and rent
was again taken up, and $4,000 was voted
Other appropriations passed withou
comment were printing, $3.50; GRAM
Army $75; physicians $500.
NJ oalIoJ
the condition of the Washington stree
wharf or wall. At the last annual tow
meeting 5000 was appropriated to men'
this wall but it was not expended OWN
to the fact that the damage was more ex
tensive than was at first supposed. TIL
wall is certainly going into the creek. Fo
$3.50 wooden wharf can be built, and 70
1925 piling can be driven outside of til
stone wall, and this will probably last a
long as the wooden wharf.
Mr.. Gale thought it would be waste G
money to drive piling. He favored
stone wharf
The sum of 1925 was voted.
Street lighting was the next subject 70
discussion. Mr.. Cowperthwait said tn
committee had ADVERTISED for bids an
had received two answers-one from tn
Mount Holly Electric Light Company, tn
other from the Welsbach Gaslight Com
pany, of Philadelphia. While the towr
ship committee was we'll aware that tn
action of the meeting could not be bind
ing it desired an expression on the que'
ton of street lighting.
In order that the matter might b
opened for discussion Robert s. Gaski
moved that this meeting recomm end tn
continuance of electric lights.