The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-12
day, April 80, as the day to have public

day, April ~, as the day to have public
hearing.
Mr.. Jones thought this would be prop.
or motion at the proper time, which would
be after the proposition of the Monmouth
Company had been considered.
Mr.. Conrow thought a public hearing
should be public" in the fullest sense and
1t would not be possible to know what the
New York and Philadelphia Company will
do until its ordinances have been offered.
Mr.. Evans moved that that portion OF
the resolution fixing April 80 as the time
for hearing the petitions be stricken out.
Mr.. Darnell thought the proceedings
were getting down to "chlld's play" The
new application was offered in good faith
and should be accepted. There must be a
time fixed for hearing and why not at
tend to it now. He did not care cent
which company secured the franchise,
but let all parties be treated fairly. If
this amendment is adopted it will kill the
original resolution.
Jacob G. Hendrckson, of Pemberton,
thought it would be very dishonorable for
| the Board to adopt these resolutions. It
is matter of honor now.
| Mr. Macafee, of the New York and Phil
adelphia Company. said he was not trying
to interfere with the Monmouth Traction
| SOLu pduyy Jul was W
comply with the law.
! The yeas and nays were called on the
amendment cutting out the words april
! 30" The amendment was lost by the
following vote;
Ayes-Mathis, Birkhead, Jones' Adams,
Ridgway, Evans, Wainwright, Younker,
Smith, Fairbrother, Bozarth, Sooy, Bor-
den, AppleGate-14
Nays-Robbins, Packer, Pancoast, Con-
row, Evan, Mitchell, Sharp, Thackara,
Darnell, Challender, Colby, Crowell, ST.
mons, Tallman, Haines-15
The original motion to'designate papers
and fix April 80 as date of hearing was
passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Robbins, Packer. Adams, Pan
coast, Conrow, Evan, Mitchell, Younker,
Sharp, Thackara, Darnell, Challender,
Colby, Crowell, Simons, Tallman,
Halnes, Applegate-18.
Nays-Birkhead, Jones, Ridgway,
Evans, Wainwright, Smith, Fairbrother,
Bozarth, Sooy. Borden-10.
Mr.. Mathis was present but did not
vote on the last motion.
The public was then given an invita-
ton to discuss the merits of the trolley
question.
DIR. J. D. Janney was the first to re-
|
adopted was entirely out of order. The
new ordinance is in the interest of a cor
poration; what better can this new COM
pany offer7 There is other territory in this
county; let the new organizat1c take it
up. The men at the head of the Mon
mouth Traction Company, including its
| lawyers, are men of honor Then DR..
Janney asserted that the lawyers speak
| ing for the new company are getting fees,
and said "where fees are concerned, look
out" The doctor evidently overlooked
the fact that there are five or six lawyers
on the other side, each getting fee
| Mark r. Sooy said the ordinances as
now presented are yet unsatisfactory
The time for beginning and completing
the road is still incomplete. There
should be a proviso Tevoking the fran
chise if consent of the municipalities and
property owners is not secured within a
certain time He was not sure that the
percentage offered was the best that could
| be secured. He had said at a previous
meeting that the franchise is valuable.
That statement had been criticised but he
did not take back one word. 1t has rap
idly grown in value. 1t was not worth
much on Tuesday morning, but before
night had doubled in value. The only
question now to be considered is, Shall the
| franchise be granted to the Monmouth
Company to-day lie never knew the
public to suffer by delay. 1t certainly
has not suffered by the three days the
question has been delayed.
An adjournment took place for dinner.
On reassembly A. S. Bullock told how
badly the Florence people want trolley.
| Ex-senator Parry said it was not safe
for any person not directly interested to
say ANYTHING because those on the river
front Immediately charge the speaker
with being prejudiced. He still held to
the point advanced on Tuesday, that the
cities and townships should show the or
dinances they intend to pass. If this
body ls moving slowly, how about them :?
| The Board of Freeholders has no right to
force something on any municipality until
the residents have shown their desire in
the matter, and nobody has right to
hurry them.
| Clarence 7. Atkinson made one of his
characteristic speeches. The municipal
| tiles are awaiting the action of the super
Tor body-the Freeholders. He insisted
that the Pennsylvania Railroad is back of
the movement for delay, and then ad-
mitted his inability to prove the assertion.
| Mr., Atkinson was particularly severe
upon Mr.. Macafee, Prosecutor Budd, SEN
ator Packer-in fact everybody who
| favored hearing somebody else beside the
Monmouth Company.
Senator Packer took up the gauntlet
thrown down by Atkinson. 81 suppose"
he said, that am included in the scoring
given the Pennsylvania Railroad, but
how guarded Atkinson was in his re-
marks, which were not true, and he
knew it," Mr.. Packer gave several in
stances of delays in building trolleys and
said this county did not want anything
| like them. The ordinances offered he
denounced as the vllest ever presented.
| Mr.. Macafee was then given the floor.
| He said he had been referred to In var
ious terms, behind all of which there
was a covert sneer. To Mr.. Atkinson he
paid his respects by telling one of Abra-
ham Lincoln's favorite stories about a
Mississippi steamer that had ten horse
power whistle and a fve-horse power
boiler, and every time the captain wanted
to blow the whistle he had to stop the
boat to get steam enough for that purpose
This hit was heartily appreciated by the
audience. In gentlemanly, dignitied
manner, without trace of personality,
J MIR. Macafee gave clear statement OF
the company he represents. In reply to
an inslnuation that the company had
done certain things several years ago, he
said that the men who were in the COM
pany prior to 1896 had nothing to do
with it now.
Mr.. Sooy again spoke and said there
was too much personality and too little
business in this affair. The members OF
this Board are elected to serve the pub
lic The question is what can the COM
panies give the county with out overload
ing it. The Monmouth Company has
told what it is willing to do, now hear
what the other will do.
Mr.. Fairbrother moved that the Board
grant franchise to the Monmouth Trac-
ton Company.
Mr.. Darnell moved that this resolution
be laid on the table. This motion was
adopted by a vote of % TOT.
Mr.. Fairbrother offered resolution
that the hearing of the Monmouth Trac
ton Company be laid over until April 30
and Mr. Tallman offered another thai
when this meeting adjourn it be unit
April &c. when the applications of both
companies be considered.
This was adopted and the meeting ad
/ iourned.
Resolutions.
| Alta meeting of the Vestry of Trinity Church