The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-12-27

of $29 SO, owing to an error by the BOARD
of Assessors in making up the county alb
stract.
Mr.. Jones did not think this claim
should be considered. There had been
several errors and the Assessors had been
called back to rectify them. The abstract
was finally made up and sent to Trenton,
where it had been approved by the state
officials. If the amount named by the
Bass River Assessor was returned, the
county would have to lose it. No action
was taken.
The trolley committee then entered the
room with written report. After recit-
ing the action of the committee already
published, the report wound up with a
recommendation that the proposition to
pay $500 be accepted.
Mr. Evans moved that the report be
adopted, and Mr.. Conrow was at once on
his feet with his assertion that the Board
could not legally adopt this. He assert
ed his willingness to do anything to &C
propose to act illegally.
Mr.. Darnell heartily acquiesced in Mr..
Conrow's remarks. The trolley people
had taken possession of property without
permission, and they now propose to go
ahead in the same manner while the
county authorities sit passively by and
pass recommendations that will be the
subject of ridicule.
Mr.. Conrow moved to amend the mo-
ton so that it would read to accept the
report and continue the committee until
the matter is finally settled. This motion
was adopted.
Mr.. Jones moved that the trolley com
pany be requested to make legal applica-
ton for further use of roads and bridges.
This was adopted, but no time was fixed
for the reception of the application.
A resolution was offered that the sum
of $4,000 be transferred from any unex-
pended balance to the appropriation for
the committee on Court House and
Grounds The amount originally set
apart for this purpose was S., 900, but 81,
829 has already been spent. There had
been several important improvements
made which had run into the appropria-
ton beyond the anticipation of the com
mittee
Mr.. Darnell did not object to the pass
age of the resolution, but he had some
curiosity as to where the money was to
come from. By the reports submitted
three appropriations were already nearly
exhausted, and only about half the year
gone The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Fairbrother offered a report on the
stone road between Riverside and River
ton. Mr.. Stanley. the contractor, had
put enough stone. on the road to bring it
up to the contract, and the committee had
decided to recommend its acceptance.
Mr.. Conrow made supplemental re-
port. He claimed that some of the trou-
BILE over this road was in the fact that the
contract was in error Mr.. Stanley had
put more stone on the road and had thus
brought it up to the required depth. Re
ferring to the statement that the road had
not received over So per cent of the ma
terial called for, Mr.. Conrow said the re-
naming 10 per cent. had been added
between the meeting of the Board and
day the committee made its visit of ex
animation. In response to the charge by
THE News that the committee had been
derelict in not plugging as required by
Mr.. Conrow called attention
to the fact that plugging could be done at
any time before final acceptance, and that
this road has a year to exist before final
Solicitor Chambers reported to the
Board that he had followed instructions
in the matter of bill for damages to a
carriage. The bill had been sent to ].
P. Tomlinson, who was reported to have
removed the tenders on the road.
Mr.. Tomlinson was in the room and
was allowed to speak on the subject. He
said the posts of the tenders had rotted
out and were ready to fall, and that he
had merely picked them up and laid them
away, notifying Freebooter Colby of his
action. Mr. Tomlinson said that this was
only a spite action on the part Of Colby,
because Tomlinson would not turn in and
electioneer for the Freebooter.
Mr.. Colby denied this impeachment,
and told how he had incurred Tomlinson's
because he had refused to tes-
tify in law suit as Tomlinson wanted
him to.
Somebody suggested that it was too
near Christmas to be arguing in this man
ner, and the debate closed without any
definite conclusion being reached.
Director Mathis called Mr.. Jones to the
chair and stated that he had matter of
personal import on which he desired to
speak. One of the newspapers had charg
ed him with making charges against the
county for services not rendered. If such
were the case he wanted to have it clear
ly shown to him that he might make res
titution. He therefore requested that the
Solicitor be directed to investigate the
matter and report to the Board at its next
meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.