The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-16

be confined to the papers at the county
seat. He had to talk on this as on al
other subjects. This time he assumed 6
different role, assuring his hearers he was
not actuated by partisan motives but wa.
acting solely in the interests of the people
who are clamoring for a reduction of ex,
penses, especially in the matter of print
ing. The rate paid for this work is toe
high.
Mr.. Birkhead did not agree with him.
He thought the rate was very fair, as the
county is given a special price. His expe-
rience was that contract work always came
high.
Mr.. Mattson, the new member from
Burlington township, made his first
speech. He felt that the papers should
not be compelled to bid for this work. He
believed they were not paid a cent too
much for the services they performed.
Mr.. Woodward, who has been a mem
Der for a year, but has never before made
a speech, bore testimony to the fact that
contract prices were not always cheapest.
Then Mr.. Conrow appeared in the role
of a public benefactor, and said if he con
trolled a paper, he would do all the county
printing for nothing, and added Il know
a paper that will print the collectors re-
port for nothing"
Evidently nobody believed him for a
vote was taken and it was decided to pay
no attention to him or his substitute reso-
luton, which was defeated. The original
motion was then adopted after the Moores-
town Chronicle had been added to the list
on motion of Mr.. Pancoast.
A resolution was adopted empowering
the county collector to borrow money in
anticipation OF taxes at a rate not to ex-
coed five per cent. per annum.
On motion of Mr.. Goldy $50 was do
mated to each of the fire companies in
Mount Holly.
Committees to view bridges were APP
pointed as follows On road between Bor-
dentown and Fieldsboro-Higgins, Sharp
Durell, Woodward, Mathis; bridge in
STANDARDIZATION, Smith, Joyce, Goldy,
Mathis. Delanco bridge-Birkhead, Con
row, Brock, Stecher, Jones; Bridgeboro
bridge-Conrow Lippincott, Jones, Brock,
Stecher; to act in conjunction with com
mlttee from Camden county on line bridge
over Pensaukin creek: Pancoast, Mitchell,
Conrow, Darnell, Mathis.
An application was presented for a stone
road from Wrightstown to the Borden
town and Columbus road at Rising Sun
Square. The distance is about seven
miles.
Messrs. Darnell, Smith, Garwood, Sooy
ana Mathis were appointed a committee
TO take charge OF the proposed stone road
between Medford and Tabernacle.
A resolution was adopted providing that
all vacancies on committees caused BY the
expiration of the term of Office of any
.freeholder, be filled by the new member.
The Rnr6Qntnnyn fOxurebs1
asked the aid of the county in straighten-
ing the road between Bordentown and
Trenton. A stone road is being built and
at one point there is a strip of land which.
II owned by the county, would do away
entlrely with a very bad bend. This strip
is the property of Patsy Martin and he re-
fuses to sell although he has been offered
a good price. The impression prevails
that the farm has e~ncroached on the road.
and the land, in reality. belongs to the
county.
Mr.. Tallman opposed any action on the
part oil the board, as he believed the whole
arises from the fact that the troll
ley road has been allowed to make the
wagon road narrow.
A discussion on the proper method of
procedure followed and the decision was
that the board had no jurisdiction. On
the petition of 10 property owners the
court would take action.
Mr.. Conrow, who had been very ouiet
for some time, now broke forth again.
This time he had the purchase of turn
pixies on hand. He moved that the county
accept the Camden and Westield and the
and Ellisburg turnpikes at the
figures adopted by the commissioners.
Mr. Jones suggested that it would be
better to wait until the auditors report
been read, hen there would be some
idea OF how much money would be avail
able.
b was done and the resolution was
again put under discussion,
Mi. Tallman opposed the purchase on
ground that the taxes are already high
enough and he did not feel like increasing
them as he thought would be the result if
this motion was adopted.
Mr.. Mattson was of the oninion this
board would be seeking trouble if il de-
clded to buy the road. By going out of
the way a distance of three miles on good
roads the farmers who want to be relieved
from paying toll can have the use of good
stone roads. He knew of farmers who
had lone this for the past five years.
Conrow talked again for a long time.
1t was admitted when he got through
that what he had said did not amount to
much.
MIR. Birkhead wanted it understood that
the question was not one of opposition to
free roads, but whether the county is in a
position to acquire such expensive prop
erty. To settle this he suggested the ap-
pointment of a committee to act in con
junction with the solicitor to examine the
financial standing of the county in CON
nectlon with the matter. Mr.. Birkhead
made this suggestion in the form of a mo-
ton.
Regardless of the fact that the work of
the session had not been finished. that no
appropriations had been made, Conrow
offered a motion to adjourn, but his was
the only vote it received.
MIR. Birkhead's resolution was adopted.
and the director appointed as the com
mlttee: Messrs. Birkhead, Jones, Darnell,
Crowell and Tallman.
Thu Burlington County Telephone Co.
was granted permission to string cables
across Centreton bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Jones the estimates
stone road construction and for stone
0 repairs were each reduced 81, 800 in
order to comply with the statute requiring
these items to be kept within a certain
limit.
The sum of $3.50, 900 was ordered raised
for county purposes and the board adj
journed.