The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-11-21


were ordered paid
Drs. Weller and Small, of Riverside,
presented bills of $25 each for performing
an autopsy on the body of a child at that
place. This was the case where a child
was assaulted by a bycicle rider and il
was intimated death resulted from the at.
tack. The examination by the physicians
showed otherwise The autopsy was or
dered by the coroner, and it was claimed
that the decision of the physicians saved
the county the expense of an inquest and
possibly an expensive trial
The objection to the bills was mainly on
the price. 1t was thought $25 to each
was excessive, and the bills were laid
over until after dinner, when they were
taken up and reduced to SIS each and or
dered paid
Mr.. Goldy objected to the bill of John
B. Davis, supervisor Of the stone road be-
tween Mount Holly and Burlington. Mr..
Goldy contended that the Supervisor had
charged for services during the time that
the township was grading, and that if
Mr.. Davis was present it was of his own
accord and not from necessity. In addi-
ton the bill was certified to by but two of
the committee
Mr.. Tallman claimed the committee
should see the Supervisor and put him
straight in the matter Even if he was
on the road when the grading was being
done he had right there as he is in
charge of the entire work. Mr.. Tallman
was of the opinion this was more of per-
sonal grievance than an act for the benefit
of the county.
and claimed that as the county had moth
ing to do with the grading hence the
county Supervisor had nothing to do with
it.
Mr.. Tallman made motion that the
bill be returned to the committee who
were instructed to confer with Mr.. Davis
and have the matter Strengthened
The bill of Solicitor Chambers called
forth some criticism from Mr.. Tallman,
who thought the items for car fare and
dinners should be cut out. The bill was
paid as read.
The bonds of County Collector Powell
and Auditor Gibson were read and approx
ed.
A resolution was adopted that all stone
roads hereafter constructed shall be not
less than eight inches deep nor less than
ten feet wide
This resolution created some discussion
on the matter of the stone roads Mr.
Tallman thought the township through
which the road passes should have some
say in the building. Incidentally he REFER
ed to the fact that some townships seem to
be getting full share of roads, Mans
field pays large portion of the taxes Of
the county, but its mileage of stone roads
was far below that of other places.
Mr.. Woodward was afraid this resolu
ton would interfere with roads already
appliedfor, but Mr.. Jones said all spec
lHcdGlOnS cOulu De amended.
Petitions were presented for new roads
in Mount Laurel and Evesham townships
The petition for road from Rising Sun
Square to Wrightstown, which had been
withdrawn at previous meeting, was re-
instated.
The following sums were ordered trans
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ferred from any unexpended balance to
the stone road and bridge accounts of
these townships: Palmyra, $500; Medford,
5000; Riverside, $780, Mansfield $1,000.
William S. Sharp, of the Clerks office,
was voted $50 for services in securing
missing maps in that Office and for restoring
some that were in imperfect shape. Mr..
Darnell explained that Mr.. Sharp had
been at considerable expense and had
spent much time in this work which had
resulted in giving the county complete
line of these records.
Joseph Engle, Jr., of Lumberton, pre-
sented a bill of $50 for damages to horse
which he claimed was injured by getting
its foot caught in hole in the bridge at
Lumberton. Mr.. Bartlett thought Engle
was dilatory in reporting the case and he
had not had a chance to examine it. Two
weeks elapsed before he was notified and
in the meantime the horse had been work
ed. He claimed he should have been
given a chance to examine witnesses.
The bill was reduced to $25 and ordered
paid.
A bill from Chesterfield township for
money paid in maintaining an INDECENT
resident, was laid on the table.
Mrs. William B. Abbey, of Mount Holly,
who is member Of the State Board of
Charities, appeared before the Board,
reading it she called attention to certain
reports that had appeared in the news
papers rejecting upon Mr. Gaskill, the
Steward. She desired to say positively
that she was not in any way responsible
for the newspaper articles nor were they
the result of any communication between
her and Mrs. Williamson. Mrs. Abbey
disclaimed any intention of saying word
that would in any manner reflect upon
Mrs. or Mr.. Gaskill. She then read a
typewriter statement which contained a
few charges but nothing of definite char
acter or sufficiently damaging to cause
any uneasiness.
1t had been noised about during the
morning that Mrs. Abbey would read a
report of startling nature and there was
some disappointment on the part of those
who had come to hear sensation, that
the paper was so tame and really said so
little
On concluding her reading Mrs Abbey
asked the members of the Board if they
had any questions to ask Mr.. Sharp
asked if she knew whether Mrs. William
son had an interview with newspaper re-
porters, to which Mrs Abbey answered in
the negative She also said it was not
surprising if the reports were exaggerated,
it would not be the first instance of the
kind. In reply to another question she
also stated that she did not read the papers
much.
Mr.. Sharp thought it was important
that this affair should be thoroughly ven
tilated and he offered resolution that a
committee of five gentlemen not members
of the Board, be appointed to act in con-
junction with the Standing Committee
and the Committee on Insane, to investi-