The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-14

reading of the application of the Mon
mouth Traction Company for the privi-
lege of laying its tracks along the high
WAYS of the county. Samuel w. Beldon
represented the.company. 1t was decided
/ TO hold an adjourned meeting of the board
on Tuesday, March 7, for the purpose of
| giving the public hearing on the subject
Mr.. Evan wanted to know who was to
paw for the expense of the meeting and OF
the committee that would be appointed to
| look into some of the matters in connect
ion with the subject. The resolution pro-
viding for the adjourned meeting made
provision for payment of the advertising,
but nothing else, so it is to be presumed
the county will foot the balance OF the
bill.
The committee on insane made special
report recommending the building of an
asylum on the county farm. They had
given the subject careful attention and
felt it would be a great saving to the
county if this course was pursued. After
examining some figures presented to them
the committee concluded the annual saw
ing by removing our insane from the state
institution to one on the county farm
would be in the neighborhood of $1,000.
Mr. Sharp, member of the committee,
said it was not expected the proposition
would be acted upon at this meeting ow
ing to the fact that this fiscal year was so
near it's close, that it is not advisable to
| take any definite action now. Ii decided
| rs adopt the recommendation it should be
done by the body that would have to
make tn appropriation for the purpose.
Mr. sharp n, sde short statement on the
subject. We NV pay. the state ooo a
year for the suppo4 y our pa.len's - St 1e
asylum at Trenton. ms goes n9t l9cluo u :,
the clothing that has to D@ lalp I ~
keeping these unfortunate NSotus eS n e1Il
the cost could be reduced d lsasI Jne.
half. Camden county conducts its 10y IN -
at a cost of 81 cents per week. This -
cludes clothing ~
The report was received and ordered
spread upon the minutes the considera-
ton of the recommendation being post
poned until later
Messrs. Fairbrother, Birkhead, Jones,
Durell, Evans, Higgins and Adams were
appointed committee to confer with the
trolley company and aid in preparing an
ordinance to be considered by the board
Mr.. Tallman reported that his COM
mittee was having trouble with some of
the printing bills, as they were not all
certified to in accordance with a resolu-
ton passed at the last meeting.
Mr.. Darnell moved that the committee
approve only those bills which observe
the provisions of the resolution.
Mr.. Birkhead threw some light on the
matter by explaining that all the notices
appearing in one paper had been copied
by many others, despite the fact the work
had not been ordered done. OF course, as
no one had given the order, it was inn
possible to get a signature of correct
ic rfair linn Of aRxr fofr,
quired by statute which all the papers are
at liberty to published, but this does not
apply to all cases.
Mr. Darnell thought there was need of
more careful scrutiny of the bills in the
case of burial of soldiers and sailors. In
formation had been given him to the eff
feet that some of the persons who have
been buried by the county were not indi-
gent but had their lives insured sufficient
ly to pay their funeral expenses and have
something left. In some instances the
undertakes were paid before the bills
were presented to the Board, and when
the money was collected from the county
it was given to the family of the deceased
Acting under this statement payment of
all bills of this nature was refused unless
there was positive information of the in
digent condition of the person referred to-
the benefits derived along the line of stone
roads, next came up for consideration. In
one instance the bill was for So per day
with items of expense for car fare, dinner
&c. Mr.. Darnell was of the opinion the
law fixed the rate per diem, but the mat
ter of expense was entirely within the
province of the Board. He did not think
the item for dinners should be allowed
and moved to strike it out
Mr.. Conrow did not think Mr. Darnell
went far enough. Members of the Board
do not get mileage for attending to COM
mittee duty, being given that item only
for meeting with the Board. He did not
see why any distinction should be made
in favor of one particular set of men and
moved to amend the motion by strik
ing out all items with the exception of the
salary of SO per day.
Mr.. Jones approved Mr.. Conrow's
amendment. If the bills were paid with
out an objection it would open the door to
others who serve in like capacity and as
there is nothing to govern the matter it
would be easy to run up large bill of
expenses. He served on one of those com
missions once and did not receive any
thing but his per diem
Mr.. Conrow's amendment was adopted.
Solicitor Chambers called attention to
the fact that Mr.. Richmond, a resident of
Delran, was in the room. While one of
the rollers belonging to the county was at
work in the township son of Mr.. Rich
mond was run over by the machine and
was badly injured The father thought
the county should aid him in bearing the
expense of the boys illness Mr.. Rich
mond was given the privilege of speaking
but he said Mr.. Chambers had made all
the statement necessary. The matter was
referred to a special committee consisting
of Messrs. Jones, Evans and Fairbrother.
Messrs. Challender, Tallman, Smith,
Apologize and Sharp were appointed to
view bridge at Jones Mill in New Hano-
yer township.
Henry S. Haines, of Burlington, was in
vited to speak on the subject of method
of protecting maps required to be filed in
the Office of the county clerk. He called
attention to the way in which they are
now kept, which he termed reproach.
In support of this statement he showed
several maps, which were certainly of lit
tie value as records. Mr. Haines thought
the expenditure of very small sum would
provide shelves where the maps could be
stored in such way that they would not
only be kept nicely but there would not
be the chance to purloin them there now
| is.
On motion of Mr. Evans the committee
on Court House and Grounds was EN-
powered to make the necessary improve
ment.
The contract for building a stone road
between Bordentown and Trenton was
awarded to George Banchoff
| The committee on the printing bills
made report giving the names of the
papers whose bills had been reduced with
the amount cut from each THE News
takes pleasure in stating it was not of the
number, having published nothing except
what it was ordered to-
| Among those mentioned was the Dem
0crGt, and this brought Mr. Conrow to his
| feet with an inquiry why such was the
case. 81 am interested in this paper, he
said, "and want to know about it. Z"
| Mr. Tallman replied that a resolution
was passed some months since requiring
all papers to have their bills certified by
the persons who ordered the work The
Democrat had not secured the necessary
signature to several items. which were ac
cordingly cut out. Other papers had bills
properly presented and if one could adj
here to the resolution others could
Mr.. Darnell moved the acceptance of
the committees report and that the bills
be paid as reported.
Mr.. Conrow was not quite ready to &C
cept this action. He called attention to
the fact that the Democrat had been des
ignated by the board to do all the print
ing, but an examination of the printing
bills would show it received less than
many others, in fact it appeared to have
smaller bills than any other paper.
l nr RI &ho of