The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-03-14

case shows a customer for a privilege
Fix a price for it but do not make it ex
orbitant.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Lippincott'
remarks an adjournment was taken fol
dinner.
After dinner there was a slight divers
ion. The trolley was dropped for a time
and stone roads were taken up.
The statement was made that the differ
ences between the advocates Of the roads
in Medford and Shamong townships had
been settled, all former petitions having
been withdrawn and a new one offered.
1t was hoped the matter would be taken
up Immediately in order to at once approve
the specifications.
Mr.. Conrow wanted some information
before voting. He wanted to know how
fast the work on these roads was to be
pushed. He did not wish to retard the
building, but he thought the purchase of
turnpikes in the lower part of the county
had a prior claim on the appropriations
from the state.
Mr.. Chambers said Commissioner Budd
had agreed to approve this road this year.
He also thought there would be enough
money for the turnpikes.
This seemed to satisfy Conrow and the
following committee was appointed to
look after the road Jennings, Thackara,
Darnell, Smith, Mathis.
The specifications Of the road from
Georgetown to Bordentown were APP
proved.
The trolley ordinances were then again
brought out, and Mr.. Crowell moved they
be given three readings in parliamentary
manner
The Director asked if any one else
wished to speak on the subject.
Mr., Darnell said his remarks earlier in
the day had called forth the line of argu-
ment he had desired. He would now
speak as a citizen, not as an officer. There
are three propositions to be considered.
The first is that the Freeholders are asked
to grant a franchise over bridges and
roads; second, the location of tracks;
third, compensation for the franchise.
The highways are the property of the
people, for the use of the travelling pub
lie. He questioned the right of anything
to go on the road to j~eopardize the people
in any way. Where will the tracks be
placed to least endanger travellers None
of the ordinances had mentioned the mat
ter of compensation. Mr.. Darnell consid-
cred there was more value in the franchise
than will be returned to the county treas
ury in the way of increased receipts ow-
ing to the advanced valuations. He want
ed to see trolleys come but he objected to
their u%surping the highways and crowd
ing out those who have a prior right to
them.
The remarks of Mr.. Darnell caused one
of the trolley people to privately remark
that they did not propose to offer any
compensation-'they did not have to-"
The vote later showed he knew whereof
he spoke.
DR.. Janney again took the floor in the
interest of the trolley. After listening to
all the deliberations on this subject he
failed to understand why any citizen
should interpose objections to the trolley
being given a right of way. Some IF the
residents of his neighborhood had taken
the trouble to visit roads in other places,
and have failed to witness any possible
objection to be presented on the part of
the travelling public. With reference to
the proposition that the trolley company
should purchase a right of way outside Of
the roads, he would say the people who
are to use the cars do not want to be COM
PEELED to travel over fields or down alleys
to reach them. He was very much sur
prised to hear any one suggest compensa-
ton for the franchise which is going to
have such a beneficial effect in enhancing
the value of property. Up to this point
DR.. Janney had made a very good speech
without in%terposing any Objectionable
features, but as he closed he seemed to
forget himself and cast an i%nsinuation on
who thought different from him.
He asserted the objection to the trolley
came from a power behind the throne
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. By
this assertion he branded those who voted
according to their ideas with being owned
and influenced by the railroad company.
this he did an injustice, as the gentle
men whose votes are recorded in the neg
alive are entitled to be considered as honest
in their convictions as are those who vot-
otherwise. The fact that they did not
see through DR.. Janney's glasses does not
give him or any other person the right to
impute improper motives to them any
more than has any other set the right to
.denounce DIR. Janney and the other advo-
Gates of trolleys with being under the
and influence of those who have
assiduously labored for the granting of
the franchise.
MIR. Sharp, who was a member of the
committee that labored so many DAYS in
to settle the question of legal
Ity in The matter of crossing bridges in
Bordentown township, referred to that
phase of the case, and called attention to
the offer of the trolley company at that
time to pay $500 for the use Of the bridges.
it was worth that sum then why not
now2
Mr.. Tallman, another member of the
committee, also called attention to the
fact of the trolley people not being only
but anxious to pay the $500 at
that time. Why the change now
Mr.. Beldon, of the trolley c%ompany's
counsel said there had been such an offer,
but it was not accepted, it had been with
lrawn. In the ordinances now under
consideration the cash offer had been re-
placed by the proposition to Dear half the
to rebuild the Delanco bridge,
which offer was in reality more than the
company should have made.
This ended the discussion and a vote
taken on one of the ordinances. 1t
resulted as follows
Yeas-Birkhead, Jones, Higgins, Adj
ans, Woodward, Evans, Conrow, Evan,
Crowell, Smith, Fairbrother, Jen-
nings, Brock, Applegate-15.
Nays-Pancoast, Sharp, Thackara, Oar
nell, Challender, Joyce, Tallman, Haines
g.
Absent-Packer, Mitchell, Sooy.
Not voting Mathis, Bartlett, Colby.
The other ordinances were considered
by sections and were passed by about the
same vote.
The contract for building the stone road
between Mount Holly and Burlington was
awarded to J.. r. Stanley.
The following bills were ordered paid:
X. Lippincott, ct ais, stone road COM
missioners & O 90
George Hancilman, Mullica river bridge. Sc "a
NeC Era, printing 10
Burlington Enterprise, ...... ID IS
Gazette, " Id SIS
surrogate Kirkbride. supplies 80 &C