The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-17
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The new asylum for the unfortunate
wards of Burlington county who are be.
reft of reason Is to be built upon the
county farm at New Lisbon. The Board
of Freeholders was called together on
Tuesday to settle the question.
The only member of the Board absent
was Mr.. Crowell, from Palmyra. Clerk
White read the call and the members set
tied back for business
The first shot fired came from the hands
of Daniel Evan, of Eastampton. Dan has
sent in several resolutions and motions re-
Gently, but somehow the rest of the Board
have not taken kindly to them and they
have been laid to rest. Evans resolution
on Tuesday was that the resolution pre-
viously adopted to build an insane asylum
be rescinded or reconsidered. The di-
rector informed Mr.. Evan that he must
choose which course he desired to take and
the member took the reconsider" part of
lit.
Mr.. Darnell thought it would perhaps
be well to wait until the committee had
reported before taking any decided steps
in the matter, and he moved that the res
olution be laid upon the table. This was
adopted.
Mr.. Darnell then made verbal report
on behalf of the committee. He recited
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new site in accordance with a resolution
of the Board to that effect AS result
| of this action several location had been
offered and the committee had viewed
number of the places, finally deciding to
ask for bids on three-a farm near Dea-
cons station, farm near Columbus, and
the county farm at New Lisbon. In con-
sideration of the discussion that had taken
place on this matter all over the county
the committee thought it advisable to
have the question settled by vote, and
leave the subject of site to the Board.
Mr.. Jones moved that vote be taken
on the question of site for the new asy
lum, and that the ballot be secret
| The Director announced that three
votes were to be taken before any of the
sites were dropped unless one location re-
ceived majority of votes before the third
ballot was reached.
Messrs. Tallman and Woodward were
appointed tellers, but before the voting
| began Mr.. Tallman moved that the reso-
luton offered by Mr.. EVAN to reconsider
the entire subject be taken from the table.
The motion was lost, and the balloting
was begun.
The first vote resulted as follows: New
Lisbon, II; Columbus, 8; Deacon's, 5.
Second vote: New Lisbon, 10; Columbus.
IL; Deacon's, 5.
There were % members present, hence
there was some question whether the ma
jority should be of the vote cast or of the
entire Board. If the former proposition
was considered the New Lisbon site had
been decided upon. There were but %
votes cast, and the attention of the di
rector was called to the rule requiring all
members to vote unless excused Mr.. !
Jones suggested that another ballot be
taken and perhaps those who had not
voted would do so. A motion was adopt
ed, however, excusing those who had de- |
clined to cast ballot and the New Lis |
bon site was declared selected.
Mr.. Smith moved to make the selection |
unanimous. The vote was taken, but |
there were number of voices in the neg
alive. ''The ayes have it, said the Di- |
rector, and the Board smiled out loud,
A resolution was offered that the com
mittee appointed to have the supervision
of the erection of lunatic asylum be and
they are hereby authorized to proceed to
build and equip said asylum on the county
farm as designated by the Board to-day,
as directed by the resolution adopted at
the regular meeting of the Board in Sep
TENDER last
Mr.. Tallman, in speaking on this reso-
luton, said he was very much surprised
in the other votes that had been cast es-
pecially that locating the new building.
He thought great injustice had been
done to the taxpayers who certainly did
not want the building on the county farm
This led Mr. Mitchell to remark that he
did not believe Mr.. Tallman was thor
olghly posted on the ideas of the taxpay-
ers. He was of the impression that the
members of the Board, as representatives
of their respective communities, were in a
position to do what was right and he
thought they had done it.
Mr.. Tallman replied, taking the matter
of economy as his text. He said he did
not believe this was going to be an eco
nomical step. The Board had already
agreed to bond the county for 500, 900. The
first bid is for &c., 200, and the probable
tiles are that 100000 will be required
before the work is finished.
To this Mr.. Darnell replied that it was
not within the province of any man to say
now what the cost of the new building
would be- Materials of all kinds are yery
much higher than when the matter was
first considered, the advance being from
40 to so per cent. Allowing that it will
cost 100000, it will be paying invest
ment. He was the last person in the
county to advocate any move that would
increase taxes unnecessarily. To refuse
to take hold of this matter now and move
for the benefit of the county would be to
show that the Board is incapable of man
aging the affairs of the county in. bust
ness way. Inquiry into the way in which
other counties conduct their asylums show
that great saving is annually effected.
There was one thing Mr.. Darnell wished
fn inn no onfiro
that was that the benefit to be gained
would depend more upon the management
of the place after it is put into operation
than in any steps prior to that time
The resolution was adopted.
Alfred Cox, of Juliustown, presented a
claim of So for damages done to his car
riage by his horse falling through trunk
on the road in Pemberton township. Mr..
Smith said he thought the claim was a
just one and the bill was ordered paid
A resolution was offered to build two
gravel roads, one in Washington town
ship, the other in Medford
Ex-Prosecutor Budd served paper onI
the Director and Clerk, protesting against
any roads being contracted for until J.. w.
Ireland be given the contract for the road
on which he had bid, in Mount Laurel
Mr.. Budd commended that it would not be
legal for the Board to give out any con-
tract until after Ireland had. been taken
care of. Under the law if there is any
money to spend, that contractor was clear
ly entitled to consideration ahead of any
other
Mr.. Jones thought there was no use
wasting time on this subject as the stone
road appropriation was entirely exhaust
ed.
Mr.. Jennings said there was quite diff
ference between the bids of Ireland and
the man who wants to build the gravel
road. He admitted there might not be
sufficient to give Ireland his contract, yet
there would be enough for the other, and
it should be awarded.
Mark r. Sooy was given permission to
address the Board on the subject. He
said he would be the last man to ask for
an appropriation if the money was ex-
hausted But he did not understand such
to be the case. He did not think there
was any force to the protest filed by Mr..
Budd, from the fact that it was entirely
discretionary with the Board what roads
they will build. Mr.. Sooy read the law
showing that when all roads cannot be
built the Board shall designate which they
will construct, having sight always of the
distribution of benefits to the different
parts of the county. The road known as
1.-THE Ballinger's Mill road" has been I'M
der consideration since 1895. 1t is the
only outlet the people in that section
have. Under the impression that it would
be built it had been torn up preparatory to
condition it would be impossible. To
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