The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-07-17
Midsummar Maatine.

The midsummer meeting of the Board
of Freeholders was held at the court house
on Wednesday. All the members were
present except Mr.. French, of Chester.
Matters progressed smoothly until the
printers bills were read. Up to that time
all the bills had gone through with bells
on. Bridge bills regularly signed by the
committee, personal bills of the members,
stone road supervision and committee
work-all went along without word of
comment. But when it came to pay the
printers it became necessary for some one
to show spirit of economy and Mr.. Jen-
nings, member of the printing commit
tee, undertook the task. His main objec-
ton was to the publishing of the auditors
report in the papers. The Board had once
decided to print the report in pamphlet
form and in the opinion of Mr. Jennings
that was the only way to do the work.
Many of his people complained that they
could not find their paper with the report
in just at time when they wanted it most.
If they had pamphlet they could get it
at pleasure.
Mr.. Ebert was of the opinion that the
motion to print the report in the news
papers had not been legally adopted as
the former motion to print in pamphlet
form had not been reconsidered or rescind-
ed. He did not wish to put the papers in
a dilemma, as they had done the work in
good faith, but it was question whether
it was right to publish the report in news
papers.
Director Darnell said it was rather late
to raise this question now If there were
any objections they should have been Of
fered when the matter was being consid-
cred at the last meeting. The Board or
dered the work done at that time and the
county must pay the bill.
To this Mr.. Ebert replied that he was
out when the resolution was offered at the
last meeting, and when he found out just
how matters were going it was too late for
him to interfere
Mr.. Birkhead was of the opinion that
there was no use in objecting to this bill
as the county was undoubtedly RESPONSE
BILE for the expense in this instance but he
held to the same idea that he did at first,
that pamphlet form was good enough.
Mr.. Brock thought it was not too late
yet to rectify the mistake, but he did not
offer any suggestion.
hot Of ho rIi
mentary idea advanced by Mr.. Gilbert that
there should have been reconsideration.
Mr. Mathis maintained that there was no
need of such action as the pamphlet print
ing had not been interfered with The
newspaper end was an addition.
Then Mr.. Jennings called attention to
another point. A resolution requires all
bills to be certified by the parties who
order work. Very few papers live up to
this requirement.
Somebody offered a motion that the
bills be returned to the printing commit
tee, and that they report those which are
in conformity to the regulation, the others
to go back to those presenting them.
Singularly enough Mr.. Jennings was the
first to object to this movement, but it
was so ordered
Mr. Jones offered resolution authoriz-
ing and directing Superintendent Seeds to
to erect tombstone oyer the remains OF
William Estworthy, soldier buried in
Beverly. This man had lived all his life,
save one year, at Beverly. Having been
offered position in Philadelphia he re-
moved to the latter city, but died within
year. Under the law he was not en-
titled to the benefit of the act providing
for the erection of tombstones, but it
seemed hard that his resting place could
not be marked simply because he did not
die in the state. The resolution was
adopted unanimously.
A bill from the county clerks office for
indexing deeds and old papers, created
some discussion. The opinion seemed to
prevail that indexing was a part of the
recording, but the bill was ordered paid.
Committees were appointed to view
bridges, as follows Pine street, Mount
-Durand, Haines, Evan, Warner,
Darnell; Copany, near Jacksonville
Hancock, Taylor, Mattson, Haines, Du-
rand; "Bobby's bridge, near Newbold's
Corner Warner, Durand, Ebert, Evan,
Darnell; large bridge, Birmingham
Smith, Ebert, George A. Woodward,
Evan, Darnell; Hockamick, New Han
over George A. Woodward, Charles E.
Woodward, Smith, Evan, Albertson.
The contract to lay stone road in the
city Of Burlington was awarded to the