The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-11-20
chase bad thing. Toll roads should be

chase pad thing. Toll ROADS SnOulQ
abandoned, not purchased.
Mr. Crowell gave an instance of HOY
this matter affects the locality in question
Since the stone road was built betwee
Palmyra and Riverside, many farmer
used it to advantage escaping payment 0
toll. But there were many who coul'
not reach this road without passin,
through gate They are the people VIII,
ask for the purchase of the road.
b The roll was called, and the vote was al
follows:
Ayes-Jones, Mattson, French, Benja-
min Lippincott, Conrow, Evan, Bowman
Lippincott, Durell, Garwood, Durand
Crowell, Stecher, Jennings, Brock-14.
Nays-Buzby Charles Woodward
Warner, Taylor George Woodward
Smith, Ebert Hancock, Haines, Albert
son-10.
Absent or not voting mathis, Birkhead
Norcross, Darnell, Sooy-5
As Mr.. Woodward had predicted, this
action was a stepping stone for similar
moves, and a motion was at once offered
to buy the Camden, Ellisburg and Marltor
turnpike, for $5,67O.O9 The roll cal
showed as follows:
! Ayes-Jones, Buzby, Mattson, French
Benjamin Lippincott, Conrow, Evan,
Bowman Lippincott, Durell, Garwood,
Durand, Crowell, Stecher, Jennings,
Brock, Albertson-16.
Nays-Charles Woodward, Warner,
Taylor, George Woodward, Ebert, Han
cock, Haines-7.
Absent or not voting Mathis, Birk-
head, Norcross, Darnell, Smith, Sooy-6.
The contractor on the new road from
Wading River to Batsto was granted an
extension in his time for completing the
work.
Mr.. Jones spoke Of an accident which
occurred to the Delanco drawbridge in
September A tug was pulling some
canal barges through the bridge and the
latter were allowed to swing around SC
they struck the piling outside of the draw
and tore them away. Photographs were
secured and the evidence in hand pointed
to carelessness on the part of the captain
of the tugboat. AS soon as an accident
happens to boat through the negligence
of bridge tender the owners of the boat
do not lose minute in presenting bill
for damages. Hence it is but fair that
the county should be reimbursed when the
shoe is on the other foot.
The committee in charge of the bridge
was directed to act with the Solicitor in
this case and if there was fair chance to
secure payment for the damage done to
bring suit.
A bill from Camden county for expenses
of an inquest held over the remains of a
man who died in Cooper Hospital in that
county, caused some discussion, but as the
law plainly provides that an inquest must
be held where death occurs, regardless of
where injury is inflicted, the bill was paid.
In this case the deceased was injured at
Riverton, and was taken to the Camden
hospital.
The committee on the new insane
asylum was asked for information regard
ing the work and the possibility of com
pleting within the amount already appro-
priated Mr.. Jones said he thought the
building would be finished in a short time,
but would not be ready for occupancy be-
fore spring. 1t was hoped the money in
hand would be sufficient, but there is still
much to be done, and some buildings, like
stabling, ice house, etc, that had not been
provided for.
The Board adjourned. The following
bills were passed