The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-06-12
Trolley Meeting.

I style of rail to be used, nothing in the
nature of opposition made its appearance.
The meeting was called to order by
Director John E. Darnell at 10. 10, and the
roll call by clerk Antrim showed all mem
bers to be present.
| Upon motion of Mr. Evan the reading
of the minutes of the previous meeting
was dispensed with.
The report of the committee appointed
t at the first meeting of the new board to
confer with the trolley people relative to
+ the framing of an ordinance ETC., to be
presented to this meeting upon the appli-
cation of the Camden and Suburban
Railway Company to erect its line through
the Main street of Moorestown, made
their report in the form of an ordinance
granting them permission to lay their
tracks, and it was read by the Clerk.
The ordinance called for single track
road through the town to the gauge of
five feet with one turnout in the middle of
! the town. The grade to be established by
the Board of Freeholders.
The ordinance will be in effect for the
period of SO years.
Mark r. Sooy, representing the trolley
company, presented the proofs of pubiica-
ton of the notification calling the special
meeting, and the posting of the notices in
five public places.
! A resolution accepting the fact that the
notice had been given as stated was passed
by the Board.
Harry j. Sherman, civil engineer,
stated that SO 46 100 per cent. of the
necessary property consents had been Sc
cured.
This statement was also accepted by the
Board in the form of resolution offered
by Mr.. Jones.
Upon reference to the map presented it
was ascertained that the turnout came
directly opposite the post Office, in the
most crowded portion of the town, but a
change in the location by the engineer OBJ
Waited any possible trouble along the line.
Mr.. French offered a resolution to strike
out standard girder rail in the ordinance
and substitute New York improved rail.
Samuel L. Allen, of Moorestown, OBJ
jected to the old style rail being laid
through the town and said that nearly 100
wagons passed through the street every
hour in the day, and the standard rail
would cause considerable wear and tear
on these vehicles, while the New York
improved rail, model of which he pre-
sented, showing it to be a grooved rail and
very easy for team to pull out of, doing
away with the long scraping of the wagon
wheels in the track and the possibility of
acciuents by quick turning of the wagons,
would be just the proper thing in his
opinion.
DR.. Joseph Stokes, the chairman of the
township committee, read paper in which
it was suggested by the committee that
the New York improved rail should be
used, this conclusion having been arrived
at after the committee had first visited
New York city and made personal in
spection of the improved rail in use in
that city
Samuel K Robbins presented a number
of petitions from residents of Chester
township asking for the improved New
York rail and Directing to the laying of a
double track, they expecting double
track would be applied for in the
ordinance.
George Brock, a member of the town
ship committee, favored the New York |
rail, but he thought vitrified brick or
some other hard substance should be laid
on either side of the rails.
Freebooter French thought the New
York rail the proper thing provided it was
strengthened by Belgian block or some
hard stone on the outside.
Mr.. Sooy, representing the company, |
said the question of make of rail to be |
used was practical one and he did not |
propose to display his ignorance by dis
cOssing the same but presented some |
testimonials and facts in favor of the |
standard girder rail as asked for in the
ordinance presented by the company.
William Wharton, Jr., president of the
William Wharton, Jr., steel rail construct
ion company of Philadelphia, had been |
engaged in the construction of railroads
in all of the principal cities in the northern
states since 1860, and said he was familiar
with the New York improved rail, had
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did not think it had any merits at all as
compared with the standard girder rail
J. G. Luegar, general superintendent of
the Wilmington and Chester Traction
Company, had been in the business for IA
years, and said they had two miles of the
New York rail in use and in winter time
he said ice froze in the groove and the
cars ran off the track. He also said that
recently when his company erected new
track the city authorities of Wilmington
had requested that they use no more New
York rail, because merchants and others
had complained of the wear and tear on
their wagons.
Mr. Sooy stated that during the argu
ment an understanding had been arrived
at by which the original standard rail |
was still to remain part of the ordinance
the proviso agreed upon being as to the
manner of paving on either side of the
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rail.
Mr. French then withdrew his resolution
relative to the New York improved rail |
and the ordinance was taken up in sections
for adoption.
After the ordinance had been adopted
in sections and as a whole, the director an
nounced that this brought the open meet
ing to a close and routine business was
then taken up.
IL. No.
pany presented an amended ordinance rel /
alive to the change of its proposed route |
over certain bridges, principally Pearl
street bridge, Burlington, Bridgeboro and
Delanco drawbridges, ETC., and it was |
adopted.
The same company was also granted |
privilege by ordinance to change its route
in certain places in the township of Flor
ence
contract for macadomizing the Hutton
road in Evesham township was awarded |
to J. R. Stanley for $1,000.
The contract for new drawbridge over
the Rancocas creek at Delanco was award !
ed to the Groton Bridge Company for |
$15, 500, the Board being allowed $3.50 for
the old bridge The Camden and Trenton |
Trolley Compay to pay half the cost of
the new bridge.
| Specifications for a macadam road from |
the end of the Burlington and Mount |
Holly road, at High and Federal streets, |
| Burlington, to the town wharf in that
city, were received and filed.
By resolution the committee was author |
| lied to advertise for bids for the building |
of the same.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Crowell |
to the effect that some person be appoint
ed auditor to fill the vacancy caused by |
the death of Joseph S. Gibson.
After its adoption Mr.. Crowell nomi |
mated William W. Worrell, of Mount
Holly, and Mr.. Conrow named Blanchard |
H. White, of Pemberton.
| An aye and nay vote was taken result |
ing in the election of Mr.. Worrell by a
vote of 10 to IL.
All persons holding county bonds may
have the same registered by applying to
the county collector, he having been au-
thorized by the Board to purchase reg
istration book for that purpose.
A resolution to the effect that the au
ditor's report be printed in the news
papers designated to do the county print
ing, and the cost of printing it in pam
phlet form (about $24.00) be deducted pro
rata from the newspapers, was presented
and carried by the vote of Is to 10.
A committee of five was appointed to
view the water works bridge on the Had
donfeld road in Chester township. The
committee appointed is as follows: Messrs.
| Bowman s. Lippincott, Benjamin Lippin-
colt, Crowell, French and Darnell.