The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-11-20

I The Board of Freeholders met at tn
Court House on Tuesday to settle the bus
ness of the past two months. Messrs
Birkhead and Sooy were absent.
There we're large number of bills to b
considered. At the last meeting of tn
Board bill was referred to Mr.. Ebert 70
investigation. It was for funeral expense
of man found drowned near Eayrestown
Mr.. Gilbert reported the bill correct and i
was ordered paid.
Petitions for stone roads from Borden
town to Crosswicks, to be known as tn
Ward avenue road, and from Ballinger'
Mills to Crammer's Corner, to be known
as the Ballinger's Mills and Tabernacle
road, were presented and filed.
Messrs Buzby, Woodward, Taylor, Han
cock and Darnell were appointed com
mittee on the Ward avenue road, and
Messrs. Jennings, Ebert, Garwood, Mathis
and Darnell were appointed on the Taber
nacle road.
Resolutions authorizing the committees
on the following roads to advertise fol
bids were passed: Mount Holly and Smith
vile, Medford and Red Lion, and Mount
Holly and Jacksonville.
The bond of County Auditor Worrel
was presented and approved. The bonds
men were Amos Gibbs and Samuel A. At
kinson.
The specifications for the stone road
from Rancocas to the Chapel corner, near
Burlington, were received. The road is tc
be ten feet wide and eight inches deep.
In the bill presented by the committee
on Court House and grounds there was an
item of $500 for milk. Mr.. Ebert wanted
to know why this item appeared.
Mr.. Durand, member of the commit,
tee, said the milk was for a sick man who
could not eat the prison fare
Mr.. Evan, another member of the com
mittee, further explained that the prison
phi ysician had ordered the milk and il
came under the head of prescription.
Mr.. Jennings did not think this item
should be allowed unless the Sheriff de-
Quoted the amount from the board of the
prisoner.
Some one suggested it would be as well
to inquire whether the Sheriff had charged
for this particular prisoner, but the com
mittee settled the matter by crossing the
item from the bill.
1t was directed that the appropriations
of some townships be increased by trans
ferring funds from unexpended balances
as follows: Northampton, $4,000; River
side, $500; New Hanover, 5000.
An application was presented from the
County Clerk asking that long distance
be placed in his office.
This request was laid on the table and a
resolution offered that long distance
telephone be placed in the county Jail to
be used only by county officials.
In explanation of this move it was
stated there was no feeling in the matter,
but the Jail is open night and day, Sun
days and holidays, while the clerks office
is frequently closed. The resolution was
adopted.
Freebooter Mattson called attention to
the case of Joseph Bentcliff, confined in
the Jail for inability to pay fine of $56.
He was bitten by dog, and killed the an
imal The owner brought suit and Bent
cliff was fined, many thought, more as a
matter of spite than of justice. At any
rate he could not pay and was sent to jail.
Mr. Mattson wanted to know if the Liber-
ating Committee had jurisdiction in the
matter He was told just how far the
committee could go and Bentcliff will
have to remain where he is for little
while
The Solicitor of the Board was directed
to give Auditor Worrell written opinion
regarding the fees justices and constables
are entitled to for committing ''drunks
and disorderlies" to jail under the vice
and immortality act.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Director to advertise for building a
stone road between Burlington and Flor
ence, and gravel road from Ballinger's
l.
cations are approved by the State Road
Commissioner.
Attention was called to the fact that the
Assessor of Mansfield township had made
an error in returning his duplicate to the
Board of Assessors and there had been
charged against the township $96S.65 of
county and school tax which should not
appear In making the return the AS
SCISSOR had handed in the entire amount OF
the duplicates, neglecting to deduct exemp-
tions Mansfield felt it an injustice to be
compelled to pay this excessive sum, as ii
increased the rate of taxation, and imposed
an extra tax on the citizens.
A resolution was offered that the amount
be RENTED and that the Collector be di
rected to refund the amount to Mansfield
This was objected to on the ground that
the county should not be held accountable
for the error beyond the amount due the
county. The resolution was amended sc
that the amount to be returned should in
clude the county tax only, and it was sc
ordered.
Ex-County Clerk Worrell presented {
bill for money he claimed was due hin
for services rendered while in the office o.
Clerk. The election law allowed Clerks
$40 for each election district in sending
out tickets and papers. In addition thu
expenses for postage, expressage and othe
items were charged by the clerks, and Mr.
Worrell had never included this in his bill
being under the impression that $40 GOV
cred everything. In support of this CLAIM
he presented copies of bills of former of
fetal, with the items in. Mr.. Worrell'
bill was for $3.50 and it was paid withou
objection.
On this point there was some discussion
on the amount allowed for services in thi
matter. The law says the Clerks shall b'
paid for the work, the amount to be fixe'
by the Board of Freeholders. The sun
now allowed is given as result of an agree
ment between the official in commissio
at the time the law went into effect an
the Board then in existence, and had neve
been changed. Mr.. Ebert thought this
very good time to change the schedule
which in his opinion, is excessive. FL
therefore offered a resolution that the Fl
nance Committee confer with the Count
Clerk and agree on sum to be paid fc
the service This was adopted.
In the bill of the County Clerk for cleo
ton services there were some items for Sc