The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

had been called to it the night before the
accident, and he had intended getting to
work on the break early the next morning,
but johnson got there first. The bill was
paid.
Another bill for damages was presented
1t was from the Philadelphia Transporta-
ton Company, who wanted $292 for dam
age to one of their boats, which was tied
to the wharf at Johnson's foundry at
Hainesport, and was damaged by some
piling which had not been removed when
the bridge was rebuilt.
Mr. Warner said there was no doubt
that the pilings were at the point in ques-
ton. When the rebuilding was done it
was found to be impossible to remove
them. Every means had been tried with
out success so the Freebooter in charge of
the work was compelled to cut them off as
low as possible, which was below low
water mark The boat that was damaged
was tied to one of the wings of the
bridge, not at the regular wharf, at high
water When the tide went down the
boat settled on the pilings and hole
was driven through it.
Solicitor Chambers said he had examined
into the case and thought the county
could not successfully maintain suit in
defence of the claim.
The bill, which was for 1922, was order
ed paid, and the resident Freebooter, Mr..
Warner, was directed to have the piling
removed
The Board then took recess for dinner.
On re- assembling, it went into secret SEES
sion to consider the question of selecting
a superintendent for the county insane
asylum. There were six candidates !:
Charles II. Deacon, Northampton; Will
liam Taylor, Burlington; William Rogers,
Willingboro; William H. Mitchell, John
P. Jones, Evesham; Henry R. Lippincott,
Pemberton.
The ballots resulted as follows: 1st-
Deacon, 9; Rogers, 8; Mitchell, 7; Jones,
8; Taylor, l. 2d-Deacon, II; Mitchell 8;
Rogers, 6; Jones, 2. 3d-Deacon, 10;
Rogers, 9; Mitchell, T. 4th-Deacon, II;
Rogers, 10. Deacon was declared elected.
This matter settled, the Board arose
from secret session and resumed business,
Additional appropriations were asked
follows: $500 to Mansfeld $500 to River
side; $500 to Bordentown; $500 to Florence;
all to be taken from unexpended balances.
The sum of $500 was given to Chester
township for the purpose of building a
stone road from Union street, Moores
town, to the railroad station in that town.
There has been trolley road laid in the
town. and the stone taken up to make
room for the rails is to be used on the
new road.
By resolution the pay of engineers on
gravel roads was increased to four per
cent The commission on macadam and
telford will be two per cent
Mr.. Durand offered resolution appro-
priating $500 to the Burlington County
Hospital for it's immediate use. 1t was
unanimously adopted.
The committee on stone roads reported
having opened bids, and recommended
the award of the following: Mount Holly
and Smithville, J. R. Stanley, 81, 1878;
Mount Holly and Jacksonville, J. H. Hill
pot, ST., TAB 25; Medford to Red Lion, Del
aware River Construction Company, ST.,
748 12.
Objections were entered to these reports
by Messrs. Ebert and Jennings, on the
ground of irregularity. 1t was claimed
that one of the petitions did not contain
the legal number of signatures. Mr.. Jen-
nings thought it was an injustice to the
taxpayers of the county to saddle this
road on them at such an expense.
Mr.. Garwood took a different view of
the matter. The road goes through a
good section of the county and is as
much needed as any road that has or will
be built. The report was adopted by a
vote of IS to 5.
The contract to furnish stone for repairs
to the roads was awarded to the Delaware
River Construction Company for $1.20 per
ton.
A petition was presented for stone
road from Red Lion to Vincentown. The
committee was directed to advertise for
bids as soon as Commissioner Budd signs
his approval.
A petition for stone road from Sykes
vile to Wrightstown took the same course
Petitions were also filed as follows stone
road from Elbow Lane read to Moores
town; gravel road from Piper's Corner to
Indian Mills; gravel road from Wading
River to Toms River; two stone roads in
Chesterfield township-one along the turn
pike to Bordentown, the other along Ward
avenue.
At the suggestion of Prosecutor Atkin-
son, the reward for the arrest of the muir
derers of Washington Hunter was in
creased to s., 900.
sane asylum. The term of the superin-
salary to be $1,000 which includes the
compensation Of the matron.
Mr.. Ebert moved to make the salary
$500, but the original sum was decided
upon.
The salary for physician at the asylum
was fixed at $500 yer year and DR.. G..
Eugene Harbert was elected to the po-
sition.
The following bill were ordered paid
MEMBERS Personal BILLS