The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-18

bodies. saying that undertaken Bolton had
given orders to that effect. Later the
coroner was again called to the house and
on that visit saw the bodies. As near as
he could discover the children wero
drowned in midstream, but he had legal
advice that in stream of the character
of the one in question there was no line
Of division between the two counties.
Mr. Collins said he gained very differ
ent view of the matter from that given by
coroner Janney, having gotten his ideas
from two gentlemen who were at the
place soon after the drowning. Instead
of the drowning taking place in mid
stream it occurred on the Camden county
side and the bodies were taken out on that
side.
TO this coroner Janney again replied
that the Camden coroner viewed the
bodies at the home of the father of the
children which was in Burlington county
and he was clearly out of his jurisdiction
in doing so, as he has no legal authority
whatever to issue a burial certificate in
this county.
Mr.. Russ thought coroner JaHney should
be paid. He did the work in good faith
and in Mr.. Russ opinion did it legally.
He moved the bill be paid. The motion
was lost
Mr.. Ebert called attention to a matter
concerning the burial of soldier. A
resident of his township died and left a
small property, and the superintendent of
burial of soldiers hesitated about certify
ing to the undertaker's bill. Legal au-
thorities claim the estate is trust sacred
to the widow, but in this case she did not
get much as the deceased was very much
in debt He moved that the bill be paid
when presented and it was so ordered.
County Collec tor Powell's bond, signed
by the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company, of Baltimore, was
approved.
County Auditor Worrell offered his
bond in the sum of 81, 900 with himself
and Joseph c. Kingdom as sureties, and it
A bill was presented for payment for a
gravel road built in Bass River township.
This precipitated discussion at once. q
Mr.. Birkhead called for the reading of
the minutes Of the meeting at which it
was decided to build this road. The reso.
luton was that three roads were to be
constructed-one in Bass River at cost
not to exceed $1,000, one in Shamong at
cost not to exceed So, 300; and stone road
at certain cost. Now the bills for the
Bass River road are in, amounting to over
81, OOO
Mr.. Mathis explained that the contract
was given at certain figure per yard. 1t
was thought the material in use was not
what it should be and on the advice of the
State Road Commissioner the quality was
improved. This increased the cost be-
yOnd the original intention.
| Mr.. Ebert said there was nothing In the
contract to keep the price within the limit
of the figures named. That was a matter
entirely in control of the individual free
holder and it was his duty to see that the
| figures should not be exceeded The
auditor would have to pass on the bill and
it was the duty of the board to make some
ruling which would sustain that official
The fact that the New Gretna road had
been completed at an advanced cost will
interfere somewhat with the other roads
under course of construction, one of which
is in ShamoDg and this caused Mr.. Jen-
nings to feel keen interest in the matter.
He felt the road which he is building
should be protected, but it would not be
if the bill presented by MIR. Mathis was
ordered paid. The State Commissioner
had condemned the gravel being used on
the Shamong road, and if another kind is
secured the appropriation on that account
would be exhausted.
Mr.. Collins thought it bad system
whereby an outsider could step in and al.
ter contracts after the county had made
them.
Mr.. Birkhead said there was no use
making contracts if the board cannot con
troll them.
Ex-Prosecutor Budd was given permits
sion TO speak. He said the specifications
and contract were legally drawn and ex.
ecuted. The contractor has fulfilled all
his obligations, the road has been ap.
proved by the engineer and accepted by
the county. The contractor is entitled to
his pay.
Solicitor Chambers said the fault seem
ed to lie in the fact that contracts for
gravel roads are not awarded on lumI
scale, but are given out at a price pei
yard. There is no doubt about the liza
bility Of the county for this bill
The bill, amounting to $4,000. 10, was
ordered paid.
Three bills for work ordered done by
ex Freebooter Warner of Lumberton,
and still unpaid. were referred to Mr.
Bartlett with instructions to pay them il
he found them correct.
Ellis H. Parker, state detective, asked
that local telephone be placed in his res
idence at the expense of the county. Mr.
Parker explained that he had been travel
ing over the courtyard state on railroads
! doing business for the county while tn,
latter had not been called on for cent TO
railroad fare With telephone in hi
house the detective would be able to &c