The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-09
BOARD of Frn aho1dere

train and had several ribs broken
Board of Fro eho1ders.
The members of the board of freeholders
assembled at the court house on Wednes
day for the regular September meeting.
There was full attendance
The morning session was consumed in
the payment of bills. There were several
chat were carefully scrutinized and some
were laid on the table.
The first bill to create discussion was
from coroner Janney. 1t was for services
in the death of two children, who were
drowned. The accident occurred in Cam
den county, the parents of the children
living in Burlington county. The coroner
of Camden county granted burial permits
and coroner Janney did the same. The
bill was referred to the solicitor that he
might pass on the claim. A bill of DIR.
Stroud for services in the same case was
also referred to the solicitor.
| The board of assessors presented a pc
tition asking that the freeholders appropri-
ate $50 to remunerate the chairman and
secretary of the assessors meeting for ser
vices. The request was not complied with.
W. w. Slack, ]. M. Rogers and j. W..
Davis, undertakers, presented bills aggre-
eating $40 for burials in cases of sudden
deaths. The board decided these cases to
be township charges and returned them to
the local authorities for settlement.
There was much confusion in the ex-
aiming of coroners' bills and in order
that such might not again occur Mr.. Birk-
head offered resolution that the commit
tee on coroners' bills meet the day prior
to the board meeting and that all persons
interested in such claims should present
them at that time, otherwise they would
be compelled TO wait until the next meet
ing OF the board for their money. The
motion was adopted.
The committee in charge of build
ing drawbridge between Delanco and
Riverside reported the completion of the
work. The countys share of the ex-
pense is 81, 525, the Camden and Trenton
Railway company paying 81, 750.
A recess was taken for dinner and on re-
assemb ing the solicitor rendered report
on the bills of coroner Janney referred to
him in the morning. Mr.. Chambers said
he thought coroner Janney had exceeded
his authority as the Camden official had
already held an inquest. DIR. Stroud, who
viewed the bodies, was an innocent party.
having acted in good faith on the order of
the coroner. He should be paid and the
amount should be charged against coroner
Janney. 1t was ordered that DIR. Stroud
be paid So and that the amount be collect
ed from the coroner.
The Delaware River Water Company
asked permission to lay its pipes and con
ductors along the roads and over the
bridges along the line it would traverse.
subject to the ordinances of the townships
through which they would pass and under
the supervision of the freeholders of
ffNxn III A 10, 80 O
be furnished guaranteeing the proper re-
pair of the roads and also to protect the
county from damages. The permission
was granted.
Washington township had some more
claims for work done under freebooter
Sooy. Three bills were presented and
they were referred to Mr. Maxwell for in
vestigation.
Mr.. Smith offered a resolution provid-
ing that bids be solicited for building the
road from Pemberton to Wrightstown as
soon as there are available funds 1t was
deemed inadyisable to take any action on
stone roads at present, and the motion was
tabled.
Committees were appointed to view
bridges on the Jacksonville and Old York
roads.
A lot of stone lying near Moorestown
was presented to Chester township for re-
pair of roads
The bills from the State Boari of Child
ren's Guardians have reached such di-
mansions that Mr.. Ebert thought some
action should be taken whereby the ex-
pense to the county might be lessened
A committee consisting of Messrs. Ebert
Woodward and Bowman S. Lippincott
was appointed to confer with the State
Board with view to getting free homes
for children.
During recent storm the mill race in
Mount Holly overflowed and damaged the
property of Mrs. Westcott. She asked
for an appropriation to assist in rebuild
ing, but the request was not granted.
Messrs. Hancock, Taylor Mattson, Nor
cross, and Darnell were appointed com
miteee to consider the application for a
stone road from Jobstown to Burlington,
via Jacksonville.
The director was authorized to expend
81, 200 in building trestle at New Lisbon
for the proper handling of coal for the m
situations there.
An ordinance was offered regulating the
speed of automobiles to 10 miles an hour
on county roads and miles through
towns and cities They shall also be pro
vided with lights between sunset and sun
rise. All such machines shall be regis
tered by number with the clerk of the
board of freeholders. A penalty of $25
to be imposed for all violations of these
regulations.
Solicitor Chambers said he prepared the
ordinance at the suggestion of Mr. Ire
land. He had done the work hurriedly
and he thought perhaps benefit might
arise by further consideration The mat
Ter was rnfarrpd fO q iffoo oorcictt,rr
of Messrs Longstreet, Collins and Max
well, to report at the next meeting.
The following bills were ordered paid