The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-20
New Board Organizes.

new 0OdIQ organizes
The members of the new board of free
holders met at the court house on Wed
! nesday to organize and prepare for tn
business of the ensuing year. TIL
Democrats were in a minority bu
| they went through the form of nomi
mating officers, their choice, with tw
exceptions, getting the party vote
1t took the Republicans long time t.
get through with their caucus and it wa
noon before clerk Antrim raped TO
order Then it was discovered that i
was necessary to send for Judge Gaskil
to administer the obligation to the nev
members and that caused more delay.
When all the preliminaries were inall'
arranged Mr.. Antrim asked for nomina
lions for director. The Republicans paiC
John E. Darnell high compliment b,
nominating him for the third time to b.
the presiding officer of the body TIL
Democrats named Joseph w. B. Jennings
The roll was called and Mr. Darnell re
ceived IS votes, Mr.. Jennings 10. Neithe
of the candidates voted. Charles Collins
Democratic member from Chester, votet
for Mr. Darnell. Mr.. Bozarth, the new
member from Woodland, was detained a
home on account of illness in his family.
Messrs. Jennings and Horner were APP
pointed a committee to escort the directo
to the chair. Mr.. Darnell returned hi
thanks and assured the members of hi
appreciation of the compliment that hat
been paid him. He said he would en-
deavor to assist the members in every
way within his power and asked them to aiC
the chair in all matters pertaining to thu
welfare of the county.
For clerk John Henry Antrim wa
named by the Republicans. His opponen
was Blanchard II. White. Mr.. Sykes
Democrat, from New Hanover, cast hi
vote with the Republicans and the result
was 1S for Antrim, 10 for White.
For keeper of the court house, Wilbur
F. Shinn did not have any opposition
neither had DR.. G Eugene Harbert fol-
almshouse physician.
For physician to the county prison, DR.
William P. Melcher was chosen over DR.
Richard E. Brown by the vote of IS to 10
DR.. Richard II. Parsons was named by
the Republicans for physician to the in
sane asylum, the Democrats giving the
empty honor to Dr. Enoch Hollingshead
of Pemberton The vote was Parsons, II,
Hollingshead, 10.
For county collector Joseph Powell re-
ceived 10 votes, ex-freeholder Frank P.
Jones getting II.
Alfred G. Seeds, who has been superin-
tendent of the burial of soldiers and sail
ors for some time, was continued in the
Office, receiving party vote over Charlie:
P. Challender, of New Hanover.
This completed the elective officers and
the director appointed committees as fol
lows
Finance It Birkhead c. Hancock, H. Mathis.
Papers Bfts-Joseph F. Taylor George Bozarth
Joseph Sykes.
Al5sstoitse-Ch rles f. woodward, William Bart
lett William II. Smith
Court Hous and Groltads.-Edward S. Buzby
William Ireland Daniel Evan.
Coroaeys' Bils.-Howard Russ Arthur Haines
F. A Conover
Personal Biils-Henry H. Mattson, Edwin S.
Cost and Fines William Bartlett George s. Max
well, ]. Maurice Garwood.
Small Bridges-H. H. Mattson, Joseph F. Taylor
Benjamin I.ippincott.
facidental-B. S Lippincott Charles A. Bovine
Joseph H. Longstrs ct.
Insane. John J.. Norcross, Burwood Haines
George w. Ebert.
Prtntfng--Joel Horner. B. S. Lippincott. Joseph
w. B. Jennings.
Stone IL Gds.-George W. Lambert, Charles +
Wood ard. Edwin N Brock.
The newspapers designated to do the
advertising for the county were THE News,
Mirror, Herald, Democrat, Mount Holly;
Riverside Press, Moorestown Republican,
Moorestown Chronicle, Bordentown Regis
ter, Burlington Enterprise, Burlington
Gazette, Beverly Banner, Palmyra Neaos,
Marlton Record, Riverton Nea0 Era.
In connection with the above action a
motion was offered that 1900 copies of the
auditors report be printed at the expense
of the papers above designated.
This gave Mr. Jennings a chance to get
in his little objection He was opposed
to paying for the publication in the papers.
Mr. Ebert moved to strike out that part
of the resolution ordering the printing in
the papers of the auditors report
This caused some discussion during
which Mr.. Jennings seemed to forget what
position he held, as Mr. Ebert sharply
said to Jennings: "You were not elected
director" Jennings took the hint and
for short time. The original
motion was adopted.
Mr.. Horner offered resolution to make
the salary of the physician at the insane
asylum 5000.
As motion was adopted early in the
session to adopt the rules of the last
board the director ruled Mr.. Horner's
motion out of order The board took a
recess for dinner.
After dinner the Republicans held a
caucus, and on reassembling Mr.. Horner
moved to reconsider the motion by which
the rules were adopted at the morning
session This was carried and Mr.. Horner
then moved that the rules of the last board
be adopted with the exception of the two
sections regulating the salaries of the
collector and the physician to the
insane asylum. He moved the salary of
the county collector be $1,000 and that of
the insane asylum physician be 5000
Mr. Collins asked if it was impossible to
get competent men to perform the duties
of these offices at the salaries formerly
paid.
Director Darnell said that so far as one
of the offices was concerned it had been
discovered that was certainly the case.
The roll was called and the motion to
increase the salaries was adopted by a
party vote of II to ~.
Committees were appointed to view
bridges as follows: Bridgeboro draw, Con
over, Brock, Russ, Lambert, Benjamin
Lippiucott; Centreton draw, Burwood M.
Haines Brock, Bartlett, MattsOn Darnell;
Fountain Woods road, Mattson, BOVINE,
Norcross, Burwood M. Haines, Taylor;
west Broad street, Palmyra, Horner, Birk-
head, Benjamin Lippincott, Lambert,
Conover; Delanco draw, Russ, Lambert,
Birkhead, Conover, Brock.
A committee was asked to look after