The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-16
The Board Organizes.

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The Board Organizes.
The Board of Freeholders organized, on
Wednesday, for the ensuing year. As
there was no election in March there was
no change in the Board with the exception
of the addition of member from the new
township of North Hanover. Joel Vain
wright was elected on Tuesday and was
on hand on Wednesday to take part in the
caucus of Republicans. That gathering
was quite lengthy as there were many
important measures to be discussed, new
rules being. offered and other matters.
being presented. 1t was expected there
would be lively fight over the awarding
of the printing of the County Collectors
report, the Mirror and the Burlington
Enterprise both being after the prize, but
it took short time to settle the question,
the Mirror winning out by the vote of Ia
7.
1t was nearly noon when Clerk Hole
man raped for order. After the roll was
called and all the members with the ex-
ception of Howard Mathis responded
Joel Wainwright took the official obliga-
ton before Justice Slack. Nominations
for officers were then called for. Joel
Horner was named by the Republicans for
Director and the Democrats nominated
George W. Ebert. A motion that the
voting be by roll call was offered but
substitute was presented that the present
rules be in force until new ones were
adopted. Mr.. Horner received his party
vote with one exception, Mr.. Etheridge,
of Shamong, voting for Ebert. As a
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for each other.
As Director Horner was about to take
his seat Mr.. Elbert said he thought he had
received one vote through mistake, one
Republican having voted for Ebert. Mr.
Etheridge was the member referred to and
he said there was no mistake as he voted
for Mr.. Ebert as a member from an ad-
Joining township and he thought the latter
would not have many votes so he took
pity on him.
Democrats did not offer candidates for
any other offices except Superintendent of
the burial of Soldiers and Sailors, for
which they named Charles P. Challender.
of New Hanover, and Superintendent of
the Insane Asylum, where they named
Thomas Shreve, of Pemberton. Of course
the Republican nominees were elected
The officers selected were: County Col
solicitor, Charles Evan Merritt. North
ampton; prison physician, DR.. Elmer D.
Prickitt, Northampton; physician at insane
asylum, DR.. Richard III. Parsons, North
ampton; almshouse physician, DR.. Charles
Sitgreaves, Pemberton; superintendent of
insane asylum, Charles III. Deacon Penn
berton; keeper of court house, Wilbur F.
Shinn, Northampton; superintendent of
burial of soldiers and sailors, John Throck-
morton, ST., Northampton.
After this business was concluded a re-
cess was taken until las.
On reassembling resolution was
adopted designating the Mirror to publish
the monthly report of the County Collec-
tor and authorizing the other advertising
to be done by the papers that were on the
list last year.
The new rules were then considered.
Mr. Ebert thought they should be printed
and laid over until the next meeting. so
that every member could read them and
become.acquainted with each section in
order to vote intelligently
Mr.. Wittmeyer objected to this. He
said the committee waited nearly half
day for Mr.. Ebert to appear and do his
share towards framing the rules, but he
did not appear so the committee went
ahead without him.
Mr.. Ebert retorted that when day was
set in February he was on hand and wait
ed nearly all day for the other members,
not one of whom came. At the time fixed
for the last meeting he was sick.
1t was decided to go ahead and consid- |
er the rules. Where no change had been
made the clerk so stated The first dis |
cussion was provoked by rule 26 which
provides for an advisory bridge committee |
wi nfu holl no 70 oil
bridges where the cost of rebuilding or re-
pairing shall exceed 5000. This commit |
tee must prepare report in writing de-
scribing the character of the repairs re-
quired and submit the report to the |
meeting of the board succeeding the in |
vestigation. This rule was added for the |
purpose of expediting business. Under |
the system heretofore in vogue it was
necessary for the resident freebooter, when |
repairs were needed, to wait until the |
board met, ask for committee, and then |
wait for another meeting for directions |
Under the new system the resident Free |
holder, who will make the fifth member of |
the committee, will call the others, and /
report will be presented at the following |
meeting.
Mr.. Ebert wanted to know what would |
be saved by this method and the Director |
said the saving would be at least two |
months. Mr.. Ebert said he was not ask
ing about time but money.
Mr.. Maxwell did not think much of the |
proposed change. If adopted it would be |
hard to get committee to go to the place |
where needed. He cited an example of |
his own township. Suppose the commit |
tee be composed of three members from |
this section and work must be examined in |
Bass River or Washington, would the |
committee be very prompt to respond |
when it was known that the pay would |
be but 81 per day, while the expense of |
getting to and from the place would be
nearly double? In the past three years it |
had been almost impossible to get COM
mittee to Washington township
Mr.. Birkhead did not agree with Mr. |
Maxwell He had always found commit
tees ready and willing to do their duty.
Mr.. Tallman thought there was some
thing very weak in this rule. 1t would |
be impossible for committee to go to the |
shore under two days. Who is to pay the |
extra expense of boardf
Mr.. Brick did not think there was much |
use borrowing trouble over this rule. |
There were many times when member is
called upon to do work which does not
take him over an hour or two for which |