The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-09

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From report submitted by the super
visor it was learned that the material for
roads cost 1929 "a
committee appointed for the purpose
had received bids and awarded contract
to B. M. & ]. F. Stanley for broken stone
for the ensuing year, the price being $1.55
per ton.
The committee appointed in connection
with the purchase of portion of the
Moorestown and Camden turnpike, made
an extended report. Meetings to discuss
the matter had been held, at which were
present State Road Commissioner Hutch
inson, County Supervisor Buzby and the
directors of the turnpike company. The
road was found to be in good condition.
1t was eight miles in length, and the price
asked for the same when the matter was
first projected, with the idea of Burling-
ton and Camden counties acting jointly,
was $780, 900. The capital stock of the
company now outstanding is $50, 700, and
the present bonded indebtedness So, 900,
on all of which they are paying five per
cent. out of the earnings of the road,
in addition to paying for repairs and sup
plies during the past year, which amount
ed to about 81, 400 That portion of the
road in this county which may be pur-
chased is three and one eighth miles long,
and Joseph L. Hilton introduced a resolu-
ton that the same be purchased for ST..
$4,000, Chester to pay ten per cent of the
cost of such road lying in that tow nship.
The resolution was accepted and filed,
and a copy will be forwarded to State
Road Commissioner Hutchinson. The
matter will come up for action tomorrow.
Mr.. Birkhead, chairman of the Finance
Committee, made report which was
adopted. Itappropriates from state funds
received for the construction of roads and
which have not been otherwise drawn upon,
the sum of ST. 500 to the court account;
81 800 to the alnshouse account; 81, 900
to the court house and grounds account,
as all these appropriations have been ex-
ceeded. .'This has been the case with the
court account for many years" said Mr..
Birkhead, land that kind of business
gets all our calculations in confusion.
Upon these our tax rate is based, and the
State Board will not allow us to collect
more than what our appropriations call for
This puts us in position to have deficit
at the end of every year. The recent as
sault case on farm near Burlington cost
the county nearly $780," said the
freebooter. And then member shouted
Eyes, and If the people could have had
their own way it wouldn't have cost near
that much" And l sometimes think the
people ought to have their way" retort-
ed Mr.. Birkhead. The Finance Commit
tee had visited the almshouse and they
found considerable work to be done there
The statement was made that the county
farm had been an expense instead of
source of profit during the past year.
Following this unsatisfactory report
with reference to the poor house, came a
statement from Mr.. Ebert, who said that
the insane asylum had been conducted
during the year at profit to the county
of So, 800.
Although the committee had not made
its visitation, there was no objection to
the payment of bill of $210 rendered by
the managers of the Children's Home,
for the maintenance of fourteen children.
which institution would be inspected later
on to see if any of the inmates were
of sufficient age to be put out in private
homes.
Reports were made by several commit
tees appointed to view bridges, and action
on their recommendations was deferred.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Buzz
by, Birkhead and Ebert, was appointed
to go to Atlantic City to view Buffalo
Pitts steam roller.
bill of $50 due John S. Rogers & Co,
contractors, In nnal settlement for the
erection of coal trestle at New Lisbon,
which cost 81 200. was presented and sum
marily laid on the table, there being no
disposition to pay the same except on the
part of Mr.. Hilton, who said the work
had been performed and that Mr.. Rogers
should have his money.
The Survey Atlas Company notified the
board that they would soon issue map
containing valuable information of the
county.
The Elliott Typewriter Company was
represented by an agent who explained
to the freeholders the merits of a machine
used for transcribing records in large
books The price is $175. Before the
visitor could get in his work some one
shouted: Move we adjourn" and that
was enough.
The following bills were ordered paid: