The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-17

Tie CONTRACTORS TO make Sncn movement
an object. He wanted Mr.. Bartlett to
have this road, but he was not In favor of
paying any fancy price for It,
Mr.. Wittmeyer moved to readvertise for
bids. The roll was called and the follow
ing vote was recorded:
- In favor of readvertising -Aaronson,
Birkhead, Black, Brick. Ebert, B. M.
Haines, Kimble, Mathis, Maxwell, Tall
man. Warrack, Wittmeyer, Woodward
49,
Against readvertising Ballinger, Bart
lett, Brock, Etheridge, Evans, Gennett
Arthur Haines. Hall, Hilton, Horner, Ire
land, Miller, Russ, Sack, Smith, Sykes,
Wilkins-17.
Messrs Bovine and Bozarth were not
present when the roll was called.
A motion was then offered that the re-
port of the committee be received and
that the contract be awarded to the Shan
leys. Before this was adopted Mr.. Aaron
son said he would not vote for it because
he considered the price too high.
Mr.. Ebert also objected to the motion.
He said he knew a Baltimore firm that
would have bid had they known of the
matter.
The roll was called on this motion and
the result was as follows:
To award the contract-Bsllinger, Bart
lett, Brick, Etheridge, Evans, Gennett,
Arthur Haines, Hall, Ireland, Russ-1O.
Against warding-Aaronson Birkhead,
Black, Brock, Ebert, B. Nj. Haines, Hill
ton, Kimble. Mathis, Maxwell. Miller
Sack, smith, Sykes. Tallman, Warrack,
Wilkins, Wittmeyer, Woodward
The stone road on the Westfeld turn
pike was the next to receive consideration.
In this case, also, the Shanleys were the
only bidders, their price being $50, 200.
The committee recommended that the
contract on this road be awarded, but
there was considerable opposition.
In the discussion which followed the
Director asked how the Board expected to
secure competition In the matter of road
building. He thought everything had
been done ON that line that could be done
Mr.. Ebert believed the county could
save 500 per mile by building its own
roads.
The proposition to award the contract
for the Westfield road to the Shanleys was
defeated and it was decided to readvertise
for bids on this road as well as on the
Lumberton and Medford road
Bills for killing foxes came next and
there were expressions of surprise as well
as signs of relief when it was announced
that there were but two claimants on this
score. the total amount being 81.
W. A. Poland, the architect who had
prepared plans for charging the jail. pre-
scented a bill for his work. Mr.. Brick
asked If the plans were in possession of
the county or the architect. He thought
they should be on file where they could be
referred to at any time and he suggested
that the bill be laid over until the where
abouts of the plans were discovered Mr..
Wittmeyer. In a short time, brought the
papers into the room and the bill was
ordered paid.
Mr.. Smith, to whom was referred the
subject of the sale of piece of land at
New Lisbon, reported that he thought it
would be advisable to sell it at. $15 per
acre. The ground is on tract which was
purchased during the term of Mr.. Gaskill
as Steward of the Almshouse, and it had
been cleared OF, but the land was not
worth much. Mr.. Graf, the proprietor of
the property at New Lisbon Park, wanted
this piece to straighten his line. 1t was
decided to sell at the price named, the
purchaser to pay for all papers. There
are five acres in the lot.
| Copany bridge was reported to be in an
unsafe condition and it was decided tC
build an iron bridge at cost not to exceed
81, 900.
The residents along the road from
Chambers Corner to Vincentown announc
ed their willingness to pay certain per
centage of the cost of stone road, bu
there was some doubt whether the paper
were in accord with the present law, bu
they were ordered filed.
Mr.. Bovine presented specifications TO
a stone road from Bordentown to Burling
ton, and motion was offered that they b.
presented to the State Road Commissions
for his approval.
Mr. Brick wanted to know if that mean
that the road was to be built this year.
4 Mr.. Bovine said it was not the intention
to build the road until next year. Som
people had objected to it on the groun'
that the Roeblings would be benefited, ant
Mr.. Bovine asked why this county shoul'
not do something for the Roeblings. The.
are bringing over $1,000, 600 of propert.
, into this county and an immense amour
, of benefit was being done to Florenc
township.
Mr.. Taliman suggested that the firm di'
not pay any more taxes than 1t had to.
The resolution to send the specification
to the State Commissioner was adopted.
Tuesday. August IA, at II o'clock, wa
the time fixed for an adjourned meetin
at which the subject of awarding contract
= for stone roads will be considered.
Elk county Clerk Warrick reported ths
the indexing of the books in the Clerk
Office had been completed and everythin
verified. The price at which the contra
4 was awarded to him was ordered paid.
n A motion was offered that the Count
Clerk be allowed e25 per book for indie