The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-16
Midsummer Meeting

u Ne MIDSUMMER meeting OF the Boar
/ of Freeholders was held In the Cour
r House. on Wednesday, with all the mem
g bers present After hearing the report
s Of the Almshouse and Insane Asylum tn
8 Board settled down to business, the frs
: of which appeared to be on the monkey
order, being resolution offered by Oscar
Wlttmeyer In order that he might win 8
bet of $40. He presented resolution
that Sheriff Norcross be paid 40 cents pei
: day for board of prisoners. This created
some stir, and when the vote was taken
. the resolution was defeated by a vote OF
20 to 5. Mr.. Wittmeyer did not appear
disappointed. on the contrary he seemed
pleased, as he said he only offered the
resolution to cover bet of $40 to prove
that he had the nerve to do so.
The next resolution was one authorizing
the printing of circulars containing the
photograph Of William Jackson, colored
chicken thief, who broke out of the MARI
ton lookup. The resolution was adopted.
reward of $50 being authorized.
1t was ordered that Broad street, Bur.
lington, be surveyed with a view of hav-
ing continuous stone road built
The proposed new stone or gravel road
from Browns Mills to the Ocean county
line was given start In the shape of a
petition asking that such road be built
1t was ordered filed.
| Mr. Wittmeyer then offered another
resolution affecting the board of prisoners.
This time it was for 80 cents day. There
was not much discussion on It, Evident
ly the members thought this was bona.
fide offer, without any nerve bet on the
end of it, as it was adopted without much
trouble. The vote was 20 to 5, as in the
! first instance.
An application from DR.. Jesse S.
Adams for crossing in front of his pro-
perty on High street, Burlington, was
tabled.
A letter was read from j. B. r. Smith.
State Superintendent of Motor Vehicles,
calling attention to the necessity for regu-
lating the speed of automobiles on the
public highways. The letter was ordered
filed.
The following resol ution was offered by
MIR. Hilton: Resolved, That the gravel
road in Bass River township, beginning at
Mullica river and extending to the county
line, be resurfaced, and the same be paid
for by the county's share of the automo-
bile license money paid in by the state
under the state road commissioners super
vision, as provided by state law.
This was adopted. and copy of it or
dered to be sent to the state road commits
sioner.
The report of the advisory bridge com
mittee was read and approved. 1t includ-
ded the following recommendations: To
pay $4,000 toward the building of Gull
vert along the Riverton and Riverside
stone road, the borough of Riverton to
pay the balance and keep it in repair
Rebuilding the flood gates on the Point
vile and Hanover road at cost of $4O0,
half to be paid by the Browns Mills hotel
company. Rebuilding Factory bridge in
Springfield township at cost Of $500;
new bridge near the railroad station In
Vincentown to cost "a, 000 rebuilding line
bridge between North Hanover and New
Hanover townships at cost of 81, 200.
Mr.. Jones, of the finance committee |
called attention to the finances of the |
county, He said it was necessary to keep
appropriations for new bridges down as |
low as possible, as it was not desirable to |
issue bonds, but that course might be |
necessary before the end of the year.
Mr.. Brick thought the Vincentown |
bridge could be repaired, thereby saying
$4,000.
In this opinion he was corroborated by |
Mr.. Joyce, who thought the present struc.
ture could be put In a safe condition for
81, 600
Mr. Hilton did not think 1t would be |
good move to cut down the appropriation
for stone road repairs.
Mr. Jones said the finance committee
had given the matter of expenditures very
careful attention. with view to econo-
MIXING. From present appearances there
must be pairing down or bond issue.
Mr.. Birkhead, also of the finance com.
mittee, spoke on the same subject. As
the assessed valuations will, in all proba.
bility, not reach figures sufficient to give
the increased amount asked, there must
either be cutting down of appropriations
or money must be borrowed. The trouble
arose, Mr.. Birkhead thought, from too
great reduction last year. He could not
see that any more money was being raised
than in former years
Nothing further was done in this matter
and Mr.. Pancoast called attention to the
dangerous condition of the road at the
Jordantown bridge. He asked for ratings,
but was told 1t was the duty of the town,
ship committee to make the application.
Solicitor Merritt reported that John H.
Hurley, contractor on the Red Lion and
Tabernacle road, had abandoned the work,
and advised that Hurley be notified to
discontinue any further work and that the
contract be finished by some one else.
This was so ordered
At former meeting of the Board Cap
tain Maxwell referred to some roads in
Washington township which he considered
of no value to any one and he did not
think the county should continue the
expense of keeping them up. On Wed.
nesday Captain Maxwell presented a fur
Their report. For % years the township
has not spent cent on the roads, hence
they have been in bad shape and nobody
cared to travel on them. There are 81 |
bridges that were built by the county and
have been kept in repair because of the |
danger of some one getting hurt on them
AS it will cost over $1,000 to put these
bridges in shape and then they would not
be of any use, Captain Maxwell suggested
that no more money be spent on that line
and that the township be directed to take
legal stems tn abandon tho roode THE