The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
Board of Freeholders.

v meeting at the Court House, on Wednes
day, with all the members present. Tn
reading of bills occupied attention nearly
all the morning The Board took a recess
: from 10 o'clock until l. As and the after
noon session closed at half past two, max
ing the shortest meeting on record
The first bill to call forth criticism was
one from David r. Burns, who put in q
claim for merchandise" at $40. The
item was for services in connection with
the rebuilding of the heating apparatus at
the Asylum.
Mr.. Brick said Burns had been invited
by the previous committee to bid on the
heater and he claimed to have gone to the
place at great expense and had given in
formation which was beneficial to the
committee for which he thought he should
be remunerated
Mr.. Birkhead said he was on the com
mittee when Mr.. Burns visited the Asy-
lum. Elwood G. Worrel also was pres
ent on the same kind of invitation which
was to bid on the work Burns agreed to
come later but did not do so. After awhile
1t was decided to engage an engineer to
look after the work and that was done
Burns claimed that he was engaged to act
as sort of engineer.
Nobody seemed to care to move in the
matter, so nothing was done.
| The committee on the claim of Thomas
Mcfarland for $3.50 for horse killed in
Willingboro township. reported they had
examined into the matter and found that
where the accident occurred was danger
GUS place and was not protected as it should
have been. After consulting with Mr.
Mcfarland the latter had agreed to accept
$3.50 so the committee was instructed to
settle at that figure.
When the bill of the State Guardians of
Children was read Mr. Jones wanted to
know what record there was of the chill
dren in the care of this society, their ages
and other information that might be nee
essary. He wanted to know how long the
county was expected to maintain the
wards taken by the Guardians and also
asked questions which seemed to be very
pertinent on the subject.
Steward Harbert looked over the list of
children attached to the bill and said he
could give the record of nearly each one |
He proceeded to tell the age of all who
had gone from the AlmshOuse during his |
administration, where they were from, and |
other items, but there seemed to be other
points that were not at hand, so the Direc- |
tor appointed Messrs. Brick and Birk-
head committee to get all the details
possible.
The advisory bridge committee reported
favorably on application to build arch |
over Hutchinson's creek on the road from
Bordentown to Georgetown, and new
bridge in Chesterfield township, at cost
of $15, 900, one half of which is to be paid
by Mercer county.
The stone road committee reported the
bids received for furnishing stone for re-
pairs to roads, the lowest of which was
$1.50 per ton, delivered to the station or
siding nearest the place where the stone
was to be used. w. H. Ireland & Co., of
Philadelphia, were the successful bidders.
The specifications of the stone roads
from Westfeld to Camden and from Cross
Roads to Lumberton were changed so as
to increase the width and depth and the
Director was ordered to advertise for bids
Petitions were presented asking for a
stone road between Vincentown and the
- |
ner; gravel road from Gardeners Corner
through Atsion; and stone road through
Union street, Mount Holly, connecting
the Jacksonville road with the High street
road.
On motion of Mr. Warrack the State {
Road Commissioner was requested to
make new survey of the road between
Florence and Bordentown. {
Mr.. Maxwell offered the following reso
ution and moved its adoption:
Whereas, many public roads, formerly
Of great use, have become unnecessary,
caused by changes in the course of trade
or by the laying out of other roads and in
some instances other roads are unfit for :.
public travel owing to lack of proper re-
pair; and. whereas, the maintenance of 1
bridges on many of these roads has be- !
come unnecessary and burdensome on the
taxpayers; therefore, be it resolved, that
committee of five be appointed to investi- Z
gate as to such roads and report to the i
Board advising what proceedings shall be !:
lad for the vacating of the same. /,
The resolution was adopted and the /
committee was named as follows: Max
we'll, Brick, Hilton, Woodward, Jones.
The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
Company was given permission to change /
the location of its poles on the county
along the stone road from Penn
berton to Browns Mills.
Mr. Brick made verbal report on the
repairs to the heating apparatus at the
Asylum. Everything appears to be all
right with the exception of the heat in the
basement The contractors are not full
filing their promises but they will have to
make good. There were $4,000 appro-
priated for the purposes of repairs, but
less than one-half of that sum will be ex
pended. If the results promised are real
lied the Job will cost $4,000 If they do
not the county will not be called upon
to pay anything.
Souvenir postal cards. Mount Holly
street scenes. Boyce's of course.