The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-12-31
Board of Freeho1ders.

A joint meeting of the freeholders of
Burlington and Mercer counties, to receive
bids for the erection of bridge at Cross
wicks, was held at the Court House, on
Friday.
The freeholders of this county met at 10
o'clock. E. S. Kenney, the county
engineer, read the specifications for the
proposed new structure, and at the request
of Clayton H. Brick, the engineer made an
explanation of some portions of the paper
for the benefit of the members. He also
gave 1t as his opinion that the bridge
would cost about $4,000. He said, how
ever, that in order to keep their working
force intact during the dull period, some
concerns might take the work at cost, but
this, of course, they were not expected to
do. A resolution was passed to appro-
PIRATE Sc, 900 from unappropriated funds
and uncellected money due the county at
the beginning of the present fiscal year.
A resolution was passed authorizing the
payment of $1,000 to Warren, Webster &
Company, of Camden, for the repairs to
the heating plant at the county asylum.
Accompanying the bill was report from
Francis Bros. & Gillette. of Philadelphia,
the engineers who drew the alterations to
the heating plant. Their inspector re
ported that there had been a strict COM
pliance with the specifications for the
work, the report being full of praise Cor
the Camden contractors.
| A resolution was then passed to appro-
pirate So, 900 to pay the bill, the money to
come from uncollected funds and unap-
propriated money.
Warren, Webster & Company were re-
leased from their original bond given for
the faithful completion of the work, and
they entered into a new and smaller bond
for one year as a guarantee on the work.
The advisory bridge committee in.
spected bridge along the stone road in
Florence township, and recommended the
building of culvert at probable cost
of $3.50.
The local Board of Freeholders was il
receipt of communication from the State
Geological Bureau, of Trenton, giving
} notice that on December 80, meeting
would be held at Trenton to consider plan
for draining swamp lands throughout thu
state and forming the State Drainage AS
ISOLATION. Clayton II. Brick was ap
pointed to represent Burlington county
, and John Evans, of Marlton, proxy.
The joint meeting of the boards from
l the two counties convened at II 30 O'Clock
Joel Horner, of Palmyra, was selected a
3 director, and J. G. Harrison, of Trenton
l as clerk.
A resolution was adopted providing ths
l. any action taken by the joint meetin
!. would be made effective only by
. majority vote of each board.
i The bids received were then read
i follows: Steel bridge-New Jersey an
y West Virginia Bridge Company, $40, 70.
o not including grading; Belmont Iro
e Works. $1S,875, not including grading; 7
IS ]. McGovern, Trenton, $40, 500, includin
n grading, $4,000, not including grading
l. Newton A. K. Bugbee. Trenton, $1S,9S
:. including grading, $40. 7OO not includin
G. grading!
:. For a concrete bridge the bid of T.
a, McGovern was 81. 800, and that of New
lie ton A K. Bugbee, $21, 1923.
7, Caucuses were held during a rece
a. lasting over an hour. The Mercer coun
s, board then met and awarded the contra
K to Newton A. K. Bugbee for a ste
r bridge. he being the lowest responsib
V. bidder. Similar action was also taken
4. the Burlington county board. The awar
LIZ ing of this bid was ratified at the joi
4. meeting.
4. Provision was made for signing the co
I'll tract upon approval of the bond by t
10. respective solicitors.
On The board then adjourned after hi
monious session,