The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-11-19
Board of Freeholders.

i Board of Freeholders.
The regular meeting of the Board o
: Freeholders was held in the court house
on Tuesday, with all the members present
q Leon w. Estilow, elected to fill the posi-
ton recently held by Isaac s. Kimble, de
8 ceased. of Burlington city, was introduced
, to the members, Mr.. Estilow having beer
! qualified to fill the vacancy.
The first business to be brought to the
attention of the members was the matter
of the purchase of the Mount Holly and
Jobstown turnpike. Franklin B. Lewis,
for the company, stated that the corpora
ton is not in financial condition to war
rant putting the road in the shape that
will be required to live up to the statute
governing the subject and the recent order
of the court which followed the report of
the commissioners. Mr.. Lewis thought it
would be to the mutual benefit of the
county and the stockholders to close this
matter now while the road is in fairly
/ good condition. He did not name any
price but 1t was suggested that the figures
would not be prohibitive, so the road
committee was instructed to confer with
the authorities of the turnpike company
and report at future meeting.
Coroner Janney's bill created some dis
cussion. DR.. Janney, to recompense those
who gave him prompt information of
cases where his services might be needed,
adopted the plan of paying fee of 80
cents and also allowed the messenger
| mileage. Auditor Worrell said he could
not find any law authorizing such action
and he declined to pay the items The
Board cut them out.
Then Coroner Deworth.put In bill for
expenses In attending the committees
which had to audit his bills. He claimed
per diem and mileage for a period ex-
tending from 1904. The Board turned the !
bill down.
Mr. Brick called attention to the con-
dition Of the stone roads under construc-
ton between Lumberton and Medford and |
Camden and Westfeld. 1t looked to him
as If the contractors were going to stop
work soon and leave the roads in a con-
dition that would make them impossible |
in several places. A resolution was
adopted requiring contractors to complete
all excavated parts of roads before dis |
continuing work.
A bill of S. from photographer who
had taken picture of corpse was de-
cided to be beyond the power of the Board
to pay.
Clark B. Rogers, of Bordentown, pre-
sented bill for $24. 25 for the burial of an
unknown man killed by the cars. The |
bill was referred to the solicitor for in
vestigation as to the liability of the county [
in the matter.
A bill of Haines 6 Sherman, for survey
ing proposed road in Riverside, was
referred to the road committee.
Ovid j. Feaster, of North Hanover,
presented bill for $50 for injuries sus-
tanned by his horse through defective
trunk near the Bullock farm. The bill
was referred to the resident freebooter to
investigate.
Messrs. Smith, Joyce and Hall were APP
pointed committee to confer with John
E. Taylor, who wanted $50 for damages
sustained by his horse owing to defective
roads or bridge.
The committee appointed to look into
the claim of DR.. Frank A. Wright for in
juries sustained by horse reported they
had settled the matter by paying $40. The
report was accepted and confirmed.
The New Jersey Bridge Company pre-
sented bill for the sub-structure OF a
bridge to be erected at Kirby's Mill, but
as the material is not on the ground the
bill was laid over.
The claim of Elwood Hart for damages
to his automobile was then taken up The
committee appointed to investigate said
there was no doubt the accident was due
to defective fastenings on the bridge, and
recommended that "a sum not exceeding
5000 be rendered to Mr.. Hart.
Resolutions of respect to the memory of
Isaac s. Kimble, late member from Bur
lington city, were adopted and ordered
spread on the minutes.
Mr. Brick, a member of the committee
on insane, reported that one of the in
mates of the asylum is the owner of
piece of property left to her by her hus-
band, and which is now in the possession
and use of her son-in-law Mr.. Brick
thought the county should have the bene-
fit of the property and the matter was
referred to the solicitor.
Petitions were filed for stone roads be-
tween Eayrestown and Vincentown, Bur
lington and Florence, and Chambers
corner and Smalley's corner ALI were
approved and surveys were ordered.
The attention of the Board was directed
to apparent dereliction on the part of the
tender of the Delanco drawbridge to
promptly respond to signals to open the
bridge. The complaints seemed to come
from the owners of launches and it was
question whether 1t was necessary to open
the draw to let them through, but the
committee in charge was directed to look
into the matter and take measures to haye
the law complied with.
Plans and specifications were presented
for the new bridge between this and Mer-
Ger counties There did not seem to be
much difference between these plans and
those rejected some time since, SO it was
decided to have another joint meeting of
the two Boards.
Mr.. Joyce asked permission to add nine
feet to the width of the new bridge to be
built at Vincentown. He seemed to have
q rrievance AGAINST the advisory hrid ne