The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-17

q, members. we 90 not WdnI your syn
ID pathy," replied Mr.. Davis, 1--WE want you
a favorable action"
a The Coroners' appropriation was re
ell ported overdrawn STA and it was ordere
t. pended balance.
Or A resolution was adopted requesting
/. our members of the Legislature to secur
70 a repeal of the law giving a.bounty TO
d killing foxes.
j. j. F. Stanley 6 Co. asked for extr
compensation for grading the road between
b Lumberton and Medford. They claimed
n that the engineer had not provided
:, thoroughly for this item and when they
a came to do the grading they found the
n omission.
i Mr.. Gennett objected to any such in
s crease in the contract price for this road
o as that was about what it amounted to-
0 This same request was made two years
f ago on the road from Camden to West.
field, but it was refused.
Mr.. Brick said the contract was awarded
for lump sum, and this additional pay.
ment simply meant an increase in the
! price of the road. The contract contained
clause which required the contractor to
verify the engineers figures, and Mr..
Gennett followed these remarks with the
; statement that if the contractor had any
complaint to make he should not have let
1t remain unattended to so long
Mr.. Mccoy thought the contractor
should be held to the terms of his con
tract. 1t was decided to lay the matter
over until the next meeting.
Plans for repairs to a line bridge be-
tween this county and Atlantic county
were presented, but the price for this
county's half of the expense would be
about $4,000, and Director Horner
thought it would pay this county to en-
ploy an engineer and see if the cost could
not be reduced. The matter was referred
to the advisory bridge committee.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
members of the Legislature from this
county to vote for the proposed measure
to make the state tax rate for schools one
mill on the dollar instead of two and three
quarters mills as at present.
This was a chance for Mr.. Brick to get
off brilliant speech on the school COM
pine which he declared was composed of
the County Superintendent and the school
teachers who want to run things far be-
yond the necessities of the pupils. The
Marlton schools now have a teacher in
Latin and Greek, with more material to
teach from than to teach to. A high
school is now being proposed and it was
hard to tell what would come next.
The work of the Delaware and Atlantic
Telephone Company in Mount Holly hav
ing been completed the Company asked
that the bond it executed for the faithful
| performance Of the work be returned and
| it was so ordered
| The following recommendations of the
advisory bridge committee were adopted:
Repair bridge near Ewanville, estimated
cost $3.50; rebuild one bridge and repair
another at ELEPHANTS mill, estimated cost
| 5000; rebuild bridge and two new abut-
ments at Sandtown in Medford township,
estimated cost 5000.
Mr.. Smith called attention to the fact
that several bridges in this county have
been badly damaged by traction engines
and he thought some measures should be
taken to protect the county property
The best plan he could think Of would be
to compel the owners or drivers Of these
machines to carry plank with them and
strengthen the bridges they intend to
cross. A resolution to this effect was
adopted.
A communication was received from
the Cameron Septic Tank Company call
ing attention to the fact that the use of
the tanks without the consent of the
owner of the patent would subject the
user to heavy royalty. The parties who
are testing the validity of the patent
suggested that the county pay share of
the expenses of litigation as there is one
of the tanks In use at the asylum. No
action was taken.
The township committee of Chester
township reported having completed a
stone road on Second street, Moorestown,
and desired to dedicate the road to the
public and ask the board to consider it
county charge. The road committee was
instructed to look into the matter.
| Permission was granted to use the
public road between Vincentown and
Tabernacle for the erection of the poles
and lines of private telephone company
Similar permission was given for a line
between Lower Bank and Green Bank.
Mr.. Hall called attention to the unsafe
condition of the bridge over the Rancocas
creek at Smithville. The bridge connects
the works with the boarding house side of
the stream and there has been a question
raised more than once whether this bridge
belongs to the county. Mr.. Hall has
plank on hand ready to make repairs but
he did not like to 60 ahead unless assured
that the work must be done at the expense
of the county.
Mr.. Hall was directed to get legal
advice on the question and was told to
consult Senator Robbins, who has kindly
volunteered to give the board any advice
it might ask during the indisposition of
Solicitor Merritt.
Mr.. Brick called attention to the case of
Samuel Prout, colOred, aged 88 years,
who was committed to the almshouse on
March on complaint of the woman who
had been living with him for 20 years,
but who is not his wife. He has property
probably valued at 81 900, and the over.
seer of the poor is feeding Prout's live
stock, consisting of horse, chickens, etc.
The matter was referred to Mr. Brick for
adjustment.
Specifications were read for a gravel
road from Gardeners corner in Shamong
by way of Atsion to the county line.
Action was deferred until the May meet
ing.
A bill from Thomas Fl. Marter for
repairs to his traction engine, also for loss
of use of same, amounting to $56467 was
referred to the advisory bridge committee
to report at the May meeting.
: The following bills were ordered paid;
: LARGE BRIDGE BILLS.
j Burlington city, ss5.os
e Chesterfield, 1913
8 Mount Laurel, 109.H
: SMALL BRIDGE BILLS.
: Bass River, 49, 4e
Beverly city, 1915