The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-01-14
tion and authority Of the finance commit.

a ton and authority of the finance commi
q tee.
a The Bell Telephone Company aske
permission to lay conduits along the stor
q road in Moorestown, known as Chestt
D avenue. The company had an idea it hs
8 the right to go ahead with this work
its pleasure, but supervisor Hilton gave
different version, so the consent of th
/ Board was sought. The permission ws
granted with the proviso that the compan
! file bond to put the road in as good cor
! dition as it now is and also that it shout
pay the County Supervisor So day t.
look after the interests of the count
while the work is being done.
Ovid Feaster, of North Hanover, claim
ed $50 for damages to horse owing to
washout on a road in that township. TIL,
bill was ordered paid.
The contract to furnish crushed ston,
for the repair of county roads was awarded
to William H. Ireland for the sum Of
81. so per ton, delivered at the various
|
Mr.. Hilton was authorized to advertise
for bids for resurfacing the stone road
known as the Church road, extending
about six miles from Mount Laurel to
Medford and Cross Roads, The cost was
computed to be 81, 500 per mile.
This brought out discussion and the
fear was expressed that if money was to be
spent in this manner on old roads it would
be impossible to build any new ones
During this talk Mr.. Hilton expressed the
opinion that if the old roads are not kept
up the State Commissioner will not APP
prove any more new roads. 1t was also
suggested that 1t would not be a bad idea
to have the Public Service Corporation
keep up its end of contract which re-
quires it to keep the Moorestown and
Camden turnpike in repair
The Chestnut Neck bridge on the At
lantic county line was reported to be in
bad condition. The report was ordered
flied.
The condition of the Almshouse was the
next subject to command attention. The
New Jersey State Charities Association
sent communication in which it was de-
clared that the building is in a bad con-
dition and the sanitary arrangements are
very deplorable. The almshouse was
claimed to be entirely untitled Cor the pur-
poses for which it is intended, and the
law requiring the sexes to be separated
was practically ignored. The commune
cation suggested either remodeling or a
Mr.. Woodward said he did not think the
about the separation of the
sexes amounted to much, as the records
showed that no ill effects had occurred on
this account since 1900.
Rev. P. ]. Hart, of the Church of the
Sacred Heart, Mount Holly, was given
me privilege of speaking on this question.
He said he could only reiterate and con-
1rm the statements in the letter from the
State Board. which, in his estimation,
we're not at all exaggerated. That the
iced of Improvement was absolutely
necessary was certain. Rev. Father Hart
reated in the woodshed, and he had
listed sick inmates who were in the base
nent of the building, when they should
ave had better quarters. On the matter of
eparation of the sexes the speaker said
be law was imperative and there should
OF be the slightest cause for being COM
elled to enter complaint on this point.
he law should be observed. The general
4ck of sanitation was apparent to every ,
ne who visited the institution.
Director Horner said he thought the :
lembers were willing to aid in improving
1e situation, but he did not see where the
loney was to come from.
Mr.. Birkhead, of the finance committee,
lid he was perfectly willing to do any
ling to make the situation better, but he,
20, was concerned oyer the way in which
le money would be raised. At present
,e appearance was that the county would
} called upon to face another deficit.
e reminded the members that the law
,ouires an annual reduction of five cents :
the county tax rate, and it would hard
do to increase the appropriations. He
fought no harm would occur from look
Ig into the matter, and he suggested the
opointment of committee to meet the
tate Board and confer on the subject.
he following we're named: Messrs Wood
ard, wilkins, Smith, Birkhead, Dubell,
ones and Hilton. The conference will
e held at the Almshouse on the Goth of
lis month.
Edward T. Haines, Tilton, ireland, Hall
nd Kirkbride were appointed commit
,e to view the Hainesport drawbridge.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Joroner Bisblng. physicians bills, 1920
advisory bridge committee, bridge
work, 1lO5.45
}. ]. Byrne, repairs to vincentown
bridge, 10000
,ounty Board Of Taxation. expen-
SEES, 2l4.o4
;upt. Throckmorton, burial of
soldiers, ,ooa.tono. S % ~
p Rogers hurial of soldier, 1900 |