The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-01-14
Board of Freeholders.


Burlington County Board of Freeholders
was held in the Court House, on Wednes-
day. under the ruling of the state de-
partments the first business was to organ
ize and the election of Director was taken
up. There was no trouble over this mat
ter. Down In Ocean County James E
Otis, Democrat. was elected Director by a
Board which had Republican majority
because he said he wanted vindication, "
but In this county Joel Horner was re-
elected without opposition, not for win
dication," but because he had given salts
faction to all members and to the public
generally.
As some new members had been elected
it was necessary to make changes In the
committees, so Director Horner named
the following:
Almshouse. = Charles E. Woodward,
William A. Wilkins, William II. Smith.
Advisory bridge.-Turnsr Birkhead,
Charles E. Woodward, Edward T. Haines,
William H. Smith, and resident freeholder.
Coroners' bill.-Arthur Haines, G. E.
Joyce, ]. s. Mathis
Costs and fines-L. F. Lowden, 81. E.
Dubell, William A. Black.
Court house and grounds.-William B.
Ireland, w. A. Wilkins, R. L. Hall.
Finance-Turner Birkhead, G. H. Brick,
Frank P. Jones.
Fox bills.-G. V. Bozarth, G.. s. Max
well, ]. s. Mathis.
Incidentals Andrew Etheridge, X. L.
Hall. G. P. Kirkbride.
Insane William Miller, G.. H. Brick,
Oscar Donnelly.
Orphaned children William Warrack,
ST., William B. Ireland, A. ]. Jordan.
Paupers' bills.-G. V. Bozarth, L. f.
Lowden, Joseph Sykes.
Personal bills.-G. s. Maxwell, William
Warrack, ST., w. A. Black.
Printing!. T. Haines, t. L. Assay,
Joseph Sykes.
Small bridges.-Thomas B. Aaronson,
L. W. Estilow, T. P. Birkett.
Roads.-W. L. Gennett, Oscar Donnelly,
Thomas B. Aaronson, g. A. McElroy. ID.
E. Dubell
The reports of the committees on Insane
Asylum and Almshouse were read and the
opinion prevailed that tie institutions
were in good condition.
P. J. Byrne presented bill for $500 and
it was ordered paid 1t was claimed that he
had taken some lumber from Kirby's mill
bridge which should be allowed for and
Mr.. Byrne agreed to that.
Mr. Birkhead objected to bill of $400
presented by E. F. Kenny, an engineer
who had drawn plans for the new bridge
at Crosswicks. Mr.. Birkhead thought
the charge was too high, SO the bill was
laid over.
A bill of $3.50 from G. H. Shower for
damages done to his carriage by defect
i've piece of road, was promptly paid,
possibly because of its reasonable amount
At a former meeting complaints were
entered against the keeper of the Delance
drawbridge by persons who said he die
not open the bridge as quickly as ht
should. A report from the United States
} Government showed that the keeper Ii
not to be blamed and that incident wal
! declared closed.
, To Mr.. Etheridge was referred the petit
ton of the township committee OF Sha
| mong asking that Tenders be placed alont
the road from Indian Mills to Willow
: Grove.
A report was rendered recommending
that the stone road from Leeds store a
/ Cinnaminson, to Chester township, b
taken by the county. The report wa
] adopted.
e The committee to whom was referre
/ the proposition to purchase the road of tn
Mount Holly and Jobstown turnpike com
E pany, reported that the price asked wa
e 81, 900. No definite action was taken an
t the committee was continued.
: Considerable discussion followed me
| ton to appropriate $50 for the use of tn
: County Board of Taxation to employ e1
pert testimony on the price of gas pipe
t The reason for this action was the fac
: that the Public Service Corporation ha
appealed from It's assessment in four towr
/ ships, and the main contention was tina
e the price of the pipe was too high. In
n report that came from the County Boar
was thatit was next to impossible to get an
n thing like fair statement from the Put
lie Service people and If the price OF pip
r could be established by experts 1t woul
settle the question all over the county.
! After the question had been thorough
discussed it was decided to place the SUI
It of $50 at the disposal Of the Count
/. Board to be expended only upon the SAINT