The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-01-05

Board OF EfeeHolde1S.
The Board of Freeholders organized TO
the year of 1909, on Wednesday. Their
were a number of interested spectator
present, but the main points on whicl
there were expected to be some livel,
skirmishes had been eliminated by law
The programme which had been arranged
at the meeting a week previous had beer
torn asunder and the slate had been mater
tally changed. At that time it had beer
fixed that Joel Horner, Director of the
Board, was to be the County Collector,
and Harry E. Dubell was to take the
chair of the presiding officer. It had
also been thought there would be a
change in the position of physician at the
almshouse.
The law, however, caused all these
plans to go adrift. Under the statute fixing
the date of organization and the fiscal year
nearly all the officials hold over until the
first of next January. The law alsoIaffect-
ed the position of County Collector.
Some years since that official was chosen
by the people at the annual election, but
Camden county did not like it so they had
an amendment introduced changing back
to an election by the Board of Freeholders.
At that time, 1t is said, member of the
Board which elected County Collector
could not be chosen, nor could an ex-
member be selected unless he had resign
ed at least three months prior to the
election.
The main point of interest therefore.
settled in the selection of county engi-
neer. For some time there has been q
spirited contest between John w. Harris,
of Northampton, and Earl Thompson, of
Moorestown. Both men were apparently
sure of election and could count up enough
votes to land the prize. Many who were
on the inside and who had done some can
WASHING. figured the result as very close.
But when the caucus assembled it was
apparent that somebody had either misled
or had been misled, for the vote was
Thompson. 10; Harris, s.
Having settled all matters that needed
attention up stairs the members went
down to the main room of the court
house and proceeded to business The roll
showed all memoirs present except Mr..
Estilow, of Burlington city, who is sick
Clerk Holeman called for nominations for
the office of Director and Joel Horner was
named. The Democrats evidently did
not think 1t necessary to take up time by
making nominations and Mr.. Horner was
unanimously elected. He was escorted to
the chair by Messrs. Dubell and Hilton.
Mr.. Horner thanked the members for the
renewed expression of their confidence
and promised to do his duty.
Ernest D. Holeman was reelected clerk
without opposition. He thanked the
members for their kindness.
Joseph Powell was nominated for
County Collector and was elected without
opposition.
A resolution was adopted increasing
the standing committee ct the almshouse
to five members
Mr.. Smith offered a resolution that In
all cases where a committee consists Of
five members, two of them shall be Dem
ocrats. This was adopted by vote of Is
to IS, but was reconsidered later and lost.
A motion was offered to add two more
members to the committee on the insane
asylum. Mr.. Brick objected to this. He
was not prepared to pass upon the neces-
sity for an increase In the committee at
the almshouse, but he could positively
state that the committee at the asylum
was sufficiently large to attend to all the
business presented. This motion was lost
Director Horner then announced his
as follows:
Atnashowse-CharlesE E. Woodward, Villa m
A. Wilkins, Harry e. Dubel, Charles p.
Kfrkbrlde, William II. Smith.
Adussory Brtdge-Turner Birkhead, Charles
d. Woodward. Edward 7: Haines, William H.
Smith and resident Freebooter.
Coroners' Bitts:-Howard Russ, Charles E.
Joyce, John s. Mathis.
Costs and Fizses-LOu1s r. LoWden, j. CLAYTON
Buckage, Daniel Evan.
COurt House and Grounds-W william b. Ire
Land, william am A: wilkins. Joseph Sykes. :,
Brick, Andrew j. Jordan.
Fo1 Blts-George ". Bozarth, Jesse A Ford,
John S. Mathis.
Observation-Disclosures ELheridge, j. Clayton
Buckage, Daniel EVAN
Discharge of Prisoners-Charles e. Joyce,
William 8. Bovine, Daniel EwaH.
Imsone-Clayton h. Brick, Oscar Donnelly,
William Miller.
Orphan Chitdren-William warrack, sr.
William b. Ireland, Andrew ]. Jordan.
PdupeT BiJLS-George v. BOzarth Louis +,
Lowden, Israel Kerlin.
Personal William Warrack, Sr.,
Thomas P. Miller, John 8. Mathis.
Prfnttng-Edward T. Haines, Thomas l..
Assay, Joseph Sykes.
Small BrtdQeS-Leon EstflOW, Thomas P.
Birkett, Israel Kerlin.
Roads-Oscar DonneIly, Wallace L. Gennett,
Harry e. Dubell, George A. Mccoy, William
Del0nco observation-disclosures Russ, Turner
Birkhead, George A. Mccoy. Wallace L.
Gennett, Andrew j. Jordan.
Centreion DraaObrid0e- William A. wilkins
Harry E. Dubell Edward T. Haines Andrew
]. Jordan, Joseph l.. Hilton.
nett, George A. Mccoy, Andrew J. Jordan,
Howard Russ, Louis f. LOwden.
Hatneport DrGoortdge=EdwardT T. Haines,
William A, wilkins, Daniel Evan.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Hilton, and was adopted:
Resolved that county engineer be
elected by the Board at the annual meet
ing January /, 1909, and at every second
year thereafter, and that he shall serve
uuLil LIS suCCCSSOE 10 Quhllucu ne Shall
receive a salary of 81, 800 per annum, and
shall file a bond of 81 900, for the faithful
performance of his duties, which bond
shall be approved by the Board. He shall
act in advisory capacity with the Board,
its officers and committees, as required.
Where not otherwise provided for by the
law or by the rules of the Board, he shall
have charge Of county engineering or con-
struction work, and report needed repairs
to the proper committee He shall provide
and preserve as record, a map of the
county. showing all the improved roads
as constructed and the bridges of the
county, designating the latter by numbers.
He shall approve all specifications, draw
ings or plans, bills for labor and materials
in engineering or construction work. ex-
cept where otherwise provided for by law
or the rules Of the Board. All such plans,
drawings, specifications, data and infor-
nation not otherwise provided for shall
be filed In the County Collectors Office,
for record and reference.
In accordance with the above resol ution
Earl Thompson was nominated and elected