The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-12-28
GhIIdr@H Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
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Board OF FreehoIders.
Buy 1t at Boyce's.


put off attending the session until after
noon met with disappointment, for the
business was all concluded before noon
and the Board adjourned in time for the
midday meal.
The reason for this was that there was
no money in sight with which to pay
bills, and the claims that had accumulat.
ed since the November meeting were COM
PEELED to await the incoming Board, which
will have to wTestle with the problem OF
paying the past years bills with the new
years money. As there is at least one
new member who was elected on promises
of reform and pledges to see that things
are run differently than heretofore, there
will probably be lot of oratory If not
efficient action.
Judge Horner appeared and administer
ed the oath of Office to the new members
with the exception of Mr.. Phillips from
Burlington, he being absent owing to a
funeral.
Soon after the Director let the gavel fall
for the Board to come to order, q recess was
taken and the members went into secret
session to discuss the financial problem.
Nothing definite was given out 1t is
limited that the situation is such as to
make the members feel that the less said
about it the better. Another tip was that
there is a hidden balance that will bring
matters out straight when the word is
given to open the spring trap.
When the Board reconvened some mat
tiers that did not require the expenditure
of money were taken up. A citizen OF
Palmyra, whose wife is in the asylum at
Trenton, asked permission to keep her in
that institution as she was doing well I'M
der the treatment she was receiving there,
and he feared change would prove det-
rimental. If this request was acceded
to it would entail cost of 50 per week
on the county, but the husband said he
would willingly pay that sum into the
county treasury.
Mr.. Brick said he had Investigated this
case and he thought the request reason
able and one that would not entail any
expense on the county. If, at any time,
it seemed desirable to make change, the
matter could be taken up and acted upon.
A letter from Judge Horner stated that
he had no Jurisdiction in the case as the
woman is not an INDECENT patient.
Mr.. Brick thought that resolution now
on the books of the Board might be
changed to meet this case. AS matters
now stand the husband is willing to pay
some part Of the expense Of keeping his
wife, but not all of it, and he does not
want her to become county charge.
On motion of Mr.. Hilton the case was
referred to the solicitor to prepare reso-
luton that will meet the desired end.
A resolution was then offered that the
sum of $34, 1902 SO be appropriated for the
payment of the Indebtedness of the county.
This caused many to look up with sur
prise as it had been given out that the
county was out of money entirely. No
body vouchsafed any explanations and all
that could be learned was that the sum
mentioned had come In from sources other
than taxes and couldbe used as suggested
1t has not been very long since there was
a statement that the county treasury only
contained $1,000, and as obligations to
considerably more than that sum had been
incurred the wonder was where the
extra cash came from. The resolution to
use the above amount was adopted.
Francis Green presented bill for $50
damages sustained by his horse owing to
a defective plank in bridge in Pember-
ton township. The matter was referred
to MIR. Smith.
]. Barclay Hilyard. OF Rancocas. put In
bill of $25 for work done in surveying
county road several years since. 1t was
referred to a committee.
The claim of the estate of Frank Earl,
deceased, was brought up and ]. H. Kelsey
was allowed to speak on the subject. He
called attention to the fact that the bills
were for surveying roads some time since
and that 1t would not be long before they
would be outlawed. He had advised his
clients to bring suit. 1t was suggested
that the matter be allowed to lie over until
the January meeting, and Mr. Kelsey
agreed to this proposition.
Application was made by the Farmers
Telephone Company to erect line on thu
county road from Chesterfield to Borden
town and the road from Columbus to Bor
dentown. Mr.. Woodward said the pro
position met with his approval. TIT
company had secured a consent from
every property owner in Chesterfield. Al
the poles would be placed so that nc
damage would be done to the stone road
Mr.. Hilton thought this matter shoult
be put in the hands of the stone roat
committee, and with this provision tn
permission was granted.
A committee was appointed to revis
the rules of the Board. This committee
composed of Messrs. Birkhead, Dubell
Hilton, Kirkbride, and William Miller.
Mr.. Woodward asked for some infor
nation. He said he had seen the publ
cation of an ordinance granted to the Mid
land Telephone Company, which CAV
privileges in Chesterfield township. Mr.
Woodward wanted to know If the consen
of the Board of Freeholders would not b.
necessary before anything definite wa
done He was told that his surmise wa
correct. He also stated that man hat
been paid to secure rights of way for thi
corporation, but Mr. Woodward felt tina
the county had prior rights SO far as 1T
roads were to be used.
A resolution was presented by Mr.. Hill
ton and unanimously adopted thanking ID
rector Joel Horner for his uniform court
esy in his attitude toward the member
of the Board during his term of office, ant
expressing regret that 1t was about to los
his services, closing with the hope tina
success would attend him In all his under
akings.
Mr.. Horner expressed his thanks to tn
Board for the kind words. His relation