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

wagon, and that he would therefore
/ able to get prisoners more quickly. Fl
: said the automobile would be at the dii
, posal OF the Sheriff whenever that oficis
should ask for it. Mr.. Parker though
the county could afford to pay for tn
gasoline and oil necessary to run the ma
chine and it was decided to allow him
sum not exceeding 5000 for that purpose
A resolution was adopted that com
mittee of seven be appointed to investi
gate the, advisability of disposing of tn
farming hAnch of the almshouse, with tn
idea of selling such lands and expensive
stock now in use at that institution, anC
to discover what are the best means t.
care for and support the inmates of the
almshouse Messrs. Birkhead and Brick
were appointed to act with the standing
committee of the almshouse.
Mr.. Birkhead, of the finance committee
offered the following:
81 wish to call the attention of the
Board to our financial condition under the
present law. With the valuation of pro
perty in the county as it now is returned,
the legal tax rate for this year will give
the sum of about $173 900. Our fixed ex.
penses will amount to the neighborhood
of $125.000, leaving approximately from
| $45, 900 to $48, 600 to be used for bridges
and stone roads. The law sallows an ad.
dition of ten cents on the 800 valuation
of property, with the consent of the
County Board of Taxation, which would
increase the amount for appropriations
about $50, 900, SO that the maximum sum
that could be used for other than fixed
charges would be about $75 600.
1.-THE plan of fixed tax rate for the
entire state regardless of the different
conditions of the counties, to my mind, is
all wrong. In the counties where there
are large cities the Hillary law is all right.
Take Camden county as an example
There they have property valuation of
seventy millions of dollars, which, at the
minimum tax rate of 80 cents on the 500,
would give them $3.50, 900. with a large
portion of the district cared for by the
several municipalities. Their territory is
is not nearly as large as that of Burling
ton county and they have only 70 miles
of improved roads. So the law referred to
Is all right there and might be a blessing
If more restrictive The same condition
prevails In Atlantic and Mercer counties
and have no doubt In other munich
palies.
81 feel shat we ought to be in a position
to meet the wishes of our taxpayers more
literally than we can now do, and | fear
that If we are not put in such q position,
and be able to give more improved roads,
it will lead to worse conditions than now
prevail. If we could get tax rate of
about rs cents on the 800 we might build
in the neighborhood of $65, 900 of improv
ed roads each year which l think would
give better satisfaction. / think 1t would
be well for this Board to ask our represen
tatives in the Legislature to give this
matter serious consideration"
The following resolution was offered,
signed by Joseph L. Hilton, Freebooter:
Whereas, there is growing demand In
this County for additional improved
County roads Such roads aid materially
10 the growth. development and prosperity
of the County. Owing to the extended
area of the County, the lack of any large
city or cities within its borders and the
limited tax rate imposed by laws recently
enacted, 1t has become impossible to raise
sufficient moneys by taxation to build
additional improved roads after paying
the necessary expenses of the County and
the cost of the repairs and maintenance of
the improved roads already built 1t is
not thought wise or advisable at this time
to eurther.bond the County for this pur-
pose and thereby increase its fixed
charges, because of said limited tax rate
and the possible inability to raise by
taxation sufficient sum with which to
meet them. Therefore:
Resolved, that we, the Chosen Free
holders of the County of Burlington, do
respectfully request and petition the
Legislature of the State, and particularly
the members thereof from the County, to
either repeal the SO called "Hillery
maximum tax rate law of 1906, or so
amend or modify the same as to enable
the Board of Chosen Freeholders of this
and other Counties of like character to
raise sufficient moneys by taxation to pay
current expenses and expend reasonable
sum annually In the construction of i'm
proved County roads.
1t was adopted and copies were directed
to be sent to the members of the Legisla-
ture from this county.
A report was rendered that the Mount
Holly and Jobstown turnpike had been
properly conveyed to the townships
through which it passes and that the
county must take care of the bridges
along the road.
Messrs Dubell, Birkhead, Gennett
Haines and Jordan were appointed
committee to revise the rules and report
at the March meeting.
A survey of the proposed road from
Chesterfield to New Egypt was ordered
This is to connect with the intervening
road now under construction by the Ocean
County Board.
1t was decided that the county pay for
the bond which the County Collector is
required to furnish
A communication was read from State
Road Commissioner Gilkyson, approving
the surveys Of the roads from Eayrestown
to Vincentown and from Vincentown to
Pemberton, with the understanding that
the first named was to be the first built.
William B. Ireland was given the con.
tract to supply stone for repairs of the
road at 81. 45 per ton, five cents less than
last year.
The amount needed for expenditures for
the current year was fixed at $205, 567.
The salary of Joseph L. Hilton, county
superintendent of roads, was increased
from 81, 200 to 1850. The reason tor
this move was that Mr.. Hilton's bill for
expenses had been refused payment, the
argument being that the Office should be
salaried one without extra for expenses
The committee to whom had been re-
ferred the investigation Of claim of the
Mercer County Fire Insurance Company,
reported that the bill was just one,
covering insurance on the county build
ings at New Lisbon, and the amount was
ordered paid.
After paying few bills, the Board
adjourned.
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