The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-12-27
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holders for the year of 1910 wasIheld at the
court house, on Wednesday, and all of the
members were present. Those who will
take their seats next week were also or
hand and were sworn In by Judge Horner
After they had taken the obligation they
sat around to see how things were done
And they saw considerable, for there were
many discussions and matters OF interest
to all.
The finances of the county were touched
upon gingerly as the money in the treas.
ury was low, and no bills were paid except
salaries and some for which there were
special appropriations which had not been
exhausted. There was the usual shifting
from one appropriation to another In ordel
to make both ends meet.
Vincentown bridges and culverts are
always a good topic for discussion and 9
committee started the ball rolling in
this line by stating three bids had been
received for building a new race bridge
at Vincentown. The committee reported
having awarded the work to the PharC
Concrete Company for 1886. Mr.. Joyce,
member from Vincentown, had at one
time said he could build the bridge fol
$3.50, but the Board did not approve OF
his proposition. and the bid awarded to
the Pharo Company was confirmed.
The stone roads through Riverside and
Bordentown were reported to be in very
bad shape and a resolution was adopted
authorizing the stone road committee to
consult with the state authorities with the
idea of getting good share of automo-
bile money to make the needed repairs.
Then came the subject OF the gravel
road from Gardeners Corner to the At
lantic county line. The road committee
was not satisfied with the way In which
the work was being done and recommend
ed that the contract with Sutton and Cor
son be rescinded The reason assigned
was that the material was not up to the
required by the specifications
The suggestion was that there be read
vertisement for bids on the unfinished
portion of the road.
Mr.. Hilton doubted the advisability of
annulling the contract, as the state de-
partment might consider the present con
tract binding and refuse to give any f.
nancial aid. but Solicitor Rigg said he had
q decision that the county could pay as
far as the work had proceeded, regardless
Of the number of contracts.
Mr.. Etheridge opposed annulling the
He said the gravel in use on
this road ought to be good enough as a
road on which it was used IS years ago is
still in good condition. During his talk
It was shown that four samples of gravel
had been submitted to the state depart
nent, two of which were rejected. Moth
ing being heard about the other two the
contractor took it for granted they must
be all right.
Mr.. Mccoy objected to the quality of
she material being used and Mr.. Buck
age said his people would rather not have
The road finished than to go ahead with
The stuff being used.
One of the contractors was present and
said that the gravel being used was not
what 1t ought to be but 1t was what was
approved by the authorities.
After few more remarks, mainly on
the quality of material, the motion to an
null the contract and re-advertise for bids
was adopted. Before this action was
taken, however. Mr.. Donnelly offered a
motion to hold the expense of the road
within the original figure of 1000 but it
was thought advisable to see what the
bids were before doing anything Of that
kind.
A complaint came from Delran town
ship that an old water course had been
stopped and neighboring property is suf-
fering. The matter was referred to the
road committee.
This was about enough business for the
session and the Board took a
recess.
There was large audience present In
the afternoon, drawn by the desire to hear
the report of the committee to Investigate
The charges against the management of
the insane asylum. The report was quite
lengthy and would take about three col
umns of THE News to produce 1t in full,
SO we will give synopsis of it. The
notes occupied 70 pages OF
typewriter copy.
The committee recited that 1t met and
Prior to that procedure A. W.
Lofiand, who preferred the charges, was
asked to furnish the names of his wit
nesses. After the committee had set day
for hearing testimony Mr.. Loflsnd was
given a written notice in which he was
asked to name his witnesses. To this he
made no reply, and third request, verb
ally, was also refused, Mr.. Lof1and stating
that he would be on hand at the time
mentioned with his witnesses. Clarence
Deacon was served with copy of the
charges, and was told to summon such
witnesses as he might wish to have pres
emit. The committee summoned the com.
mittee on insane, Clayton h. Brick, for
mer member of the committee, and Henry
B. Wright, of Westampton. All appeared
with the exception of Mr.. Wright.
Mr.. Lofand was present and read 8
typewriter statement in which he refused
to produce any witnesses or give any tes-
timony unless the proceedings were thrown
open to the public. There was but one OF
two things to do, either to drop the charges
which Mr.. Lofisnd declined to substanti.
ate or to hear the evidence for the defence.
AS the charges were in writing and were
very clear Il was determined to go ahead
and hear what Mr.. Deacon had to present.
The charges were taken up separately
That which claimed that Mrs. Louisa p.
Deacon has made the asylum her home
since the marriage of Clarence Deacon was
not denied, but the evidence plainly show.
ed that she gave service which, in the
opinion of the committee on insane, more
than eompenated for her board. She does
not receive any salary. That she has
bought goods for the asylum is also true,
but she has never purchased anything
except upon the order of the superinten.
dent. and she has never used q single
article SO purchased for her own benefit Oh
use. Another charge against Mrs. Deacon
was that she had pantry set aside for hel