The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-09-13
Board OF Freeholders.

ers who met in the court house on Wed.
nesday were not in very good frame Of
mind. All we're there with the exception
of Messrs. Birkhead and Bovine. The
others saw before them any quantity OF
bills to be paid, and very little money with
which to do the deed.
After some whispered conferences II
was decided that the heads of the various
committees should get together and see
what could be done to relieve very tense
situation. The caucus lasted about an
hour and when the report was handed
In 1t was to the effect that there must be
considerable shifting from different &C.
counts. The following changes were
made: $635.87 from the almshouse i'm
provement account and 1871. 10 from the
miscellaneous account to the almshouse
maintenance account; s., 454 81 from the
miscellaneous account to the asylum &C.
count; 81, 1879 "a from the miscellaneous to
the bridge account; $28. 80 from the mis-
cellaneous to the coroners' account; $149.-
81 from the miscellaneous to the draw
tenders salary account
The members tried to look as If the
entire affair had been permanently settled
but the fact remains that there will have
to be m ore shifting before the end Of the
year, and some work will have to be sus-
pended because of lack of funds.
A bill of $7.93 was handed in, being one
half of Burlington county's share of re-
pairing the house of the Mullica River
bridge tender. This was referred to Mr..
| Mathis.
A letter was read from the United States
authorities calling attention to the COM
plant of j. Hansbury, of Delanco, who
claims that the draw on the Delanco
bridge is not turned when he wants to go
through with his launch. Mr.. Russ said
there was some feeling between Mr.
HansburY and the drawtender. Launches
made practice of going through the
draw and after going but short distance
up the creek, return and demand the
turning of the draw again. The tender
seemed to have an idea that this was
simply done to annoy him. and when the
water was at such height that boat
could go through easily he would not
open the draw. The tender of the rail.
road bridge had taken the same course.
Mr.. Russ thought there were times when
the turning of the draw was demanded
that boats could easily go through without
such course being insisted upon. The
matter was referred to the draw bridge
committee.
| Then came the usual communication
from the State Board of Health with
reference to the sewer at the asylum.
This letter reported that the plans for a
sand filter would be approved subject to
such changes as the State Board might
from time to time suggest. The plans for
the septic bed were disapproved.
The members thought this very funny
situation and Mr.. D1nnelly remarked that
the State Board did not know what it
wanted, conclusion that was pretty
generally concurred In. Engineer Thorn
son said he was surprised at the decision
of the State Board as the very plant it
now approved Subject to change" had
been agreed upon oyer a year ago. The
State Board had, in the letter Just read
said another communication would be
sent soon on the subject, and it was sug-
gested that the one in hand be filed and
laid aside until the other arrived to see If
some of the changes had been made
The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
Company was given permission to change
the location of its poles on the Mount
Holly and Eayrestown road.
The price for burial of INDECENT persons
was, before the 18th of June, SIS, but a
statute which went into effect on that
date, raised the price to $25. A resolution
was adopted asking the coroners to make
arrangements with the undertakers to
continue the old price. The resolution
was adopted with the statement of one
member that 1t twas all right to pass such
motion, but there was no power to COM
pei the undertakes to take the lower
price.
Repairs were ordered to be made to the
Wallace bridge In Chesterfield township
at "the best price possible"
The committee on the almshouse pre-
sented report that was remarkable only
| for its length, and that was 80 great that a
motion was made to dispense with the
| that the Auditor gave notice he would
not approve the bill unless there was
more information given. This caused the
committee to "get real funny" and the
long report was the result. 1t is possible
that the manner In which the report was
disposed of was what the committee was
| after, as the items were not read, there Is
no money to pay for printing the report
and few in the Board know what was
| in the paper.
Bids will be asked for repairs to the
mill race bridge in Vincentown. Mr.. joyce
also asked that bids be advertised for to
| repair the stone abutment to a bridge near
William J. Tricks farm. This aroused
opposition. Mr.. Joyce said the committee
had viewed the abutment and there was
no doubt that 1t needed attention. He was
fully aware of the fact that money matters
were In rather precarious condition, but
Mr.. Trick had agreed to loan the county
the money and not to charge any interest
on 1t.
Mr.. Hilton thought the work should be
done at some future time, and was of the
opinion that it could wait until after the
| first of January. He referred to the very
| bad shape the finances are in and said he
thought it would be poor precedent for
the county to allow any individual to ad :
vance money for work of any kind.
Mr.. Joyce said he was tired of this talk
of "wait until next year." This work was
ordered done three years ago. There had
been animals hurt at the place by reason
of the condition of the abutment, and 1t
would be better and cheaper for the county
to accept Mr.. Tricks offer than to pay for
damages.
Somebody asked if any estimate had
been made on the cost of the work, to
which Mr.. Joyce replied that there had
not, but that the committee had examined
the premises and had decided that som
thing was necessary. In reply to why an
estimate had not been furnished Mr.. joyce
said 1t was because the engineer was under
the thumb of one or two members who
controlled his actions and they would not
| let him make an estimate.
This caused slight ripple and 1t looked
as If something might be doing, but Mr..
Hilton came to the rescue by Offering q
resolution that Mr.. Joyce make temporary
repairs at as little cost as possible and
promised that the work should have the
first consideration after the new Board
gets in the harness This smoothed the
taoubled waters and something else was
ken up.
While there was not enough money to
give Mr.. Joyce what he had been promised
three years ago, there was not any trouble
to adopt a resolution authorizing Mr.
Woodward to make repairs to the Exton.
vile bridge 10 conjunction with the Mer-
Ger county Board, Burlington county's
share not to exceed 1882 so.