The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

he thought the time had arrived for some.
thing to be done. Other members wanted
to speak on the subject, but the Director
cut off debate by saying he had allowed
MIR. Joyce to speak as matter of courtesy,
and that motion to lay on the table was
not debatable.
A vote was taken on the motion to lay
on the table and 1t was defeated-6 ayes
and Is nays.
Then the original subject was taken up,
and Mr.. Hilton suggested that there be a
re-advertisement for bids.
To this Mr.. Joyce strenuously objected.
In such a case the road leading to the
bridge would have to be closed at least
four weeks. Then it would take time to
re-advertise and money would have to be
paid to the newspapers for that work.
Enough money had already been spent
for advertising and fees, Mr.. Joyce
claimed, to almost pay for the bridge.
| Mr. Hilton wanted to know how the
work could be done if there was not
enough money to pay the bill.
| This caused Mr.. Donnelly to ask what
the cost would be, and Mr.. Joyce said
there had been one estimate Of $500 Then
he was asked why he had inserted the
price of $3.50 in his motion, to which no
definite answer was given.
Mr.. Evan moved to adopt a motion to
build the bridge, but the matter was set
tied by the adoption of Mr.. Hilton's motion
to re-advertise for bids.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the county collector to pay all contracts
for road building and repairing on the
approval OF the Road Supervisor and
Engineer.
Mr.. Joyce offered a resolution to have
hn roto int I~-sI
| William j. Tricks residence rebuilt, but
it was laid on the table.
| Mr.. Lofland said he had a subject which
he wished to have considered. He began
by reminding the members that they were
elected to represent the entire county. He
claimed that all did not do this. Then he
began to ask some questions touching the
management of the Insane Asylum and
asked that he be allowed 20 minutes to
give his charges publicity
Mr.. Donnelly, member of the COM
mittee on the Asylum, objected to Mr..
Lotand making verbal charges. They
should be In writing, to which Mr.. Lofland
replied that he would not do that while
the present committee Is In charge.
The Director decided that Mr.. Lofand
could not make verbal charges but must
reduce them to writing, which was finally
done. These charges claim that the SUI
perintendent has too much company, and
that it stays too long, that the head cook
Is incompetent, and other like charges
motion was adopted that the Director
appoint committee of five to investigate
the charges. Mr.. Donnelly wanted the
matter referred to the Asylum committee,
but the Director did not agree with him,
and appointed the following committee:
Joseph @. Kingdom, Mount Holly; Joseph
ii. Roberts, Moorestown; William j. Evans,
Marion; A. j. Jordan and William War
rack, members of the Board.
Mr.. Lofand wanted to know If it would
be in order to speak 'in nice. gentle
manly way" about the almshouse He
was told to proceed, and he paid high
compliment to the present steward, who,
he said, was thought to be the right man
in the place, but "he flew the coop" Now
there is new man going to take charge
and there ought to be settled policy of
operating. Mr.. Lof1and called attention
to the two inventories taken and he did
not know whether there should be a third.
One thing the county ought to know and
that is whether the farm is a paying in
stitution and he hoped some measures
would be provided whereby the county
could be informed on that point.
The Board then adjourned
The following bills were ordered paid: