The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-21
Meeting of Freeho1ders.

meeting that always occurs on the Tue
day following the general election. I'll
amount of business transacted was not
sufficient volume to attract much after
ton. but the spare moments put In by ii
finance committee in trying to see no
many dollars there were to fit the empt
spaces waiting for them took up muc
time. When it came to paying the bill
for the election expenses the member
struck snag, and bond issue had to b
decided upon, but up to that period tn
old reliable ''miscellaneous" appropriate
was put through a course of squeezin
that smoothed matters over and the Boar
thought there was a chance to get through
the year without any danger of beinl
called to account again by any of the re
formers.
After finishing the very important bust
ness of providing ways and means tn
Board began paying bills, and that tool
up much time.
Budd Rigg acted as clerk of the Board
the incumbent of that Office, Ernest D
Holeman, having died since the previous
meeting. This death was reported ant
the Director appointed committee tt
draft suitable resolutions. A short recess
in honor to the memory of the late clerk
was taken.
The committee reported series Of
rQQnlnffnno in IN h3ah - t,k
was paid to the faithful and efficient ser.
vices of the dead official and expressing
the high esteem In which he was held by
the members Of the Board and by all who
knew him 1t was ordered that when the
Board took recess at noon the hour for
reassembling be fixed so that the members
of the Board might attend Mr.. Holeman's
funeral that afternoon.
On reassembling in the afternoon
Sheriff Jordan presented his bond which
is for $40, 900. his sureties being: Charles
B. Ballinger, Hilyard Stokes. ]. Aquila
Jones, Frank P. Jones, George W. An
thony, George A. Atkinson, William
Miller.
The resignation of Sheriff Jordan as
member of the Board from Willingboro,
was accepted. William Miller, of North
Hanover, was appointed member of the
finance committee In Mr.. Jordan's place
Thomas w. Fairbrother was on hand
to take his seat as the successor
Of George A. Mccoy. who resigned the
office owing to Ill health, but there were
some formalities which had not been COM
pleted and Mr.. Fairbrother was compelled
to wait.
Application was made for some road i'm
In Evesham township, the
township committee asking for the con-
struction of new road from the Medford
and Camden road in Marlton to Evesboro
to connect with the Church road at the
Mount Laurel township line, distance of
4 mile and quarter, but the matter was
aid over until the next meeting after 1t
became known that no one would suffer
BY such action. The same disposition was
made of request for some road work and
pipe laying In Mount Laurel township.
1t was ordered that repairs be made to
he abutments at the Green Bank bridge,
q accordance with recommendation
made by the bridge committee.
1t was decided to issue bond for SO, 600
@ cover election expenses, but this will
be reduced to $4,000.
A good roads convention at Rochester,
\. T., was considered of sufficient import
lnce to warrant sending three representa-
ives from this county to learn something
If advantage to the community. Director
Dubell, road supervisor Hilton, and en-
yineer Thomson seemed to be the men fit
ed to fill this particular niche and they
we're appointed. The Board, of course,
authorized the payment of their expenses.
Then came a little friction. On
,ill presented for expenses at the county
clerks office was an item of $3.50 for a
cad pencil sharpener. OF course that
lid look little steep for a machine of
hat character, especially as pocket knives
IAN be bought at a low rate, but the fact
hat the item came from the clerks Office
nay have had something to do with the
objection. 1t is an odd session that can
lot register q kick at that particular
branch of the county service. To be sure
t was absolutely necessary to spend
rood sum on junketing trip, but little
hing like pencil sharpener was pilfng it
IN too thick. However, after some of the
elbows had tried the machine, they came
o the conclusion that 1T was not such a
lad investment after ALL
Members Of the oranges In this county
;alled attention to the numerous fires that
nave occurred in the farming community
ately, and presented resolution provid-
ng for the establishment of standing re-
ward of $500 for the capture of that class
If criminals that has been making life I'M
comfortable for jewellers in the country.
But the financial condition of the treas
Try was shown up in such way as to
make this impossible for this year.
A bill was presented by Abner w.
Lamb. rural mail carrier, who claimed
hat, while the bridge at Wallace's Mill
was being repaired, he was compelled to
go so far out of his way that it entailed
extra expense and took more of his time
than was the case when he was able to go
over the regular route. This was novel
and In order that some basis
might be established whereby the claim
could even be considered, the bill was
laid on the table.
The War Department presented COM
in which attention was called
to the fact that it was thought the old
system OF handpower for turning the
Delanco drawbridge had outlived its use
fulness. 1t Is so slow that navigation is
retarded and road travel is interfered with
The Department suggested that some sort
Of motor power should be substituted.
The communication was referred to the
bridge committee.
Attention was called to some piling at
the Mitchell avenue bridge, Burlington.
This, it was reported, interfered with
navigation and might be the cause of ac-
cidents for which the county would be
compelled to pay damages. Freebooter
Phillips said he had been looking into this
matter. He found the piling too heavy
for the machinery at his command, but
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
would soon have some piling lifters at
work on bridge near Mitchell avenue
and he would try to have the obstruc-
lions removed.
A matter that had been laid over from q
previous meeting was the bill of George
F. Leek for damages to his automobile
caused by the turning apparatus of a draw