The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-05-09


pay any more such bills. TJust wher
this information came from is not certain
but 1t certainly is incorrect. In the Law
of 1902 there is section which provide
for the payment of IS for every fox killed
and so cents for the expenses of the justice
of the peace who takes the necessary aft
davit. This payment was peremptory. Ii
1908 supplement was passed which pro
vides that this act shall not apply to any
county of this state where the Board o.
Freeholders Of said county, by a two
thirds vote of all its members, shall pass
resolution that this act Is not for the bes
interest of the people of the county they
represent There is no evidence that ithi
law has ever been repealed and it is Ger
tain the Board of Freeholders has neve
passed the required resolution. Thi
action on Wednesday could not be called
adopting resolution by a two-thirdi
vote" as there were no written resolution
and the vote was not recorded so that i
will be impossible to prove by the minutes
that two-thirds vote was cast. Unit
something of this kind is done the county
will be responsible for fox bounty bills
unless the law has been repealed. Editor
of THE NEWS
Bills were introduced for the payment
of expenses of persons summoned to go tt
New Brunswick to give testimony in the
hearing to show cause why county affairs
should not be investigated, Mr.. Lofland,
naturally interested because he had giver
bond for the payment of costs in certain
events, wanted to know on what authority
these expenses were incurred. He was
told that the authority was given at the
March meeting of the Board. This die
not satisfy the member from Evesham,
however, who declared nothing of thai
kind had happened while he was present
The clerk informed him that he was moi
present at the March meeting, to which
statement Mr.. Lofland took exceptions
and said he was present and could pro
duce proof on that point. The minutes
were referred to and it was found that Mr.
Lof1and had not answered to roll call al
either session of the March meeting Ever
with this evidence before him Mr.. LoflanC
insisted that he did answer. AS fact he
was not present He was in town In the
morning but did not go to the court
house
At any rate he objected to the payment
Of all bills which were incurred for the
trip to New Brunswick, but the BOARD
decided they were legal and they were put
into the budget that will go to make up
finals in the Investigation affair.
A bill for $3.50 was presented for clean.
ing culvert in Mount Holly. The work
was done during the term of freeholdel
Ireland. 1t was thought necessary to gel
more information on this subject and the
bill was laid over for future action.
Mr.. EVAN gave as his opinion that bill
from Joseph B. Thomas was exorbitant,
so the matter was referred to the member
from Eastampton for investigation. The
claim was for $50 for damages to a horse
caused by defective bridge in Eastamp.
ton.
Mr.. Birkett was instructed to look after
a request for Tenders along the public
road in Burlington township.
Frank @. Lippincott asked for $50 rec.
ompense for injury done to his horse
owing to a defective bridge in Borden
town city. Mr.. Warrack did not think
the county was responsible for the dam.
ages and the bill was not paid.
Mrs. Charles A. Bovine, wife of the
steward of the almshouse, was elected
matron of that institution and of the
hospital connected with it, at salary Of
$500 per year.
A bill from the estate of Frank Earl
which had been pending for some time
was taken up. The claim was for survey.
ing done on a road with the understand
ing that the money was not to be paiC
until the road was finished. There was
question about this part of the contract
and the case was put into the courts. Thu
complainants had agreed to accept com
promise sum, and 1t was thought thil
would be the best way to settle the con
troversy, so the bill as amended was or
dered paid.
A bond for 81 900 was presented.
provided that the Public Service Com
pany was to have the privilege of opening
any county road whenever it so desired
for the purpose of putting its pipes undel
the roadway. This brought forth con
siderable discussion and the general i'm
preston was that the power to be giver
the corporation was too great, and tn
bond was laid away.
Mr., Roberts presented petition of tn
Bell Telephone Company for permission
to lay conduits in Moorestown, and to pu
their wires underground. A bond for 500
accompanied this proposition, providin,
for the repairing Of the roads In a salts
factory manner. This request was &C
ceded to.
Attention was called to the urgen
necessity of taking care of the records Ii
the County Clerks Office. To supper
this insistment reference was made to tn
reports of grand juries, which bodies hat
spoken of the condition of many items O
importance In the Office. A motion wa
offered that there be appropriated for tn
purpose named a sum equal to the earn
ings of the office. The motion was prompt
ly laid on the table, but another motio
authorizing the expenditure of over $50
for repairing bridges In Southampton
township went through with bells on.
Then came up the subject of the flte
plant at the insane asylum. There ha
| been appropriated, last year, for the pun
pose of building this plant, the sum O
81. 800 The lowest bidder on the wor
was William H. Reeves, of New Lisbon
whose bid was a. 800. 1t was necessary
therefore, to get So. 100 more to complet
the work, and motion was made to ths
effect.
1t looked as If the matter would
speedily settled and that the money aske
for would be granted, but Mr.. Birkhea
caused halt in the proceedings by stain
that the appropriation of 50, 500 died wit
the year 1910 and If anything was vote
now it would have to be the full amount
This created discussion that was not Ell
tirely within parliamentary rules. Everl
body wanted to talk at once, and man
were anxious to get into the County Co
lector's Office and secure the money thu
was coming to them on the bills whic
had been approved by the Board
Mr.. Birkhesd gave his ideas on ii
money situation and while using the fit
project as text he got over many point
before he ended his talk. He said Il
Board of Freeholders was kept down
appropriating sums of money and one la
seems to be sufficient for this restriction
while many statutes allowed state depar
ment to incurexpenses and compel counti
to increase the budget. He paid speci
attention to the law increasing electiC
expenses, and finally got down to the SUI
ject In hand and said he was opposed
carrying out the plans laid down by Il
State Board of Health, but he could n
see any good way to get out of complyir
with the orders of that body.
} County Engineer Thomson was al
opposed to the extensive plant ordered
the State Board, but he recognized Il
fact that that body was supreme in Il
, matter He was of the opinion that
would not be very profitable job to CO
test the subject.
BY this time all those in the room wal
ed to talk on the proposition and tn
succeeded pretty well, all talking at ono
without regard to rules, and with little,
any attention to the gavei Of the Directs