The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-03-12
Board of Freeholders.

this body have taken away the necessity
for rush and there is a disposal of bust
ness that does not allow much to accu
mulate between sessions. Wednesday
gathering was not very important, and
beyond the payment of bills there was
nothing to keep the members more than
ordinarily wide awake.
The first bill to cause discussion was
that for the payment of furniture for the
Office of the county superintendent. There
was a question whether that item had
ever been provided for, but reference to
the minutes showed that it had been placed
in charge of the finance committee, con-
lsequentlY the bill was ordered paid.
The claim of James Wills for services
as engineer on the road from Gardeners
Corner to Atsion was next taken up. Mr..
Wills was engaged to look after this road
when it was originally discussed and he
claimed he was entitled to compensation
for what he had done then, although there
had been another engineer engaged later.
1t was finally decided to pay the claimant
$3.50 which was compromise.
Budd NJ. Rigg, solicitor of the board,
had bill for $l66 sc in addition to his re-
tanning fee of $780, This provoked some
discussion. The amount covered two
months services and was to be taken from
1
made at the annual meeting. 1t was on
this point that the discussion arose. 1t
was supposed that this sum was to be used
for extra services, in proceedings that re-
suit from litigation that comes during the
year, requiring extra expense. The bill
presented by Mr.. Rigg simply called for
two months proportion of the 81 600.
| The trouble was that the solicitor had not
| itemized the account for expenses. He
did this at once and the bill was paid.
William Miller, member from North
Hanover. was directed to inquire into the
claim of DIR. J. Wilmer Bichler, of New
Egypt, who had an automobile damaged
by defective road.
The county auditor was given bill of
L. c. Jamison, $14.75 for stationery, to
look into as it was thought some of it had
been paid.
A motion was offered to pay $50 to
Luke Bates for the loss of horse which
be had to kill owing to damages received
on defective line bridge between Bur
lington and Camden counties. The entire
bill was $3.50, and Camden county had
paid its half of the expense. iMr. eleven
ger, of Evesham, objected to this county
paying $780, claiming that much of the
charge was made up of expense incurred
by the owner of the horse keeping the
animal several weeks after a veterinary
had advised him that the horse could not
be saved. Mr.. Clevenger did not think
the animal was worth more than 800 In
any event. The bill of $50 was ordered
paid.
1t was ordered that an inspection of the
seven bridges on the line of the proposed
improved road between Lewistown and
the Ocean county line be made in order
to ascertain Just what would be needed in
the way of repairs.
A communication was received from the
Commissioner of State Roads in which he
asked that the Board furnish, at as early
a date as possible, list of all the roads
that will need improving the present year,
in order that he may allot the state money
He reported that he bad already made the
following disposition of funds at his
command: Widening and resurfacing the
Mount Holly and Hainesport road, 81, 800;
applying heavy oil or ugite to the Haines-
port and Bulls Head road, 81 900; widen
ing and resurfacing the Delanco and
Beverly road, $1,000; applying tarvia to
the Riverton and Westfield road, 81 200;
resurfacing Ballinger's Mills and Piper's
corner road, &c. 600. In addition to this
it will probably cost $4,000 to complete
the work the department intends to do on
tie Mullica river road.
County Supervisor Hilton made some
remarks on the road question during
which he intimated that the road from
Mount Holly to Chambers Corner may
receive state attention to such an extent
as to stop all further opportunity of using
boats during muddy weather. This was
good news, but some of the members
we're little bit backward about accept
ing it as absolutely final.
Mr.. Russ offered a resolution that when
the new bridge is built over the Assiscunck
creek at Burlington the trolley company
pay one-half the expense. This resolu-
tion came in the nature of a surprise. 1t
was generally thought that the resolution
adopted in January, requiring the trolley
company to pay forty per cent. of the
cost. in addition to assuming all RESPONSE
bility for damages, maintaining a tempo
rary bridge, and removing the wreck of
the old structure, covered the entire situa-
ton.
Mr.. Fairbrother did not take kindly to
the resolution. He feared that if it was
adopted the county would be liable for
one-half of the expense already incurred
by the trolley company.
Solicitor Rigg gave an opinion that the
resolution was out of order owing to the
agreement already in existence made in
the January resolutions he also said he
thought the county was getting out of it
very nicely as it was his opinion the troll
ley company could have put the county
to considerable expense if it had stood
upon it's rights under the original fran
chise.
This placed very great light on the
situation and Mr.. Russ withdrew his
resolution.
The bridge committee was authorized
to advertise tor bids for a concrete bridge
over Bakers run, near Jobstown.
The concrete for additional sewage dis
posal beds at the county asylum WAS
awarded to William H. Reeves, for So, 800
The money will be raised by bonds run
ming for three years and bearing interest
at the rate of Ak per cent
In order that the county may have more
definite knowledge OF its wards in the
state village for epileptics, the director
and committee on orphan children were
instructed to visit the institution and
secure the desired information.
A contract was awarded the Ferro-Con-
crete Company to build new bridge oyer
Pensauken creek in Chester township, at
cost of So, 40 This company was also
paid its claim of $18 for some work done
at Wallace's Mill bridge, which account
has been in dispute for some time.
Attention was called to the fact that
section of the new road between Gardeners
Corner and Atsion, is in bad shape. 1t is
said this discovery was made by the State
Road Commissioner whose automobile got
stuck in the section mentioned recently.
The question of purchasing an auto
mobile for the use of county officials was
taken up. Detective Parker had made a
statement showing how much had been
expended in transporting prisoners and in
conveying officials to different places and
he claimed great saving could be made
if a machine were at the disposal of the
officers The matter was thoroughly dis
cussed and there was no objection to the
purchase of an automobile, but the make
of machine was left to the discretion of
| the committee which has bids from several
| manufacturers.
| 1t was ordered that the safe In the
| judges room, which does not appear to
have any special sphere of usefulness be
taken to the office of the county collector
to replace the Anticipated affair now in
that office.
We have just received a new and large
assortment of Eaton, Crane & Pike Co.'S
fancy boxed paper. suitable for Easter
gifts. Varied in style, pleasing in color,
unsurpassed in quality. L. 5. Boyce,
stationer.
Lots of Money!.
In response to calls from the banking
authorities the banks and trust companies