The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-09-10
The New Board of Freeholders.

Two weeks from today the voters of
this county will be called upon to place
upon their tickets the names Of persons
who they think are fitted to conduct the
business of this county, to handle and ex-
fpend the large sums of money that go
through the treasury, and to do all the
things that are now done by the large
Board which has been leglslated out of
office. This is an important question,
and 1t is up to the taxpayers to see that
the men who are put in to transact bust
ness under the new system are men quail
fed for the important trust, and to ascer-
tain whether those'persons have conducted
their affairs In such a manner that the
voter would entrust them to do business
for him, for that is what it amounts to
the taxpayers should not vote to put any
man in office to whom they would not
give their own business.
THE News desires to see the best men
get this position. 1t will give list of
the Republican candidates, and the voters
should carefully scan the names and in
quire into the personnel of each man.
Here are the candidates and short state
ment of their business:
Herman Bisbing. He is a resident of
Riverside and is young man of good
reputation, He was coroner for one term
and his acts were never publicly criticised
John c. Dudley, farmer, of Mount
Laurel. A gentleman who has been very
successful in his own business, and who
bears good reputation among his neigh
bors.
Henry w. Hopkins, of Chester, is a
contractor, and has served his township
In many con tracts of paving and street
work. This ought to give him knowledge
of many of the things that will come
under the supervision of the Board.
Captain George s. Maxwell comes from
section that thinks it is entitled to
representation. He halls from Washing
ton township and is the only Republican
applicant from that part of the county
The Captain was member of the old
Board several years ago and he is willing
to have his record probed to the utmost to
show his qualifications.
DR.. Hugh Lejambre is from Borden
town township. He has been a member
OF the township committee and has served
In other offices. His record has always
been one that he has not been ashamed to
point to, and his platform is to work con-
tinually for the good of the county.
Louis r. Engel is a resident of Florence
township, in the RoebliHg district. A
young man of intelligence and of strict
integrity.
Harry B. Ford halls from Bordentown
city. He has lived there for long time
and is well known by the people of his
neighborhood He is plumber.
Charles K. Woodward also comes from
Bordentown city. He is retired at present
He was recently a member of the old
Board.
Oscar Donnelly also served In the old
Board, retiring about year ago. He is a
resident of Florence township and is a
contractor by profession.
Henry II. Mattson, is a Burlington
township farmer, who is well thought of
by his neighbors. He was a member of
the old Board several years ago.
Charles E. Joyce is Southampton far
mer. He was In the old Board up to
about year ago.
Then there are Howard Russ, of Beverly
township; Charles Fl. Horner, Chester
field; j. Clayton Buckage, Tabernacle;
Samuel G. Roberts, Chester; William A
Wilkins, Mount Laurel; all members of
the present Board that has been legislated
out of office.
That is the list of Republicans and it is
for the voters to determine who they de-
sire as candidates THE NEWS has made
the statement to which 1t still adheres,
that we do not believe there is any desire
on the part of the taxpayers to continue
the affairs OF this county by Board made
up of men who are now members of
body which has been reported to the court
by the expert In language which is not
mplimeutary, to say the least This is
what Mr.. French, the expert, said: "The
subscriber finds that the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the county of Burlington
has, within the last five years and particu-
larly in the last three years, overdrawn
the appropriations for bridges, roads and
various other accounts, and unlascfkily e.
pe'aded moneys tn excess of the Gpprop1-i-
atoms of the said amounts and contracted
nils beyond tile amount Of the appropriations
and paid the said bills out of the appro-
priations for succeeding years" Mr.
French said, In his report, that he had
reached this conclusion after personally
reading the minutes and investigating the
books and vouchers.
There 1t is in black and white on record
In the Office of the Clerk of Burlington
county, open to the inspection of any one
"Unlawfully expended moneys" said the
expert, thus putting the seal of illegality
upon body that will possibly be the
subject of consideration and comment at
the next term of court by the Supreme
Court Justice who appointed the expert
There Is no single member of the Board
mentioned in this report, nor is any one
specialized here. but we may refer to the
charge of Judge Gaskill, while he.w on
the bench, wherein he said that all must
be accepted as asserting to proposition
unless recorded dissent was entered In
the minutes. We have no personal feeling
against any of the present Board but we
believe 1t Is for the best interests of Bur
lington county to select an entirely new
membership. men who will take up the
business of the county for the best
interests Of the taxpayers, men who will
enter upon their duties without having
given pledge for or against any special
item or office seeker.
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