The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-12-24
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was a dinner served at the new Washing
ton house. to which fifty persons did full
justice. A few invited guests were pre-
sent. The bill for this feast was paid
by the freeholders themselves, and nc
expense was involved so far as the county
was concerned.
The meeting was called together at
1890 o'clock. Time was consumed dur
ing a long recess for various committees
to catch up with their work, and it was
nearly noon when the actual business of
the day began.
After he had referred to the recent death
of Stacy Atkinson, the member whosrep-
resented Northampton township, Direct
or Dubell appointed j. Aquila Jones,
Joseph P. Lennon and Howard N. Cook,
to prepare resolutions of coincidence.
In order that all bills of the day might
be paid, the finance committee made ans
fer of unexpended balances In various APP
preparations as follows: 81, 1S4.39 from
almshouse maintenance to almshouse i'm
provement account; $3.50, 10 from sheriff's
expenses to court house and grounds
account; So from anne to lunacy bills
account; 1877 SO from same to state chill
dren's guardian account; 81, 933 from
same to New Jersey state hospital for in
sane account; $685. rs for election to Bur
lington county children's home account;
$500 from election to bridge account.
A bill was read from Byron E. Edwards,
of Mount Laurel, who asked damages In
the sum of $105 for injuries which his
horse sustained by one of the animals feet
going through a ~cuivert, which also caused
damage to the carriage, In which he was
driving bis children to school at the time.
Mr.. Edwards was called before the board
and he made a full statement of the par
ticulars of the accident, which deprived
him of the use of the horse for over a
month, and which he did not think would
ever fully recove The horse was valued
at $3.50 and could go a mile in three min
utes. A motion to pay the bill was lost.
The matter was referred to the resident
freeholder, William A. Wilkins, who will
make an investigation and report at the
next meeting, which will be held on Tues
day, December 81.
James Minney, of Cookstown, alaborer,
who had been employed by William Mil
Ter, freeholder from North Hanover
township. presented a bill amounting to
$24 for the loss of a finger while doing
county work. The county had paid the
doctors bill, and the claimant said he
would sign a release of liens from further
liability If this bill was paid, and
favorable action was taken by the board.
Another bill for $22 related to the pur-
chase OF a ballot box for use of Riverside
township. 1t was furnished by the Penn
Construction company. of Marietta Pa.
who had sent several letters In efforts to
get their money.
Thomas W. F%airbrother took the floor.
He had made an investigation of the
and said that the box was purchased
October 90, 1911, by George A. Mccoy
who was then a member of the board, but
died after the box was secured. AS a re-
suit of his inquiry Mr.. Fairbrother was
able to present to the board a check which
Harry Mccoy, a son of deceased, had sent
on January 81, this year, to pay for the
box, and which check bore the endorse
ment of the Penn company. The opinion
prevailed that the Penn people ought to be
hauled oyer the Goals for presenting bills
to the board which had been already been
paid. Clerk Hawkins was instructed to
write the firm sharp letter, as this was
the only matter of doubt ever brought up
Mr.. Mccoy.
The committee on the death of Stacy
Atkinson then made a report. Their
characterized him as a man
who would be missed and one who rem
dered efficient service to the county. The
resolution was ordered spread upon the
and that a copy be forwarded to
his family.
There was quite a little agitation In an
to get the board to appropriate
something toward a new oyster shell road,
about two miles long. which is to be
built in Mount Laurel township. This
action was desired 80 that the work could
proceed. Mount Laurel township had
made an appropriation for this road, and
the state had promised to pay forty per
of the cost.
Howard Russ thought this was a very
Inappropriate time to pass the resolution,
it would only be a short time when
there would be a reorganization by the
new small board.
Director Dubell thought the new board
not be loaded up with new busi-
ness just now. The director said the road
would be costly as the state commissioner
would not approve of any of the culverts
now in use there.
Mr.. Hart said he would be satisfied with
five dollars or a dollar a mile 80 as they
could proceed.
The matter was settled by a statement
made by Samuel G. Roberts, of Chester, a
of the new board, who said
there was no reason why the township
could not go on and build the road, and
the work on same will start at once.
AS the result of driving off a bridge in
a manne which made the county respon-
sible, in which his wagon was damaged,
John Rossell, of Washington township,
presented a bill of ten dollars, as he was
badly In need of the money. He was laid
up for two weeks. Jesse A. Ford, the
resident freeholder, recommended that the
bill be paid and it wa 80 ordered.
Having received the improvements
which 1t required, a portion of the Chester
venue stone road in Moorestown was &C.
by the county.
William G. LeConey, an architect, of
Moorestown, sent an agreement to the
board with regard to his having charge of
a $4,000 tuberculosis institution which is
to be built on the county farm at New
The document was not signed
because of the desire to await action by
the new board, Mr.. LeConey has been
doing some work on this matter, and his
bill of $3.50 was paid. The agreement
was laid on the table.
The plans recently submitted by the
Loomis Manufacturing company for a
filtration plant at New Lisbon were re-
iected by the state board of health. A
letter that was received concerning the
matter WAS NOT read