The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-05-07

I IL was stated that there was hardly sum
r cient room for some boats to pass, and al
t the government can enforce its regula
lions in this respect, 1t was thought bes
to raise the bridge two feet.
! In a communication received from v
! Claude Palmer, the attorney expressed
the hope that the Board would pay bill
of 1884 80, which claim was due his clients,
: Messrs. Haines Il Sherman, for services
in preparing survey, plans, etc, for the
proposed Burlington Bordentown and
Burlington-J jacksonville stone roads,
which work was authorized by the Board
In 1904, and for some reason never COM
pleted. These surveyors were also to
have been the engineers. To suggestion
Budd NJ Rigg replied that the bills were
not outlawed and the matter was referred
to the solicitor.
Previous to taking recess, Elwood
Hart, of Willingboro. In approval of
suggestion made by the director, thought
that there was no necessity of transacting
business in the presence of few men,
at times business had been transacted
when there was not quorum present.
He urged that all members return after
the dinner hour. He said the members
ought to be paid according to the atten-
ton given to the business of the day.
The proper committees were authorized
to advertise for bids on the following
work Resurfacing Mount Holly and
Hainesport stone road; resurfacing por-
| tion of Piper's Corner and Indian Mills
gravel road; concrete retaining wall at
Wallace's Mill bridge; retaining wall at
Davis bridge between Moorestown and
Evesboro; repairing south run bridge on
road from Jones' Mill to Pointville; repair
ing Cooks south run bridge on road from
Cookstown to Hanover; repairing bridge
on road from Browns Mills to Juliustown.
Having been approved by the State
Road Commissioner, and with 40 per cent
of the cost to come from the state, the
sum of $50 per mile will be paid by
the county for the building of a
shell road from Mount Holly to the Lum-
berton railroad crossing. Lumberton
township will issue bonds to raise the
balance of money needed for this purpose.
Having been the lowest bidder, con-
tract was awarded to w. s. Gale, OF Mount
Holly, for the erection of a concrete re-
tanning wall to protect the road by large
washout close to the bridge at Smithville.
The work will cost $s65.5O.
A resolution was offered that the Enter
prise be designated as one of the official
papers to do the county printing. 1t was
remarked that this looked as If it was tax
ing that matter out of the hands of the
committee, to which body the resolution
was referred.
No action was taken on request made
by Northampton township that the county !
install one or more new culverts and
change others on certain streets in Mount |
Holly which are to be improved.
A futile effort was made to advertise for |
bids to ascertain the cost of erecting new |
bridge over the Assiscunck creek on Broad |
street, Burlington. This structure was
ordered strengthened at cost of 5000 at |
work was not done. and members of the !
committee having charge of this matter |
were thought to have been criminally |
negligent for not doing as directed. Some
members of the Board thought that the
proposed strengthening would last the
year out, when the small Commission |
Board could order a new bridge.
Up to this time there has been delay on
the part of the Riverside Traction Com
pany with regard to the new bridge to be
erected at Pearl street, Burlington, which
collapsed during a recent trolley disaster. |
The traction company agreed to pay 40
per cent. of the cost, but delayed signing
the agreement. Because of this failure
Solicitor Rigg was instructed to give ten
days notice to the Riverside Traction
Company that If said agreement is not
signed during that time, this county will
proceed to erect bridge for its own use
and ignore the trolley company entirely.
At the request of Herbert s. Killie,
member of the Mount Holly Chautauqua
committee, that body was
given permission to use the county lot on
Grant street for one week.
The members were quite ready to adj
iourn when informed that their checks
were ready at the County Collectors office.
The following bills were ordered paid: