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

on Wednesday. 1t was characterized with
a desire to go slow on the expenditure of
money, particularly In the matter of
bridges. which led to the passage of
resolution, offered by Howard Russ, that
no freeh0lder expend more than Eve dol
lars for bridge purposes without first re-
ferring the matter to the finance committee
to learn the condition of the appropriation
set apart for that purpose.
Il take this STEP" said Mr.. Russ, ito
keep you all out of jail We must do
something and the adoption of this reso-
expenditure of money in this one depart.
ment There Is now about 81 900 in the
bridge appropriation. and il we don't take
the necessary caution, you will come here
at our next meeting With bridge bills
amounting to $1,000" The resolution was
adopted.
As the board would not begin business
until all all bills were in the hands of
Clerk Hawkins, the gavel was not heard
until ii 80 o'clock.
County Auditor Peacock furnished the
finance committee with a complete state
ment of the county finances and no bills
were ordered paid unless there was money
remaining in the respective appropriations
to cover the amount This held the mem
bers down closely and was the means of
some bills not being paid at this meeting
eral resolutions, by which money was
transferred from one account to another.
A suggestion was adopted in letter re-
ceived from Solicitor Budd M. Rigg, to
cover defect in the budget of this year
for money used in paying last years bills
that were paid In January. For that pur-
pose there will be special meeting of the
board, on Thursday. September 26.
when $11, 614.3 80 will be raised on bonds
AZ per cent. interest and to run for ten
years. The bonds are to be sold at private
sale.
Howsrd L. Keller was granted permits
sion to photograph the board, and for this
purpose the members lined up before the
court house at the noon recess. When
this request was made, the solicitor sug-
gested that 1t was not necessary to take
the picture, or the faces of the members
would soon appear In the rogue's gallery
at the county jail.
After the matter had been fairly discus
sed and various amounts, ranging from $50
to 81, suggested the board appropriated one
dollar per mile for not more than eight
miles toward the construction of a road
from Browns Mills to the Ocean county
lines distance of about 5 4 miles, and from
Pemberton to the southampton township
line. The matter was left to the road
committee and Engineer Logan to see If
the road In question had been accepted by
the county, and they will report at the
next meeting
A letter from Col E. A Stevens.
road commissioner, stated that a mile of
the road which is being improved between
Mount Holly and Hsinesport was to be
closed ON complaint of Contractor
Humphries, who cannot make good job
of the resurfacing, while teams are driving
over the road
Mr. Painter. tender Of the drawbridge
at Delanco, came up for discussion because
of bis refusal to open the draw for E. L.
Royel, of Camden. From remarks made
by Howard Russ and Thomas W. Fair
brother, 1t was shown that Painter, who is
q eohar induotrious rnor an oId .ol5;o.
with only one arm, had his patience sorely
tried by calls to open the bridge by
launches who can get by under the closed
bridge. This matter came to attention
through the war department, a letter
having been received from r r Raymond,
of Wilmington, Del, who said that further
refusal to open the draw would lead to
prosecution. The resident freeholder will
reprimand the tender. and order him to
open the draw whenever notified to do so.
A resolution was passed to pay the Ferro
Concrete company $1,000 on account of the
Sam Gray bridge. There is still $500 due
to the company on this work, but they
are willing to wait until the treasury is in
DETER shape.
Recent action was rescnded by resolu-
ton which gave the Burlington Enterprise
the printing of the Collectors report for
lasthalf of the present year. and the Mirror
will continue to do the work as agreed to
in January last.
There was meeting of "a committee at
the almshouse on Monday, when 1t was