The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-09
Summer Meeting.


summer meeting in the court house on
Wednesday. There seemed to be many
things demanding attention, some need
ing immediate action, others of charac-
ter that would allow being started
now. to be taken up at a later date.
There were any quantity Of bills as q
matter of course, and the first one to cause
discussion was for $34.72 board of county
charges at the home for feeble minded
children at Vineland. Nobody seemed to
know anything about the subject, so the
bill was turned over to the solicitor for
Investigation.
Then there came bill Of Sc, presented
by William F. Reeves, of Riverside, who
claimed that sum for the services of a
team. The bill was contracted during the
term of the late George A. Mccoy. There
was an absence of information on this bill
and 1t was laid on the table.
The road supervisor was asked to look
into bill from the Marlton water COM
pany for water used In sprinkling roads
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This bill was about two years old.
County aid was granted the townships
of Willingboro and Westampton on i'm
provements they are making to roads.
The amount promised was at the rate of
$50 per mile.
Supervisor Hilton called attention to
the condition of the road appropriation
which is almost exhausted.
Mr.. Fairbrother made some very appro
pirate remarks on the death of Daniel
EVAN, former member Of the board, and
moved that committee be appointed to
draft suitable resolutions. The director
appointed Messrs. Fairbrother, Jones and
Mcfarland, the latter being the new
member appointed to fill the place made
vacant by the death of Mr. Evan.
TIE bills incurred at the primary cleo
ton In May were discussed. All the claims
OF the boards of registry were ordered
settled, but the others were laid over for
the committee on ways and means to dis
cover where to get the cash to settle with
Those members who have a disposition
to be at the meetings just about as they
please, were given an object lesson when
the committee on personal bills reported
that they had taken a dollar off of the
bill of one member who was not present
at the morning session of former meet
ing, and gave notice that similar action
no 70 an In 81 -.
offend in like manner In the future.
In order to keep the accounts straight
there was the usual transfer Of funds from
one account to another.
There was quite time over the award
ing of the contract for the construction of
areinforced concrete bridge over Barker's
creek in Springfield township. The COM
mittee had received two bids-ene of
$2,215 from w. s. Gale, of Mount Holly,
work to be completed within sixty DAYS.
and another of 81. 395 from the Ferro con-
crete company, Of Harrisburg, work to
be completed In thirty days. The com
mittee recommended that the contract be
awarded to the Ferro people The mem.
bers wanted to know what reason could be
given for such action. 1t was explained
that the difference In the time was worth
the difference In cost at this season of the
year when farmers are doing so much
heavy carting, and there was also some
question about Mr.. Gales probable in
fringement on reinforced concrete patents
as he had not specified any certain system
he proposed to use.
V. Claude Palmer, representing Mr.
Gale, said there need not be any fear of
failure to have the work finished In the
specified time, and that Mr.. Gale would
give bond protecting the county against
any action on account of supposed in
fringement of patents. With this state
ment before them the board awarded the
contract to Mr.. Gale.
The Pearl street bridge, Burlington.
seems to be In fair way OF being put in
passable shape. the plans and Specifications
having been approved and bids ordered to
be advertised for.
The bid of W. s. Gale for building a
wall in Mount Laurel township was $3.50
and he was awarded the contract.
The law requiring counties to provide
hospitals for patients suffering with tuber-
culosis was referred to, and committee
composed of Messrs. Jones, Horner and
Land, was appointed to secure an archi-
tect and get plans by the 18th of October.
MIR. Horner was directed to proceed with
the work of constructing plank wing walls
at the Wallace's Mil bridge at cost not
to exceed $400
A resolution changing the paper which
Is to publish the monthly report of the
county collector was introduced and rushed
through. At the January meeting the
board gave the printing to the Mirror and
on Wednesday the resolution was to take
the WORK from the Mirror and give 1t to
the Burlington Enterprise. The reason
given for this action was that the adoption
of the resolution In January was mis-
take, that the Enterprise should have had
the printing awarded it at that time, 1t
being that papers turn. This, however,
is not confirmed by the real facts The
Enterprise had this printing In 1910. In
1911 it was given 70 THE News, hence 1t
would appear to be the Mirrors turn,
now.
1t was reported that Judge Horner and
Prosecutor Atkinson had approved an In
crease in the salary of county detective
Parker and the transcribers In the clerks
Office. This was under the provisions of
law passed at the last session of the legis-
lature.
The Ferro Concrete company was
awarded the contract to build reinforced
concrete bridge In Pemberton township
for 81, $40.
One of the subjects that will require
considerable thought is the water supply
at the county buildings at New Lisbon.
The state Board of Health has discovered
that the drinking water supplied the in
mates of the institutions is contaminated
and 1t looks as if filter will have to be
installed or artesian wells must be sunk.
The following bills we're ordered paid:
LARGE BRIDGE BILLS.
Stacy Atkinson, Northampton, $726 AZ
]. Clayton Buckage, Tabernacle 100 20
Walter Denning, Delran, I52 ss