The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-12-09
Board of FreehoIders.

what was probably the shortest
session of the year was held Tuesday
morning, when the board of freeholders
met at the county collectors office and
spent less than an hour considering
the business affairs that were discussed
at the regular December meeting, and
unless called together sooner, there will
be no other session of the board until the
31st instant.
AS the board is to pass out of exist
encs il about a month, and as the finan-
ees IN all the appropriations are at
low ebb, there was no opportunity to
transact much business, and the enter
ing into contracts for any work was
matter which could not be considered.
All the members with the exception of
John G. Dudley were present, and Clerk
Harry Hawkins, Jr., was relieved of the
necessity of reading the minutes of the
previous session.
The bills which had been approved at
the meeting held on Monday were order
ed paid. They amounted to $6000
The bill of Contractor Walter Allen,
who erected concrete garage in the rear
of the Jail on his bid of $500, was ordered
paid. A resolution was adopted author
izing the county collector to hand that
sum over to Mr.. Allen, which was the
amount of insurance received on the
county barn that was destroyed by fire
last summer.
A resolution presented by director
Howard Russ was adopted. 1t provided
that the county collector be authorized
to pay Davis & Reeves, of New Lisbon,
the sum of 1915, their contract price for
building trunks on Cranberry Run in
Pemberton township. A bill of $247 IS
for Ir1r,1 Iar for ;oI1
furnished by the Hanover Farms Com
pany, was also paid on certificate of
Engineer Logan and bridge committee
Engineer Logan reported to the board
that after he had made an inspection of
the same, he found that the Ferro Con-
crete Company, which concern was given
a contract to construct the abutements
and wing walls at bridge in Birming-
ham, had not done their work according
to specifications, and it became neces-
sary for him to have additional work
done in order to make satisfactory joba
This expense, the engineer said, should
be paid by the Ferro Company, and
their bill was laid on the table.
Walter w. Mars, clerk of the city of
Burlington, sent communication to
the board, in which he asked fora settle
ment of his bill for the payment of
booths that were used at the special
election held in August. He agreed to
pay the usual rental of $25 apiece, but
when the bill was first presented, the
board would only allow SO for each
booth. The difference which Mars is
called upon to pay amounts to $780,
The board laid the bill on the table, de-
spite the fact that on previous occasion
Solicitor Rigg had rendered an opinion
10 I<1n Tnnf hat kIzrI 1,
to set the price, as that matter was regu-
lated by law.
BY order of the board John R. Howell
was instructed to place $500 insurance
on the garage in the rear of the JAIL
This insurance is to expire with the
present policies on county buildings in
Mount Holly.
The board laid over until the next
meeting bills which had been presented
by DIR. n. w. Newcomb, of Brown s
Mills, and DR.. Charles b. Sitgreaves, of
Pemberton, for the examination of epil-
optics.
By authority of the board William G.
Leconey, of Moorestown, was authorized
to renew S., 900 insurance on the insane
asylum at New Lisbon, and Jonathan
III. Kelsey, of Pemberton, will make
binding $4,000 insurance on the same
building for. mot exceeding thirty days
pending re-rating of same.
Owing to the belief of members that
the county is not liable for the bill of
$4,000, being the amount of taxes as
sessed on county property in Pemberton
township, a resolution was adopted by
which the board will refuse to pay the
tax pending a decision from Solicitor
Rigg.
The matter of settling with the elect
ion officers was discussed, and it was
shown that only about 5000 was
available to pay bills which amounted
to $4,000. There was a desire to
let this matter go over until the end
of the year and see what could
be done at that time, but George s..
Maxwell came to the relief of those in
terested and secured the passage of a
resolution by which the election officers
are each to receive $25 at once
The county board of elections present.
ed bill of $3.50 for services, but it was
not Daid. On what basis the figures
wed at was not stated. The bill
was ordered returned for an itemized
statement in order that the proper COM
pensation might be arrived at. 1t is
stated that the law provides that the
compensation shall be fixed by the
board of freeholders.