The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-06-10
Board of Freeholders.

for 1907 for work on Golfers bridge. L
was also reported that Mr.. Gale had com
pleted the Hooten bridge In Chester town
ship, and was entitled to his pay.
The h. r. Heinicke Co., Ine.. wal
awarded contract for the construction Of
radial brick chimney at the county In
sane hospital ON their bid IOf $4,000, to b.
completed In s5 working days
Mr.. Dudley moved that the lease pre-
sented by the Good Roads Machinery Co.,
Of Philadelphia, for ten ton Monarch
road roller be entered into by the Board
and that the director and clerk be author
lied to execute said lease.
By DR.. LeJsmbre, That the county col.
lector be requested to have a voucher
check prepared for the payment of bills.
The collector shall deposit county funds
In banks approved by the board, the pay.
ment of bills to be through one bank,
In raply to a demand made upon them,
Messrs. Sherman & Haines and Earl
Thomson, engineers, stated that they had
no plans In their possession. that they had
been delivered to the proper authorities
long ago. Incidentally Sherman 8 Haines
called attention to the fact that there was
a considerable sum of money due them
for work fer the county.
The Ferro Concrete Company, of Harris
burg, wanted their bill of $s06 paid, as
they swere paying interest on borrowed
money to take its place. 1t was agreed to
pay the claim as soon as state aid was re-
ceived.
An effort will be made to have State
Road Commissioner Stevens and the
Board get together to discuss road and
bridge matters.
William Fl. Riker, of Burlington, a
prisoner In the county jail, who is serv-
ing extra time for fine imposed In con-
nection with his sentence for obtaining
horses fraudulently from A. Z. Dubell, of
Columbus. sent another appealing letter,
asking the board to remit his flue SO that
he might be released This matter was
referred to Judge Horner.
Resolutions werelpassed authorizing that
advertisements be published asking for
bids for the erection of wing walls and
abutments at bridge In Pemberton town
ship; for concrete walls at Hooten's bridge,
Mt. Laurel; for the repair of bridge near
Craig Tallman's farm; for repairs to Pine
street bridge, Mount Holly; for wing walls
at the Wallace Mill bridge.
A meeting is to be held by. the board
and Public Service Corporation to ascer-
tain what arrangements can be made for
the repair Of the Burlington and Beverly
road jointly.
Permission was given to the Public Ser
vice Gas Company to overhaul their three
inch main on Mill street between the curb
lines of Pine and Buttonwood streets, for
the purpose of repairing any leakage.
A letter from P. A. HennesseY was read
and filed. He ia contractor of the Pearl
street bridge at Burlington, and quit work
on April 9, when there was a dispute
about the purchase and driving Of piling
for concrete foundation. The freeholders
insist that Hennessey shall finish his con-
tract. and for failure to do so, action will
be taken against his bondsmen, the Title
Guarantee & Surety Co., of Scranton, Pa
The matter will be discussed at meeting
of the interested parties.
James Logan, county engineer. notified
the board that he and detective Parker
had caught man in the act of stealing
gravel from the county's pit near Vincen
town. The board decided to prosecute
such offenders
A meeting of the Board of Freeholders
was held at the Court House yesterday
afternoon The session opened In the
County Collectors Office, and before
Director Howard Russ called for order,
Messrs E. W. Logan and DR.. R. w. Car
ter, directors, were present in the interest
of the Farmers Trust Company, and asked
that portion of the county funds be de-
posted In that institution. John B.
Davis, treasurer, said they only had about
$500 of county funds and got little from
the County Collector In the past twenty
five years. The visitors stated that they
only asked for fair recognition In the
matter and this was assured them.
Director Russ said the county never had
much money to deposit except when the
tax money was coming In, and that at
other times the county has been compelled
to borrow money There is no money to
deposit at the present time, and there are
several banks who have no county money
thnr1 LII
closed the accounts of eight banks within
the past two weeks. The Director didn't
think the Collector had anything against
any of the banks, but would like to deal
with all of them.
Those in attendance at the meeting
then repaired to the court house, where
the session continued until 4.3O o'clock.
1--WE have some gentlemen here from
Pemberton township" remarked the
Director
M. W. Hargrove arose as the spokes-
man and said he had been appointed by
Pemberton township to speak about three
| bridges In that section which must be
built, and the work would proceed if state
aid is received. The matter was an i'm
portant one as it is holding up Contractor
LeCompte, who has several roads to COM
plete in that territory. In regard to this
subject letter from Col. E. A. Stevens,
State Road Commissioner, to Director
Russ, was read.
The members of the Board decided to
go to Trenton to day to have talk with
Col. Stevens and the situation would be
discussed. This interview would put the
Board In position to take action at q
special meeting to be called in few days.
Mr.. P. A. Hennessey, of. Belvidere, was
next introduced. He has contracts for
building two bridges In Burlington. The
Broad street structure has not been start
ed, and he some time ago stopped work
on the Pearl street bridge.
Mr.. Hennessey said he hadn't much to
say, and was disappointed in not being
able to get his representatives here. The
dispute between the contractor and the
county is over the driving of pilings for a
concrete foundation, which will cost it is
said, about So. 900 for the two bridges. In
letter which he handed to the board and
which was read by Clerk Harry Hawkins,
Jr., he stated that there was no mention
of pilings In his specifications or bid, and