The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-05-13
Board of Freeholders.

The old Board of Freeholders-or at
least ~ of them-got together on Wednes.
day, with the announced purpose of tran
sacting business, but it looked as If the
real intention was to let the people know
they were still on the job. Howard Russ,
of the new Board, was In earnest consulta.
ton with Budd NJ. Rigg. solicitor for the
county, before director Dubell raped fol
order, but when that happened Howard
slid out of sight. Howard certainly is moi
going to do anything to put him in wrong
with either Board.
The first business transacted was the ap,
pointment Of a committee on personal
bills, for 1t was thought it would be al
right to pay these or at least to try to
get the County Collector to honor them.
That there might be no misunderstand
ing on the matter and that those who
might be inclined to be a little weak
kneed should be given some stamina the
following was read
To Harry E. Dubell director, and
others, members of the Board of
Chosen Freeholders of Burlington
county,
Gentlemen:
The small board have put in their plea
to the information filed on your behalf
to GUST the so-called small board.
In order to correct false impression,
we would like to state that we did not
consent to any extension of time for a
plea, on the contrary we refused the re-
quest made of us because of the public
inf re- at ufaly he,
tiOn was made to Judge Garrison, who
granted them until the fifth, and not
until the twelfth as has been stated.
The plea fled by the small board sets
up that in November, 1911, the act OF
| 1902 was adopted by the voters OF Bur-
| lington county, and that they were
| elected to the small board thus created
in November. 1912. that they qualified
| and assumed to take charge of the
| county affairs; they further set up that
the old board acquiesced in these pro-
ceedings and thereby abandoned the
| office.
! We find nothing in this plea which
will tend to validate the title of the
small board, we are convinced that
| Judgment must 20 against them.
AS to their attack on the old board
| by reason of it's acquiescence, we are of
| opinion that there is nothing in this
| which validates the title Of the small
| board, and, further, we are of opinion
that nothing you have done invalidates
| your own title to the office. We pro-
pose to file demurrer to their plea
| which will at once raise the issue, and
shall then apply to the supreme court
for an early hearing. We hope to have
the matter disposed OF within a short
| time.
Our advice is for you to proceed regu-
larly with the transaction Of the coun-
| tvs business.
| Very truIV svoms
GASKILL & GASKILL.
Then there came communications t.
show that the State Board of Highways /
inclined to recognize the small Board o
Freeholders, as they showed that approve
had been made Of bridges and roads i
cetain portions of the county.
But after these communications ha
been read there was statement that Stat
Commissioner Stevens had sent word tha
he was not at ali certain where the none
would go and so 1t was deemed adVisabl
to hold up further action.
The bills for expenses at the almshous,
personal bills amounting to 1852 IL. solic
tor Riggs salary of $62 so, and deput
clerk Moneys salary of $25 were ordere
} paid.
: Charles II. Riker and his son, William
who are in jail serving sentences in co
; nection with their dealings in hor
trade, asked that their fines be remitte
but the impression prevailed that judi
: Horner knew more about this matter thi
the Board did and it would be just as W,
to let it rest
!, This ended the transactions for the da
= How much business was done may easl
be seen by this report.