The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-08-19
Board Of Ereeholders.

L Jay dAtC1AOOA.
l A reading of the call showed the 0
ject of the meeting, which was for Il
purpose of electing County Road S
pervisor in the place of the present e
cumbent, James Logan, but no such a
, ton was taken, and it looks as if the
. will not be by the present Board. tt
outcome was no doubt a disappointment
to Director Russ, who has desire to pl
in man of his own selection.
1t was a delicate matter on which
start action as the county has comp
tent Supervisor and there is no clamC
for change except on the part of d
rector Russ. When the latter asked fC
the pleasure of the members a silenc
fell over the gathering that was nc
broken for some time. Then Samuel {
Roberts spoke up and said, Our plea
sure was expressed at the last meeting.
| Color came to the face of the Director
who asked for a caucus on the matter
but this was objected to as the member
wanted all proceedings along that lin
open to the public.
The Director tried to force action b,
referring to the fact that Col. E. A. Stew
ems, State Road Commissioner, had re
| fused to hand over to the county tn,
$41, 900 for road purposes until the dua
office of Supervisor and Engineer, hell
by Logan, are separated. IF we dom
get it," continued the Director, 1--WE vii
have to spend county money. Tha
will cause US to exceed appropriations
and get the Board in wrong at the enc
of the year."
But there was nothing doing. The
members thought that if Russ could
stand for blocking progress on county
road work they could, and they would
not yield in the interest of the Director
candidate for Supervisor as there was nc
such vacancy to be filled.
A letter was received which prevented
the board from bringing suit against the
Public Service Corporation, which con
Germ had neglected to repair the stone
road along its trolley tracks from Beverly
to Delanco, where the grade is very low
One letter said there was no desire tC
evade the matter, and another that work
would be started at once.
There was some discussion about the
lack of bids for cementing the jail walls
where the plaster had fallen off, only one
having been received at the previous
meeting.
In reply to question Sheriff Jordan
said he had spoken to two persons about
the matter. This brought w. S. Gale to
his feet, who said that neither the sheriff
nor engineer had stated the time when
bids should be presented, but he was
willing to submit an estimate.
The engineer will prepare specifications
for this work, bids will be asked for and
time set for their presentation.
A resolution by Mr.. Engel was passed.
1t instructed the engineer to prepare
plans and specifications for repairing the
water wheel pit at the county asylum.
Bids for building bridge at Belmont
street, Burlington, were then received.
P. j. Burns, of Burlington, offered to dc
the whole job for 1885,, to be completed
in ten days. There were other bids fol
doing a portion of the work, the county
to furnish the material, as follows: p. j.
Burns, mason work, SIS; Thomas Rock
hill, Burlington, mason work, $35; Henry
Richmond, Delanco, labor, $50. New
bids will be asked after the engineer
prepares specifications for the bridge.
A communication and blue print were
received from the Public Service Gas
Company, which concern asked for per
mission to lay submarine main across
the Rancocas creek and to have land
ing at Pavilion avenue, Riverside. The
request was made because of leak in
the present service and the company
wanted to have reserve supply of gas
for the two towns. The matter will be
considered at the next meeting.
A contract was awarded to Walter S.
French, of Moorestown, toresurface with
his asphalt composition the road run
ming from Burlington to Bridgeboro.
1t was desire of the Board that Sc, O0C
be diverted for the money allotted fol
the improvement of the stone road from
Chambers Corner to Columbus, SO that
it could be expended on the Columbus
Burlington road. Regarding this matter
Clerk Hawkins will communicate with
the State Road Department.
Mr.. Engel introduced resolution that
the Engineer be instructed to prepare
plans and specifications for rebuilding
the barn recently destroyed by fire in the
rear of the jail and present the same tC
the Board for approval.
The Board then drifted into a recess
during which Director Russ was called
up on the telephone by Mrs. William
Rilxer, of Burlington, who wanted actor
taken on the release of her husband from
jail 1t is said that he is suffering from
consumption, but as all the tests which
have been sent to the State Board o
Health for examination have been re
turned with negative results, the majority
of the members were not willing to tak'
| favorable action, and neither is Judge
Horner.
Just as the meeting was called to orde
again, Louis A. Engel made a motion t.
adjourn.
''Wait minute before we adjourn,
said the Director, 81 have just been talk
ing to Mrs. Riker, and we want con
ference in the other ROOM"
This proposition did not seem to NEE
with favor and Mr.. Engel called the at
tention of the director that motion Il
adjourn had been made and seconded
| Russ, however, wanted caucus, and h
did not put the motion to adjourn, AM
Engel again called his attention to it.
| ~ thought there was to be a caucus,
said the director, but nobody seemed t
have the same idea, and the motion t
adjourn was again asked for. Russ turn
ed to one of the members and asked
he did not want a caucus. The latte
replied that he did not know of any
thing requiring caucus action.
Then Engel got up again and sale
"NIr. Director, there has been motion
properly seconded, to adjourn. A motto
to adjourn is always in order and is nc
Idebatable. demand that motion be put.
There was nothing left then but
have the motion to adjourn brought to
vote. 1t was carried and the board az
journed.
| Riverton.
u Mrs Dewitt Jacobus committed suiciC
Thursday afternoon by inhaling illum
mating gas. Mrs. Jacobus had been su
fering from a nervous collapse for som