The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-06-24
Board of Freeholders.

Board of Freeholders.
At a meeting of the Board of Free
holders held in the court house yesterday
afternoon, resolutions were passed re-
hitting the fines imposed upon Charles
Riker and his son, William, of Burlington,
who are now serving out their fines at
dollar per day In connection with their
sentences for getting horses fraudulently
from Amos K. Dubell, of Columbus. If
this action is approved by Judge Horner,
the men will be released from Jail. Robt
Peacock represented the families.
A resolution presented by Mr. Engel
ordered the County Clerk to return to
Charles Fl. Fox, of Trenton, all the books
which he had made for the county, as
they did not come up to the standard
A letter from Col. E. A. Stevens, state
road commissioner, Informed the Board
that the New Egypt, Jacobstown and
Chesterfield road had been completed to
his entire satisfaction and that it had been
accepted by the state.
1t was reported that the screens which
F. A. Hogan, of Atlantic City, has con-
tracted to make for the county Asylum
would be completed today.
DR.. LeJambre said that the Board ought
to have counsel who would prosecute
plumbers and others for leaving roads
with humps and hollows after openings
had been made.
The Delaware River Water company at
Riverside, presented bond in the sum of
$1,000 for opening 600 feet of the county
road. As the bond was only signed by
officers of the company, DR.. LeJambre
insisted that bonding company should
furnish the security as a protection to the
county. Because of the manner In which
the bond was drawn it was accepted.
The Board was more than provoked
at the absence of Solicitor Budd M. Rigg,
from whom several opinions had been
promised at this meeting, and Director
Russ said he would see the solicitor on his
way home.
Attention was called to a county bridge
on the property of County Clerk Harry
L. Knight which had been washed away
by his dam breaking. DR.. LeJambre sug
gested that Mr.. Knight should replace this
at his own expense. Mr.. Knight said that
the county was using his property, and
that If he had to restore the structure he
would close the road to public travel.
The Bell Telephone Company present
ed an ordinance which 1t desired adopted,
and to run for period of fifty years.
DIR. Lejambre said the matter must be
given deep consideration as they were all
for themselves. ST have had dealings
with this concern for seven years, and
there was never time when they would mt
try to skin cat. They don't do anything
until you force them" 1t was brought
out that they had not even furnished a
bond as agreed for work which the COM
pany was given permission to do at
Moorestown.
In referring to Solicitor Rigg, DR.. Le-
iambre said he had tried to get opinions
from that gentleman concerning roads and
bridges but it was impossible to doso. "He
is never where we want him. l don't
think he has served us properly. and we
will soon get our feet wet If we don't
make a change. We will soon want con-
ISOLATION If we retain him. He has prac-
tically done nothing and let us get new
counsel by proxy, If in no other way.
Pay him, If we have to, but get another
lawyer to give US ADVICE for the benefit of
taxpayers. This Is what ! want you gen.
tlemen to consider. We had better turn
out our attorney and get new one. We
want to get man who has some sense
and who can give us some little ideas"
1t was then reported that the stack at
the county asylum was being erected, and
yet Rigg has not even drawn up the con-
tract.
1t was directed that Clerk Harry
Hawkins write the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company in order to get that corporation
to give the county monthly credit
The clerk was instructed to communi-
cate with the county Tax Board to secure
a conference with the freeholders, the OBJ
ject being to get better valuation on
county property.
The clerk was also instructed to get in
touch with DR.. M. W. Newcomb. of
Browns Mills, to see what he would
charge to board the county's two tuber-
culosis patients at his sanitarium.
The board will meet in regular session
on July 8.