The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-04-08

The "Outs' try to be Tins"
A half hour before the time advertised
: for the meeting of the old Board of Free
{ holders to regain possession of a job
which does not pay and which nobody
wanted anyhow" there were number of
persons In the neighborhood of the court
house, many of whom were drawn
through curiosity to see what was going
to happen. The old building looked as
II 1t was in mourning. The doors were
locked, the keys were lost or mislaid and
all the window shutters were closed with
the exception Of one that appeared to be
out of the reach of the fellow who had
the job In hand. Several reasons were
! advanced for this procedure, one being
that the court house had been condemned
as unsafe and that the new Board of Free
holders with kindly feeling towards the
"outs" did not want to endanger the lives
of the latter. Another reason advanced
was that the new organization wanted to
get some sort of recognition from the old
Board and in this they were successful as
a representative of the latter sent a re-
quest to the fellows In charge to be al
lowed to enter the court house.
This was refused and at IL o'clock,
Harry E. Dubell, director of the old
Board, took up his position on the steps
of the court house and after casting a sort
Of Napoleonic gaze over the crowd,
raped on the door of the building.
Whether this was to call the meeting to
order or to discover whether there would
be some one inside to open the doors was
not disclosed. Mr.. Dubell quickly decided
that the meeting must be an open-air
ness. The call for the meeting was read
and the announcement was made that the
clerk of the old Board, who holds the same
position with the new Board, had refused
to call the meeting, hence the former
Director had been compelled Reluctantly
no doubt to perform that duty. AS Mr..
Hawkins, the clerk, was not present, 1t
was necessary to have some one act In
that capacity. All that part of the pro-
| gramme had been prepared, however, and
Thomas s. Mooney. formerly city clerk
of Burlington, was installed as deputy
clerk. There was no public call for Mr..
Hawkins at this part of the proceedings,
that was done after everything else had
been disposed of. Without taking the
trouble to administer the oath of Office to
Mr.. Mooney he was instructed to call the
roll. The following answered to their
names:
Turner Birkhead, Beverly city; William
s. Bovine, Burlington city; George V.
Boar tn, Woodland; J. Clayton Buckage.
Tabernacle; Howard N Cook. Spring
field; Walter Denning. Delran; Harry E.
Dubell, Westampton; Edward Durell, |
Florence; SamuelP Estilow, Southampton
Stewart Mcfarland, Eastampton, Thos. W. |
Fairbrother, Riverside; Chas. 81. Horner,
Chesterfield; Clifford R. Jennings, Sha-
mong; ]. Aquilla Jones, Lumbertou;
t. Winfield Land, Palmyra; Joseph P.
Lennon, Pemberton; Louis F. Lowden,
Cinnaminson; Thomas P. Miller, Borden
town township; William Miller. North
Hanover; R. Sherman Parker, Burlington
township; Edward s. Phillips, Burlington
city; Joseph Sykes, New Hanover; VIM |
A, Wilkins, Mount Laurel; Charles II. |
Wright. Medford.
William s. Bovine. Of Burlington city.
was then installed &c master of cere-
monies. with William A. Wilkins, as ssme,
too. beside him to second the series of
motions and resolutions that had been
typewriter and handed to the leader to
present at the proper moment.
The opinion of Justice Swayze of the
Supreme Court, rendered as the result of /
suits brought by the old Board of Free
holders In Union and other counties of |
the state. was read In full by the clerk
In answer to a question asked by Mr..
Bovine, Budd M. Rigg. of Burlington,
who acted as solicitor for both Boards
during the day. said that the question
voted upon in Burlington county last year
was the same as In Union county.
A legal paper was then handed to the
clerk to read. 1t alleged that the old
Board of Freeholders was the only author
lied body to transact the business of the
county. 1t was signed by Joseph H.
Gaskill and Samuel K. Robbins, lawyers
living at Moorestown, and who are counsel
in advising the Board.
Mr.. Bovine then moved that the old
Board reorgsnize, and at this suggestion
Harry E. Dubell was again reelected
. Director without opposition, for which
honor ha avpraaaad htc tha,ho
The oath of office was administered to
Dubell by Budd M. Rigg, master in
chancery.
Then Director Dubell, with a perfect
assurance that there would not be any
answer, made call for Harry Hawkins,
Jr., and asked him to come forward and
act as clerk. The young man was not
present and Mooney was made the per-
manent deputy clerk. and the formality
of administering the oath of Office was
performed by the Director
On motion of Mr.. Bovine the clerk was
requested to record in the minutes the
opinion of Judge Swayze and the call for
the meeting.
Nv AUANS Va idcb year WCAc duOpbcu ny
the Board, and as there are some amend
ments to be made, Messrs. Russ, Birk-
head and Howard Cook were appointed
committee for that purpose.
On motion of Mr. Bovine the Board
ratified as legal all contracts which had
been awarded by the small Board up to
April I'd of the present year.
The Northampton township committee
Is to be notified of the death of Stacy
Atkinson, SO that freeholder may be
appointed to represent Mount Holly.
The finance committee was requested
to prepare budget to meet the expenses
of the county during the present year and
II ort at the next meeting
1t was moved and carried that the clerk
notify County Collector Warren G. Pine
that the old board had been reorganized.
and that Harry E. Dubell had been
elected director, and Thomas s. Mooney
clerk.
In naming the various committees there
was very little change In the list of those
who served last year.
The Board adjourned to meet again on
Wednesday, April 10. Where bouts"
asked one of the members, and the Di.
roofOr rapi;od. t6at H. ao,,-4 49,