The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-10
Board OF EreehnlderS

2 on Wednesday, but when Director Davi
: raped for order there was Just the re
} quisite number with which to transac
: business, and they got to work at once
1t had been hard enough work for SOM
of the members to get to the court hous'
and they did not want to be caught her,
without chance of reaching thei
homes before dark. One member from
T Burlington city came over, the membe
from Bass River was present, and Mr.
| Thackara came in from beyond Med
ford. In fact those districts which one
: would naturally have supposed would
; be hard to get from were those which
had the good representations.
Bids were opened for the construction
J of bridges and culverts. On the bridge
over Nancy's Run, on the road from
Pemberton to Browns Mills, the follow
ing figures were presented; Browns Mill.
Construction Company, $522.5O; Medford
Concrete Company, $500; John Davis
and William H. Reeves, 1896; Charles
NJ. Gale, 81 ,02O. The contract was award
ed to the Browns Mills Construction
Company. On the bridge at Whites
canal, on the new road from Browns
Mills to Lakehurst, the figures were as
follows: Ernest M. Haines, Vincentown,
1910; Louis c. Mathis, Bass River, 1914;
John Davis and William H. Reeves,
New Lisbon, $979.69: Browns Mills Con-
struction Company, S1,O95; Charles M.
Gale, Mount Holly, 81, $50. The contract
was given to Ernest NJ. Haines, of Vim
centOwn.
A question that arose under the small
Board had been referred to solicitor Rigg.
The former Board contended that the
county was not assessable for it's prop
erty, consequently was not liable for the
state school and township taxes. The
solicitor gave an opinion that the county
must pay taxes on all its property ex-
cept the buildings and fifty acres of
land.
The finance committee made an eX-
tended report on the condition of the
treasury. 1t was shown that several
townships were delinquent in the matter
of payment of taxes, the amount being
$l3,6S5.09 with interest. 1t was also
made known that two other municipal
tiles owed interest for failure to pay taxes
due the county, and it was ordered that
the solicitor give notice that if settle
ment was not made within thirty days
suit would be commenced. This action
created somewhat of stir The law re-
quires township collectors to pay to the
state the amount of the state school
tax, then the county must be paid, the
townships taking the responsibility of
collecting from the balance sufficient for
their needs. Many township collectors
pay over to the county collector ION ac-
count" and then forget or neglect to
come along with the balance until they
get ready to hand it in. The county has
to pay interest on the money it needs for
expenses and there is no reason why the
township should not pay interest also.
Along the same line the arrearages for
ships was looked into and the solicitor
was direcred to get after the delinquents
The interest on this item alone reaches
the sum of 1887.
Another important innovation was
the decision that hereafter the members
will be required to furnish original bills
for all work done or materials purchased
by them. In the past the member has
simply put in his own bill and there
has not been anything to indicate what
the original cost was. Now there must
be voucher of some kind from the per-
son who has done work or who has fur
nished materials.
a motion was offered that the salary
of Stuart NJ. Mcfarland, recognized by
the Board as its Supervisor of Roads, be
paid. Mr. Mcfarland has not received
any pay for two months. Solicitor Rigg
said there was so much doubt as to who
is the legal Supervisor that it would be
well to let this matter rest awhile and it
was so ordered. The present Board still
recognizes Mcfarland as the proper
official but it will probably take decis-
ion of the courts TO settle the question:
The fact that Solicitor Rigg stopped
action on payment of McFarland's salary
shows that the Board will not be justi-
fed in paying any money on account of
his orders or work, and, in it's present
sfaf of no Do nd
nize any of the acts of Mr. Roberts,
elected by the small Board, so there you
are.
A request was made by the committee
interested in establishing colony for
detectives in this county but the matter
was not acted upon with the exception
of receiving the communication and
ordering it on file.
1t was ordered that the following work
be advertised for: Concrete deck on Bonn
bay Hole bridge, in Evesham township
cost not to exceed 81, 800; new concrete
bridge at Smithville, cost not specified;
concrete bridge at Loveland's Thorough
fare and at Bass River; some new piling
and two-inch plank deck over the present
deck at Centreton bridge; repairs to De-
lance drawbridge, cost not to exceed
81 300, repairs to underpinning of Bridge
boro draw and new deck for same; new
wing walls and abutments on the road
from Lewistown to Wrightstown to
Browns Mills, cost not TO exceed S., 900.
The subject of the Pearl street bridge
at Burlington, one that has been up
many times, was again preached. For
over two years this bridge has been the
subject of discussion, bids have been adj
vertised for, and nothing has come of it.
Bids were again asked for and were to
have been opened on Monday, but the
blizzard came and the committee did
not get to Mount Holly. Some of the
bidders were here on time and they
claimed they were entitled to consider
alton not only because they had braved
the storm but because they were ready
at the specified time. The fact that the
committee could not get here did
not, according to their ideas, enter
into the matter. They thought the bids
should be opened by the Board and the
contracts should be awarded.
The Solicitor gave it as his opinion
that it would not be proper for the Board
to take this matter up and it was order
ed that bids he again advertised for.
William A. Jones offered resolution