The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-01-06
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DSIuOcTdUlc NOU6S.
! Superintendent of the burial of soldiers
and sailors was the only Office that was
not contested. DIR. Glasgow insisted on
namingEJohn Throckmorton, ST., the
present incumbent who is protected by
civil service, being an old soldier. The
Republicans did not object and Mr..
Throckmorton was unanimously re-
! tanned.
Summed up the officers are as follows:
Director. Alfred 1. Davis, Democrat.
Clerk, Harry Hawkins, Jr., Republican.
Solicitor, Budd M. Rigg, Republican.
Supervisor of Roads, Stewart Mcfarland,
| Republican.
Prison physician, DIR. James Mcfarland,
| Democrat.
| Almshouse physician, DR.. c. B. Sitgreave,
Republican.
| Physician at the asylum. DIR. Richard II.
Parsons, Republican.
Superintendent of the asylum, c. Clarence
Keeper of court house, John w. Shinn, Re-
publican.
| Superintendent burial of soldiers and
sailors, John Throckmorton, Sr., Republican.
The above is pretty good showing
for minority party.
Worn out with the work entailed in
securing an organization the Board took
recess until after dinner. On re-as-
sembling there was no more voting to be
done. The appointment of committees
was to be taken up and in this the
Democrats secured a majority. The
| Director named the following:
| MISREPRESENTATION A. Black, Edward
Durell, b. NJ. Hafnes.
Coroners' Bills-James j. Mahan, william
Thackara, William A. Jones'.
Costs and Fines : Elwood Hart, Joseph
| Sykes, Harry ID. Clair.
Court House and GrOunds-E. w Esham
John b. Davis, Turner Birkhead.
Discharge of Prisoners-Joseph A. Couples
John Logan, Joseph G. Rodman.
| g Harry Hill.
Fox Bills: A. Couples, John Logan.
George Bozarth
Incidental-R. B. Glasgow, Joseph A. De-
laney, Charles b. Jeshup.
Asylum-Elwood Hart, William Thackara,
Charles K. Joyce.
Orphaned Children-John Logan William
Thackara, John K. Haines.
Printing-R. B. Glasgow, W. A. Black, Asa
c. Robert.
Personal BiIls-Joseph s. Bright, Joseph
sykes. Howard Russ.
Soldiers Burials-E. w. Esham, Thomas B.
Aaronson. Frank Ridgway.
Small Bridges Thomas B. Aaronson, j. j,
Mahan. Harry X. Dubell.
Dudley.
Centreton Drawbridge-Hart, Bright, Dud-
ley, Jones, b. M. Haines.
Hainesport observation-disclosures, Bowman s.
L1ppincott, Esham, Hart, Duben.
BridgeborO Observation-Disclosures, Roberts,
Hart, Dudley. j. b. Davis.
Delanco Drawbridge-Bright, Russ, Roberts,
Hart, Hill.
DR.. Glasgow then thought the Board
had done business enough for one day.
He held that the meeting was for organi-
cation only and that other business could
not be transacted. Mr.. Russ took ex-
ception to this and said there were mat
ters that must be attended to. A bud
get of appropriations must be adopted
and he offered one which provided that
1920, 900 be raised, 5000 of which is to
be taken from miscellaneous receipts.
A point was raised that the finance
committe had not had time to examine
this budget and it was decided that they
should be allowed to retire and look it
over. In few moments they returned
and reported it as correct and it was
adopted.
The items of the appropriation bill
were not read but it is said there are
some reductions in salaries. The clerk
is to be reduced 5000, but the item Of
personal bills is increased about $4,000.
The county collector was authorized to
borrow money from thine to time as
needed at a rate of interest not to exceed
four per cent. per annum. The finance
committee did not exactly like this and
they decided to meet Thursday and dis
cuss the question of how often the col
lector is to borrow on notes.
A resolution to authorize THE News
to print the monthly report of the county
collector was adopted without dissent.
Another resolution was offered to give
the publication of the auditors report to
the Mirror. DR.. Glasgow offered an
amendment that the Herald be sub
stituted. A vote was taken and the
Director announced that the amend
ment was lost. DR.. Glasgow called for
roll call. The Director decided it took
the request or five members to get such
action. DIR. Glasgow, Mr.. Esham and
Mr.. Clair arose, but Notwithstanding
there had evidently been more than five
negative votes they did not respond and
the Mirror got the work, regardless of
DIR. Glasgows appeal to his fellow men,
bers to stand by him. ''The Mirror has
created more trouble for us than any
other paper" said the doctor.
DIR. Glasgow, b. M. Haines and Joseph
S. Bright were appointed a committee
to revise the rules.
A resolution was adopted asking our
members of the Legislature to introduce
an amendment to the Hillary tax act
whereby the county may get more money
on which to conduct its business, also to
secure the repeal of the widows pension
act or get it amended so that it will not
require as much money as is now APP
parently necessary to carry the pro-
visions of the act into effect
A letter was received from the retiring
Board offering to lend any aid in the
power of its members to the new body.
James Logan, county engineer, told
the Board of the work he had done for
| the county, providing his own assistant
preparing all maps and drawings, and
driving his automobile over 10000 miles
last year in county service He said
that after he had done all that was re-
quired of him there was not much left of
the 81, 800 salary. A resolution was Of
fered to make the salary $500, but it
was laid over for the committee on rules
to consider.
The Solicitor was instructed to defend
suits that are said to be about to be in.
stituted against the county owing to the
condition of the Pearl street bridge
This brought up the subject of that
bridge as well as of the Broad street bridge
in that city and it was ordered that the
Burlington members confer with con.
tractor Hennessy who has done some
work on the bridge and see if something
cannot be done to hurry the matter
along.
The Board then adjourned until the
Dist of this month.
BOrdentown.
David Estlow is acting master carpen
ter of the Trenton division of the Penn
Isylvania railroad in place of George L
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