The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-12-22

without reference to the reading of the |
minutes. AS compliance with this reso-
luton would entail extra work on the
clerk, Mr.. Hill.suggested that the finance
committee should take this into COM
sideration preparing the budget for the
ensuing year. Under the rules the
must lie over until the next
meeting.
A communication from state depart
ment calling attention to the fact that
engineers must take out license before
January 1st, was read.
Requests were made to certify to the
state road commissioner that the follow
ing townships were about to build inn
proved roads and ask for state aid in the
matter: Lumberton township, road from
Eayrestown to the township line on the
Vincentown road, on which Lumberton
is about to spend $500; Southampton
township for the continuance of this
road to Vincentown, $500 to be spent
by Southampton; Vincentown to -Four
Mile, Southampton to spend 5000;
Northampton to the township line be-
tween this township and Westampton,
the latter to go on with the work TO
Rancocas and then to the township line
near Centreton, the two townships 10
assume so per cent. of the cost.
Mr.. Russ introduced a resolution re-
Recommending the appropriation of
| 50. 400 for the farm demonstration,
and if he prove to be incompetent or I'M
satisfactory the board reserve the right
to refuse to pay him. This was adopted,
DIR. Glasgow offered a resolution thai
the county study the patrol system.
Mr.. Hill reported progress on the work
of investigating the methods employed
at the county clerks Office, but said he
was finding it rather laborous task.
Mr.. Hill called attention to the fact
that there has been objection to some Of
the bills introduced in the morning and
he thought the matter ought to be clear
led. He supposed the objections were tc
the bills of Mr.. Cupples but he felt that
each member was being reflected upon
| Mr.. Clair had gone but he made the
statement that he objected to paying
the personal bills of Mr.. Cupples fol
fear of being locked up for misusing his
office.
| Then Mr.. Hill again took the floor and
said if there was any one.subiect which
should be cleared up before the first Of
| the year it was that of the standing Of
Mr.. Cupples. Remarks are being made
and the members are being subjected te
criticism that are neither fair or pleasant
A resolution offered at the former meet
| ing has been sidetracked and legal action
| is now threatened. He thought some
thing definite should be done.
| DIR. Glasgow moved to adjourn but
when he was told that there was other
business to be transacted he withdrew
his motion, saying he would again offer
lit if the Cupples matter was brought up.
This did not shut off debate, however,
and Mr.. Thackara said that, having paid
the farm demonstration for work he did
not do, it was not plain to him how the
board could refuse to pay Mr.. Cupples
for work he had done.
Mr.. Joyce wanted to know whether
Mr.. Cupples had the right to draw his
salary. The solicitor said he had nc
right to his personal bills and in reply tc
another question said the county col
lector had right to refuse to pay any
bills passed by the board unless per-
fectly satisfied they should be paid
DR.. Glasgow moved that this subject
be indefinitely postponed, but the
motion was lost by vote of 10 for and
10 against
| William A. Jones asked that the law
on the subject be read. Mr.. Rigg read
the statute, which is very clear, but DIR,
Glasgow held that the board of freehold
Iers was above the law. The Legislature
had the right to say who should be its
members and the board of freeholders
| had the same privilege.
Mr.. Esham was opposed to action fol
two reasons. Mr.. Cupples did not spend
any money and filed a report to that
effect when his attention was called tC
his omission, and his attorney was not
presentat this meeting to represent him.
The members generally agreed that
the situation was very unpleasant and
the question should be settled at once
| Mr.. Hill then offered the resolution
originally presented by Mr.. Russ to the
effect that Mrs Cupples' seat be declared
vacant, and DIR. Glasgow moved to refer
the matter to the township of Taber.
nacle. This was not adopted and Mr..
Hill insisted upon his resolution being
acted upon, saying it was as much fol
the benefit of Mr.. Cupples as for any one
else.
Then there was more talk. MIR. Bright
thought it queer that this matter hao
been allowed to rest for year whole
and then suddenly be pushed.
The roll was called and resulted a:
follows:
Aye-Russ, Carly, Rodman, Dudley
John Z. Haines, Lippincott, Jones, Ben
jamin NJ Haines, Hill, Pew-10.
Nay-Loveland, Peak, Logan, elias
gov, Black, Jessup, Bright, Durell
Aaronson, Thackara, Sykes. Esham
Roberts, Wright, Joyce, Johnson, Hart
Bozarth-1S.
Absent-Birkhead, Delaney, Mahan
Farmer, Clair, Ridgway, Burr.
Not voting-Davis, Cupples-
This apparently settled the matter ant
il was decided that all of Mr.. Cupples
bills should be paid.
1t was ordered that bills for stone VI
to the end of the year be paid when APP
proved by the director and committed
DIR. Glasgow then got in his motion t,
adjourn and it was carried this time.
Resolutions
Mount Holly, n. j., Dec. II, 1914
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