The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-08

would cost $4,000. Mr.. JeSsup joined
Mr. Russ in his view on the subject ano
said that many of the signatures haC
been secured at harvest home and thai
large number of the signers were moi
I taxpayers. He thought the greatest in.
convenience was that caused by the
owners of hotels in the neighborhood Of
the bridge. The petition was laid on
| the table.
The county engineer was instructed tc
look into the Thoroughfare bridge in Bass
River township. The government had
rejected the idea of fixed bridge and Mr.
Loveland though it would be necessary
to have new plans for drawbridge.
! 1t was ordered that the New Lisbon
bridge be redecked. 1t was also decided
to build reinforced concrete bridge on
what is known as the new road in Will
| ingboro at cost not to exceed $500; to
advertise for bids for repairing the Bur-
lington street bridge over Blacks creek,
Bordentown, at a cost not to exceed
81 900; and to rebuild the bridge near L.
A. Meetings. farm, in Chester town
ship, at cost not to exceed $500.
| The contract for building the Coleman
bridge near Magnolia, was awarded to l..
| G. Mathis, for $63S. Elwood Wells, oil
Mount Holly, bid 800 on this work and
Carpenter Il Bush, of Pemberton, sui
mitted bid of $500.
The Riverton and Palmyra Water
Company was granted permission to lay
mains along the county road from Pal
myra to Cinnaminson.
| Mr.. Esham presented a resolution that
hereafter no posters or other advertise
ing matter be allowed to be posted on
the trees in front of the court house or
Jail and that the. keeper of the court
house and the employees at the Jail be
directed to remove such papers whenever
they are put up. This resolution met
with general approval and candidates
for Office will have to seek other places
on which to display their portraits and
announcement that they desire Office.
The resolution was adopted, but the part
that is especially effective is that giving
some one orders to tear down advertising
matter posted on the trees. If we are
not mistaken there is general law
which prevents any signs or posters
being tackled or posted on shade trees.
1t seemed necessary to get proposal
to bond the township of New Hanover
into some legal shape, so a resolution
was adopted appropriating one dollar
each for the improvement of roads in
that township.
Inc FuDllc service company seems 10
think the bridge between Riverside and
Delanco is in need of reinforcing and
painting and representative of that cor
poration asked the county to aid in the
work which would cost 81, 900. The gener-
al impression was that the bridge is
strong enough.
The Burlington City Water Company
asked permission to lay main across
the new Pearl street bridge. Freebooter
Davis, of Burlington City, had refused
to sign resolution to that effect, but
another member had done so and when
the matter was brought up for consider
alton Mr.. Davis said he was opposed to
using the county property for such pur-
poses. Engineer Logan said there was
no arrangement in his plans of the
bridge for any such extras, so the re-
quest was laid ON the table.
1t was reported that Patrick j. Byrne
had forfeited his contract to build new
bridge in Mansfield township and it was
ordered that the bondsmen of Mr.. Bryne
be looked up in the matter.
Sheriff Jordan was instructed to take
proceedings against the public Service
Railway Company for exceeding its
rights. When repairing it's road between
Moorestown and Camden, the company
raised its tracks above the level of the
road to such an extent that the rains i'm
paired the wagon roads. Freebooter
Dudley was given authority to go ahead
and use every method in his power to
have this apparent abuse of authority
ON the part of the corporation stopped.