The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-11
TUESDAY, MAY II, 1915
Board OF rreehoIders.

Board OF FreehoIders.
When an applicant for naturalization
papers was before the court recently he
was asked by the Judge .'How are coun-
ty affairs managed?' The man looked
mystified and could not answer. If he
had said Very poorly" or Every care
lessly, = he might have stood chance of
having his application granted, but as it
was be was told to become better &C
quainted with the subjects under con-
sideration and come back later.
The Board of Freeholders was in ses-
ZION Wednesday, and beyond the points
that each individual member was inter-
ested in there was little attention paid to
business in general and it took much of
the time Of the director to get the MEM
bers to realize they were there for specific
purposes. AS an instance there was a
resolution which was read twice and
finally referred to committee, and the
chairman Of the latter had to ask what
IL was all about. as he had not heard
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either Of the readings. 1t is almost i'm
possible 70 get full vote on any ques
ton unless the roll is called. and in
many cases AFTER the matter in hand has
been talked over some member gets VI
and wants to be told what he is going tc
vote upon.
One OF the first questions brought te
the attention OF the members was that
q bridge over the Delaware some
where between New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. A delegation Of the New Jer
sey COMMITTEES on construction Of suct
bridge appeared and were given tn,
privilege Of speaking on the subject
After careful hearing had been giver
the matter the Burlington county boart
adopted q resolution asking Governo
Fielder to appoint commission to max,
the necessary surveys and plans ant
pledging the county to bear the expens,
Of the affair at rate not to exceed
twenty-five per cent. of the entire cost
A committee from the Burlington
County Medical Association appeared
and urged action towards building
: tuberculosis hospital. DIR. Wintersteen
Of Moorestown, said there are at leas
twenty cases Of tuberculosis in thiI
county needing attention. He though
portion OF the aimshouse could bt
nsted up ~ small cost. One particuia
case was cited where 1t seemed as ii i'm
meaiate action should be taken. l
came out In the discussion, however
mat the man afflicted had been takeI
% tne aimsnouse and ne had refused t
ssay tnere saying ne would rather die il
ms own nome. 1t was decided that thu
ileceof' ~ ms convenience, appoint
committee OF three to investigate thi
subject.
alexander wood, Charles M. Biddle
VI Stokes Joseph L. Thomas and Ben
lamln Lipplncott appeared to ask tina
especial attention De given to the roae
nom Westteld TO Riverton. This wal
aescrlDed as the worst piece of stone road
70 ene county and one that needs more
attention and quick action than any
otner ROAD around. Tnls did not appeal
% De the ioea OF many OF the members
VINO seemed TO think they had. equally
pad pieces but they promised to gel
busy on the spot mentioned.
The Medford Concrete Company was
awarded the contract to build a concrete
slab bridge at Union Mills near B. M
Haines' in Mount Laurel township or
its bid of 1925. Other bidders wer,
Charles M. Gale. Mount Holly, s4O9
Walter s. French. Moorestown, s4s7
Reese & Taylor, Trenton, $54s; L. H
Baumbach, Lumberton, $685..
The following bids were received on
the construction of wood pile bridge al
Herman city, in Washington township,
Louis z. Mathis, Haddonfield, 1851;
Ernest M. Haines, Vincentown, 81, $50,
a. M. q Howard Mathis, New Gretna;
i,S4l.lo; Rennell Construction Com
pany, New York. $l.S8S; Ginder Con-
stfuction Company, Trenton, $3.50.
me consract was awarded to Louis c.
Mathis.
Walter McClain, of Medford. was
{ "alueu sl'e con.lacs 70 paint the WOOD
s w : :. VIC COUNTY asylum property at
-" -11sDe'' W iais oiu u e4oo.zo. Otner
s's's ~e1s nayinona T. Weils, OF
snAoel .on, WV, anu "iiiam "A. Sine,
Nloune nohy' eSVV.
onausauqua Association was
61an'eo sne use VI sne lot IN the rear OF
sle Jalf lor ene week beginning June IA
alau iseaci ne company was gwen
sll,i'al pfiviiege lof the week beginning
suiy a.
- ~ lsPof'sd mat the Pearl street
olioge ~ 6uinngton mad been complet-
ca. ine ruoiic service corporation had
aos pau ies snAie Vi the expense OF
o'l'oins ano ~ aodl.ion nad removed
oaps anu lalnnss anu ,iao thrown piilng
anu uif' lnto ene creek. Inc Solicitor
was uifeceeo 70 proceed against the cor
pofation ana nave II replace those
aaslc'es WHICH sliouio go pack' 10 Tree
ene cfeek from oos'ructions ana 10 pay
rs sna,e .. Tue Cost wi'nin ten Gays from
she io1n oa ILLS month.
Camden county sent letter respect
ing the painting OF line bridge. Bur-
hngton county had declined to do half
OF the work owing to lack of money,