The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-04-06
Special Meeting of FreehoIders.

Special Meeting of FreehoIders.
Wednesday was the date set for q
meeting of the Board of Freeholders to
consider the subject of building or
repairing the bridge over Mullica
river at Chestnut Neck. That question
was taken up but there were several
other subjects that seemed to be as i'm
portant as that which has occupied at
tention for some time. All the members
were present except Mr.. Pew, who has
not sufficiently recovered from his recent
illness to be able to go out; Mr.. Delaney,
of Bordentown, who, for some reason,
seems to have lost all interest in the
meetings, and Mr.. Farmer, of Burlington
city.
The first proposition that confronted
the members was the announcement
that Mr.. Hennessy, who has been trying
to get action on his contract for building
a bridge at Burlington, that he had
employed Peter Backes, of Trenton, to
bring suit against the county for failure
to live up to its part of the contract.
The matter was turned over to the
solicitor.
The new owner of the New Lisbon
property where the county gets its water
supply, presented a new arrangement
for consideration and this was referred to
the committees on the asylum and aims
house. In this connection the State
Board of Health notified the Freeholders
that there was danger of the water
supply being polluted. No treatment
had yet been presented to remedy this
condition, however, and what will be
done remains to be seen.
The New Egypt, Jacobstown and
Chesterfield road and the New Egypt
and Cookstown road, having been put
in good condition were accepted as county
charges.
Northampton asked the Board to look
into the matter of building culverts in
this township. 1t is proposed to build
some new roads and the township COM
mittee desired to know how much the
county would do towards aiding in build
ing the culverts. Messrs Esham, Hart.
Jessup, Jones and the Director were ap-
pointed committee to make the proper
investigation.
Camden county had advertised for
bids to paint line bridges. In taking
this step Burlington county was not
consulted and Camden county went
ahead as if it had all to do with the
matter. The Burlington county Board
sent word to Camden that, owing to a
lack of funds. it would not be able to
join in painting the bridges.
Then the Mullica river bridge was
taken up. A motion was offered that
the engineer prepare plans for a new
bridge and also prepare plans for the re-
pair of the old structure to take care of
travel while the new bridge is being
built. This resolution was adopted but
not before there had been discussion on
raDairs to bridpeS in peneral
The county engineer said there were
several bridges in this county that are in
very dangerous condition and unless
something was done there might be a
suit for damages in more than one place.
He told of being under one bridge when
heavy truck went over it and that the
structure sagged badly.
This statement brought forth the usual
inquiry where the money was to come
from to make the repairs. Mr.. Russ
thought the 500, 900 set aside for the re-
pairs to the Mullica river bridge could be
drawn upon, but there was objection to
this. 1t was suggested that there might
have to be repairs, even though a new
bridge is built, and it would cost this
county atleast 500. 900 for it's share OF the
work. Mr.. Dudley said that, in confer
ence with members of the Atlantic coun-
ty Board assurances had been given that
Burlington county would take up the
subjects Of new bridge or repairs to the
old one and there was necessity for
keeping the original appropriation intact
Mr.. Russ did not believe the $40. 900
would ever be called for and he thought
the best thing to do would be to take
from that sum enough to make all re-
pairs that are actually necessary. He
offered resolution to that effect but it
was not adopted.
Then the engineer reported bridges
that must be taken care of at once.
They were as follows: Stop-the-jade, near
Buddtown; culvert near Lenola; concrete
pipe on G. s. Haines' farm, near Fellow
ship; bridge on the road from Lumber
ton to Eayrestown; Union Mill, near B.
NJ. Haines, Mount Laurel; Mary Ann
Forge. 1t was ordered that all these
bridges be repaired at cost not to exceed
that stated in the application to have
the repairs made.
Then came the question OF ways and
means and Mr.. Hill moved to transfer
$5,U 900 from the road account. This
brought Mr.. Dudley to his feet with an
objection. He wanted to know how the
members would explain to the State
Commissioner of Roads the fact that it
| WAS us1uS IOftQ DlOACy lOi ObnCl DuIDOocS.
The motion was tabled and Mr.. Russ in
troduced one taking $4,000 from the
personal bills account and placing it tC
the credit OF the bridge appropriation.
The subject of building a concrete
bridge at Loveland's Thoroughfare, in
Bass River township, was next con
sidered. This question has been brought
up many times in the last two years anC
has been turned down or laid over be
cause of lack of funds. As fact Mr.
Loveland has been promised action OF
this bridge more than once, and he ha
patiently taken the delays. On Wed
nesday he thought the time had COM
for something to be done. A resolution
was offered to build concrete bridge a
this place.
Mr.. Russ objected. He thought that
good wooden structure would last for a
least Is years and he did not think i
necessary to go to the expense of puttin
J up a concrete structure. He offered
resolution that piling bridge be bull
and this was adopted.
4 Bids were opened for work that ha
, been advertised for. For the abutmen
over Blacks creek, Bordentown, Their
. were but two bids. They were, JOSEF
: w. Higgins, 81, 162. 40; Joseph r. Gillian
Jr., 1886. The contract was awarded
Mr.. Gillian. For painting the Delanc
!, drawbridge there were several bids, q
follows: John Horn, $500; B. c. Long
fellow, S348; John Seeds, Jr., $40; Wi
! liam A. Sine, $500; J. c. McLaren, $685.
: Otto Seifert, $3.50; J. j. Blankenhein
$500. The committee decided to rejes
It all of these bids on the ground that I'll
= paint which the bidders proposed to III
IT did not come up to the standard require
by the committee. The next bids opens
(, were for oil to put on the roads. III
J figures were as follows; Headly Goo
= Roads Company, 5.2S cents pergallon;
lantic Refining Company, AS; Jof
tno1ro~ r no. STANDARD Oil Cor