The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-02-16
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town; Benjamin Lippincott, Cinnamin
son; Aubrey Walton, Moorestown, al
spoke in favor of the movement ant
said they thought the best way to ge
information is to have it given person
ally.
Harvey Roberts, Moorestown, thought
this subject of more Importance than
new roads and he could not see any
better way of spending the money.
A. Engle Haines thought Burlington
county would go behind if it did not
make this appointment. The main
question in his mind was the securing OF
the right man for the place.
Mr.. Tallman wanted it understood
there were no politics in this matter.
1t was for the benefit of all. He read
resolutions from several institutions
favoring the plan.
Gilbert Wills, of Marlton, was the
first to speak against the proposition.
He said there was too much fraternalism
in present conditions. The appoint
ment of a Farm Demonstrators or a SINH
lar official in foreign countries had been
alluded to but if the appointment here
was liable to bring about the situation
now obtaining across the water it did not
want to be considered. He was sorry for
the farmers who were not able to stand
alone. This was a great opportunity for
the Freeholders to show they were repre-
sentative men. To adopt this plan
would make farmers dependent, not am
bilious to bring out the talents they
might possess, and they would maintain
less manhood. He believed every man
was able to stand alone. To have some
one come around and tell what ought to
be done would make puppets out of what
are now men.
William D.. Cowperthwait said the
Freeholders should realize how they
were put in office, and should vote to rep
resent the desires of their constituents.
He believed the majority of people of
Burlington county would vote against
this measure if it wa put before them.
There are 5000 farmers in Burlington
county, with about $50 present at this
meeting.
Irving Clark, of Moorestown, was also
OF the opinion that the Freebooter should
vote as he thought his constituents de-
sired. Attention was called to the fact
that more than one grange had opposed
the proposition.
n seemed to be the end of the argu-
ments and it wa moved that a recess of
10 minutes be taken that the members
might havea conference. This was agreed
to and the Board went upstairs. When
the members again took their seats
William A. Jones asked if the whole
matter was to be again discussed as it
had been upstairs. The Director ruled
that the only thing to be done now wal
to vote on the resolution. The roll was
called and resulted as follows:
Aye-Dudley, Farmer, B. M. Haines,
Jessup, Jones, Lippincott, Ridgway,
Thackara-8.
Bright, Burr, Carly, Clair, Couples, Du-
rell, Esham, Glasgow, John E. Haines.
Hart, Hill, Joyce, Johnson, Logan, Love-
land, Peak, Roberts, Rodman, Russ,
Sykes, Wright-24.
Absent-Bozarth, Delaney, Mahan,
Pew.
Not voting-Director Davis.
By this time the members felt worn
out and a recess was taken for dinner.
Mr.. Hill, of the committee to which
several old bills had been presented,
made a very comprehensive repor with
recommendations in each case. Some
of the bills went back as far as 1912.
The Good Roads Machinery Company
was paid $4S9. so. Sarah A. Vandegrift
wanted $8S.25 for damage to property in
Cured by Sheriff Jordan in the line of
duty when he raided a disorderly house
in Burlington. This claim was dismissed.
j. Il. Lecompte vas given 1858 for ma
terial and work on a road a Point
vile. P. J. Byrne's request for 5000
claimed to be due on construction OF a
bridge on the road from Moorestown to
Fellowship, was dismissed. Mr.. Hill
said several letters had been sent to Mr..
Byrne who had not taken any notice OF
them. The same'situation prevailed in
the case of Jacob Gempsheimer, in con-
nection with building a dam, and the
bill went the same way as the other.
Cape May county presented a bill in
connection with the removal Of a resi-
dent of this county from that jurisdic-
ton to the hospital at New Lisbon,
There had been some mixup in this case,
the bill having been sent to Cumber-
and county and it was but recently
found out just where it belonged. 1t was
for $67.13 and was ordered paid. Howard
c. Poinsett was paid $1.90 for gravel
furnished the county, but he was refused
1921 for damages to his auto, which he
said occurred on a bridge near Jones
Mill. The next item was $685.. 10, pre-
sented by Kelly-McFeely Company for
~resurfacing a road. 1t was found that
the state had paid this money into the
county Treasury SO there was nothing
left but to turn it over to the company.
A bill Of the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany for Sal, demurrage on a carload of
road material, was acknowledged by the
company to be an error. 1t was reported
that the county was not liable for $62.40
damages to an automobile. In the case
of William J. Lempte Brewing Co.,
1921 for damages to an automobile, it
was stated the claimant was willing to
settle for $50 and it was ordered that the
sum named be paid.
The report was received and the COM
mittee was excused from further duty
with the thanks of the board.
Committees on the various drawbridges
reported having appointed tenders as
follows: Samuel J.. Painter, Delanco; H.
c.. Adams, Mullica River; Harry G. Ma
this, Bass River; William Hoffman,
Hainesport; Charles w. Anderson, Gen.
treton; Samuel P. Fenimore, Bridge
boro.
The condition of the Mullica river
bridge was brought up and engineer Lo-
gan said the structure "a undoubtedly
in bad shape. Something must be done
with it and the only thing in sight
seemed to be a concrete structure.
While it is being built travel to and from
Atlantic City and other points on the
road must be taken care of. In view of
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