The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-02-01
Board of Ereehnlders.

ut the Board of Freeholders Wednesda
10 and bridges end roads seemed to be Il
to uppermost subjects for consideration.
IL The first matter to receive sattentio
however, was the report of solicitor Dav
Of on the law respecting salaries of FIRE
le holders. The act he was to look in
l. applies only to counties of over 1000
,r population, and Burlington came I'M
" that class by the last census. The la
II provides that members shall receive S3(
n per year, without mileage or any extra
IS and that the director is to receive $50
IS Mr.. Davis said the law is mandator
d and Burlington county is compelled
# adopt it. This settled that point, a
# though it was not entirely satisfactor
: to all the members.
/ Medford township asked that railing
t be placed along the stone road fron
' Medford to Chairville, in some place
| where there is danger Of vehicles goin
, over the bank.
Adams & Fenton put in claim of 81
for damage done to their barge at tn
Mullica river bridge, and the bill wa
ordered paid.
A bill of ex-Judge John G. Horner
$75 for legal services in connection witt
the re-arrangement of the water system
at New Lisbon, was ordered paid.
Then the road business began. A pc
tition, signed by about $50 persons, was
presented, asking for a stone road be-
tween Bordentown and Burlington, by
way of Florence.
Mr.. Jones said he believed that the
road is badly needed, but the present
condition of the treasury does not war
rant any action that will lead to the ex-
penditure of money in building new
roads. A motion was made to lay the
petition on the table and it was SO done.
! Mr.. Delaney moved that the resolu-
ton giving the printing of the auditors
report TO the Bordentown Register be re-
scinded, and that the Mirror be desig-
mated to do the printing. This resolu-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Logan offered a resolution that
the plans and specifications for the
Broad street bridge, Burlington, be APP
proved, and that bids for the work of
building be advertised for.
Director Davis said he wanted to call
attention to the fact that work on new
bridges would be suggested that would
cost $3.50 The bridge appropriation
is only $35, 900, so that would leave but
$4,000 for repairs.
Mr.. Esham said that new bridges were
absolutely necessary. He suggested that
the road appropriation be cut down
$4,000, the latter sum togo to the bridge
account. He said roads could wait, but
bridges must be built.
Mr.. Clair said the Broad street bridge
certainly needs attention. If any of the
members would take the trouble to keep
account of the daily traffic over that
bridge he would find there was more
travel over that structure than over any
five bridges in the county.
This did not meet with the approval
of the other members, who thought the
statement: was a trifle overdrawn, but
Mr.. Clair stuck to it.
Mr.. Russ wanted all necessary work
done on bridges, but he did not believe
$3.50 would cover the cost of painting
the county bridges.
Engineer Logan was called upon for
an opinion whether the Broad street
bridge would last another year. His
reply was that a sufficient number of
supports under any bridge would go a
great ways toward making it strong,
and the bridge in question could proba-
bly, be bolstered up for another year.
Then Mr.. Joyce took hand in the de-
bate. He opposed taking any money
from the road appropriation. He had
recently gone over 30 miles of road and
if the rest of the highways in this
county are in as bad condition as those
he had travelled over they certainly need
attention.
Mr.. Logan's resolution to go ahead
with the Broad street bridge was adopted.
The Lambertville Quarry Company
was awarded the contract to furnish
broken stone at the price of rs cents per
ton at the quarry.
On motion of Mr.. Esham the plans
and specifications for a new bridge on
King street were approved, and the en-
gineer was directed to advertise for bids
Mr.. Peak brought up the much dis
cussed question of new abutments for
the bridge oyer Blacks creek, Borden
town, and it was again, for the fourth or
fifth time, ordered that bids be advertis-
ed for.
The Director here made another state
ment. He called attention to the fact
that the rules require that no bridge
work over certain sum shall be award
ed unless the Director is called to act
with the committee. He knew of reso-
luton that would be offered calling for
work that would cost 1900. According
to the rules he should have been notified
to confer with the committee. While
he was not seeking work he did not pro-
pose to be ignored and gave notice that
resolutions such as he had mentioned
would not be recognized if he was left
out of the reckoning.
This brought Mr.. Bright to his feet
with an explanation. He said he had
been under the impression that where
there were standing committees they
had power to act without consulting the
Director. He disclaimed any intention
of ignoring the Director and said such
an occurrence would not happen again
so far as he was concerned. Director
Davis accepted the explanation and the
work proceeded.
| Mr.. Harker wanted to know what had
become Of the repairs to the bridge over
North Run, near Wrightstown, and he
was told it was being locked after.
Then came resolutions to advertise fol
bids to repair or rebuild bridges on the
Park road; the county line bridge be-
tween Pensauken; cuIvert on the Dor
dentown and Georgetown road.
1t was resolved that the county engin
eer survey the road between Bordentowr
land Yardville, with the idea that a new
road be built.
Mr.. Hilton said he knew that RoaC
Commissioner Stevens wanted this roaC