The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-10-03
Grand Jury Renort.

The grand jury met last Tuesday to
receive the report of the committee APP
pointed to look into general conditions
in the county. The committee re-
ported as follows:
To the Court of Quarter Sessions of the county
The grand jury of the term of April, 1916,
have visited the several county institutions
and various offices and believe that in many
respects changes are desirable to effect more
efficient and economical condition of county
affairs generally and decrease the burden of
taxation.
As result of our investigation, committee
was appointed to draft resolutions relative to
such matters have been investigated.
We, the said grand jury, herewith submit
l. Whereas. the fees of magistrates, justices
and officers under the act concerning disor-
mencza thereof, have been limited to twenty
five cents to the magistrates and justices and
fifty cents to the officers, which fees are GER
and by reason thereof this act has not been
used to any great extent by some of the mag
istrates and justices therefore, be it
Resolved, that this grand jury recommend
that the senator and assembiyman from this
county be requested to draft and introduce to
the legislature at its next session an amend
that the fees of magistrates and justices and
other officers may equal the fees now author
lied by law for like services in criminal mat
tiers and that the costs may be imposed upon
the defendants and collected with fines and
sentences of imprisonment.
We believe that by such amendment many
of the trivial cases that now are presented
to the grand jury and courts in cases of
assault, assault and battery, threats, ETC., at
the expense of the county, will be greatly de-
creased and that proceedings will be taken I'M
crimes act.
2. Whereas, under the present system for
| the commitment of prisoners to Jail, they are
detained at the county's expense in idleness
and in view of the crying need for help on
| our roads and our county farm, due to the
scarcity and increased cost of labor.
Therefore, be it Resolved, that this grand
| jury recommends and advises that the Board
of Chosen Freeholders make provision for the
| employment OF prisoners on the roads of the
| county land on the county farm.
| 3. Whereas, we believe the present large
Board of Freeholders is cumbersome and un
wieldy body and that the county could be NOR,
economically and efficiently governed by 1
small board of freeholders.
Therefore, be it Resolved, that this CRANE
| jury recommends the adoption of the &C
providing for a small board of chosen free
A. Whereas, our attention has been Gale,
| to the practice of the Board of Freeholders o
placing piles of broken stone and other roa
materials along and adjacent to the publ
roads of the county for months before tn
same are used for the repair of such roads
endangering the lives and safety of the travel
| public
Therefore. be it Resolved, that this gran
, | Jury record its disapproval of such methods.
D. Whereas, the salary of the county aud
J tor IN the old act, now IN force, is adequat
to compensate him for the large volume @
E4Aess now required to be done in his offie.
and whereas, We believe the auditor was In
tended to closely serutinize the accounts {
, every department and institution of the count
4 and that he should devote more time to tn
! duties of such Office, and whereas, in maxim
this recommendation, we firmly believe the r,
sniff fhor1 cofa
the increase of salary, in more Thorough
economical and efficient system being promu
I gated, inaugurated and performed.
Therefore, be it Resolved, that this matt,
al be referred to the Senator and Assemblyms
| of the county, to draft and introduce 8
I amendment to the legislature at its next Sc
U sion, as will provide an adequate salary f
: said auditor to compensate him for the sc
oil vices rendered by him.
81 Respectfully submitted.
Z WILLIAM T. KIRK,
I'll Forema
Richard B. Eckman, Clerk.
q Dated September &c, 1916.