The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-10-17

Wednesday evening and reported sew
eral bills Of Indictment. They also
offered the following report;
This grand jury for the October term Of
1912 mas mad referred to it the certain report
ana resolutions filed with your honor by the
last grand jury and has been asked to ratifv
4 ana confirm its findings and several recon-.
| mendatlons- We have not had the benefit ot
| any Oh the detailed information on which these
recommendations were based, but commend the
palnstaklng investigation conducted bv on1
| predecessors and trust that permanent voof
may Ultimately result. In conformity with the
| request, we have given consideration to the
several recommendations and file our conclus.
IONS 1t IS possible that during our term we
s nay osem " desirable to make further pre-
| taken up the previous report seriatim and have
| adopted the following resolutions:
De II resolved, That this grand jury re-af.
| nrms the finding as to the desirability of sucl
revision OF legislation will provide suitable
compensation to magistrates and officers to ths
emo tnat those who violate the law should be
Drought promptly to justice and the cases dis
posed OF at the least proper cost to the tax
payers; and, go
Be it further resolved, That in addition to
the recommendations previously made we su0-
gest That the laws be SO amended as to provide
.naI , only tnose sufficiently learned in the law
snali De thereafter eligible to be magistrate,
lusIice Oh the peace or other officer authorizes
70 near small causes and that within proper
limits TO be determined, such causes NAV h
nnaly disposed OF without taking the time of
grand jurors and the court in matters Of n
trivial nature; and
Be it further resolved, That we approve of
any plan by which prisoners may be properly
uIlizeo Tor public work on highways by which
tne cost can be reduced and saving effected or
through which operating expenses of our pub-
nc institutions may be reduced to minimum :
Be it further resolved, That the subject mat
yer OF tne size and composition of the board of
enos SeI ireenolders Is one on which there can
readily be differing opin
denced by the fact that the voters have. nv
election, chosen first small board and later a
that the election was held at time when a
large portion of the voters were absent bnt #
Is certain that whatever may have been the
reason it is the fact that the issue was deter
mined upon minority vote of the people We
believe that the question should be again SUBJ
united and determined upon a majority vote
and would further recommend that before such
submission the statute should be so amended
as to provide for subdivision of the county
lnto districts and that each such district should
have resident member of the board and fur
Their, that to be eligible for membership a man
should De taxpayer on property in his own
right OF an unencumbered value in a reason
able amount to be fixed; and,
Be it further resolved That those in author
lily should be as careful in obstructing the high
ways as public work viii permit. We are not
informed as to the conditions on which the pre-
vlous resolution was considered; and,
Be 1t further resolved, That no man should
be expected to serve the public as auditor or
ted for his time and the response biity assumed
The Office of auditor is intended to serve as
a comptroller in the expenditures of public
lunus and the public IS entitled to be assured
That some honest and discreet official shall
nrst approve and eountersign all warrants
we further believe that economy and efficien- |
~ would De promoted by the establishment and |
"a maintenance OF budget system, within which
ene AUDITORS approval and countersignature
s sSon1d ohy pc given; that no such approval
snoul9 De given until the lapse of sufficient
Time Tor proper audit, with opportunity for ex- 1
ANIMATION by any taxpayer or others in inter /
ga, ana tnat SUCH system be installed as will
insure an actual audit, approval and publica-
tlon oil claims allowed and paid. The Office Of i
me auditor should be furnished with a certi-
s asu eopy OF an contracts or other commitments
- s,s contemplate expenditures of public /
FUNDS and such other documents and records
as "ouio enable any interested taxpayer to pro-
cure satisfactory information and
!, Whereas. The prevalence of serious crime
Inroushout burlington county has led to the Il
consideration OF reasonable means to prevent |
The continuance of depredations, damages and
nurderous assaults the problems include The |
vast territory, much of which is sparseIy set
led, with little or no police protection and the
consequent difficulty in making successful ef- |
orts for regulation or prevention Therefore |
Be it resolved, That this grand jury recon-
nends the legislative enactment provind
orm of state constabulary which has proven
o effective in other commemorative where
imilar conditions have prevailed
And. whereas, Owing to long continued COM
laints. particularly from the rural sections,
+ petty thieving, obtaining money under false
fortune telling, wanton destruction
property malicious mischief and transmits
ion of obnoxious diseases and epidemics there
ore,
Be it resolved. That this grand jury go on
ecord favoring the introduction, by our
in the state legislature, of laws
for the purpose of preventing the
resenee of the wandering tribes commonly
nown as gypsies in this state; and,
Be it further resolved, That these declara-
ions and resolutions be filed with the court
nd that the clerk be directed to certify copies
hereof to the Representatives of Burlington
ounty IN the senate and house of assembly.
DAVID C. BAIRD, Foreman. ,
!. B. Eckman. Clerk. IN
The grand jury was continued, ac-
ording to the usual custom, and will
Q called to meet when sufficient evil
ence has been procured in the murder )
ase. II
On Friday Judge Lippincott con-
dered applications for licenses to sell
luor. Before taking up any cases he !