The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
A Short Session.

With the thermometer as high as it
could climb there was general satisfac-
ton among the members OF the Board
of Freeholders to know that the budget
was not heavy on Wednesday, and
that they would not be called upon to
sxpend any special energy in putting
the business of the county through.
The first thing that called for atten-
ton was the acceptance Of the creden-
dentials of William G. Leconey, who
had been appointed to succeed Joseph
L. Hilton, deceased, to represent the
township of Chester.
Another incident that seemed to give
the members pleasure was extending
congratulations TO Solicitor Davis on
the birth Of two boys early on We'd
nesday morning.
+ A bill for $40.2O from H. G. PAN
coast, of Riverside, was taken up. It
was presented at the July meeting and
called for recompense for damages sus-
tanned by the machine turning over
some stone along the roadway in Bur
lington. 1t was question who was to
blame for leaving this stone where it
was but the impression prevailed that
the county was not responsible so the
bill was laid on the table.
s. A. Adams sent q bill for $3.50
damages to his barge at the Chestnut
Neck bridge: This was referred to the
resident freeholder.
Edward I. Haines, sealer of weights
and measures, asked to be paid his
salary for the past seven months, but
the director ruled the motion to pay
out of order.
The request of the Bell Telephone
Company for franchise for so years
to open certain roadways in the county
was defeated by the vote of 90 to l.
The main objection to this move was
the length Of time the franchise would
have to run.
A communication was read from the
Burlington County Medical Society in
which it was stated that the society de-
sired to recommend certain physicians
as eligible for the position of director
of the tuberculosis hospital at New
Lisbon. Those named were: DR.. NJ.
w. Newcomb, DR.. ]. B. Cassidy, DR..
David Baird, Jr., DR.. Nathan Thorne
and DR.. f. d. Prickitt. In addition to
this the society unanimously recon-
mended DIR. Newcomb for superinten-
dent of the hospital.
A complaint was entered against the
condition of the creek at the Broad
street bridge, Burlington, attention to
which was directed at the July meet
ing. Mr.. Logan said work had been
begun to remedy the situation.
The State Highway department sent
formal acceptance of the road from
Mount Holly to Chambers Corner and
from Mount Holly to Lumberton.
A communication from the township
committee of Chester reported that
s., 031 had been appropriated towards
the improvement Of the road between
Moorestown and the Camden county
line. The statement was made thai
this money would not be available
unless something definite was done in
the matter prior to October l.
The contract Of John NJ. Gindsr, tC
build the road referred to was declared
abandoned and the work was given t.
Sutton & Corson, of Ocean City. They
are to get to work at once and are to e
as far as the money on hand will al
low them to. The Public Service Com
pany does not seem to be in hurry tt
guarantee its share Of the expense.
Msssrs. wilkins, Leconey and Glas
gov were appointed committee t.
draft resolutions OF respect to the
memory of Joseph L. Hilton.
1t was stated that there are some in
mates of the almshouse who hav
money and property which they will
not turn over to the county. Unde
an act Of the legislature it is permits
sibls for the county to take possession
kof any money or property of Chart
patient and resolutions were adopted t
/, proceed in that way in these cases.
Not bsing able to get an Ordinanc