The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-17

hospital but as that institution is about
to close for the summer it was necessa-
ry to move the man elsewhere. The
Burlington authorities seemed to be of
the opinion that the county would be
responsible for the patients expenses
wherever he might go. Solicitor Davis
said he had already communicated
with the Board of Health and told it
that the county is prepared to take
care OF the man at New Lisbon. Mr.
Davis said the county could not be
held responsible for expenses at any
other institution. Nothing further
was done on this subject.
The Tuckerton Board of Trade sent
letter in which complaint was made
OF the bad condition of the roads and
bridges on the line from Tuckerton to
New Gretna. Mr.. Mathis said the
roads and bridges are not in any worse
condition than they have been for
some time and he did not think that
was bad,
Detective Parker asked that a Ford
automobile be purchased for his use.
He called attention to the many trips
that he is compelled to make and re-
ferred to the expense incurred in hiring
machines for the trips. If an automo-
bile be purchased he would guarantee
that it would not be used for any pur-
pose except that which he had named.
In speaking on this subject attention
was called to the fact that many of the
bills in which items for hire of autos
appear, are those of constables and
court officers. If an auto is bought it
ought to be at the call of any officer in
the county. Another argument put up
was that if the detective should be
given the machine he asked for, then
one should be furnished the county en-
glneer, the supervisor of roads, the di
rector, and many others who now use
their own machines and do not get
cent of compensation for the wear and
tear or the gasoline burned.
Director Davis called attention to the
fact that another truck for road work
will be absolutely necessary before a
great while. That now in use is not
adequate for the demands that are
/ made upon it. This entire matter was
turned over to the committee on court
house and grounds to look into.
Fl. Ct. Pancoast presented a bill for
damages to his auto. He was driving
in Burlington, and in turning out to
make room for another machine his
auto ran upon pile of cement that
had been left alongside the pavement
without any protecting light. DIR.
Glasgow thought this claim could be
settled by having it referred to him, as
he would see the owner of the property
wheresthe accident happened, and who
was partly responsible for the occur
renee.
The bill was read and MIR. Jones at
once criticised it, showing the value of
having an automobile man on the
board. He said he could not imagine
how storage battery, which was one
OF the parts claimed to have been dam
aged, could have been injured if the
accident occurred as the claimant
stated. The bill was referred to DR.
Glasgow with directions that it have
the necessary affidavit attached.
Another bill for damages to an auto
was that Of Ralph Hulick. He was
driving between Georgetown and Bor
dentown. There was washout which
caused crack in the road. The ma
chimes wheel was caught In this and
the auto was thrown against a fender.
The wonder was that some one was
not badly hurt. A letter from Mr..
Kuser, who has farm near where the
accident occurred, gave the road very
bad reputation from one end to the
other, and he pronounced it disgrace
to the county. AS there was no doubt
about the damage having been done
and that it was owing to the faulty
roadway, the bill was ordered paid.
The report of the committee of the
grand jury with reference to various
county offices, was read, but no actor
was taken on it.