The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-13
March Meeting.

Board of Freeholders was held on Wed
nesday.
The first business brought to the at
tention of the Board was a request
from the township committee of Pal
myra that Broad street in that town
be permanently improved by laying a
concrete roadway, at cost of 1900 to
the county, the Public Service Com
pany and the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to bear share of the ex-
pense. The application was approved
and it was ordered that bids be adver-
tised for, to be in at the next meeting.
The committee on court house and
grounds was directed to secure room
for the use of the county detective and
the Board of Taxation. 1t was stated
that the clerk of the latter body will be
in the office every day. The rooms re-
Gently vacated by Robert Peacock in
the Zelley building, have been select
ed for the purpose suggested, at rent
al of $3.50 per year.
Mr.. Esham was authorized to build
a temporary footpath over the creek
on King street while the new bridge is
being built.
Numerous repairs will be made to
several bridges. The South Pemberton
bridge is to be redecked with new
blocks; plans are to be prepared for a
reinforced concrete bridge near Heul-
ings Lippincott's farm on the road be-
tween Moorestown and Bridgeboro;
paint is to be applied to the Charles
Brown bridge, on the road from Gin
naminson to Bridgeboro, the wooden
blocks to be renewed; the steel deck on
the Eayrsstown bridge is to be renew
ed at cost not to exceed $500; Lum-
berton bridge is to be painted; Parker
bridge, Mount Laurel, to have new
deck; wooden blocks for Haines' Mill
bridge, between Bridgeboro and Gin
naminson; tenders on the north side
of the Bridgeboro bridge to be rebuilt.
the Sand Company to pay one-third of
the cost; bridge over Bucks creek, on
the road from Riverside to Riverton,
to be redecked with wooden blocks and
to be painted.
1t was suggested that all members
refrain from road work until plans had
been approved. As the business is
now conducted work is done and moth
ing is known of the transaction until
the bills are presented to the Board.
The Lambertville Stone Quarry
Company was given the contract for
trap rock and screenings.
The members from Burlington City
asked that the roadbed on High street,
be laid in concrete from the Delaware
river to Belmont street. AS the road
committee had not been called to in
spect this road and had not been con-
suited, the request was declared out Of
order.
1t was ordered that the roadbed Of
the Pearl street bridge, Burlington, be
put in good order.
The United States Asphalt Com
pany asked to be relieved from the
damage clause in their con-
tracts, because of the uncertain con-
d1tions existing in national affairs and
with the possibility of tank steamers
being taken in charge by the govern
ment.
The committee on court house and
grounds was authorized to purchase
furniture for the offices of the county
detective and Board of Taxation at
cost not to exceed $500.
The subject OF purchasing truck
Tor distributing oil and other material
On the roads brought out some discus
Non. There was not the slightest OBJ
ection to buying such machine, the
only question being the kind to pur-
chase. 1t was plainly shown thatsuch
i machine would be of great advantage
20 the county 1t is hard to get labor
ng men even at this time of the year
Ind in the spring and summer, when
iuch work has to be done on the roads, |
here seems to be great trouble along
hat line.
Two kinds of machine were discus |
led, one being combined oiler and |
distributor. 1t was thought the latter
vas the kind that should be bought, |
3ut there seemed to be an idea that it |
would not be convenient one TO
handle. A gentleman acquainted
With the subject told how easily it
,ould be operated and transformed in
short space of time.
After several members had given
heir ideas, all acknowledging they
we're not sufficiently acquainted with
he matter to make positive suggest
on it was decided to refer the matter |
o the road committee, the road super
iisor, the director of the Board and the |
county engineer, with power to pur-
,hase what they decided upon at cost
lot to exceed 5000, the money to be |
aiken from the road appropriation. 1t
was shown that the county would save
she cost of this machine in short time
BY the increased amount of work that
would be done and the doing away
With teams and day laborers.
C. C. b. Stiles had presented bill
1t previous meeting for payment of
COW claimed to have been killed by be
ing caught in a defective culvert in
Southampton township. The bill was
for $500 and the matter had been refer
red to Mr.. Joyce. He reported that
the accident to the COW happened last
October and that the bill should have
been put in right away SO that the COW
could have been examined and the
amount of injury and value determip-
ed. He move that the bill be laid on
the table and it was SO ordered.
Bids were opened as follows:
Bridge from vtncentown to Earl's Corner.
Louis II. Baumbach, Lumberton 1888
Medford Concrete Company 40
Cramer & Parker, Mayetta, 400
Whitacre 4 Deal, Harrisburg. Pa. STA
G. w. Mathis & Co., Seaside Park 625
New deck for fioodgates at Yincentown.
MedfOrd Concrete Co. S1,495
Louis H. Baumbach. Lumberton 1906
Whitacre & Deal. Harrisburg, Pa. 1874
G. w. Mathis a. CO., Seaside Park 2,l24
Cramer q Parker, Mayetta 2035
Concrete culvert Washington street,
MOorestOWn.
Walter s. French, Moorestown 81, 474 40
Medford Concrete Company l.475 90
Louis H. Baumbach, Lumberton 1910 90
Cramer 4 Parker, Mayetta 1,749 90
Whitacre & Deal, Harrisburg 1,774 90
Letta & Roberts, Philadelphia 1920 90
Painting Bridges
Hainesport Centreton Bridgeboro
william A. Sine Mount Holly
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