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


: The monthly meeting of the Boar,
s OF Freeholders was heIdon Wednesday
e one week later than usual owing to tn,
/ date of the regular meeting falling OF
3 a holiday.
Several members were absent, some
: OF them on account of sickness. In
the latter class was Joseph L. Hilton
+. who was confined to his home neal
Moorestown on account of typhoid
fever. Resolutions of sympathy with
the hope that he would soon recover
were adopted.
Inc f1rst business was the considera-
tlon OF the application of the Bell Tele-
phone Company for permission to use
'ne county roads for the placing of
poies' wires and other appliances. The
company asked that they be given a
rlght that would exist for fifty years.
This was opposed by several members
There was not much opposition to the
general project, but it was thought the
period desired extended over too long
a time. However, the application was
fgiven first reading and will again be
taken up 1.-THE August meeting. The
vote on this resolution was 90 in favor
and against.
Mr.. Avis, representing the Bell Tele-
phone Company, explained the pur-
port of the application. He said it
would take much time and be con-
siderable expense to get the plant
underground and the privilege must,
of necessity, be for a long period. 1t
would be impossible to do the work in
year and if this desire was not grant
ed it would mean an application every
year in order to get the work properly
installed. He wanted to avoid any
trouble and delay that might ensue if
the privilege were granted for only
short time.
Bids were opened for work that had
been advertised. The offers were as
follows:
Concrete road-Pemberton to Lewistown,
N miles.
! Utltlty construction Co., New
Brunswick, $50, 273 go
Sutton Corson Co., Ocean City, 4l,8l7 go
Sheet asphalt-Mount Holly to Chambers
Corner.
Charles A.. Reed Co., Trenton, s5l,67 81
sutton q Corson Co., Ocean City, 1869 80
Eastern Paving Co., Philadelphia, AZ, lO2 u
I Sheet asphalt, with concrete base, Moores-
town to Camden line.
John M. Kelly Construction Co.,
Camden. Sll4,3O2 81
lsutton & COrson Co.. Ocean City, 1889 40
: This last road is the same on which
John Ginder, of Trenton, bid in Janu-
airy. His figures were $68, 429.5O. Be-
fore anything was done on Wednesday,
Mr.. Ginder openly stated that he de-
sired to give up his contract. He said
that when he bid on the work materials
were reasonable in price and labor
could be obtained at fair prices. There
was delay in signing the contract and
then war was declared by the United
States which caused everything to ad-
vance in price. Mr.. Ginder said he !
could not do the work at loss and he
did not believe the Board would ask
him to. When he made the bid he
deposited a certified check and he ask
ed that it be returned to him. This
raised the point whether he had merely
deposited the check as a guarantee of
good faith that he would complete the
contract or whether it was intended as
forfeit in case he failed to live up to
his agreement. The State Road Com
missioner has objected to the check be- |
ing returned and the matter was laid |
over with the idea of ascertaining what |
can be done in the matter. The feel |
ing among the members was that the |
check ought to be returned to Mr.. |
Ginder as there was not any need of
the county acquiring money by keep |
ing the check.
Major Brensinger appeared in behalf
of the United States authorities, to |
speak with reference to roads that run
through the Wrightstown camp |
grounds. He said that some of them
might have to be closed for time, but
in that event the government would |
provide detours for travellers. He said
there would be many persons using the
roads who might prove to be objection
able. Hucksters, with food notproper-
ly inspected or protected to ensure
sanitary conditions, would undOubted-
" want to use the roads, The govern
ment wanted permission to police and
control the roads between Wrights-
town and Pointville and IWrightstown
and Lewistown. He was asked if the
government would keep the roads in
repair and his reply was in the mega
tive, except that where damage was
done by government wagons or trucks
then there would be repairs. By CIV
ing the military authorities the right
to police the roads the county and
townships would be spared the expense
of employing special officers and good
order would be assured. A resolution
covering this matter was adopted and
will be found in another column.
Bids we're called for building retain
ing walls at the Haines creek bridge,
Medford, but there we're not any re-
sponses. Mr.. Thackara explained this
by stating that the specifications call
ed for work that contractors would not
bid on. He was told that the county
engineer had passed on the specifica-
tions and that if he had any changes
he wanted made he should call on MIR.
Logan. He was asked if he had spok-
en- to the latter and the reply was that
he had not but that another engineer
had given him an opinion on the
work. Director Davis said all specifi-
cations for bridge and road work come
under the direction of engineer Logan
and if any changes we're desired he
should be consulted.
There we're not any bidders on the
invitation to present bids for dredging
| Assincunk creek at the Broad street
bridge, Burlington.
County engineer Logan reported the
destruction, by fire, of portion of the
Bridgeboro drawbridge, and he also
told what he had done in the way of
erecting bridge that would take care
OF all travel for at least couple of
wears when there would have to be
new work done at the bridge.
Detective Parker also presented re-
port on this subject in which he stated
he had thoroughly Investigated the fire
and he believed it was entirely acct
dental.