The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
Hot Weather Meeting

is holders on Wednesday.
it After bills had been considere
several items of business were Gale
. up. Mr.. Russ told how truck b.
longing to the F. A. Poth Brewin
Company had run into the house o
. the Deianco drawbridge, smashing
In several places, then jumping to
telephone pole, tearing it down an
was finally prevented from going int
the creek because the second telephon
pole refused to give up the right Q
way. Mr.. Russ said the driver was in
toxicated, but he did not explain VIII,
the man had not been arrested. Re
pairs had been made amounting t,
s6S.o7 and this the county was asked
TO pay. 1t was decided that the solici
tor should bring suit against the Potf
Company to recover the amount of til,
bill.
hiockner q Company had presented
Did for the Edgewater Park road ane
1t was directed that the bid be rejected
and that an advertisement be printed
asking for new bids. This was mere
matter OF form as the advertisement,
mad been published and the new bid
was TO De presented later in the day.
>. Thackara Haines wants to move a
building from Medford to Mount Holly
and he asked permission to use the
stone road between Mount Holly and
Medford for the purpose. He offered
70 put up bond Of $1,000 for the re-
pair OF any damage that might be
done to the road. The permission was
granted.
Inc bridges on the roads from Point
vile and Jones Mill to Camp Dix
were reported to be in such condition
as to put them in the emergency
class and it was ordered that 81 500 be
raised on note at the Union National
Bank, Mount Holly, at five per cent
interest, to meet the case. The same
condition exists in the case of the
Muilica river bridge from Absecon to
New Gretna and $11, 200 was ordered
raised in the manner provided in the
former case.
a bill of John b. Tilton for services
as extra clerk to the board of taxation
was read. 1t had been discussed be.
fore and objections had been presented
because the Board had not authorized
the services. The bill was laid over
for future consideration.
A resident of Chesterfield township
has asked for restraining order pre-
venting the contractors to rebuild
bridge in that township. The bridge
is near the property of the objector and
he wants the county to build mudsills
and sheeting for him. The engineer
does not think this is necessary and
the property owner will not allow pil-
ings to be driven on the land which he
claims to own. The matter will come
up before the Chancellor in few DAYS. .
1t was decided to allow the matter to
await the decision of that official.
Bids were offered on the proposed
new road in Edgewater Park. The
width Of the road has been reduced
from Is to Is feet. The bids are as fol-
lows:
s,1 9 "a z Construction Co. New Brunswick
sutton Corson Co.. Ocean city sls772O 90.
( Inc contract was awarded to the
Utility Construction Company.
The condition of the road from
Browns Mills to Lakehurst was allud-
ed to. 1t was stated that when this
road was builtit was distinctly under
stood that it was to be, when complet-
ed, state road. When the road was
being constructed it was paid for by
the state, county and township of
Pemberton. The township now wants
the county to take the road. The
state will make an allotment for re-
pairs, and it was decided that the
county accept the road subject to such
arrangements as the State Highway
Commission may make.
There was some doubt about the cor
rectness of the bills of justices and
officers, and resolution was adoDted
that the county collector be directed
not to pay such bills until they had
been examined and pronounced correct
by the solicitor.
Two bids were received for building
the ocean boulevard bridge near New
Gretna. They were from the follow
ing:
Howard Mathis, New Gretna sl0.762. 60
Y. ". Mathis q Bro, Asbury Park 100000
G. w. Mathis g. Bro. were awarded
the contract.
Edward T. Haines offered his report
as sealer of weights and measures and
it was received and filed.
The condition of some of the sewers
and culverts in the city of Bordentown
was the cause of much discussion, The
City Commissioners claim that il is
the duty of the county to take care Of
the culverts which do not appear to be
sufficient to carry off the water when
there are heavy rains, and there is
stencil from several of the manholes
that is almost unbearable. The State
Board of Health had been called upon
to investigate this matter and had sue
gested that the city take it up with the
county.
Mr.. Martin made very forcible and
emphatic speech on the situation in
which he did not hesitate to designate
every condition in terms that could
not be mistaken. He said the county
is absolutely out of it and that matter
is up to the city, as most of the NUS
ance comes from that source. A reso-
luton was offered that the matter be
referred to the road committee. but
that body claimed to have ali on hand
that it could attend to. 1t was finally
decided that the solicitor should look
after the case and determine who is re-
sponsible.
John NJ Kelly was the only bidder
on the proposition to build line
bridge between Burlington and Cam
den counties over Pensauken creek.
His figures were s42, 1858. Before the
bid was opened Mr.. Kelly objected to
its being read as he was the only bid
der. but the solicitor decided that MIR.
Kelly had no say in the matter as long
as the bid had been presented on time.
The bid was rejected and it was ordered
that new advertisement for PROPOSALS
be published.