The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-08
Organization Meeting


court house, Tuesday, for the purpose
of organizing. The members of both
parties were present and the program
that had been planned in advance by
the Republicans was carried out. They
nominated Charles E. Joyce for direct
or, and the Democrats named Alfred /.
Davis. There was some interest in
the roll call on this question, as it had
been reported that some Republicans
were going to kick over the traces and
that sufficient number of votes had
been assured to elect Mr.. Davis. The
result showed that such was not the
fact, however, and Mr.. Joyce was
elected by strict party vote.
Harry Hawkins, Jr., was nominated
for clerk, and then the other officers
we're named. For solicitor Robert Pea
cock received 20~votes and James Mer-
Ger Davis got Is votes.
County collector Pine was named for
re election without opposition and the
director declared him elected. This
did not suit Thomas Martin, of Dor
dentown city, who insisted that the
roll be called. incidentally Mr.. Mar
tin made this same demand on every
ballot for officials. There were some
who laughed at him, but he was per
fectly right as the rules which were
apparently in force, as new ones had
not been adopted, provide that roll
must be called on every nomination.
James Logan was nominated for
county engineer, ana Mr.. Martin called
for roll call. This caused Harry
Clair, of Burlington, to object, but
Martin insisted, saying he did not
want to talk to any man who had been
compelled to pay back money. No
body seemed TO know whom he meant,
but Clair subsidized.
The other officers elected were: Keep
er of the court house, John w. Shinn;
superintendent of the insane asylum,
G Clarence Deacon; almshouse physi-
clan, DR.. c. B. Sitgreaves; prison ply
stefan, Dr. Elmer ID. Prickitt; superin-
tendent burial soldiers and sailors,
John Throckmorton, Sr.
At this point it was discovered by
outside parties that the clerk had not
been elected or sworn in. He had
been nominated, but nothing further
had been done. So the roll was called
and Mr.. Hawkins was declared elected.
He took the oath of office and all the
other acts he had performed seemed TO
be valid.
Mr.. Russ offered a resolution that
the New Jersey Mirror be authorized
to print the monthly report of the
county collector. Smarting under the
blows that had been put upon their
heads lby that paper the Democrats
felt like getting even, so they nomin-
ated THE NEWS, but the caucus rule
that had designated the Mirror was
adhered to and the latter paper was
named. The Enterprise was named
to print the auditors report despite
substitute resolution offered by Mr..
Delaney to have the Herald do the
work.
Bids were opened for furnishing brok-
en- stone. The Lambertville Stone
Quarry Company was the only bidder
and offered the following: 2H inch, 81
per ton; l u in, $40; I in, Sips; II
in, S1.45. These prices are subject to
the freight tariffs at the various points
where the stone is to be unloaded, with
20 cents extra if Lox cars have to be
used.
Bids for furnishing oil were opened
and, with those for broken stone, were
referred to the road committee to be
appointed later.
Mr.. Russ offered resolution that
the Office of sealer of weights and
measures be declared vacant, but he
only got one vote = his own
five votes being recorded against the
resolution. The members declined to
vote because the subject is still before
the courts for an opinion and they did
not think it well TO go on record at
this time.
On motion of Mr.. Russ the county
collector was authorized to borrow
money in anticipation of taxes at the
best rate of interest that could be OBJ
tanned.
Thomas Barrett, the new member
from Bordentown township, read a
paper in which he set forth ideas on
the subject of road construction. He
would have the county engineer and
the road committee 60 over every road
in the county and examine its condi-
ton. He called attention to the high
prices that had been bid for broken
stone, and he suggested that gravel be
used whenever possible to obtain it.
He said that quantities of gravel are
within easy hauling distance of many
of the roads and he felt it was the best
material with which to cover the roads
instead OF using broken stone. He
favored giving the, county engineer
more salary. There are roads, he said,
which are not only dangerous but
which may cause considerable expense
and possibly lead to the indictment OF
some of the members.
The budget of appropriations for the
ensuing year was read. 1t amounted
to $685. 900. Under recent law it will
be necessary for this budget to be pub.
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