The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-24
Pensauken BRIDGE,

The Board of Freeholders held a
special meeting on Wednesday to con-
slider the bids that had been offered for
building concrete bridge over Pen
sauken creek, at the line between Bur-
lington and Camden counties. 1t was
proposed to build bridge of the con-
crete arch type, sufficient to carry, in
addition to the ordinary travel, two
tracks of the Public Service Company.
Reese, Taylor & Co. had submitted a
bid of s37, 1923 and this was thought to
be about right. The Public Service
Company had served notice, however,
that it would not bear any part of the
expense of the bridge, but Camden
county, which was to pay one-half of
the cost of the structure, said it would
be all right to go ahead, the Freehold
ers of that county declaring they would
see that the Public Service did its
share.
Everything appeared to be all right
and the Board decided to accept the
bid OF Reese, Taylor & Co., and bond
this county for $40, 600; but since the
meeting a cloud has arisen ON the SUBJ
ject. as the State Highway Commits
sion has sent word that it will not APP
prove of the plans that have been pre-
pared, on the ground that the bridge
is not necessary as. war measure A
bridge is needed, but it will probably
be a wooden affair that will stand all
the traffic that will use it.
After the bridge project had been put
out Of the way other business was at
tended to. The solicitor of Bordentown
city sent word that he had been direct
ed to proceed against the county be-
cause of the refusal of the Freeholders
to take care of some culverts in that
city. The matter was turned over to
the county solicitor.
Lieutenant Maloney, an officer who
has been sent to Camp Dix to give es-
pecial attention to conditions that will
be detrimental to the healths of the
soldiers, was permitted to make a
statement. He said it was the deter
mination of the government to stamp
out harmful diseases and he asked that
the county give aid in erecting build
ing at New Lisbon where persons
arrested might be confined while be-
ing treated for such diseases. He said
the federal government was going TO
do something in this way but felt that
every community that was menaced'
shoald bear portion of the expense.
Messrs. Clifton, Vandegrit, Wilkins,
Vansciver and Ellis were appointed a
committee to confer with the Lieuten-
ant and there will be report at the
October meeting. Lieutenant Maloney
is going into this work in earnest.
Under recent law he is empowered to
arrest any one about whom he has
slight suspicion and he proposes TO &C
to the limit in this direction. Those
taken in charge by him will have to be
confined somewhere until there is an
absolute certainty whether there is just
ground for keeping the suspected ones
confined until they are in condition
not to be menace.
Solicitor Peacock gave an opinion on
the question of getting more money
for bridges for the balance of the year
The bridge fund has been dwindling
very fast and he said $4,000 could be
for further work, the ways and
means to be discussed at the next meets
ing.
Mr.. Peacock also advised the Board
to accept the road built by Chesterfield
township. In 1911 the Freeholders
adopted resolution concurring in the
to build this road and
agree to pay $50 mile toward the cost.
The solicitor said he had examined the
and he felt that it fully COW
cred the question of maintenance OF
the road by the county.
Solicitor Peacock also stated that he
had been in communication with the
Poth Brewing Company and it has
agreed to pay for all damage to the
Delanco bridge caused by one of its
trucks running into it when the driver
was under the influence of liquor.