The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
NOT Much Doing

: regular Getting, Wednesday, but the
4 were not any exciting questions to tax
t up the time of the members. The fir!
? subject was the payment Of bills an
: they were voted through with th
= Regularity which always accompanie
! that part of the work. Next came th
consideration of bids on the line bridg
over Pensauken creek. Two wer
offered. They were: Reese, Taylor
J Co., Trenton, 1928; Sutton & Corsol
Co., Ocean City, SAL, 900.
The recent opinion ofJustice Kaliscl
in the case of the dispute over who
the sealer Of weights and measures wa
read and ordered fled.
In his communication to the Boar
Justice Kalisch said the action of tn
members in resorting TO the methot
a dopted to GUST Burtis after the court
had decided him the legal official, call
ed for satisfactory explanation. TIL
Justice admitted that this action wa
taken while the subject was still befor'
the Court of Errors and Appeals, bu
he felt that 1T was an attempt to fore
stall the action of the latter court. HI,
evidently did not relish the way il
which the Freeholders had managed
he affair, and his request for "satis
factory explanation" will probably bt
handled at the next meeting
| Bordentown city sent communica
ton calling attention to broken cul
vert which it was claimed belongs tc
the county. Mr.. Martin took excep
ton to this and said that the county
did not have anything to do with il
and he made a motion which was
adopted that the clerk of the board
send word to the Bordentown authori-
ties that they must take care of the
culvert.
A communication from Mr.. Kuser,
who lives in the neighborhood of the
place complained of, said that the
bridge over Blacks creek on the Bor-
acknowledgement road is in bad
condition. The matter was referred to
the resident member.
The State Highway Commission
sent its approval of the road between
Moorestown and Merchantville, which
will soon be completed.
The Public Service Company sent a
Communication in which it was stated
that the corporation would not bear
any part of the expense of the new
bridge to be built over Pensauken
creek. Engineer Logan said this was
not a surprise as the Public Service
people have always said they would
not pay share of the expense, as the
plans did not meet with their approval.
Just how this will affect the matter
will be determined next Wednesday,
when committees from the Camden
and Burlington boards will have con-
ference.
Edward T. Haines, the deposed seal
er Of weights and measures, rendered
the usual monthly report and Mr..
Vandegrift moved that it be laid on
the table. Mr.. Wilkins objected and
said that this report had been prepared
before the courts opinion had been
rendered, and it would be discourteous
to Haines to thus ignore him. 1t was
ordered tn at the report be received and
filed.
1t was ordered that $500 be raised on
an emergency fund" torepair bridge
near Odd Fellows cemetery, near Bur
lington. The same course was taken
with respect to putting concrete abut-
ments on bridge on Mott avenue,
Burlington.
The residents of Chesterfield asked
that the county take over a road that
had been built there. This matter was
referred to the solicitor.
Mr.. Logan, of Burlington, offered a
motion that the resolution concerning
the granting Of franchise to the Della
ware and Atlantic Telephone Company
at Moorestown, be reconsidered, but
the director ruled the motion out of
order.
Then there was quite discussion
oyer proposition to pay bills for bridge
work. The appropriation has been re-
duced to about $500. with debts amount
ing to $500. 1t was thought it was a
poor idea to raise money for new work
an emergency fund and not
be able to pay bills already incurred,
where the workmen need their money
1t was suggested that the $500 be di-
vided pro rata among the freeholders
having claims, but this did not meet
with much encouragement, as it was
seen that such procedure would cause
the auditor much trouble by the COM
plicated bookkeeping that would en-
sue. 1t was finally decided that each
member should be given so per cent of
his bill and be could apportion it as he
saw fit. 1t was also decided that the
solicitor and finance committee be re-
quested to devise some plan whereby
sufficient money may be obtained to
pay the balance and to provide for ex-
penses for the balance of the year.
Engineer Logan called attention to
bulletin that has been issued by the
United States which says that there
has been created United States High
way Council which will begin work to-
day. Hereafter no new work on roads
or bridges will be permitted until this
council has given its sanction. If new
roads are necessary for military cons
venience they will be given preference
Before October l the Board of Free
holders must submit to the council a
schedule of all the work that the
county expects to do in the year
1919, with estimates of cost of
new work. the number of men
likely to be employed, and many
other details. If it costs more to main
tain a road than to reconstruct it, the
latter course will be followed. The
Cohncil has the right to cancel all CON
tracts that are now in force. This
seems to be the most drastic order that
the government has yet issued, and
the members did not look happy over
the outlook.
Road Work Delayed.