The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-16
An Incorrect Idea

The Trenton Times has published
the following article with reference t.
one Of the roads in this county. Th,
Times says:
| Appearance of Freebooter Thoma:
]. Barrett of Burlington County al
the meeting of the State Highway
Commission here yesterday afternoon
to collect 500 spent by him for watch.
men on the Bordentown-G Georgetown
Road job led to brief, but summary
investigation, by the commission OF
the question of what the Burlington
Freeholders are going to do about
improving the road. Notice was
served on the Burlington Board,
through Freebooter Barrett, that I'M
less there is something efficient done
in the way of improving this road, the
county's schedule for road work under
state aid will not be approved.
''For long time the Georgetown
Bordentown Road has been in miser-
able condition, and although Burling-
ton County received $13l, 900 of state
road money last year, only $1,000 has
been Appropriated by the Freeholders
for improving this highway. To make
the Improvements that should be
made would cost about $25, 900, and if
this sum were appropriated by the
county, the State Highway Commits
sion would match it,"
One of the facts in the above article
is that Mr.. Barrett did appear before
the State Highway Commission and
ask that he be paid the amount men
toned. Barrett is the member of the
Burlington County Board of Freehold
ers from Bordentown township. He
is greatly interested whenever the sub
ject of roads is under discussion. Es-
pecially is he on the job of the road
from Georgetown to Bordentown. The
state is doing work on that road but it
did not seem to be getting along as
fast or as satisfactorily as Thomas de
sired so he took hand. On his own
responsibility he had the road closed
and placed watchmen at each end to
prevent travel over the part that the
state is repairing.
At the last meeting of the Board of
Freeholders, Barrett put in his bill for
the services of the watchmen, and the
road committee, having looked into
the matter, decided that the county
should not be called upon to settle the
claim as Barrett had acted without
the road committee or the
1t is said that Barrett had
a talk with supervisor Mcfarland, who
advised the freeholder to take his bill
to the Trenton Times. This was be-
cause that paper has been criticising
this county on its management OF the
and Bordentown road and
the supposition was that the paper was
getting its information from Barrett.
The true state of the case is that the
State Highway Commission is per-
fectly content with the manner in
which Burlington county is acting on
this subject. Engineer Logan has a
letter from that body dated April s.
three days after the meeting of the Bur
ington County Board which states
that the action of this county in agree
ing to appropriate $1,000 for its share
Of the work in question is satisfactory |
and that there will not be any holdup |
IF the repairs.
Another item of expense WIS bill |
rom Trenton firm for pillow pur-
chased by Mr.. Barrett, which the
Board declined to pay as it had not
anybody to buy the articles
On Saturday Clerk Hawkins received
4 request that check be sent but he
the firm that it would have
10 look to the purchaser for the money.
Mr. Barrett has been instructed that
ne must not do any road work without
irst consulting the road committee or
he supervisor of roads.