The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-09-09
A Short Session.

e There was not much special bushes
j to claim the attention of the Board O
Freeholders, Wednesday,, and it diC
not take very long to settle the matter
presented.
The most important question wal
the awarding of the bonds to raist
funds for building a bridge The
amount is ST., 900 and bids had beer
advertised for. There were three an
swers George b. Gibbons & Co., OF
New York, offered ST., l37 20; Security
Trust Company, Camden, 17,O68;
Burlington County Trust Company,
Moorestown, S17,l74.3O This matter
was referred to the finance committee
which reported in favor of the Moores-
town Company.
There was only one bid on putting
wood piling at the bridge over Blacks
Creek, Chesterfield. Lewis d. Steele,
of Delanco, bid $3.50 and he was
awarded the contract.
AO"N DCtWCCu JdCODSbOWn ana
Cookstown was reported to be finished
and it was decided to accept the road
as county affair.
County Solicitor Peacock called at
tentlon to siding of the Burlington
County Traction Company between
Rancocas Park and Masonville. 1t
should be removed as it is in position
to interfere with the Improvements be-
ing made to the road in that section.
The directors of the company have
been asked to remove the siding or put
in concrete base in order that the
contractor may make finished lob at
that point. This they refuse to do.
The Board of Freeholders never gave
the Traction Company permission to
put in a siding there but it seems that
the township committee of Mount
Laurel did grant the desired request,
Notwithstanding they did not have
any legal right to do SO. Mr.. Peacock
said it is impossible to make salts
factory condition of the road unless a
concrete foundation is laid and he ask
ed authority to go ahead and have che
siding taken out. This was given
him.
Bids had been asked for improve
ments to be made to the Pearl street
bridge, Burlington, but none were Of
fered
Beverly township sent commune
CO ton respecting the Improvements
about to be made to the roads in that
township. The committee had in
tended to lay cutters along the road
that is about to be built but they
thought it would be better to have the
road constructed of the same material
from curb to curb, so the Board was
asked to have this done and the com
mittee agreed to see that the residents
paid the extra expense. This offer was
accepted.
At the previous meeting Nathan
Miller, Of Mount Holly, asked COM
pensation for damage done to his gar
den because of the imperfection of a
drain pipe belonging to the county.
The report on this matter was that the
pipe had been clogged by private par
ties and that the county was not re-
sponsible.
DR.. g. H. Wilkinson, of Moorestown,
said his automobile had been damag-
ed by running into holes on the road
in Chester township. He claimed $31. |
Solicitor Peacock said the county was
not responsible.
Union Fire Company, of Mount
Holly, asked a donation of $50 to aid
in paying for new fire apparatus re-
Gently purchased. The solicitor said
the county does not have the right to
make donations; the only way that it
can be done is to have the amount put
in the budget at che beginning of the
year.
The building of new bridge at
Mathistown, in Bass River township.
was discussed. 1t is q county line
bridge and it will take the joint action
of the Boards of Burlington and Ocean
counties to settle the matter, so it was
decided to hold meeting at Tucker
ton on Friday at half-past eleven
o'clock