The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
Not Much Doing

SeSSlO on wednesday, found very
little to occupy their attention and the
work that was presented was put out
OF the way within of an hour.
The State Highway Commission
asked the county to take over the road
from Wrightstown to Georgetown and
make it county charge. The state
rebuilt this road and has kept it in
good shape ever since the travel be.
tween Trenton and Camp Dix became
SO heavy and now that it is in good
condition the state thought it no more
than fair that the county should keep
1t up.
Mr.. Russ opposed the suggestion.
He thought the county already has
enough roads to maintain and he did
not think it fair to put this charge on
the county. Those who favored the
proposition said the state had been
very liberal with this county on &C.
count Of Camp Dix and it seemed as if
something ought to be done in the
way of reciprocity. The motion to ac-
cept the road was adopted.
The State Highway Commission also
sent another communication in which
il referred to Jobs Creek, bridge, near
New Gretna. The county does not
seem to be able just now to put up
new bridge at that point, and as it is
on a part Of the state highway route it
was thought best to allow the matter
to rest awhile, but it was ordered that
ratings be put up to protect what is
now dangerous condition and that
the ratings should be unusually
strong.
The plans and specifications for the
line bridge on which the boards OF Bur
lington and Ocean counties acted re-
Gently were approved and a copy was
ordered sent to the Ocean county
Board for its hpproval
In order that the new asphalt pave
ment being laid in Palmyra and Riv-
erton be extended from curb to curb
the authorities of those two places
agreed to pay the extra cost which will
amount to about $4,000. This was
satisfactory and it wasordered that the
extension be made.
The members were given notice that
there must be curtailing in expendi-
lures in some way, as the funds in all
the accounts seem to have been ex-
hausted. AS result of this statement
several bills were laid oyer until the
November meeting when transfers
from one account to another will be
made.
Solicitor Peacock made some inter
esting reports. One was on the Ches-
terfield bridge. over which there has
been considerable trouble. William
Gulick had secured an Injunction
against the building or repairing Of
this bridge, Nand he had refused to give
the county engineer location to OBJ
tain "6ll' for the bridge. Mr.. Pea.
cock said that Gulick had agreed TO
give this information, but when the
time came to act he wanted the ell"
taken from the bottom of the creek.
This was not satisfactory to the en-
gineer and as Gulick made his agree
ment with the Court of Chancerv the
solicitor thought the best thing would
be to have him called before that court
to show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt.
On the subject of removing the
switch on the Burlington County
Transit Company road between Ma.
sonville and Hartford in order that i'm.
proyements to the road there might
not be interfered with, Mr.. Peacoch
said he had not been able to get any
satisfaction from the company. He
has applied to the Utility Commission
for an order compelling the compan,
to pave short piece of track at tn,
edge of Mount Holly, and also to pu
in proper condition its portion of tn,
deck of the Washington street bridge
Mr.. Peacock also said he had begur
proceedings against the steamboa
company that caused 5000 of damag
to the Bridgeboro drawbridge. Grim
inal and civil proceedings have ais
hppp ipGtitutod a Ooipcf uouyord CohI