The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-29
The Trolley Question.

: The township committee of Northamp
ton township held another meeting OF
Tuesday evening to consider the question
of permitting the trolley company to en-
ter Mount Holly. 1t was not intended tc
hold public meeting, but several citizens
were present and spoke on the subject
The general opinion prevailed that the
trolley should be allowed to use the streets
and while all were agreed that the corpor-
alton should pay for the privilege, the i'm
preston was that the provisions of the or
dinance ought not to be prohibitive, but
should be as generous as possible. On
this line several petitions were pre-
sented requesting the committee to adopt
the ordinance as prepared by the trolley
company. Admitting that it is not hard to
get signatures to petitions in general, and
that in many cases the signers had not
large interests at stake, it cannot be denied
that the papers in this case contained
the names of many of our best and most
substantial citizens.
But the committee did not feel inclined
to grant the original request. The action
of the former meeting, demanding the
paving of High street, could not be disre-
garded, and after the orators present had
expressed themselves, the committee held
an executive session and finally concluded
that the trolley company must pave the
centre of the track and five feet each side
from the corner of Garden street to the
corner of Madison avenue.
The trolley people declare this is be-
yond their purse and when the meeting
adjourned on Tuesday evening it was I'M
derstood the proposition would not be &C
cepted by the trolley company. One of
the gentlemen interested in the project
says the increase in expenditure over
what the company offered to make will be
50, 500.
This seems to be very slight in consid-
Grafton for the privileges to be granted
and it is to be hoped the ordinance will
be accepted If it is rejected there is no
doubt discussions will ensue that will re-
suit in demands of more exacting nature.
We think the proposition, as it now
stands, very fair one, and the best that
will be offered
IT it is not accepted, and the trolley |
stops on West Washington street, com
munication with Burlington will prob |
ably be out of the question, for the troll |
ley will be unable to come, without the
of the township committee, from |
the township line beyond Frank Martins
farm on the north, to the point already |
secured at James Martins hotel on the
west. Whether failure to reach Burling-
ton will be more detrimental to the town
than to the trolley company is a question
One thing is quite certain, the roadbed
Of the street railway needs and must have
repairs. Scarcely trip is run that the
car does not leave the track on some por-
ton of the road. Large ruts and holes
need attention, so there must be some
hing done. The township authorities
can compel that. So, taking everything
INTO consideration, it is fair to say that the
5rolley people have been met half way
lnd'should show a willingness to accept
he terms offered. They, however, say
hey cannot afford to pay the increased
cost, and they want the township to either
pass the ordinance as presented or refuse
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