The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-13
village improvement.

The meeting of the Mount Holly I'm
provement Association in the court house
last evening was SHINY attended there
being less that thirty people present. But
the interest shown in the desire to improve
the town was equal to that which might
have been manifested by larger audience.
President Gillian told of attending a
meeting at Moorestown last week, and re-
ferred to the methods employed by the
association at that place to secure the de-
sired end. He said committees were APP
pointed to take charge of details, and as a
result of his talk motion was adopted
empowering him to appoint similar com
mittees for Mount Holly. He named the
following:
MeDlbership-TheC Civic Society.
Plants and frees-Harry L. Walters, Edward
b. Jones, Samuel A. Atkinson.
Sanitation and removal Of refuse-Dr, Elmer
D. Prickitt, j. Franklin Hunter, James w.
Deacon.
Highways and Eots-Harry ]. Sherman, John
Rebuilding Eotoer creek-Dr g. w Wander
veer, Edward Baugh, Martin H. Girven.
The duties of these committees may be
gained somewhat from their titles. The
committee on plants and trees will make
suggestions and plans with reference to
setting out trees and plants. All who
have had experience in the matter of i'm
provement agree that there is a wide field
in this line. The universal idea in plant
ing trees has been that nothing but Nor
way naples should be set out, while ex-
perience proves that oaks and others are
beneficial and desirable In Meorestown per-
sons who own plants and bulbs often have
more of one variety than they care for
The committee on this subject looks
around and receives suggestions whereby
exchanges may be made and instead of
plants and bulbs being thrown away
every year, they are distributed and set
out in spots where they have hitherto
been strangers. Is
The committee on sanitation will give
attention to spots which are unsightly and
which may become menace to health
removing the offensive articles where the
place is public one. and calling attention
of the owner to the matter if the property
is private. The duties of the committee
on highways and lots is in a somewhat
similar direction.
The committee on the lower creek will
be expected to examine the stream and see
If many unsightly places cannot be i'm
proved. Ash heaps which are not only
an eyesore but are obstructing the passage
of boats will be looked after, so that boat
ing parties may feel pleasure in using
the stream that runs through the town. A
committee n the upper creek will be APP
pointed after the dam is rebuilt, provided
we are not all dead before that happens.
Mr.. Decou. president of the Moorestown
association, was present and told of the
work done there He said the people are
all interested and anxious to have the town
kept in nice condition. The township
committee has passed several ordinances,
and instead of the opposition expected tc
some of them there is haste to see who
can obey them first. In The matter of paw
ing the ordinance calls for cement pave
ments, and there has not been single
objection to laying them, nor has the com
mittee yet been compelled to use drastic
measures to secure observance of the law
| The school children have become inter
ested and do their part in the work
Each year several hundred packets of fiowel
seeds have been purchased and sold to thu
children for their exact cost. In this way
many beautiful flower beds are now seer
in what were formerly bare spots
AS a result of this suggestion it was de-
J cided to at once take steps to secure flow
er seeds for use this spring.
The president was requested to max
arrangements for a meeting to be ad
dressed by prominent speaker who will
, illustrate his lecture with stereopticol
, views.