The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-22

| holders and sleep with them if possible
something might be done. He suggested
that committee be appointed whose time
should be devoted to working with the
members of the Board from Plumstead
and jackson townships on this matter.
Mr.. Chafey thought petitions signed by
a majority Of the voters OF the county
would be effective as 1t would show that
the people were in a position to make
| further efforts in another direction.
| Joseph NJ Thompson was called upon
for his views. He seemed to think the
trouble on the road question in Ocean
county was because the Toms River
people were more in favor of the road
| from Browns Mills to Lakewood, as 1t
would make Toms River the important
center If that scheme was successful
New Egypt would be mere sideshow,
whereas it had as much right to be cen
tire as the other place had. MIR. Thomp
sons idea was to get large petition and
| let the Board of Freeholders see that If it
was not needed there would be enough
votes backing it to put the County Com
missioner plan into operation.
A committee was appointed to get Pc
titions for the New Egypt and Lakewood
road.
Then the road from New Egypt to
| Chesterfield was again brought up and
the question was asked what kind of q
road should be built. The subject of re-
pairs was dwelt upon and it was found
that the cost of this item mainly depended
upon the material required to be used and
the distance it had to be hauled. After
getting much information on this part OF
the subject it was decided as the sen Sc
the meeting that Mr.. Woodward be re-
~. ohon cd
from stone to gravel.
The meeting then adjourned. There
were about 200 persons present and all
were alive to the situation. Many were
from Burlington county, living along the
line of the proposed road from Chesterfield
to New Egypt and they felt that the i'm
provement would be beneficial to all con
cerned 1t would make a continuous high
grade highway from New York to the
shore and to Philadelphia. The rapidity
with which New Egypt has grown and
the great interest taken by its citizens to
continually improve their surroundings Is
very creditable to them and there seems
to be a general feeling that they should
be encouraged. Many people can remem-
Der when the place was hardly on the map,
but a citizen took notion to keep summer
boarders 1t was no trouble for him to
fill his house and from that time the
trouble has been to get houses enough forI
those who find the place a delightful
summer resort The carnivals on the lake
held every August have grown from a
half dozen boats to such proporti ons that
it may be necessary to import an other
lake.
And this energy and interest is not con-
fined to the summer months. The repre-
sentative of this paper could not get away
from the town until eight O'Clock and
before that hour he had an opportunity to
witness the appearance of the streets and
stores. The hotel yards could not accom-
modate the teams that had brought ut
of-town people into the place and hors es
were hitched in all available places Many
people were on the streets and the stores
appeared to be doing well. New Egypt
is wide awake and those who have gratui-
tously given their time and money to bring
about this condition should be given en-
couragement in their efforts to still fur
ther advance the prosperity of the thriv
ing little town.