The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-04-13

AFTER one Of the sharpest debates that
has been heard for some time in the Board
of Freeholders the question of bonding
the county to build more stone reads was
laid over for one month and will be
brought up again at the May meeting.
The most convincing talk giving on We'd
nesday was that of Clayton FL. Brick,
member from Evesham. He had figures
to sustain his argument, and he presented
them in way that did not allow of con-
tradiction. So undeniable were his Stats
tics and SO forcibly did he present the
subject that he caused some who had ask
ed for the issuing of bonds to change
their minds, and if the vote has been taken
the resolution would have undoubtedly
been defeated, as 1t required two-thirds
vote to carry 1t. Next month the advo-
Gates of the measure will bring it to the
front, and in the meantime there will be
considerable lobbying to get votes in favor
of the resolution. While there may be
some sentiment In different parts
of the county to increase expenses
to very great extent. we do not
believe it will be well to push this bond
question. 1t has been shown and cannot
be denied that the cost of roads does not
stop when the building is completed. A
glance at the records will show how much
1t costs to keep these highways in repair,
and this expense increases with each year.
The subject of saddling large bond issue
on the county had best rest right where 1t
is, and the Board of Freeholders will show
great wisdom in not attempting to press
1t. The people do not demand 1t.
"Jor RIDING" is term applied to reck-
less driving of automobiles and with the
view Of putting q stop to this form of
amusement the Legislature of New Jersey
has passed bill which will punish those
who do not seem to be able to restrain
their desires to go at high speed The
text of the act has not been published, but
SO far as can be ascertained from extracts
it looks as If the law does not reach far
enough. The idea of the bill seems to be
that punishment shall be melted to any
person who shall drive vehicle without
the consent of the owner, while In an in
toxicated condition, or who shall speed for
any bet or wager or to break any record,
or after his license has been revoked, or
who shall fail to display proper identi-
fcation marks. The 10Y rider" is the
fellow who takes his employers car after
dark, and gets jolly crowd together and
with bountiful supply of liquor, travels
around regardless of the life and property
of others. The intention to reach this
class is all right, but why it should not go
further and create punishment for those
who do not wait until after dark, is not
plain. Already the motor vehicles have
begun their travels over the roads of this
county and through the streets of the var
ious towns The speed limits seem to
have no place in the minds of a majority
of the drivers. During the past week
automobiles have gone up and down the
main street of Mount Holly at a rate of
speed plainly beyond what the law allows.
but the driver does not look to the right
or left and apparently has no concern for
the safety of those who are as much enti-
tied to the use of the streets as the other |
fellows Some of these drivers have been
cautioned by the authorities of this town.
ship against fast driving, but the warn
ings of last year appear to have been for
gotten with the opening of this season. |
The law for ''joy riders" may not reach
the other class but there is statute that
will affect them and itmsy be put into force
st time when 1t is net looked for. |