The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-03-11

complications. One site might suit Jonel
while Smith would think it absolutel,
undesirable, but his suggestion of anothe
would meet with strong opposition from
Brown.
However, that was part of the game
and getting back to facts we found as one
proposition that we might use the small
properties adjoining the school buildins
on Buttonwood street, in conjunction witt
part of the school yard, and that i
might be possible to acquire the propert,
belonging to the Orthodox Friends ius
above those mentioned. What came O
this We got an option from the owne
of the houses, as we supposed for 81, $50
but awoke the next morning to discover
the price had advanced to $4,000. The
Friends, after long thought over the mat
ter, offered us 80 feet on ButtonwooC
street, with a small lot in the rear. fo
81 900, with the proviso that we should
move their meeting house at our own ex
pense, to the north end of the lot.
Then we tried to get the property o
William B. Wills, corner Garden and But
tonwood streets, and we argeed to adyo
cate the price of So, 900 for It. This wa
the ideal location and we would hay,
been pleased to have been receiving vol
tonight on that site instead of where VIZ
are. Mr.. Wills, after carefully consider
ing the subject, did not, very naturall,
(and we cannot blame him) feel like Civ
ing up home with which he was suited
and where he was comfortably established
We still had the Heard property, GOVERNS
about 80 feet frontage on Brainard street,
but to utilize that lot we must acquire tn,
Jamison property adjoining. the Lippin
nv in fha h.
property on Buttonwood street. Later W,
did this and of that / will speak again. Ii
addition to these lots we considered many
others, and we thought the town over anC
walked the streets trying to secure wha
we thought would be acceptable to tn,
people.
Let me say here that the committee, IL
deciding on site for a~oroval, resolved
that when we did ms : final report fol
the purchase of a lot, 1t should be ont
that would meet with unanimous approva
by the Board-rather a hard task to worE
out with nine men with their own viewl
on the subject, possibly, but that was one
of the easiest propositions we had before
us. We talked and waited for answers
to our many propositions but they never
came and on June %, 1911, the committed
began to feel desperate and decided tC
recommend the purchase of the academy
building, corner of Mount Holly avenue
and Broad street. The owner had express
ed willingness to accept "a, 500 for the
place. The lot belonging to the Pennsyl
vania railroad company, on High street
had been suggested, and after some of the
members had slept on the proposition fell
that this idea had not been sufficiently
worked. 1t was put In the hands of al
agent who called on the real estate de
partment of the company, and came bacl
with the information that the lot could b,
bought for 5000.
That led US to become enthusiastic ant
we thought a part of the problem hat
been solved, as the idea prevailed tina
this spacious lot, conveniently located
with the kind of building we would plac
upon 1t, would be credit and an orna
ment to the town and not detrimental t