The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
It's First Birthday.

On the 28th Of August, 1918, Prof E.
r. tombstone and Commissioner Byers
first spoke to little group of people in
PembertOn of the plan for the Burling-
ton County Colony and it is interesting
to note what has been accomplished in
the past year.
The dining room and kitchen building
has been built and is partly equipped
for the accommodation of 40 boys This
building is at present divided by tenn
porary partitions into 6 rooms and is be-
ing used as living quarters for both boys
and employees. A barn has been COM
pleted which has room for horses and
4 cows and ample space for the necess airy
wagons and feed. A dormitory building
is nearly completed which will furnish
sleeping and living quarters for Is boys
and the necessary help; a portion of this
building is already in use and in connec-
ton with it is partially built bath and
toilet room, which will furnish accommo-
dations for 40 boys and be used as a
wash room. A well has been dug which
is 80 feet deep and furnishes sufficient
supply of the best of water. The build
ings are painted outside and finished in
side with lath and plaster, are neatly
and substantly built and credit to the
county. Considerable clearing and
stump pulling has been done about the
buildings.
On January Is, 1914, the manager, Mr..
Macomber, and his wife moved to New
Lisbon, the most convenient point from
which to direct the building. Here they
won the love and respect of the whole
community before they removed to the
Colony early in July. The first six boys
were received at the Colony July Sth,
and eight more came yesterday. When
the first boys came man and his wife
were employed to assist Mr.. and Mrs.
Macomber.
Plans are completed for a water tower
and tank and for the necessary water
and sewer pipes; also for a cottage to
house the employees and furnish quarters
for an Office. The greater portion of the
furniture now being used in the home
like rooms at the Colony belongs to Mr.
and Mrs. Macomber; the automobile
which is in daily use was purchased by
Mr.. Macomber and when there are nc
available funds he advances his owr
money to pay the workmen.
1t is necessary that the work be pushed
as rapidly as possible till accommoda
tions are available for 40 boys in orde
that the maintenance paid by the STATE
for these boys may fully meet the run
ming expenses. The small balance re
manning in the treasury August LIST, hai
been used and more funds are i'm
mediately necessary. Will not tn,
many who are interested in this Won
send their contributions directly t,
Joseph H. Roberts, Moorestown, n. j.
leven if it should not be more than
dollar, in order that the splendid recort
of the first year may not be marred by
tagging at the beginning of the second?
Following is report of the auditing
committee appointed at the meeting
held at the Colony, August 6, being al
accurate account of the moneys received
and expended for the building and equip
ment of the Burlington County Colon,
to August /, 1914:
Lumber paints. hardware, labor,
hauling, etc, S3,840.e
Horses, wagons, cart, harness,
tools, barrows, stoves. con-
crete press. beds. bedding,
use-furnishfngs, type
writer, office equipment, etc, 1870
Balance in treasury. Aug. l, 1914, 446.t
7 subscriptions deposited to date, s5SOOOO