The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-14
Random Notes.


v In Sunday paper was an item to th
8 effect that the Legislature in one of tn
s. Southern states proposes to make it
:, misdemeanor to heat railroad cars b
a means of stoves. People in this section
e who travel in cars heated with steam
!. and lighted with electricity have almos
forgotten that such things as stove
;, were ever used as heating apparatus TO
railroad cars.
Automobiles who have been held III
j by Justice Joseph F. Weeks, nea
: Pleasantville, will not be able to sup
press an expression of glee over the fac
that the justice has himself been haltet
/ flor exceeding the limit" not tn,
: ispeed limit, but that of the law. Week.
had SNAP down his way. He would
station sentries mile east and west O
I his home and they would signal that ar
automobile driver was going too fast
Then Weeks would step out, halt the
offender and impose fine and costs. II
did no good to protest. twas pay up
or Jail" The charge against Weeks is
illegal action in arresting some of the
automobilists, and for retaining fines
collected. The man who makes the
charge against Weeks lisa constable who
worked with him during he'summer.
The milk in the cocoanut" in the
haste and earnest efforts of the Atlantic
City people to compel Burlington county
to aid in building new drawbridge over
the Mullica river at Chestnut Neck, is
shown by statements recently made.
The report is that q new trolley line is to
be built between Brigantine Beach and
Tuckerton, company having that con-
struction in view having been ineorpo-
rated under the name of The Atlantic
City Rivera Company with capital of
100000. Under the plans that have
been submitted the line will run from
Atlantic City to Brigantine and then up
the coast 10 Tuckerton passing through
New Gretna, and connecting with the
New Jersey Central and Pennsylvania
railroads. At one time Brigantine was
a favorite resort. There is bed of an
old railroad to that place still in exist
ence and it is SAID this is to be utilized
in the new operation. At present the
only way to get to Brigantine from
Atlantic City is by small power boat
that is used principally to carry the
mails. There will be several small coyes
to be bridged but the streams are shall
low and there will not be much Difficult
ty on this line. The bridge at Chestnut
Neck is the largest job on the line and
Burlington county has bonded itself for
$51, 900 to aid in letting trolley COM
pany get frstclass bridge for the use
of its cars.
After the Beard of Freeholders, at its
last meeting decided not to build any
more new roads, Joseph L. Hilton, of
Chester, who, whenN member of for
mer Board, was always on the lookout
for good roads in his township, offered
resolution to improve the turnpike be-
tween Moorestown and Camden and the
road on South Church street, in Moores-
town. When inquiry was made whether
these roads were not new, and therefor
under the decision not to build new
roads, the answer was that they we're to
be built by money TO be taken from the
automobile fund and the intimation
was that the county would not be put to
a dollar of cost. Before bids are adver-
fiood for IL would he mall for +I,o Ds-ooko-
of the Board to make careful inquiry as
to the true situation as there are rumors
that there are jokers in both of these
propositions and that the county will be
called upon to pay considerable por-
ton of the expense. The Moorestown
and Camden turnpike work will not be
completed for much less than $50, 1000
and it is not likely that the automobile
fund will let go of that amount all at
once, land the South Church street inn
provement will also cost a heap of
money. There is no necessity for MAX
ing the same mistake that was made
when the contractors were allowed to bid
on building new bridges and then to dis
cover that the money was not available.
The repetition Of this blunder NAV
easily be ayerted by looking into the
financial condition before soliciting bids
for the two roads mentioned.
The bill which Senator Wells succeed
ed in getting passed last week, whereby
the Board of Freeholders in this county
will be put back on per diem basis in
stead Of a salary, will go through the
House and will become law. The wis
dom or otherwise, of this move will be
seen later. At present it has the appear
ance of beingin the interests of economy,
and it is supposed it will reduce the per-
sonal bills very materially. The meas
ure was strongly advocated to those who
saw the fees they had been drawing
gradually dwindling to the advantage of
other members. For instance, the men,
bers from township where there are
plenty of bridges-the mainstay of
member-could not bear to be held
down to $500 where he had been getting
$500 or $500, and see his fellow-member,
who lives in district where bridges are
scarce, getting the same amount as he
does under the salary system, while
under the fee system, the latter possibly,
did not draw one-fourth of.Athat sum.
This matter may be more particularly
dwelt upon when the annual report OF
the county Auditor, long since due, is
published. The taking away OF the sal
airy system and going back to the old
way Of doing things will probably be
dwelt upon as an incident in favor of
continuing the large board of freeholders
and to offset any move to have the
small board adopted at the next election.
The way in which the members want to
hang on to all that appears to be coming
to them was amply shown by the oppo-
sition to haye the patrol system of
caring for the roads instituted, when all
members who have roads under their
supervision and have chance to engage
teams and men spoke loudly against
doing what had been found to be
advantageous to other counties.