The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-21
Along The Shore

Euorte are Dolng MADE Dy new Jersey
military and business men to establish
q business mems military training camp
in Lakewood, similar to that of Platts-
burgh, N. Y. It is understood that the
proposition has been submitted to the
Secretary of War, but that there are no
available funds at this time. However
the effort will be continued with the
idea of establishing such camp in 1917.
That section of the shore between Bri-
gantine and Tuckerton looks for big
things from new trolley line that is
being proposed to be constructed be-
tween those two points by number of
New York capitalists who this week in
corporated under the name of the Allan
tic City Rivera Company, with a CAPT.
talization of 500, 900. Under the tenta-
tive plans submitted by the company's
engineer. the line will run from Allan
tic City to, Brigantine by circuitons
route and then up the coast to Tucker
ton, connecting with both Jersey Central
and the Pennsylvania railroads.
An opinion has just been filed by the
Supreme Court setting aside the resolu-
ton adopted by the Ocean County
Board Of Freeholders in which the Board
awarded the contract for the enlarge
ment and repair of the Court House to
L. ]. Hutchinson. 1t will be remember
ed that at the meeting of the Board
when the bids were received for the con-
struction Of the new hall of records and
the enlargement of the Court House,
the Board determined to award the con-
tract for the enlargement of the Court
House to T.. ]. Hutchinson notwith-
standing the fact that the bid of the
Apologize Construction Company was
lower in amount. At this meeting
Counselor w. H. Jayne appeared before
the Board and objected to the adoption
of the resolution and assured the Board
that their action would be illegal. The
Board, nevertheless, proceeded to pass
the resolution and Counselor Jayne i'm
mediately applied to the Supreme Court
for writ of certiorari which was granted
and the work was accordingly held up.
The case was argued before the Supreme
Court at the November term and con-
tested by the Board by its Solicitor, ex-
Judge Berry.
At special school meeting at Seaside
Park, last week. the proposition to build
q new school house was defeated by a
vote of 80 to 80. 1t was peculiar vote
the ticket being made up of four resolu-
tons. The first two, that the board be
authorized to buy eight lots on c and d
streets, and further that it put up a
$40. 900 school house, were both beaten
by the vote of SO to 80. On the other
hand the second two resolutions, which
authorize the bond issue Of $4,000, and
carried by the reverse vote OF SO for and
80 against. A fairly large number of
women voted. What the school boards
next move will be is in doubt. One
plan is to offer another proposition to
the voters that they spend $4,000 build
ing an additional room on the present
school house. This would give two
rooms, or as much as is needed at the
present time. The arguments against
the new plan were that the tax rate and
the valuations in the borough we're both
high, as well as the bonded debt, and il
was feared that by increasing the debt
and the taxes, new home builders would
be scared. Advocates of the new build.
| ing however talk Of contesting the cleo
ton. They say one minor voted against
the achOol hnuse