The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-28
Along The Shore

The appropriation bill that was put in
to the Legislature last week contained
900 for the Bay Head Manasquan
river canal. and was amended to give
twice that sum. This winter q $25, 900
contract Ia being dredged at the Barne-
gat bay end. 0.O00 was asked for on
the ground that much more work could
be done with $50, 900 than with two bites
of $25, 900.
AS usual. the cunning grounds around
Barnegat bay are full Of fine, fat fowl
and pretty sight is offered autoists who
travel over the Beach Haven bridge,
where the geese in thousands are on both
sides of the roadway and make no effort
to stir. Such tempting sight certainly
must provoke native gunners.
Game Warden p. K. Hilliard captured
twenty violators Of the Federal game law
last week for shooting geese out of sea-
son. The raid followed many complaints
to Washington, and Is included are from
Barnegat, from Manahawkin and one
from Surf City. Bert Ridgway. Of the
last-named place, is accused Of offering
for shipment two geese consigned to-
Philadelphia, under an oyster label.
The warden saw the box in the Mana
hawkin express Office, scented trouble
and took charge of the box. This action
resulted in Ridgway being under fine
of $50 and costs. the state law being vio-
lated in this instance.
Canada reached out her long arm last
week and took Harry Dexter, of Toms
River. to the training camp. whence he
will be sent across the ocean to join the
allied troops. Dexter is native Of Can
ada and q son-in-law Of w. Howard
Brooks. living at Toms River and COM
muting daily to New York. He had
never taken out his citizenship papers In
this county. and when picked up by a
Canadian recruiting officer in New York
he was given only time to run home be-
tween trains and pack his kit.
1t is reported here that the Central
Railroad of New Jersey has plans under
consideration to construct coast ''short
iine' connecting with its line at Beach
wood. A survey is being made across
the meadows and soundings were taken
in Barnegat Bay. 1t is supposed that
preliminary steps are being taken to fig-
ure out the cost Of the undertaking.
The residsnts'along the coast are pre-
pared to assist in every way possible the
construction of such line.
The appearance of aeloplanes circling
over Writings every day or two is now
regular event, and those who craned
their necks for sight of the rare objects
no longer pay any heed. Passengers
travelling over the several railroads at
this point are on the watch for the ma.
chimes, and much interest is attached to
their trips. Before the DuPonts devel-
oped their site at Writings aeroplanes
were unknown thereabouts, therefore
some see connections between the flying
machines and the foreign cruisers which
have been hugging the three-mile limit
off Long Beach and at night time train
their powerful searchlights along the
beach.
Mayor Butler and the town council of |
Beach Haven are planning to give that |
resort the greatest season in. its history, |
and are making arrangements for large |
number of Improvements. A new board |
walk will be built to replace the old one
and to extend both north and south of
the location OF the present one-about
5000 feet in length, costing nearly $780,
600. The present dock has proven en-
tirely inadequate to take care of the bus
mess done there, and Mayor Butler and
the councilmen have determined to
double its present size and make har-
Dor and landing to accommodate all the
passenger boats and business which will
be done there This will mean an ex-
penditure OF some 5000. These inn
provements and expenditures are made
possible by the cooperation OF the
townspeople.
Seaside Park property owners are still
agitating the subject of new school ac-
commodations, but most OF them are OF '