The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-02
Random Remarks.

An interesting question has arisen
in connection with the destruction Of
the Madison hotel. Mrs. Snyder, the
proprietress, was granted a wholesale
and retail license at the October term
of court, for which she paid $3.50. She
had been in possession of these priv.
leges but about two months when the
disaster occurred which deprived her of
all further use of them, as in all pfoba.
bility the days of hotel at that cor
ner are ended. Should the township
continue to use the money or should a
portion of it be returned to Mrs. Sny-
der? We cannot say whether there
has ever been similar case or whether
there are any opinions on such prop
osition. Licenses have been revoked,
and then, of course, there was not a
single chance for discussion on the
point. 1t does seem as if Mrs. SNYDER
ought to have restored to her pro rata
portion of the sum she has paid for a
privilege that in all probability she
will never attempt to use again.
Several years ago-nearly fifty
Mount Holly was startled by the sound
of an explosion and there was at once
anxious inquiry to discover the cause.
1t was found that a locomotive on the
Burlington branch railroad had lust
begun the ascent of the grade between
Washington and Water streets when
the boiler exploded. AS a resultof this
accident three lives were lost. This
was the first serious accident that had
occurred in Mount Holly for a long
time. A coroner's jury Investigated
the case, John b. Love being the coro-
ner. 1t was found that the boiler had
been defective for some time. The
next loss of life by an explosion occur
red at a canning factory on Water
street when Alfred Clifford was so badly
burned that he died soon after but
there was not any destruction of
by fire to any great extent.
The next loss of life was that of little
baby who was burned or suffocated in
a fire on Green street. On the 22d of
last January two boys were killed by a
cave-in at the mount. The explosion
on Thursday was the worst occurrence
Of the kind this town has ever ex-
perienced and it lis to be devoutly
hoped that it will be the last.
The question of new county build |
ngs or additions to the present quar-
'ers is being discussed and several pro-
positions have been presented. One
S to add to the present court house
md build back and at the sides. The |
estimated cost in one instance is in the
of $4,000. A gentle. |
man who has made study of the
makes suggestion. He is
very much Opposed to changing the
present court house in any particular.
In this he is supported by large
of the citizens of the county
who think it would be shame to de-
mdlish the old historic building or to
change it in any way. Architects and
builders from many parts Of the coun-
try have been loud in their admiration
Of the architecture and style of the
court house, The gentleman who has
been looking over the affair thinks it
would be good idea to utilize the
space now occupied by the Jail and the
county collectors office and build a |
new court house with a.jail on the top
'f the building. There is no doubt the
present prison has outlived its use
illness and it has been condemned |
md criticised many times. In athe
new building proposed by the gentle
man there could be offices for every
county official. If there should be need
If using the present clerks office the
might be installed there. The
'ourt house could be used for meetings
Town stairs while upstairs there would
De room for two or three Offices. 1t is
igured that the entire cost of these
would not exceed the $780,
100 or 100000 that is nowbeing suggest
ID for patching. There would seem
o have been enough of that sort of
work. when the clerks office was en-
arged. The ideas here presented may
lot be feasible but they certainly are
worth considering.