The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-31
Random Remarks


The citizens of a town in South Jer
sey have requested the Board Of
Health to require children afflicted
with whooping cough to wear greer
band on their arms. This is a yery
reasonable and seasonable request and
it might be followed here to the safety
of the young people. There are MANY
cases of whooping cough in this town
and some of the parents are inclined to
make light of the matter, letting their
children run in the streets and mingIe
with others, thereby giving a chance
to spread the disease, which is not
such slight matter as some are dis
posed to think incidentally it may
be said that the town referred to has q
live Board Of Health and has favora-
bly, considered the request.
In the budget prepared for the voters
for the coming year is an item that is
attracting some attention. 1t is $500
for the Board of Health and the ques-
ton has been asked how that money is
used. As near as we can find out, each
member of the township committee is
a member of the Board of Health and
receives $50 a year for his services
along that line. The assessor is secre-
tary of the Board and he gets 800 a
year and DR.. E. d. Prickitt, the IN
spector, gets $75 year - total of
S425, so it may easily be seen where
mere than one-half of the appropria-
ton goes to. Another question that
has been asked is what do the people
of the town get in return for this ex-
penditure. Not very long since COM
plant was made, of building that
was very offensive to the neighbors.
Some member Of the Roard went and
took look at the place but the nuis-
ance is said to be still in existence.
Whether instruction in canning and
preserving is educational" is ques-
ton viewed differently by various To-
calities. In one section it was decided
that the idea was not educational, and
that those who wished to use the
school building for the purpose men
toned must pay for the heat, light
and janitor's services. Camden takes
an entirely opposite view of the sub
ject and will, this week, organize
schools for free instruction in canning,
drying and preserving. Five lessons
will be given to each class. Six school
buildings will be used and women and
girls over Is years of age are invited to
join the classes. Two weeks instruc-
ton will be given and if that time does
not suffice for the work, it will be ex-
tended. All that is necessary is to en-
roll at the school nearest the home of
the applicant. The board of education
will bear the expense.
1t has been suggested that the town.
ship committe would make wise in
vestment by installing a registering
meter which would keep an accurate
account of the variations in the cur
rent supplied to the town. During the
last two weeks there have been several
in the lighting and pow
er service and the township is compel
led to rely upon the eyes Of the police
force to discover how many lights 90
out. If the meter referred to was in |
stalled there would be an undeniable |
register of the voltage being delivered
and there is no doubt it would be found
out that the voltage is very frequently
not up to the standard that the con-
tract calls for. If one light goes out in !
a distant part of the town it may be
some time before a policeman may dis
cover it and then he cannot tell how
long it has been extinguished A
meter would tell the tale.
The failure of the legislature to pass
4 law providing for the appointment of
A lawyer to look into cases where pris-
oners sign waivers of indictment has
been criticised very freely and appar-
entity Justly. There are numbers of |
prisoners who sign such documents
who do not have the slightest idea of |
what they are doing. A little boy who |
plainly showed he had not the reason
ing power of even child of his age
was brought in on a waiver and asked |
10 plead. If we are not mistaken the |
little fellow had attached his name to |
a waiver which had not been filled out. |
fortunately the court took cognizancs !
Of the youthfulness of the defendant |
and provided counsel to look after him Fl