The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-17

granting to the United States of America pO-
lice regulation and other control of all that
portion of the county road extending from
the Railroad Crossing at LewistOwn to the
Railroad Crossing at Wrightstown and
all that portion of the county road extending
from Pointville to its intersection with the
aforesaid road from Lewistown to Wrights-
town.
Whereas. the United States of America has
acquired by leasehold a large tract of land
situated within the township of New Hanover
in the county of Burlington for use Cam
Torment for the training of men for the war
with the Empire of Germany; and
Whereas, it is essential for the health, well
fare and safety of the men who are to be
drilled and trained within said Camp that the
United States Government through its proper
military representative in charge Of said Can
Torment have complete regulation and con-
troll thereof and to that end it is necessary
that the United States Government have police
control and regulation of the roads leading
into and through such Cantonment; and
Whereas the roads from Wrightstown to
Pointville and from Wrightstown to Lewis
town run through said Cantonment and
Whereas, said roads are county roads and
main arteries of transportation from Philadel-
phia and other important points and there
fore it is not desirable required by the
United States Government that all traffic be
eliminated upon said roads but that sufficient
control and regulation be given to the military
authorities of the United States for the &C
complishment of the purposes above mentioned;
therefore, be it
Resolved. That the Board of Chosen Free
vest and transfer to the United States of
America during the period of the present war
with the Empire of Germany and for one year
/ after the termination thereof, full and COM
plete regulation, police and otherwise and con-
| troll over the said roads from Wrightstown to
Pointville and from Wrightstown to Lewis
town within such limits is particularly
and fully defined in the description hereto an
nexed, with the right to prohibit the vending
of any merchandise in upon said roads
within the limits prescribed and hereto at
tached to regulate the speed of vehicles over,
in and upon the same and to restrict the kind
of traffic by the adoption of such reasonable
regulations will conduce to the greater
safety of said Camp and the increased con-
servation of health and welfare therein pro-
vided however, right to close said roads
entirely to traffic is herein given to the United
States Government but only such control with
United States Government shall police and
control the at its own cost and expense
without interference from the Board of Chosen
| Freeholders of the county of Burlington and
| be it further
Resolved, That upon the acceptance in writ
| ing filed with the Clerk of this Board by the
Constructing Quartermaster of the United
| States of America now in charge Of the con-
struction of said Cantonment it will be deemed
this transfer of authority within the limita-
tons hereby prescribed and does assume full
| responsibility for the control of said roads I'M
1 der said limitations without any further action
on the part of the United States whatsoever.
| r. W. HARKER.
| Passed by the Board Of Chosen FreehoIders
| at regular meeting held July IL, 1917.
| HARRY HAWKINS. JR..
7-14-1t. Clerk.