The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-12-24
County Business Closed

!. Sented the statement was made tina
S there would be balance of 1926. g
r in the treasury. OF course it wa
necessary to transfer funds from ONT
: appropriation to another but that wa
mere matter Of form, the mair
anxiety was whether there was enough
f cash on hand to settle the liabilities.
Il After financial matters had been dis
posed of the subject of building an iso
lation hospital at New Lisbon was
taken up. The State Department Of
Health sent communication in
which it stated that such building
was greatly needed In many Diseases
Communicable and contagious-it would
be of benefit to the community to
have place where the patients could
be segregated and kept from contact
with the outside public. The number
OF such cases that had been brought to
attention by the fact that Camp Dix
was in the county and that there had
been drawn there characters of objec-
tlonable nature, who had peen sent to
our Jail and then been confined in
state institutions was an argument in
favor of putting up building where
all the persons inflicted with disease
could be kept.
DIR. Elmer ID. Pickett was highly in
favor OF the proposition He related
many instances of the possibility of
diseases being carried from one place
to another by persons apparently in a
healthy condition but who, in reality
might be suffering with bad com
plants.
Inspector Bowen, of the State De-
partment of Health, spoke of the feel
ing some had about the government
bearing the expense of erecting and
maintaining such building The
plan, he said, originated with the mill
tary authorities, who wanted the
soldiers protected and there scented to
be more need of such measure since
the camp had been established in our
neighborhood. He highly favored the
plan of building an isolation hospital
but he felt that Burlington county
should bear the expense as it was the
duty of this county to protect its
| citizens.
Freebooter Russ spoke for the coun-
ty He wanted to know why it would
not be good idea to erect state in
stitution at some central point rather
than put the expense upon counties
that happen to he within the reach of
war camps.
To this Mr.. Bowen replied that while
the state is working on that plan moth
ing definite could be done until the
counties had shown a disposition to
take initial steps towards putting up
local institutions.
V. Claude Palmer appeared as the
representative of the residents and pro-
perty owners in and around New Lis
bon. They protested against the
building of the proposed hospital and
they could not see why this county
should be called upon to go to the ex-
pense that would be entailed. The
present institutions at that place are
well kept and to add more buildings
that would be of a very Objectionable
character would be decidedly disagree
able.
This ended the debate and a vote
was taken which resulted in the de-
cision not to build the hospital
Telephone service received the next
attention. 1t was stated that there
are private telephones in many of the
county offices over which long dis
lance calls are made which are not
connected with county business. For
some reason the Office of prosecutor
Kelsey was singled out for denuncia-
ton in this matter and resolution
was adopted that the private telephone
maintained there at the county's ex-
pense be discontinued. 1t was also
ordered that all county officers must
show what toll calls are for county
business or the bill will not be paid.
The condition of the county roads
was the subject of a long report which
is given in full.
Gentlemen
There are three kinds of commune
cation in use to-day-railroads water
ways and highways. The railroads
were constructed by private capital,
but now are operated by government
control. The waterways have been
mostly improved by federal funds.
The highways are now being con-
structed and maintained by the pub
lie. Highways can be used whenever
passable by any one and they consti-
tute the first link in the chain of COM
munication. A chain, they say, is
only as strong as its weakest link.
The increased use during the past
emergency of motor trucks for long
distance hauling will continue and it
is necessary to design, construct and
maintain a system of roads to support
this traffic during all seasons.
Macadam roads with the unprotect-
ed broken stone surface are as much
of the past as last years birds nest
and stage coaches. The "conscien-
tious objector" may attack this state
ment by claiming that it is impossible
to reconstruct the roads for changes
in highway travel. The design of
trucks probably has reached its maxi
mum weight as to carrying capacity.
If that be true, pavement will be re-
quired that will support the present
| day loaded motor truck in great num-
bers. If it adequately carries them,
have no fear of the pleasure car.
Now it appears that highways are to
be constructed for commercial uses
and the pleasure traffic is incidental;
that is as it should be, which is data
for the justification of expenditure on
| public roads. What is the type of
road that will Withstand the CONNER
cial motor vehicle and which may be
classed as semi-permanent? The
question is one which may be answer
al nv exneriance and Indictment The