The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
Wriohtstown Cur Off

Quarantine has been placed o
Camp Dix in the past, but none {
them have hit the town of Wrights
town SO hard as the order issued b,
Gen. Scott last week, in which h
forbid soldiers visiting the town unit
the residents get busy and clean thu
place up. Sanitary conditions hav'
been extremely bad for some time
Efforts have been repeatedly made tC
get the township authorities. to dc
something. A sewage system was to bt
installed and ever since February this
matter has been simply one of pro
mise. Tired of repeated assertions
that everything would be all right in
a little while Gen. Scott decided tc
take steps that would make somebody
sit up and take notice, so he put a
quarantine on and forbade the soldiers
to go into the town until the demands
of the sanitary corps had been acceded
to.
The borough authorities visited Gen.
Scott and attempted to secure temp
orary postponement of the quarantine,
but the commanding officer called at
tention that there had been ample
time to construct the proposed sewer
and that there had been unnecessary
delay in the matter If there was any
hardship put upon the people or mer-
chants of the town it was up to the
municipal authorities as the military
people had been quite lenient in the
matter.
The merchants who have gone into
business since the camp got under way
feel very much aggrieved. They have
thousands of dollars invested and the
soldiers have been liberal spenders.
They will feel the effects of the new
order to great degree. Every day
soldiers could be seen going into the
town and nearly everyone left some
money there In addition to the
stores there is moving picture thea
tire, three soldiers clubs, and other
places. The failure to putin an i'm
proved sewage system does not consti-
tute the entire offence, however. Cess
pools overlooked, paper and other trash
accumulated in back yards and alleys
and the entire situation was one that
did not appeal to those with ideas of
The order of Gen. Scott has aroused
not only the merchants but the citi-
Gems generally have awakened to the
fact that something must be done and
that no time must be lost in the doing.
All hands held impromptu meetings
and after attempting to show it twas
The other fellows fault" decisive
action was taken and a cleanup day
was inaugurated.
Borough clerk Davis says the town
will not be recognized in another week |
IS the same place of week ago. He
said: 1--WE were planning improve
nents along all lines. We are not |
inding fault with the military order,
out, unfortunately, it struck us just at |
he time when we were preparing to do
Kings. The Borough Council has al
eady passed ordinances providing for
he grading of all streets and the paw
ng of roads and laying of sidewalks.
We have purchased the pipe for street
irainage and are waiting for the State
@ lay it, according to agreement
THE Monmouth County Construct
ng Company, which is building the
,lant of the Wrightstown Sewerage
Company, has promised to have the
OBJ completed in less than three weeks.
This will enable us to eliminate the
thief health menace of which military
authorities complained"
Owing to the activity of the town
authorities and residents in cleaning
Up during the past week, it is expected
hat the ban will be lifted today or to-
morrow and the place reopened to all
older and other visitors.