The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-29
WrightStoWn

The spread of measles has been
stopped at Camp Dix. The highest
number OF cases reported as existing
at one time was AZ true measles and 81
German measles.
The Wrightstown Board of Trade
will cooperate with the Hanover Water
Company in the effort to provide a
better water supply and a sewerage
system Tor this town. This was de-
cided at the meeting Thursday, when
a motion was passed authorizing the
naming OF committee to aid the off.
Gals OF the new company.
Each day sees some merchant close
his doors and seek other fields. The
quarantine has been too much fol
some OF them as the trade OF the sol.
diers amounts to little and there are
very few mechanics living here now.
Many of the merchants have locked
their doors and are taking q vacation
pending the lifting of the quarantine,
but others have discontinued business
completely.
In order that the Government NAV
have first-hand report by experts on
conditions at Camp Dix, Col. Frank
Nj. Caldwell and Major James M. Petty,
of the Inspector Generals office al
Washington, have arrived here and
will make a thorough inspection oil
every building in the cantonmcnt; the
equipment of the men and their mess,
and the methods that are being fol.
lowed out in their training.
The request filed with the War De
partment asking that all troops, either
OF the National Guard or from the
draft from their respected localities, be
kept intact organizations has aroused
much interest here, especially in view
of the organization here of the Pioneer
Regiment of Infantry that is to include
all men from the state of Delaware.
Should such rule be made effective
for New Jersey, SO widely distributed
are the men transferred from this di-
vision, that it would be necessary to re-
call them from nearly dozen different
posts and some from overseas service.
1t is quite evident that whatever efforts
may be made by Congressman and
Others at Washington to change plans
of the War Department in this respect
does not represent sentiment of the
men in service at Camp Dix.
Notice has been served by the mill
tary authorities at Camp Dix upon the
municipal authorities of Wrightstown
that unless the town provides an ade.
quate system of sewers by May 1st
soldiers from the cantonment will not
be allowed to 60 to Wrightstown. A
step of this nature is regarded by the
military authorities to be necessary for
protection of the health of Camp Dix
soldiers. The New Jersey public utili-
ty commission was advised of the ac-
ton taken by the Camp Dix authori-
ties when Charles Beshore, counsel OF
the Wrightstown Board of Trade, ap-
peared before it on Tuesday morning
in an application to have Wrightstown
Water and Sewer Company urged to
make all possible haste with construc.
ton Of sewer system for which the
company has already been granted q
franchise by the council Of Wrights
town. The Water Company informed
the utilities commission that it has LEI
a contract to Newark firm for con
struction of the sewer system and ex
planned that the work had not beer
started because the contractors have
been exertiRg every energy to provide
an adequate supply of water for the
town. The water situation has beer
greatly improved by the drilling of al
additional well, water from which will
be available for use in the course OF
few days. Just as soon as the waite
situation has been remedied, work OF
the sewer system will be started. Tn
utility commission fixed February l4tl
for a further hearing in the sewer mat
ter, to find out what steps have beer
taken by that time to construct tn
system.