The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-03-15
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| HeaoerS.
Six new monitors have been placed
| in the McKernan Drill Co. s plant OF
| Dover.
A New York piano firm is consider
ing the advisability of locating III
the Weathwax factory in Boonton.
Three carloads of material for build
ing the new cut off, from Stanhope
to Newton have arrived and work will
be begun shortly.
! Water has become so scarce in Port
Dram that some of its citizens have
to bring their drinking water from
Berkshire Valley.
The Board of Water Commissioners
of Dover will receive bids this even
ing for sinking test wells for the pro-
posed new water supply.
AS a result of the recent examina-
tions, ""the following have been ap-
pointed letter carriers for Dover :
Chas. G.. Endahl, Fred Allgrunn, Fred
Taylor and Edward Williams.
The Morris County Gardeners and
Florists regular meeting which was
held in Masonic Hall, Madison, last
week was devoted to the study of
carnations, and an exhibition of them
was given. John N. May, of Summit,
made the address.
The Board of Education of Rocka-
way Township has voted to place a
flagpole on the Rockaway school
house. It also decided to close the
Beach Glen school on account of small
attendance, and, if found necessary,
to get conveyance to take the chill
dren, who number only five or six, to
Hibernia.
Negotiations are said to be in pro-
gress for the purchase of the Andover
Iron Company's interests by Joseph
Wharton, of Philadelphia. The COM
pany's blast furnaces have been in
blast since 1S4S. The iron mines at
Hibernia are of historical interest,
having supplied during the Revolu-
tionary War the material for canon
and canon balls for the American
Army.
The Mendham Water Company, or
ganized to operate in Morris, Somerset
and Hudson Counties, with q capital
stock of $40, 600 was last week incor-
porated in the Office of the Secretary
of State. The incorporators are Paul
#. Williams, J. A. Lienau, Robert
A. Cook, Stephen G. Williams, of New
Brunswick; John S. Mabron, of Hack
ensack; E. A. Jarrett, John J. Gribben
of New York.
A Sunday School Union of the
Township of Hanover was recently
held in Whippany, at which the fol-
| lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Rev. l. S. White, of Whippany
1st vice president Leo f. Kitchell, of
Hanover; 2nd vice president, Judd
| Condit, of Troy Hills; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Henry Bleaker, of
Whippany 1t was decided to hold
meetings once in three months omit
tin the meeting at the time of the
county convention.
At recent meeting, the Indian
Spring Water Company elected the
| following officers President, e. j..
Cahill; secretary, 7. Hillery; trea-
surer, Fred. Gordon directors, Joseph
futile, of R9ckaway J. G. Parsons,
of Brooklyn; John Fl, Capstick, of
Montville; Thos. Capstick, E. b. Morton
and Williams Carson, Boonton. "a
solid cut granite wall has been set
around the spring and spring house
is being erected. A combination
lodge and storehouse will be built as
soon as the plans are finished.
The Common Council of Dover on
Wednesday evening granted fran
chise to the recently organized Dover,
Rockaway and Port Dram Gas Com
pany, of which Addison Ely, of Ruth
erford, is president. The rate charged
for gas is to be $i.35 per thousand
cubic feet with a discount of 10
cents per thousand feet for prompt
payment. AS a compensation, the
town will receive per cent. the first
two years, 3 per cent. for three fol-
lowing years and per cent thereafter
of the gross receipts from the sale of
gas, inclusive of the state franchise
tax, which is 2 per cent.