The Morris County chronicle., 1902-11-07
FOR GOOD OF
THE PUBLIC
PhilanthrOpiC Residents AsSOci-
ate for Sanitary Improvement.

&ANG eAh0 A@WW
Lands Purchased-Bed of Pond to
be Cleaned Running Water will
Replace Stagnant rIaIaria and rIos-
quito Breeding Places es-UndertaIxing z
Involves Large Outlay Public
Park Possibility.
Few towns within radius of one hun-
dred miles of New York have as well
deserved reputation tor healthfulness as
Morristowu, That it may continue, and
every thing dore that experts in santa
tlon may suggest to add to rs at
tractIveness, as well as healfhful-
ness, led to the establishment .ibout
year ago by a number u we'll
known residents of the town and
Morris Plains, of The Sanitar, protec-
tion Company of Morris County, N. J. .
the object of which was ~ a.d In the
protection of the public hralth within
the limits of the county, and % take
such meas ures as may be proper and
lawful 10 protect the e'comnlueltk against
the Niolation Of The laws fi health in
said county The officers and members
of. the executive comntitsee an. Charlton
T. Lewis, president Gsoige Fl, lingl
huysen, vice president; Samuel Freel
man. treasurer: Frederick q Burnham,
secretary and counsel D. v Ills James,
Rudolph Kissel, Arthur THOMPSON, with
membership comprising Messrs. james
A. Webb, John l Waterbury, Aurelius
B. Hull, Gustav E. Kissel, Rev. DIR. w .
NJ. Hughes, Rev. DIR. Albert Erdman
Rev DR.. James M. Buckley, Rev. DR..
Franklin B. Dwight, Hon. Henry c. Pit
ney, DR.. Stephen Pierson, John A. Stew
art, Luther Xouutze, Wheeler, H. Peck
nom, John Clahin, Benjamin Nicoll
Cutler, Edward j. Hall, Norman Hen
derson, Joseph F. Randolph, Robert A.
Granniss, Louis A. Thebaud and Robert
Fl. McCurdy.
Acting with this organization, q
corporation has been formed among
the gentlemen living in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Speedwell Lake,
their idea being to continue the work
already inaugurated. Among those
interested in the purchase of the
Speedwell Lake property comprising
an acreage of fifty acres are Messrs.
John y. Clstfiin, Benjamin Nicoll,
Joseph B. Dickson, A. II. Whitney,
F. H. Humphreys, Samuel Freeman.
Gustave e. Kissel Norman Hen
derson, f. G. Burnham. Officers
of the corporation have been elected
as follows:
President John Claffiin, treasurer
Samuel Freeman, Secretary and
Counsel f. g. Burnham.
| Within the last three years the
work done in connection with the
proposed new railroad near Speedwell
Lake has resulted in cutting off and
damming up all small water courses
which used to flow into Whippany
River, while the gradual filling in
of Speedwell Lake and the growth of
rushes and other vegetation for con-
siderable distance out from the banks
of the lake, have created conditions
most favorable for the breeding of the
dangerous mosquito and have doubt
less been the cause of some sickness
in the Northern portion of the town.
1t is believed that work of this kind
will entirely destroy the breeding
grounds of the dangerous mosquito
in that section of the town.
1t is to be hoped that complete CO.
operation can be had with the resi-
dents of other portions of the town,
so that systematic effort can be made
to fill in. or to drain, every pool OF
staguant water anywhere within the
town limits. An especially dangerous
pond between Speedwell Avenue
and the gas honse should receive
special attention. 1t has been STATED
by an expert that the mosquitoes
likely to be bred in this pond alone
would endanger the health of tn,
neighborhood within the radius O
mile.
1t is hoped that next summer ex
perts can be continuously employed
to Indicate every place where watel
stands long enough to become danger
ous, and to apply to such water nee
essary treatment to prevent it from
becoming q breeding place for mos
quitoes. Every water barrel ant
every cistern should have prope
: scientific inspection.
A thorough inspection of the
property, also other ponds in til
vicinity which might become breed
, ing places of the malaria carryin
mosquito, by well-known experts
has already been made. In orde
to make larger outlet, the flume a
: Van Wrinkles saw mill has bee
] opened ;the dam has not been leveled
although to complete the Association
: plans that may be done. The streaI
.. will follow the original channel
When the swamps and adjoining 10,
lands have been drained, no stagnan
water, with the necessary accompan
imeDt Of raadS 0r ruchoc CO oOr
ducsive to mosquito breedingl wi.
remain While not yet decided upo
road will probably be laid on
r following the banks of the sire an
from Speedw ell Avenue to the LAX
Road. The adjoining land will b
laid out as park. Inssmuch as th
charter prohibits the erection {
dwellings or business houses, the in
provement will be appreciated, an
doubtless enjoyed by the public.
The Garfield residence, old offic
and foundry of the Speedwell irol
. works is still owned by Robert d
5 Foote, from whom with the Mor-i
I Acqueduct. the property was pur
| chased. The latter retains the origi
I nal water rights belonging to tn,
! same.
"A With this work completed, followe,
by the abatement Of all other ponds an
pools of stagnant water in Morristown
our city would continue as the venerabl
Dr. Cuyler says, The most beautifu
and healthy residential town within on
; hundred miles of New York
For Benefit OF Needy.
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