The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19
"A PUBLIC
SENTIMENT
CryStalIizes, and a Civic AS
sociatiOn IS Formed for the
Benefit Of the Town.
WHAT THE SPEAKERS SAID

days ago. a large and representative
company Of men gathered in the Y
M. g. Al. hall on Tuesday evening to.
organize civic association @. d. M.
Cole called the meeting to order and
invited &. L. Dobbins to the chair.
Frederick r, Kellogg was chosen sec
retary. Colonel Dobbins, on assuming
the chair, said Morristown is justly
famed for situation, but a stranger in
town had expressed the thought that
the residents cared more for their beau
tfful homes and well-kept lawns than
they did for the town as a whole.
There are many questions to come up
and it is the duty Of all the citizens to
help solve them The town should be
made the most delightful place to live
in on the continent.
W. o. Fairweather. president of the
Taxpayers Association OF Paterson,
was the first speaker introduced. He
said that there had been a number Of
such organizations in Paterson during
the past years. The present society
is about two years old. Paterson is a
large city, with factory population,
and the money made in the mills
there is largely spent in other places
where the mill owners happen to re-
side. The county had a board Of free
holders, soon 10 pass into history,
which was hopelessly corrupt, and the
Taxpayers Association had hand in
the passing of the body Compare
lively few persons voted on the rropo-
sition to change the board and the
machine had arranged to defeat the
measure, but an unusually dull cleo
tion board made a mistake in the re-
turns expected, which the secretary
Of the Association discovered, and by
the help of a judge residing in Norris
town the new board was assured.
The association is not political
body but aims for the improvement Of
physical conditions, better roads, bet
ter fire lighting apparatus and a bet
ter water supply.
Morristown, while different IN many
ways, needs these same things We
1 enjoy our homes but must use the
aomm0n roads, railroad. stations and
ears with the restoof the population.
1--WE may pay too much for our exclu-
siveness. Tell your oftlce-holders what
lyou want.
i The trolley the speaker said, has
its advantages, but is disturber Of
rest. He had built a house to 80 to
after his daily toll, but the trolley
came by and rest was at an end. Nor
ristown is to be congratulated that it
has no lines, but when the Public Ser
vice decides to go through Morristown
it win do so. and it is Of the utmost
Importance that the association con
troll its entrance and route. You can
get what you want before it comes in,
but after that you must take what
you get.
The speaker also suggested that the
} association include the ladies. They
: are around town all day and notice
many things that can be improved
that escapes the attention of the mar
busy with other duties.
Rev. Adolph Roeder was the second
speaker. He said he represented ths
State Federation Of Civic Clubs some
what more than he did the city O.
:, Orange. In Orange the town granted
!, the Public Service their main street
two feet from each curb and two fee
under the surface Of the street, before
! the citizens knew what was beinl
: done. 1t Is a wonder to him how thu
: town fixes its sewers under the term
of the grant. Orange Is much small
or city than Paterson and the charg
> Of graft is not present. The Civic
!. organization there has non-uni0n poll
: tics as its motto in city affairs and i
trying to further the family life Of thu
!, community, just at present 1t is disin
!; fecting the board Of health.
!; A point has been made Of interroga
Z ting candidates for otfice as to thei
ideas on various subjects OF interest
such as franchises Lackawanna eleva
I tions, etc, These replies are published
without comment.
: The Central avenue franchise ha
: been one of the noteworth fights ii
d Orange and out Of that fight, whicl
, the association won, came the agita
J tion for limited franchises which pu
I Everett Colby In the Senate, and !
spreading to all parts of the State
The association is trying to get tn
citizens of Orange to believe it wise II
: devote part t1of each month to tn
!; State. ,s
!, In neary every movement for i'm
/ proyement you run against the State
!. and here the State association is OF
y 'tganized trying to do things In a fai
I manner. Before taking his seat Dr
Roeder spoke Of a habit prevalent al
over the State which the Orange AS
!, sociation has taken up that ofspend
ing all the town money before 1t come
. In borrowing money rather than be
/ ing able to discount the bills.
I; r.. w. Cauldwell then spoke, saying
. | that t1uflic snirif in MorristaWfi is an