The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-03
WHO CONTROLS MORRIS ST. !
Norris Street a County Road. The Law
IN Regard TO the Matter.


OVilsiuelaole SURPRISE ilds peell nldlii'
rested IN the TACT announced recently
that despite the peculiar charter,
Morristown can legally raise money
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~ $500 UoA'e ~ 'V0 ~ =
zion work
The law was passed in 1901, chapter
a. printed laws naoe IA and amended
& ,oo, atSs..4aa 7ao 5000 1o,,,a
~ i9o4, eiiapeel 80, piiiipeu i"ns'
page 4O2
The nroner ,o,,n;cinaf authorities
resnectiyelv If anv tnwn ur citv Of
This STATE no and tIsev arc herahv
summarized and emnnwered n enter
into snch cortTacts with any of the
railroad conlnanies whose roads now
or hereafter nav enter or lie within
thair resnective towns ar cities as
shall sec11re oraate,, safety ~ nersons
and nronertv therein ar facilitate the
co CON Ia, and M intenance NJ ttther
thar, GRADE crossings Of streets or
hiphwavS wharebu fba said railroad
CON 1I1 r,ar,ies m anv II than nav locate.
re-lncata chance alter Grades If de-
nress ar alevate fbeir railroads. within
said towns or cities or either Of them,
as N the Judgment OF such municipal
adCilodd y TespecslVey may Pc YES
properties or 70 n ROY iSe for other than
grade crossings Of streets or highways
therein, or TO promote the interest O
s so Sowils VI cdUlss neSpecvlyeay, ato
omen IVA vaeata aIter ' the lines Or change
the grades Of any streets or highways
or a1 ~ mar mart tharanf sUithin said towns
Or Cites Or either IF than and to do
All sl1ch acts Al NAV necessary and
nroner RI effecfnallv carry ant, sllch
contracts
2. Said town or city shall provide
the money necessary to do the work
and make the payments REQUIRED by
any such contract. by the levy of a
general tax for one or more years, or
by the issue and sale of bonds of such
town or city. to run. not exceeding
fifty years. at a rate Of interest not ex-
ceeding five per centum per annum
such town or CITY shall have power, by
annual taxation Or otherwise. TO pro
vide a sinking fund for the retirement
OF said bonds.
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a Law "niSii ii'ss s's,op0u puo.'c 1'0
cusSIOn IS the question Of 1urlSdlcUloh.
Morris street is a county road ac-
cented ana imnroved as snch nv the
Sp ~ 49,, -. ..s,.' II ~ 49,,
IIeelloiueis "iieA' lhoiiiVt'iiiou " uii0iA''
Ihls quesbloncame up recently IN re-
gard to change In the curD and
gutter near Spring street and it was
I { thaG t the county 1oaru o. iae t
The General 1H air ra II revision ~ 81 1908
chapter 257, section 81, printed laws,
page Sol, says:
Where any public road maintained
at county expense Is lnee[secoeu ~ y, d
fpe hoard If chosen freeholders of the
county, byJa vote of three-fourths Of
the board, and for the. company own
ing q operaClng suc9 lS raV;da f ~
s,1c s Grades 81 CHANCES ia The grades
of such county road and railroad as
shall be necessary TO pass slc9 county
aoau qveF ~ nluel vldg b a@aro@J ~ Otac ade
Of the comfy road ACCORDING to such
contract. and may appropriate and
order to be raised by taxation and pay
such sums as shall be necessary to
carry out the contract; it shall be law
full for any company owning or Oper-
ating street railroad on such county
road at the crossing to become a party
to such contract.
The cnnntv freeholders and railroad
~ ,,o,s,,,,otsa 49,
oonlpaliy nave Juso Oo,np10eou o.sN
such changes IN MonUvllle township
Here the county paid the cost Of
grading the approaches to the one hun
dred faat riyht-of.wav III tho railroad
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''lN' A'A''s'ss. s'.1eN - st's,
The aldermen are directly interested