The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-06

Alderman Rutan said the committee
had tried very hard to get the subways
on streets which are thickly freed, and
these streets named are some of the
easiest for overhead construction to be
found in town. The distances were
| figured on the map, and it was found
that the motion would involve the lay
ing of $500 feet Of additional sub
ways. The motion was lost by vote
of FIVE to three, Alderman Arnold vot-
ing with Aldermen Owens and Meslar
for the addition.
| Former Mayor Reed then took the
floor and wanted the payments to be-
4 gin as soon as the subways are In use
instead of in 1913, and said he failed to
| find anything to revoke the franchise
| II the company did not live up to the
franchise in future years, and there is
no pledge OF control by the present
loWners In the years to come. He also
took exceptions to the maximum rates
fixed, stating that the present compa-
ny offered current for twelve cents.
He congratulated the committee on
the new contract, and said they were
fortunate in getting someone to bid,
but did not think the contract was. the
last word on contracts. The rates are
higher than the report OF the commit
tee appointed some time ago thought
proper.
Alderman Day asked the, former
Mayor if franchise cannot be revoked
If not observed, but he did not think
so. Then he asked if the present fran
chise would not become of no value if
che conduits are not laid, and Mr.. Reed
said there was some doubt about that.
Alderman Twining said West Orange
has just done the thing referred to.
Alderman Twining took the floor
and said the committee had gone into
the matter of price carefully, and he
could say that there is no such price
for such contract as the town has,
Ind he challenged Mr.. Reed to find a
price under the Morristown contract
for the same service. He took issue
with Mr.. Reed in declaring that it is
Eohe last word on the subject.
The vote was then taken and the
ordinance passed by a vote of six to
two, Aldermen Owens and Meslar vot-
ing in the negative.
Alderman Mowery, of the sewer COM
mittee, moved that an advertisement
be inserted in the town papers asking
all property owners to have connec-
lions laid at once from the sewers to
the curb line, because it can be done
cheaper now than later.
Alderman Day objected on the
ground that the board of sewerage has
already had such an advertisement in.
serted, and the contractor has man
soliciting the work on the streets
where he is at work.
Alderman Meslar declared that the
work can be done at any time for the
prices the contractor is asking and he
would like TO have a lot of the work
himself at that figure. The only advan-
tage he could see in having the work
done now is that the streets would be
torn up at one time rather than ex-
tending for period of years. He also
said that the sewers should be iron for
at least twenty-five feet from the
houses. Six feet, as the code requires,
is too little, and will leak sewer gas.
Alderman Day said it was true that
the streets should be torn up at once
rather than at such times as might be
more agreeable to householders.
Alderman Mowery said that soon
after the inception of the scheme he
had addressed letter to Admiral
Cooper in reference to tearing up the
streets at one time.
The motion was carried unanimous
ly.
Alderman Mowery said that at the
request of a large number of
ladies and organizations, and on the
receipt of petitions signed by the cler-
gy and others, he brought up the mat
ter of curfew ordinance requiring
children under fifteen years to be off
the streets by nine O'Clock. Such
rule, he said, is in force in 5000 towns
and cities in the country.
Alderman Day declared that there
is no law under which such an ordir-
ance can be enforced, and the books are
now full of ordinances that are never
enforced.
Alderman Twining seconded the mo-
tion and said he had recently been in
small town in New York State where
the curfew law is in successful opera
tion. If any one doubts the necessity
for such law, he invited them to
come to his house on South street.
Alderman Mowery said it is true
that there are some ordinances not en-
forced, and the police are pretty well
overworkei at present. There should
be at least three more patrolmen and
police alarm which would make up
for two more officers.
Mayor Bennell said the police of
Plainfield had told him that the en-
forcement there is only bluff.
nhe motion was finally carried, with
an understanding that the counsel