The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

DELAYED
After a Discussion the Town.
ship Committee will Further
Consider the Matter
The PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT

The Morris Township committee
held a session last Wednesday evening
which lasted tin after midnight on
electric lighting matters. First came
rup the contract with the Public Ser
vice Service Corporation for the pro-
posed street lighting. There was some
discussion as to when it should be
dated A H Lynch was asked when
he could give service and replied1llat
it would take a month to get the
lights, but some Of the lights might,
be running by the first Of the month.
The contract was about like the old
Morristown contracts, calling for the
committee to report lamps out and
providing for deductions of pro rata
amounts in such cases, The contract
calls for fifty or more lamps at SIS
per year with additional lamps at the
same rate If ordered, but not to re-
auife more wires for their installa
tion. Strikes, accidents, and other
such causes of failure not to count
against the company. Chairman Clark
was authorized to sign the contract
for the committee.
The matter of the franchise to the
Norris 81 Somerset Electric Co., was
then taken up r. w. Cauldwell ad-
dressed the committee, presenting a
petition asking that the franchise be
granted as speedily as possible. 1t
was signed by Otto H Kahn, J. B.
Dickson, j l.. Eddy, Max Schmidt,
B. O. Chisolm, the Morristown School,
E. w. NanNleck, j, H. and Howard
Coghill and j r. Burke. Pruden x
Burke made similar request as tax
payers. Mr.. Cauldwel said the petit
tioners want the service, having been
dissatisfied with that Of the old com
pany and they are entitled to have
such lights wich they cannot get with
out franchise from the township
Letters were read from Charles G.
Foster, Charles Bradley and Frederic
H. Humphreys, opposing the fran
chise.
c. f. Wilson said he represented
Luther Kountze and presented petit
tion which he said was signed by more
chan half the residents Of Western
avenue, all-of whom be had talked
With directing to poles on Western
avenue and to conduits, if the cur
rent was furnished outside Of Morris
township He said the petition ex-
pressed the views Of his client and
asked that such provision be made in
tile ordinance Another petition. he
presented, objected to poles on Mt.
Kemble avenue and was signed by Il.
p. Foote and many Others, Chairman
Clark said MI Foote had told him
that day. that he only objected to
poles and would not put straw in the
way Of granting a franchise
s. H. Gillespie said his father owned
sixth Of the frontage on Western
fayenue and wanted the light and WAS
willing that il should be brought up
Western avenue and he opposed the
idea Of restricting the current to Nor
ris township, + NJ Mllls said MI
Gilespie's father only consented to
poles because his son was in the com
pany, which Mi Gillespie resented,
stating that his father mad purchased
rights on line already BUM ia order
10 reach his house. The amount OF
Mr. kountze's 5 holdings on Western.
avenue was also discussed. and Coun-
sci Mills pointed out on the map that
Western avenue afforded an outlet TO
Mendham.
r. r. kellogg told Of TIE organiza-
ton Of the company as the result of an
Investigation by committee Of Which
Mr. Wilson was member and assert
ed Thar the primary object is service
and not dividends.
e. x Mills discussed the laMregard-
ing poles, asserting tha5 none can be
planted for private lighting without
consent. He was backed ID this by J
s Ireen4 who told OF stopping the
Morris Aqueduct from laying pipes,in
front If his place BY the law
II * Mills asked TO see copy Of
ble Public Service franchise and was
y0ld by j ~ Mills that there was
none, he did not know that the cor
poration had pole in The township,
but did know that ii paid $450in fran
chiSe taxes every year,
y. 5. Burke took mp the matter of
restricting the current to The town
ship, comparing it SO trolley ordi-
nance providing tnat the tracks should
not eNend out Of a municipality or a
passenger be received from outside
Christopher Gallagher objected to
the Mendham road being cut out by
the request Of a man living three miles
out Of Town few months in the year
only as he expressed it and against the
interest of thirty people near Morris
town. He was told that he had object
ed TO poles. but said he did not know
the condition.
IT was brought out In the discus
sion that the NJ 4 s. desires to reach
the residence Of Mr.. Pyle and the line
TO Mr.. Gillespies extended across lots
Is the most feasible, but under the re-
StrictiOnS asked would be impossible
The discussion confined for three
hours and the meeting finally ad-
journed after inserting some of the
provisions asked in the ordinance,
with the understanding that it will
settled before the next regular meet
ing.
While the lighting question was be-
ing discussed, the committee accepted
The bond of w. Fl. Thompson, as col
lector, in the sum of $40, 900, the bond
being signed by Charles H. Foster, L.