The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-16
WORK ON SEWERS PROGRESSING
Material Very Slow In Arriving APP
pointmenr OF Inspectors.

Material Very slow In Arriving APP
pointmenr of Inspectors.
Two inspectors have been appointed
by the commission and are on the
ground, Theodore Denman and Ed
ward Clarke. They watch carefully
the alignment and grade of each piece
of tile as set, also the filling over the
pipe. The first manhole, about over
the Speedwell bridge, was built on
Thursday. The manholes are of brick
and cylindrical in shape, the upper
courses drawing in to form a base for
the cover.
The sewers follow nearly the centre
of the roads. The engineers stake out
the ditch, marking it with little pegs
driven well down. Then as the ditch
progresses, planks are set up at inter-
walls across the ditch with sticks at
tached. Grades and centre line are
marked on the sticks and a tightly
drawn line from station to station
gives the opportunity to measure
down to the bell of each piece OF tile
for grade and maintain the line by the
frequent use of the plumb bob.
Fittings, or tiles with six inch Y
branches, are put in the line every
eighth tile, alternately facing SO there
is a house connection ready on each
side of the street every fifty feet dur
ing the section were the men are now
at work.
Contractor Costa doubled his force
on Monday, putting all the new men
at work on Speedwell avenue. A car
load of tile had been distributed on
Saturday and on Monday two more
were ready for setting. The excava-
tion to the first manhole on Kinney
street was also started on Monday.
Beyond this manhole and on Ander-
son street, next above, the grade is
the other way.
| Mr.. Costa will make. a canvass of
property owners on all the streets
through which he lays sewers solicit
ing the work OF laying laterals from
the sewers to the houses. The price
will necessarily vary, as in some places
the sewers are eight feet below the
streeU level, while in other places
they are fifteen feet below. He has
arranged schedule of prices consid-
erably lower than the charges. usually
made for the work in the municipali-
ties down the line and will make the
price per foot much lower than if he is
employed to dig to the street line
only.
Eight inch tile is being distributed
along Wetmore avenue and the con-
tractor expects to begin laying on that
street tomorrow. starting at the site
of the ejector plant.
A Tribute to Mrs. Edgar r. Randolph
from the Woman's Union Mission
ary Society of Morristown.
In the death of Mrs. Edgar f. Ran
dolph, the Womans Union Missionary
Society has met with great and SER
ious loss. Her departure will long be
a regret to those who have met for
years in her hospitable home. From
the early organization of the Society,
Mrs. Randolph has always taken a
most warm and active interest in it's
work, and has opened her house and
her heart TO the many returned mis-
sionaries from India, China and Japan,
with their charming personalities and
their graphic, inspiring stories Of
their lives in those far-away countries
where their loying life work lay. Mrs.
Randolph, with her gracious ways and
her enthusiasm for this great mission
work, her warm welcome for every
conner, added an inexpressible charm
to the meetings which were always so
interesting Very vividly these occa-
sions will come up to the minds of our
lady missionaries at their foreign
posts, and Mrs. Randolph will be held
in loving remembrance by them and
by the Morristown women who have
been members of this group.