The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-18

| pertS mad been received, a meeting
was had early in April with Mr.. Carl
ton, vice president of the Public Ser
vice Corporation, and Mr.. Dudley
Farrand, General Manager, both con
nected with the electrical department
of that corporation.
The evening was given to the con
sideration of the reports of the ex
perts and to a general discussion OF
the situation. The reports of the ex
perts were not seriously disagreed
with and your committee was assur
ed that the Public Service Corpora
ton was already taking steps to en-
tirey rebuild its plant here and that
by May first, plans would be perfect.
ed for new station in Morristown
to be equipped with new machinery
and that the committee would be adj
vised on or before May first as to the
making of the contracts therefor.
On April 18th, President McCarter
wrote the secretary of this committee,
1--WE have already taken an option up
on a piece of real estate as site
for the new station" but in the same
, letter he expresses the thought that
the committee must have misunder-
stood Mr.. Carlton" on the question
of having plans ready and contracts
let for the new works. He says new
ertheless, s'the preparation of the
plans, the letting of the contract and
the construction Of the station will,
however, be proceeded with with all
due diligence Your committee is
very positive that there was no mis-
understanding on it's part as to what
the promises made it, at the time of
the conference with Mr.. Carlton were.
We thought it wise as progress
seemed to be being made to delay
making our report until some more
substantial and tangible evidence of
good faith should be given AS no
report was made to us in the matter
we naturally supposed we would have
report in by May first, on May
seventh, request was made of the
President of the Public Service Cor
poration for information as to the
making of the contracts for the new
plant to be installed in Morristown.
In reply to that request we received
the following letter which is given in
full:
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
OF NEW JERSEY.
Office of the President
Newark, N. j., May 8, 1907,
Dear SIR
AS | wrote you on April 18th,
it would be physical impossibility
for us to have all our plans perfect
ed and contracts let for the new sta
ton in Morristown prior to May LIST.
Mr.. Cartoons knowledge of this whole
subject is SO extensive that could
not believe that he had ever stated
what you understood him to have
said. Upon inquiring of him he CON
firms this. He did say that we
would let you know on or before May
LIST whether we would embark upon
the construction of new plant, and
we have already notified you of our
intention so to do
This matter is receiving the prompt
attention of our engineers, and of our
real estate department, and will be
prosecuted to a finish with due dis
patch. The whole plan, however, is
predicted upon the proposition that
we are to continue to enjoy the light
ing business of Morristown. If this
business is to be divided between
competing companies, there is no ne
cessity for new plant.
Very truly yours
THOS. N. M'CARTER,
President.
G. FRANKLIN WILSON, esq,
Fl South St.,
Morristown, N. j."
The supply of electricity furnished
by the Public Service Corporation
during the time that it has had the
monopoly of the electric business in
Morristown has become entirely I'M
satisfactory. The works have been
allowed to run down and the machin-
cry to become so worn out and anti
quated that it is inadequate to satisfy
the present needs of Morristown. The