The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04

State. The buildings are up-to-date
in their equipment, having the best
modern appointments, and the corps
of teachers is most efficient in every
respect. The exceptionally high char
acter Of the people of Morristown
makes the standard of comparison in
the public schools a great deal higher
than the average. The schools are
supported by liberal appropriations,
and the people are justly proud of
their efficiency.
Morristown has private schools of
high standard and wide reputation, in
Guiding seminary for girls and two
preparatory schools for boys. Pupils
are sent to these schools from all over
the United States, and parents appre-
ciate the healthfulness of the location,
the beauty of the surroundings and
the refinement of the place, all of
which make Morristown an ideal edu-
cational centre.
Visitors to Morristown find first-class
accommodations at reasonable rates in
numerous hotels and boarding houses.
Many come here to spend the summer
and find the place delightful during
the hot season. Those who stay the
year round find the winters compara-
lively short and mild, the spring and
autumn correspondingly short and
beautiful.
Outdoor sports of every kind are en-
joyed to the best advantage in Morris
town. The course of the Morris Coun-
ty Golf Club has been pronounced one
of the best in the country. Baseball,
football, tennis, basketball, croquet,
field hockey and other sports all have
their devotees, and the climate the
year round is favorable to outdoor
life
The water supply of Morristown
comes from springs and streams on
the hills surrounding the town It's
sources and courses are carefully
guarded against pollution. Through
underground conduits the water flows
to a reservoir in the hills, and by
gravity it is conveyed to houses in all
parts of the city. The water from the
hills was brought into the town in
1899 when the Morris Aqueduct Co.
was chartered and built an aqueduct
four miles long. The supply has been
extended and developed to meet mod
ern needs, and Morristown today has
the most abundant and purest water
supply in any city.
Morristown has an efficient Fire De-
partment, with the best modern ap-
paratus and an electric fire alarm sys-
tenn. The abundant supply of water
under high pressure is further safe
guard, and in the provision for protec-
ton against serious fires Morrestown
is up-to-date in every respect. There
are six fire companies, with total
membership of two hundred and forty
volunteers, including representative
business men and residents, and the
Department is managed by Board of
! twenty-five Fire Wardens.
J The police protection is adequate to
the needs of a we'll ordered city. The
criminal element, which thrives in the
large centres of population, has never
gained foothold in Morristown. The
police are efficient in prevention as
! we'll as in detection, and professional
lawbreakers who may have longing
eyes on Morristown are kept away by
their appreciation of the vigilance of
the local police.
Morristown has we'll kept streets
and magnificent shaded avenues, good
sidewalks and walks and drives as
comfortable as they are charming.
The streets are well lighted and the
city has an excellent service in gas
and electric light.
A sewer system is now being in
stalled
The tax rate in Morristown is re
markably low, only ,$1.S6, and this
rate includes the county tax of 81
cents, State school tax of 10 cents, dis
trict school tax of 33 cents and the
town tax of A cents. The assessed
valuation of real estate in 1905 was
I! $7,044,1O0, personal property $1,S24s
I 315. The municipal appropriations for
the current year aggregate 100000
The city administration is economical
as we'll as efficient. The appropria
lions for municipal purposes are lib
eral enough to provide for proper
maintenance and necessary improve
ment, without extravaganza in expen
diture and money is invested in mu
nicipal improvements with view tc
utility rather than for show. The
Mayor and the eight aldermen. two
from each ward, serve without salary
/ Morristown is the most important
business centre in this part of New
Jersey. The banking facilities include
three banks and trust company. The
city is the banking centre of large
area. Its financial Institutions are alb
] " managed and offer every legitimate
banking accommodation. The bust
ness streets are lined with busy stores
: in all lines of retail trade, up-to-date
. in stock, equipment and conduct, rea
I sonable In their prices and reliable i