The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-10-20
TROLLEY MEN
MEAN BUSINESS
Application Made 70 Board Of
FreehoIderS for a Franchise
for SpeedweIl Avenue
NEIGHBOUR MAKES A KICK

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| That the Morris County Traction
company intends to fulfill it's promises
/ in regard TO the operation Of the line
on Speedwell avenue was manifested
on Wednesday when the company ap-
Piled to the board Of chosen freeh0lders
for franchise to build it's line on
Speedwell avenue from the MorriStown
line to the Morris Plains railroad de-
! pot. The board will consi er the ap-
lplication at a public meeting on Satur-
day morning, October 3lst, at ten
lo'clock. The company asks for per-
mission to build double tract street
railway with the necessary cross-overs
and switches. The franchise is to run
| for twenty years. The company has
also applied TO the Hanover township
committee for franchise, upon which
application a hearing will be given at
the town hall in Whippany on Satur-
day morning, October 3lst, at ten
Io'clock.
| The traction company applied to the
board of freehoIders for permission to
relocate It's tracks on the Sussex turn
pike, from the south side to the north
side Of the road, and eliminating a
grade crossing Director Gustav a.
Becker referred the application to the
road committee with power
Freeholder Neighbour protested
against the size of the counUy's tele-
phone bills saying : There is not the
$ business done by the county officials to
warrant such big bills,n and went on
0 to quote figures from the quarterly re-
! ports. Persons are infringing upon
. their rights beyond reason, said he,
'sand these bills should go back to the
t sheriff, the county clerk and the surro-
/ gate to haye the official business separ-
n ated from that which is not.' Free
IS holder Burchell replied to the Dover
Il man by saying Lawyers come here
/ from out-of-town to do business in our
courts and offices and they walk up to
. telephone and use it when they de-
! sire and the sheriff nor any other offic-
3 ial can't deny them the use of the in
II struments. " II have no objection to
IS lawyers using them, said Mr.. Neigh
Il bour. " Well" replied Mr.. Burchell,
l. make motion that pay stations be
d put in every county Office if you want
& to-" The board as a whole did not
e take much stock in Mr. Neighbours
e objections, for on vote to approve the
}. telephone bills his was the only mega
i. tive vote
Contracts for bridge work were or
dered made as follows :-Culyert and
bridge at Ledgewood, Morris County
Traction company, 1888; approaches
for canal bridge near Lincoln Park,
n Peter Bailey, $3.50. for macadam, Dow
er Boiler works, $685. for concrete, Ed
d ward Hamilton, s14O for railing; two
Q county bridge at Wayne, over Pequan-
9 noe river, G, w. Dean, s3,4l5.; Flor
ham Park bridge, John o. Corbitt,
IS s3l7. German Valley, concreting and
n beams, Apgar & Cullen, 1850 ;-Union
e Village bridge, Dover Boiler works.
s 81, 1897.
Q The road committee was authorized
O to visit Philadelphia to examine into
. the oiling of roads and the county will
i pay the committees transportation
: expenses.
: The road committee was also author
< lied to grant permission to any COM
7 pany to open the county roads for the
purpose of laying water, gas or other
pipes on the filing of bond indemni-
t flying the county against any loss or
g damage.
n Freeholder Neighbour was handed
q an unknd dig by B. W E!licott, of
r Dover, who appeared before the board
n requesting information as 20 the dis
position of claim for damages by
John w. Smith, Of Dover, who asserts
his horse fell through a county bridge
and had to be killed. Mr.. Neighbour
! Jumped up and said that he had kept
Mr.. Smith fully informed about the
y disposition of the claim. Mr.. Ellicott
tCpllCu Wltli NV Neshh Oi~
0 ticial from the board. 2
: Freeholder Ryerson, for the finance
committee, reported court expenses OF
81 ,504. 81; coroners and post mortems,
! S556.40; stationery, Sl3.45; surrogate,
S5l4. SO; court house and Jail, current
, expenses, $l,l5440; permanent inn
5 provements, SO, ,23730.
Road bills amounting to $20.835.48;
, printing bills of S5673l; aims house.
81, ,341,67; New Jersey State Home for
Epileptics. S242.50, were ordered paid.
Statistics ofcounty Institutions were
as follows State Hospital at Morris
Plains, 167 patients from Morris coun-
ty; thirty-six in jail at last report,
: fifty-fve admitted since, forty-eight
: discharged, forty-three remaining;
: ninety-seyen in poor house at last re-
r port, twenty admitted since, seven dis
Q charged, ITO remaining seventy three
inmates in children's home at last re-
4 port, four admitted since, one dis
\ charged, seventy-six remaining.
t George Boice, who last season pitched