The Morris County chronicle., 1909-02-09
NEW STREET
COMMISSIONER
Edward J. Cole, Of New York,
Succeeds James Dickson, at
a Salary Of $1,000.
ELECTRIC SERVICE COMMENDED

Howard J. Cole was appointed COM
missioner Of streets of Morristown, sue
ceeding James Dickson. who has been
retired from the position by the board
Of aldermen at the February meeting
Friday evening" Cole will receive "a
salary Of $1,000 per year and will de-
vote his entire attention to the work
of keeping Morristown's street clean
looking after road repairs and assist
ing with the engineering questions re-
yarding the sewer. Dickson's salary
was $50 per month with an additional
$50 per month for horse hire.
Cole is a civil engineer having an Of
fee in New York at No. 20 Broadway.
He comes to Morristown highly recon-
mended by many prominent engineers
of the state and nation. He was in
charge of the Essex county park work
being associated with John BoRert,
the engineer of the work. He has also
assisted Engineer Bogert in the plan
ming of several sewage disposal works
in New York state and designed the
Pelham Manor sewer system. His ex-
perience along sewer lines will be val
liable to the town with many ques-
tions arising regarding the lateral
connections to be put In.
Dickson will be retained In the en-
ploy Of the town until Cole arrives
about March first.
At Fridays session of the aldermen
the street lamp committee made re
port that set forth that it had made a
general examination of the lighting
service. There have been less than
four outages" Clamps that fail to
burn for any part of the night) a
month out of 6o6 lights; the arc lights
are up to candle-power and the incan-
descents are considerably in excess OF
the candle-power required by the con
tract; the company has laid subways
in excess of those required to be laid
to this date.
Samuel H. Gillespie, representing
the Civic association, recommended
that 221 street signs, recently removed
by the change in lampposts, be re-
placed. He said they will cost about
%n& &and the associa tion will contrib
ute SI00 of the sum. The proposition
was accepted, and Aldermen John N
Conkling, Kinsley Twining and Lewis
"a
f. Sturgis appointed committee tc
do the work.
In asking the privilege Diminishing
the power to the Morris County Trac.
tion company, Peter v. Stryker, man
ager Of the electric company, said II
would not interfere with the lights,
except, perhaps, when extra power was
put on to help car up the Speedwell
avenue grades, the lights might drop
a little for from twenty or thirty sec
onds. 1t was found that the street.
lighting contract with the city denied
the company that privilege and the re-
quest was not granted.
City Counsel Edward K. Mills read
legislative bill providing that where
property owners fail to lay their sewer
laterals the town may do it and tax
the cost in the tax bill of the year. He
said the average cost Of laUerals is Sl2,
and it will not be burden to any one,
He was instructed to endeavor to have
the bill enacted into law.
A map Of the sewer system was or
dered made at a cost of $3.50. j. r. Burr
and |. R. Pierson were elected mem
bers of the Board OF Health. The Lin
coin Day memorial committee was
voted 5000, and 81. 500 was appropriated
to the Shade Tree Commission. Philip
FL. Day was indorsed as member OF
independent Hose company, Elmer
Romine and Daniel Clifford as mem
bers of Resolute Hook and Ladder
company The resignation of Henry
H. Day from Independent Hose COM
INV WAS annel1rrnd in