The Morris County chronicle., 1909-08-10
TWO NEW
ALDERMEN.
Dr.. H. A. Henriques and Dr..
R. R. Reed Elected to
Membership to Board.
BIDS RECEIVED FOR PAVING

son to serve as an alderman after be-
ing elected the successor of Mayor
Theodore Ayers, we're received by the
board Of aldermen Friday evening and
accepted. DR.. Henry A. Henriques
was elected in Alderman Mowery's
place and DR.. f. Rallston Reed was
elected to fill out the unexpired term
of Mayor Ayers. Alderman Mowery's1
letter was as follows:
East Worcester, August 2, 1909.
Honorable Theodore Ayers. Mayor,
Morristown, N. j.
Dear Mr.. Mayor -
Having finished the work which |
had specially set out to do as a mem
ber of the board of aldermen last
March, rendered my resignation to
the famented Mayor Cauldwell, but
at his urgent and repeated requests ]
permitted him TO withhold it, and
agreed to remain with him during the
remainder of my term.
Since your induction into the Office of
mayor and your successor elected from
the first ward, do not feel the nee
eSSi5y of continuing the sacrifice in
volved in my remaining in the board,
and beside the first ward is entitled to
better representation than / have
been able to afford it during the past
three months. /, therefore, beg to
tender my resignation as a member Of
the board, to take effect at the meet
ing on Friday night next.
While | have tried to discharge my
duties and observe the letter and
spirit Of the oath of Office since the
voters of the first ward honored me
by electing me their representative,
yet as | review the past three years
and half, feel that | should have
done much more to merit their conf
dence and the distinction conferred
upon me.
/ wish to thank you honor and every
member OF the board, present and
past, for all cOurteSieS received from
them, and wish, also, to tender to you
all my distinguished consideration OF
esteem.
Very sincerely yours,
IRA MOWERY.
Mr.. CarS0n'S resigned because he
did not care to serve because of his
connection with the Morris & Somer-
set Electric company, he being secre-
tary and director to the company
which is now doing the street light
ing of the town.
The minority members of the board
named Benjamin J. Crane and Archi-
bald B. Leuder for the vacancies.
The republican selections we're elected
by vote of three to two.
A communication was received from
the Morris s. Somerset Electric COM
pany stating that an agreement had
been made with the Morris County
Traction company regarding the fur
nishing of power to operate the troll
ley line in Morristown and asking that
section ten of the electric company's
franchise be waived for seven months.
The aldermen agreed to the PROPOSE
tion, Alderman Lewis f. Sturgis offer
ing the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, Negotiations have been in
progress for some time between the
Morris County Traction company
and the Morris and Somerset Elec.
trio company for the purchase OF
electric power by the said traction
company from said electric company
for the purpose of operating cars on
Speedwell avenue in MOrristown and
vicinity;
AND WHEREAS, This board has been
informed in writing by both COM
panieS that an agreement has been
reached for'the purchase and sale OF
power for the purposes aforesaid,
provided the consent of this board
can be obtained to such sale;
AND WHEREAS, Section ten of the Or
dinance granting franchise to said
electric company, approved Decem-
ber 9Th, 1907, provides in substance
that no electricity for power shall
be furnished to any traction COM
pany or trolley road unless the same
shall be furnished by a dynamo or
generator not used at the same time
for furnishing electricity for light
ing purposes;
AND WHEREAS, Said electric company
is willing TO furnish electric power
for purposes aforesaid but cannot do
so because OF existing conditions;
AND WHEREAS, Said traction COM
pany Is willing to operate it's line as
aforesaid at once provided it can get
the necessary power, which speedy
operation Is, in the opinion of this
board, most desirable;
NOW THEREFORE,, Be it resolved.
that the Morris & Somerset Electric
company be permitted to supply cleo
trio power to the Morris County Trac-
tl0n company for the purposes afore-
said for a period extending from Au-
gust 18th, 1909, TO April 18th, 1910, and
that said electric power need not be
supplied by dynamo or generator not
used at the same time for furnishing
electricity for lighting purposes
1t is the intention of this board that
the provisions OF section ten aforesaid
shall not be waved or suspended ex-
cept during the period of time above
named and that this resolution shall
not be considered as waiver Of any
OF the contractual relations existing
between the town and said electric
company.
Bids were received and opened for
the laying of the vitrified brick pave
ment on Washington street. All the
bids were given to the street commit
tee with power.
The bids we're
Wormser Goodman Construction
company, Sl.17 per foot straight axed
curb, 1886 curved axed curb, fifty-six