The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-09
CLEAR SIDE
WALKS NOW
Aldermen Considering the Or
dering Of All Signs and OBJ
structions from Them.
HAcKMEN MUST BE GOOD

At the March meeting of the board
of aldermen held Friday evening AL
derman Theodore Ayers brought up
the obstruction of the sidewalks by
signs, ETC., and asserted that the ten--
dency to erect these unsightly things
would increase in the future If not
checked at once. Now that the cleo
trio and telegraph poles have been re-
moved from the park similar action
should be taken against the signs and
other advertising devices. He asked
the board to take under consideration
until the April meeting the provisions
of the ordinance covering the points
and at that time order its enforce
ment. The provisions include that
no more signs, poles or frameworks
shall be erected across or over the side
walks or streets and those already in
place shall be removed on sixty days
notice; signs on brackets shall not be.
more than four feet from the building
and at least seven and one-half feet
above the sidewalk; posts or poles for
electric bells may be erected but are
not Ito be more than nine feet high or
more than three inches in thickness
and all wires must be carried under
the sidewalks; awnings are to be at
least six and one-half feet above the
sidewalk; special permits may be is
sued for temporary distractions. 81.
i p. Graf protested against the laying of
the matter over for a month, saying
that business men are placing orders
Tor signs early in the spring and asked
that it be settled at once. Mayor
Cauldwell said that the matter would
effect many of the citizens and any
who wished should have the opportun-
ity of presenting their views upon the
matter.
Alderman Revere took up the fail
ure of the Public Service corporation
and it's lessee, the Morris & Somerset
Electric company. to remove poles
from streets as provided for in the
franchise granted May 9th, 1898, and
the town counsel was ordered to notify
the Public Service that the ten
years allowed by the ordinance had
expired and the work had not been
doheN and to ask them what their in
tentions were in the matter. A letter
to the Morris 81 Somerset company
telling it of the notification to the
Public Service corporation is also to
be sent. 1t is the intention Of the au-
thorities to push the matter to a fin
ish and get the poles removed from the
streets as soon as possible.
The hackmen came in for another
derman Twining who asserted that on
stormy days at the Lackawanna sta
tion single would-be passengers were
ignored by the jehus and attention
paid only to those travelling in pairs.
He complained that if a single pas
senger asked to be taken he would be
told by cabby that the hack was en-
gagged The suggestion that the cab
men used the q vacant and ''en-
gagged" signs as the New York taxi
cabs bear, was made. Alderman
Ayers made the point that the station
was public stand and when hack is
waiting on the line there it is a sign
that it is not engaged. Under the
terms or the ordinance covering the
licensing of hacks there is a penalty of
ten dollars for refusing to take pas
senger. All the hackmen are to be
notified that anyone caught refusing a
fare when not engaged will have re-
newal of their licenses refused.
Alderman Revere presented a resolu-
tion which was passed providing that
hereafter all new streets which prop
erty owners desire to have the town
accept must be paved with maeadam
and sidewalks constructed, meeting
with the approval of the street COM
mittee.
A successor to the late Joseph A.
Blanchard, as overseer of the poor
was elected in the person of James
Welsh. George w. PeSon applied
for the position enclosing a letter of
Recommendation signed by many
prominent people and also had the
backing of the third ward republican
committee. John n. Condor was
nominated for the position by Alder
man Conkiing.
The board of engineers. of the fire
department. reported one still alarm
of fire and recommended the expulsion
of James Feeney, Thomas Ducey and
Albert M. Carroll from the First
Ward Hose company, which was con-
Cured in by the aldermen.
Former Street Commissioner James
Dickson presented a report Of his de-
partment for February, reporting that
the cross walks and cutters had been
kept clean during the month at cost
of S145.13.
Commissioner Cole reported for the
few days he had been in office. He
told Of there being one day favorable
to the cleaning OF the streets. l25 loads
of mud having been removed from
thoroughfares about the center of the
town and that as weather permitted
the work would continue.