The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-22
QVICS AID
MORRISTOWN
Report Of President Kellogg to
Association Shows Great
Work Accomplished
SUGGESTIONS FOR The FUTURE

What has been done by the Civic AS
sociation for Morristown, by direct ac-
complishment and by its influence, is
startling. This was exemplified on
Wednesday evening when President
Frederick r. Kellogg presented TO the
Association his annual report. The big
things that have been done Of recent
years and the big things to come large
| ly owe their inception and progress 80
the Civic Association
President Kellogg, in his annual ad-
dress, divided his comments into two
parts, first describing what mad been
done by the association and then de-
lscribing what there is for it to do.
It's accomplishments, he said, in the
five years of its existence, may be
4 briefly summarized as follows, only
the principal points being touched
upon
After a glowing tribute to them he
concluded: May their example be
4 taken to heart by the entire commune
1 ty. 1t is indeed satisfaction to be
able to say that at last matters have
taken turn for the better, and that
litkis now hoped and expected that be-
fore another year shall have passed,
the new company will be placed upon
a definite and permanently satisfac-
tory basis. Let no ma nwho has fol-
lowed what has been done in this
connection say in the future that
Morristown is devoid of public spirit. !"
G. Much was done in the direction
of improving and cheapening the Gas
] service. and II part owing to these eff
/ forts a better service and at lower
rate was obtained.
d. A great deal of time and atten-
ton was also given to the trolley sit-
uation, and a large number of modifi-
; cations in the interest of the munich
lpality were made in the proposed
, form of franchise which the Compa-
-lny submitted.
: Much time the past year was neces-
s sarily expended in the process of re,
Organization and upbuilding. At the
commencement of the year the mum
her Of paying members had fallen 1870
BY dint of hard labor on the part OF
the membership committee If has now
q grown to 2OS, which is quite satisac
tory. And the ladies Of the Womanis
! Town improvement Committee have
!, upon their list 315 members, making
r a total Of paying membership Of the
!. Association of 523
o 4. In my opinion the most import
! ant single step which has been tax
! en- in the past year was thai which
Iresulted in the formation Of the Won
. ans Town Improvement Committee
e Iamong the ladies'. 1t is my persona
l. belief that to their work In the future
Y even more thap to that of the men
); will be due such measure of useful
# nes as the Association may achieve.
! B. The past year has seen the in
!, lcorporation in eparate form Of one Q
= the movement which had its origin il
y the work of the Association. refe
to the Protective Association. Tn
y need for such an organization ha
a. been abundantly demonstrated by tn
II crimes of violence with which MOI
81 ristown had been visited, and tn
w difficulty Of adequately following II
their punishment with .he limited /
nancial resources of the town appli.
able to that purpose; and the iarg
number of members who are now er
Is rolled testifies to the general popula
I'd appreciation Of that need
D. G. Much work has been done b
Of our street committee in the directio
le OF the improvement of the streers an
r especially in the awakening of publ
sentiment in favor of the speedy con
pletion of construction of the sswe
= laterals, so that the work of improve
4 ment of the streets may coulmenc
u and reach early completion.
n d. Much attention has been pa.
le tc the abolition of certain nuisances
20 and in the direction of greater clear
le liness in the public places. Will
Il some results have been accomplished
there is still much to be desired.
! r. The Association gave consider
y alton to the question of the laying o
'e dust in the streets and made repre-
l. sentations to the town authorities III
Ie on the subject. It is, believe. dis
D. tinctly a step in advance that tn
town has taken up this problem, an,
made it matter Of municipal con
cern.
w F. Several public meetings hav,
! been held by the Association devote,
Z to the consideration Of questions 0
= general interest.
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