The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
FOR GREATER
MORRISTOWN
Committee Of Fifty Held Meet
ing on Monday Evening
For Organization.
MUCH INTEREST WAS SHOWN

The Committee of Fifty appointed
by Mayor Ayers at the last meeting OF
the board of aldermen met in the po-
lice court room at the municipal
building Monday evening. There was
good attendance and those present
showed a healthy interest in the sub
iect of Larger Morristown.
Mayor Ayers called the meeting to
order and read the resolution of the
board of aldermen which led to the
appointment of the committee. Col.
Ell. Dobbins was chosen chairman.
In taking the chair Col. Dobbins went
over tie history of the town and town
ship and told of the various stages OF
development. He spoke OF the feeling
of unrest on the part of the citizens OF
certain sections of the township which
led to the idea Of being Incorporated
as borough, and thought that with
proper attention the matter could be
worked out satisfactory to. all con-
cerned.
S. B. Carson was elected secretary
A great help to the deliberations OF
the meeting was map prepared by
town engineer Howell which showed
the boundaries of the township and
town, the lines of the proposed bor-
oughs. the school houses and other
prominent points. !. 1t was remarked
that while nine school buildings were
shown on the map. the one farthest
south was the Maple avenue building,
leaving all the territory below with
out school facilities, although the
larger preparation of taxable property
is in that section. The township road
map was also displayed and helped to
elucidate the situation.
Chancellor Pitney also spoke at
length on the situation going over the
history of the township from its separ-
alton from Hanover many years ago.
He called attention to the former
echool district which was made up
without reference to co-eXisting lines,
even running over into Hanover town
ship to take in one mans residence.
He spoke of the Incorporation OF the
town of Morristown ia 1865. at first
having dual government with the
township, the taxes being assessed
and collected by the township officials
and that portion raised expressly for
Morristown being paid over to the
town, with sixty per cent. OF the road
money. The town had then a mayor,
recorder, two aldermen and five COM
mon councilmen, all elected by the
town at large. Later an amendment
to the charter was secured separating
it from the township and in 1894 an
other amendment TO the charter di-
vided the town into wards and made
the governing body the mayor and
board of aldermen. He called atten-
tion to the fact that Morristown was
an Incorporated town and it was a
misnomer to call it city.
IU was resolved that two COMMITTEES
be appointed, one committee on leg
islation to prevent any legislation this
year on the subject of borough incor-
poration, and the other committee
on Larger Morristown, to confer with
the residents of the township and Sc
cure their consent to come into Nor
ristown and also make suggestions for
the enlarging and improvement of the
town.
The chair appointed the committees
as follows :--Legislation-M NJ Messrs. H..
Ward Ford, Frederick r. kellogg,
John 0. H. Pitney, E. A. Quayle, and
Col. Dobbin'S name was added by the
meeting
For Larger Observation-Disclosures
Rennell, Eugene s. Burke, S. B. Car
son, s. II. Gillespie, @. ID. VI. Cole,
George c. Smith, f. E. Stalls, Henry
M. Smith, d. Farrand Sturgis.
The committees were empowered to
fill vacancies and the meeting adj
journed.