The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-06-07
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to the curb for loading and unloading
merchandise.
DR.. Gustav A. Becker made the
point that if one track was run down
South and Pine streets and one or
Morris street that the situation would
be relieved and also give facilities tc
those wishing to go to the many pub
lie buildings on South street and
neighboring thoroughfares.
The suggestion that King street be
continued through to South street
was made by Michael f. Riley making
the point that considerable traffic
would thus be diverted from Morris
street. He also thought that some
provision should be in the franchise
providing that any company buying
or leasing the present company must
be acceptable to the town, and also
that In case of strike of employees
they could have authority to operate
the trolley line until the strike was
settled.
Elmer King, of counsel for the trac-
tion company, said he had few criti-
cismS to make of the franchise in be-
half Of his company. The provision
requiring the company to pay over to
the town five per cent. of its gross
earnings each year, which with the
franchise tax, should amount to not
less than 5000 for the first five years,
S400 for the second five years, 5000
the third five years, $500 the next
five years, $1,000 the next five
years, 81 200 the next five years and
81, 400 the balance or the term, his
clients wished changed to a fiat rate
of $500 per year, and also that it be
five per cent. Of the gross earnings
within the town and not the whole
road. The use of vitritied brick paw
ing between the tracks and for two
feet each side he thought should be
practically permanent and not ripped
out at the pleasure of the town if it
should see fit to pave with some other
material after the brick had been put
in.
The ordinance provided that the
trolley poles were to carry wires for
no other purpose than to provide cur
rent for the motors and this he wished
modified so that wires for signal pur-
poses could be carried. fr pas
The provision requiring that the
cars be operated around the park by
underground system he characterized
as impracticable, unsatisfactory and
that the company could not afford it.
The maximum speed limit Mr.. King
sked to have raised from ten miles to
fifteen miles per hour. The penalty
clause he said would hamper the COM
pany with petty suits and was unneces-
sary as the interests of the town were
fully cared for in other provisions in
case the franchise provisions were vio-
lated.
Instead OF altlve cent rare from Nor
ris Plains to the Morris township line
at Convent or Florham Mr.. King said
his clients wished ten cents; five cents
from Morris Plains to the Morristown
railroad station and another fare for
points beyond. He also objected to
the provision requiring the company
to transport free letter carriers in uni
form, asserting that in other places
the government pays the fares Of such
carriers as have to use the trolley cars.
In regard to the scheduleAof fifteen
minutes between each Car Mr.. King
asked that it be increased TO thirty
more cars to be run as the
traffic warranted.
The clause requiring the company to
sprinkle with oil or water between its
tracks and for distance of two feet
each side Mr.. King asserted to be I'M
necessary If the company was to use
vitritied brick.
The franchise was then laid over un-
til the July meeting of the board when
it will come up on second reading.
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