The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-07-18
mo BRIDGE FOR
RACCOON ISLAND
FreehOIders Decline to Expend
$4,000 for that Purpose.

That bridge 400 feet long, of fif-
teen spans, of steel and concrete and
costing $4,000 would be necessary
to connect Raccoon Island, Lake
Hopatcong, with the mainland. was
the report of Freeholder Garlic, of
the special committee having the
matter in hand, to the board of free
holders Wednesday, 1t was asked
of the freeholders that this bridge
be built
A hotel accommodating 100 guests
and thirty families occupying bunga-
lows are the summer occupants of the
island. There are only one or two
families, according to the committee,
who stay ON the island the year
round. That the utility and neces-
sity for the bridge did not justify
the cost was the report of the COM
mittee
Freeholder Neighbour, of Dover,
offered resolution that was adopted
that the report be approved and the
committee discharged.
Thomas J. Moore, a resident and
land owner on the island, wrote a
communication to the freeholders
declaring that the bridge was needed.
| He asserted the cost would be about
$4,000 and that his purchases in Nor
ris county for a year, aggregating
$500, would amount to enough to pay
the interest on the money. "If we
fail to get our bridge l shall become
a Jerseyman and ask the people di
| rect the question:" was his threat to
the freeholders.
The Public Service Gas Co. made
application for permission to lay
mains and services on Madison av
enue, Madison, and it was left with
the road committee with power.
Contracts for bridge work were
made. To John d, Corbit, was
awarded the contract for building 6
small bridge ON Cook avenue, Madi
son, for $207. A new bridge on Nc
Farland street, Dover, is to be bull
by the Dover Construction Co. fol
$160. Repairs to the Union stree
bridge, Dover, are to be made by
the Dover Boiler works for $1,000.
There being some question as tt
property lines involved in the widen
ing of a bridge at German Valley
Counsel George G. Runy0n and Coun
| ty Engineer Wdlliam E. King wer'
empowered to confer with the Wash
.ington township bridge COMMITTEES
over the matter.
The application of the New Yorl
Telephone Co. for permission to erec
a pole line on the Paterson and Ham
burg turnpike was upon motion @
Freeholder Norris granted.
To the road committee was referra
a letter from Robert A. Granniss, jr.
who asserted that Speedwell avenu
from the top of the hill to the Morri;
Plains station was in dangeroui
condition. Mr.. Granniss advised tn,
notification of the trolley compan.
to cease the operation of its trolle,
road on the street until it had re
paired the thoroughfare.
Counsel George G. Runyon reports,
the collection of $29.72 from N. Kise
for the maintenance of CatheriE'
Kiser in the state insane hospital.
check was received from Willard w
Cutler, administrator of the estate o
Ellen Skelly, for $S49-49 in paymen
of claim for maintenance of the de
ceased in the state hospital.
Inmates in the aims house reported
to be 112; in the children's home
seventy-three. There are thirty-twt
prisoners in the county jail includ
ing one woman. Jail Physician Girls
void reported fourteen visits during
the month and NO disease nor illness
/ among the prisoners.