The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-12
FROM EDUCATION
TO STRAY DOGS
Variety Of Subjects Discussed
at Civic Gathering.

ing the Lyceum, garbage dumps, stray
dogs-all were discussed at the meet
ing of the Civic association in the
Young MEMS Christian association
building Friday evening.
The Rev. f Landon Humphreys was
in the chair and made report OF
the Civic association committees eff
forts to get the Lyceum put in good
shape. IIe said that an asbestos cur
tain would avail nothing being Of
little servcie in case of fire upon the
stage. AS. to additional exits it was
stated the cost of new exit similar
to that installed few years ago
would be $1,000
George P. Fiske scored conditions
at the .Lyceum as to exits and said
that friend had advised people
against attending Friday Evening
club lectures and had resigned from
the club directorate because of what
he considered the great danger in the
Lyceum.
Mrs. A. H. Pierson brought up the
new high school project and asked
that the association agitate the hold
ing of special election of the tax
payers or circulate petitions among
the citizens calling upon the board
of education to provide such a build
ing.
Former Mayor Theodore Ayers was
present and at this point took oc-
casion to point out the necessity of
finding out some way of raising the
money needed for all the projects
advanced by the associations mem
bers Mayor Ayers said that the
town was at present and had been
For some years raising up to the limit
cf money permitted by the tax laws.
The town has met interest on sewer
bonds, additional street lamps pro-
vided, health board appropriation
raised from $4,000 to $4,000 and a
demand is made upon the county for
tuberculosis hospital. Nothing can
be taken from the amount received
by the county without something suf-
fering and nothing from the town
without protest.
Cant the money for this high school
building be raised by "a bond ISSUE =
asked J. A. H. Hopkins.
.'Yes.' said Mr. Ayers, but you
still have the interest on the bonds
to meet every year.
: THE trouble is that anybody who
advocates added expenditures in this
town is looked upon as bad citi-
zen," asserted Mr.. Hopkins, and up
on his motion DIR. Humphreys ap-
ward @. Keasbey, Edgar T. Honey
and F. C. Woodman as a committee
to cooperate with the women's COM
mittee in devising some means of
securing "a new high school building
and report back to the association.
Mrs. Pierson also brought up the
subject of employment of matrons in
the Maple avenue and Speedwell av-
enue buildings and Mr.. Honey, of
the education committee, was in
structed to urge their immediate en-
ployment
When the proposition of establish
ing kindergartens in the public
schools was broached one of the
women present asserted that the board
of education did not understand about
them and did not want to. This mat
ter was also referred to Mr.. Honey's
committee, as was the need of cleo
trio lights in four of the Maple az
enue school rooms.
"It seems to me that these are mat
ters oh great Importance and should
receive the immediate attention of
the board of education remarked
Stephen s. Day.
without investigating them our
selves it would not be proper to die
tate to the board of education, who
are men just like ourselves and are
trying to do the best they can for
the town with the money provided
them and who serve without COM
pensation. = was Mayor Ayers re-
joinder.
This association has no intention
of debating to the board" said Mr..
Keasbey, 1--WE merely represent the
community and the board has always
been eager, know, to have the CO.
operation of the citizens as to our
schools
The matter of a public comfort
station for the park was ordered
brought to the attention of the board
of, aldermen at its next meeting.
The general collection of garbage
and ashes was broached and DR..
Humphreys urged the necessity Of
action, saying that in front of his
property was public dump, the pa
pers and refuse from which were
blown across his place whenever a
high wind prevailed.
The law committee of the associa- |
tion was asked to take up the tax !
question and see if some way cannot
be devised by which more money may
be raised The garbage matter went !