The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-09-05
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SAYS CLIFFORD
Then Locomotive Sparks Won't
Set Houses Attire.

aldermen rTludy ul6ut e'ooSAS SiAo SAA"'
sparks from Lackawanna railroad
locomotives had set several houses
OF the street afire, that the sparks
were a menace to all the property
on the street and asking the board
to investigate the matter and take
steps to remedy the trouble. The petit
ton was referred to the fire COM
mittee
ga two-way fire hydrant has been
placed in Willow street since the last
fire there said Alderman Clifford,
chairman of the fire committee, In
commenting upon the petition. "The
railroad was there before the street
and il the property owners put metal
roofs on their houses instead OF
wooden shingles the sparks would not
set them afire. Anyway with no hy-
drant on the street not single house
there has burned down, the roofs
only being damaged, thanks to our
most efficient fire department"
81 think the town should try to
remedy this evil,'' said Alderman
Hinchman, land / move that the town
clerk be instructed to write to the
railroad company to see if something
can be done in the matter
The motion was carried with the
comment that it was the through
trains to Buffalo that were the cause
of the trouble.
The aldermen have taken hold of
the proposition to remove the sur
plus electric light poles in Norris
town and Alderman Gill, of the street
committee, presented a resolution en-
powering his committee to take the
matter in hand The resolution pro-
vides that the committee shall remove
all poles on the streets except those
provided for in the ordinances OF
the town.
Now that the freeholders, trolley
company and board of aldermen are
vigorously at work in putting down
new roads, and many of the property
owners are cooperating by replacing
the unsightly tagging on sidewalks
with concrete, and others are pay
ing for uniform curbing, there is
general inquiry why the electric light
ing company does not fulfill it's con-
tract with the town and take down
the overhead wires and poles on the
streets covered by the contracts.
On Early street and Speedwell av-
enue subways are laid, but contain
no cable. There are two sets of
poles on these streets, and both
should be removed.
All Public service poles are illegally
retained. They were put in for street
lighting purposes only, and, when the
Public service lost the lighting con-
tract, the right to maintain these
poles was lost. Further, some of
these poles are used for the illegal
conveyance of current for distribution
in the township and elsewhere.
A list of Public Service Corporation
poles on streets in Morristown shows
they are standing in Cole avenue,
Center street, Spring street, Water
street, Evergreen avenue, Albeit av-
enue, Lincoln street, Mt. Airy place,
Willow street, Liberty street, Lin
den street, Hazel street, Hillary av-
enue, Flagler street, Race street,
Speedwell avenue, Cutler street,
Speedwell place, Henry street, Sus-
sex avenue, Columbia street, Belle
view Terrace, Grant street, Cleveland
street, Harrison street, Morton street,
Mill street, Kenmuir avenue, Milton
place, Hazlett street, Early street,
Atno avenue, Clinton street, Prospect
street, High street, Washington street
Budd street, Cobb place, Miller street,
Phoeniv avenue, Western avenue,
Plum street, Cherry street, Chestnut
street, Court street, Ann street, Bank
street, Mt. Kemble avenue, King
street, Ford avenue, James street,
Green street, Madison street, Nc
Culloch avenue, Ridgedale avenue,
Olyphant park, Malcolm street and
Wilmot street.
This matter is of as much, if not
more, importance than other things
which have been given attention.
'The company has been most liber-
ally dealt with in this NATTER" said
Alderman Hinchman, speaking on the
resolution, land so has the Public
Service before the present company.
When the Morris & Somerset Elec-
trio Co. took over the Public Service
plant the excuse was made that ow-
ing to differences in the two plants
it was necessary to have two differ
ent circuits but since then the Pub
lie Service plant has been put out of
commission and only the company's
new plant is used and only one sys-
tenn of poles is needed. These num-
erous poles are an eyesore and should
comd down."
The resolution was adopted by
unanimous vote.
The aldermen have now a new COM
mittee, that on parks. Mayor Pier
son said that with the acquisition of
Burnham mark il was necessary to