The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-03-12
DISTRICT NURSE IS
NEEDED BY TOWN
So Civic Association Learns
from Or. LathrOpe.

DR.. George H. Lathrope told the
members of the Civic association Fri
day night that the town needed a dis
trict nurse in order that conditions in
the poorer sections may be bettered.
Dr. Lathrope reported to the associa-
sion in behalf of the sanitation COM
mittee, and to which had been referred
a recommendation by the women's i'm
provement committee that a special
officer be employed to secure data
regarding conditions on Flagler, Race
Water and adjacent streets.
DR.. Lathrope said that with DR..
Samuel C. Haven he had investigated
the reports of the women's commit
tee and that he was sure that great
difference would be made by sewer
connection and garbage collection.
The overcrowding of buildings, he ha,
been informed, had been taken up by
the state authorities, the local in
spectors of the health department as
serting they had no jurisdiction.
The employment of a special Officer
the committee reported adversely up.
on, asserting that what was needed
was a district nurse to visit the
people in their homes and secure data
and work with the board of health in
spectors. A special inspector, DR.
Lathrope pointed out, had no right to
enter any house while nurse could
go practically anywhere and teach tn,
people to clear up their yards and
how to live decently.
The matter of garbage collection, re-
ferred to a committee, was reported
upon by John A. H. Hopkins, of Nor.
ris township. Mr.. Hopkins said that
a scientific report on the matter was
needed and asked for 500 to secure
the necessary data, which was
granted.
Frank e. Stults, of the towns tracl
elevation commission, made brief
but comprehensive report of the work
of the commission and took occasion
to score a local paper for what he
termed malicious" and false" state
ments about Ransom II. Thomas, OF
the commission.
Oscar B. Smith, jr., who presided
over the gathering, asked what the
town had appropriated for the use of
the shade tree commission. Alder
man John N. Conkling informed him
that the amount was $1,000, the same
as last year. Mr.. Smith said this was
inadequate for the work of the com
mission, that much tree trimmina 2
must be done around the street lamps
and he thought that a larger sum
should be given. But Alderman Conk
ling, knowing well the financial con-
dition of the town, only smiled
Mr.. Smith also brought up the use
of the park by children, asserting tha
shrubbery was broken down and
pedestrians were endangered by the
youngsters roller skating on the park
walks.
Edward @. Keasbey complained
about the postal service asserting that
unless a letter was mailed in New
York before ten o'clock in the morn
ing it would not reach Morristown the
same day.
Mr.. Hopkins, who presented the re-
ported on the Maple avenue school
building, offered a resolution to the
effect that it was the sense of the
meeting that it was advisable for the
town to annex Normandy Heights
and Morris Plains. But the matter
had evidently been discussed prior to
the gathering for the resolution was
declared out of order by the chair
and the matter referred to the law
committee of the association.