The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-04-16

had to be provided while the work
is going on. Mr.. Riley spoke of the
importance of some arrangement
whereby trolley rights to the west
bound station could be secured.
Mayor Pierson brought out the fact
that the agreement did not provide
for the headroom under the bridge
over the street replacing Sawmill
lane. Mr.. Stallman assured him it
would be the same as at Morris
street.
Mr.. Thomas presented statement
of the estimated cost of the work by
the Lackawanna and the town. The
Lackawanna items are:-bridges, cul-
verts, masonry, ETC., $80,491.95; tenn
porary tracks and filling, $50, 0,S34.76;
permanent tracks and filling, $50 ,261;
station buildings, $86,25 80; station
grounds, $28, ,150.60; industrial service.
$c,595.60; temporary station, 49,
622.11; miscellaneous, $4,S39.63; a
total of 1927, ,04S.55.
The figures for the towns work
are:-clearing ground, $3.50; grading,
$500; excavation and disposal, $1,000;
curb and gutter, $1,903; concrete side
walks, 1924; macadam pavement, $5,-
962.50; paving Morris street, $1,2S4;
miscellaneous, $1,323; provisional, ST.
577.50; engineering and contingencies
81 ,143; total of $25,637. From this
amount Mr.. Thomas said there should
be deducted $4,325 for earth excavated;
$107.50 engineering fees; $6,727.S9 the
cost of the new street that the
change in the plans relieves the town
of, and 81 ,284 the cost of paving Nor
ris street which should not be
charged against the railroad improve
ment as it will have to be done any
way. This brings the towns cost
down to $13,193.61 plus whatever the
acquisition of the necessary Wash
ington hotel property may be.
Mr.. Riley objected to the town
agreeing to pay an indefinite sum
and suggested that rather it should
pay certain per centage of the en-
tire cost of the work.
Mr.. Thomas brought up the police
conditions at the station, saying that
they had been chaotic for years and
only that morning he had asked an
officer to order from the station sew
eral vehicles that had discharged
their passengers but was told that
the officer had no authority. He Of
fered an amendment to the agree
ment providing that the town shall
have police control of the station
grounds and parks.
Richard w. McEwan, president of
the Morristown & Erie, made an ad-
dress in which he told of his COM
pany receding from its demand for a
trolley grant when it found the town
would not stand by it as to do so
would destroy the present station
plans of which he was proud. He
said that his company's engineer,
Frederick s. Smith, had drawn the
original plans and they had been
adopted with only a few minor
changes by the railroad and town
engineers. He asserted that to raise
the Lackawanna tracks any higher
than provided for would be bad for
the adjoining property and would also
interfere with contemplated plans for
improvements by his company. He
thought, however, that the grade of
Morris street if carried out as far as
Ridgedale avenue would help the ap-
pearance of that thoroughfare
When Morristown gets this track
elevation it will have one of the best
anywhere in the country asserted
WI. nch"dn. he thanked all COLI
cerned for caring for the interests
OF his company and asked that no
restrictions be made on the new
streets. He said he would be salts
fled with any police arrangements the
town may make regarding the hand
ling of traffic about the station.
The town owes to Mr.. McEwan a
vote of thanks for receding from the
position he took in this trolley mat
ter" said Mr.. StuIts. Mayor Pier
son called for rising vote and every
body stood up.