The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-11-26
PREL|MINARIES BEGIN
OF STREET OPENING
Street Commissioner Author
lied to Acquire Land.

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advertised the intention of the mayor
and board of aldermen to acquire GER
tain land for the opening of street
in connection with the newrailroad
station. This street is to run from
Morris street, near Olyphant place, to
the westbound station yard and will
go across the railroad and York prop
critics. The commissioner advertises
that all persons having objections to
the laying out of this thoroughfare
must file them with him within thir-
ty days. His action was authorized
at special meeting of the board of
aldermen held Friday evening at
which several matters pertaining to
the track elevation and new station
work were discussed.
The execution and delivery of the
contract with the railroad for the
work was formally approved by the
adoption of a resolution offered by
DR.. Clifford Mills
Chief Wilbur F. Day, jr., reported
that it will cost $3.50 to move the
First Ward Hose company house to
a new site on Morris street near the
Hoffman feed store. Alderman Horse
field said that a location could be
secured on the new street leading to
the station yard from Morris street
but was not considered desirable ow-
| ing TO the number of turns required
to be made by the apparatus before
reaching Morris street.
| Alderman Mills told of a conference
with the railroad counsel, Max e..
| Stallman, in which it was said by
the latter the house could be moved
to point further back than its pres
ent location though Mr.. Stallman
| claimed to have no authority to make
the grant
Assistant Engineer Kellogg in
charge of the work here says he has
no authority said Chief Day.
Il never saw railroad man yet
who would admit having any authority
in matters" asserted Alderman Conk-
ling,
After Mayor Pierson had suggested
that Chief Day request the company
to hold special meeting and decide
what it would like the matter was left
in the hands of the firecommittee
upon motion of Alderman Conkling,
to report at the next meeting of the
aldermen.
The question of ownership of the
curbing around the park at the sta
ton was brought up by Alderman
Mills. Town Counsel Edward K
Mills said that the park was created
after man had been killed at the
station, $4,000 had been raised and
paid to the Blatchley estate for the
property, his father. Alfred Mills
| halding the title as trustee. Alder
man Mills said there was chance
to use the curb at some other point
Alderman Sturgis said it should stay
where it is until it had to be moved
otherwise some people might claim
damages. Nothing was decided in ths
matter.
Alderman Mills presented report
| from Street Commissioner Frapwel
in which he stated the top-mast oi
the flag pole was unsafe to be used
in the green but could be utilized il
Burnham park. The street committe,
was authorized to secure bids on 6
new top7mast and store the old pole
for the present.
| A dead elm tree in the Morristowr
green required attention, according tt
Alderman Mills and he asked that tht
park trustees be notified to take i
down. The remark was made tha
! perhaps the park trustees might no
do it and DR.. Mills replied that 81
| far as he could discover the aldermen
had nothing to say about the parl
except to pay the bills. The matte
was left in the hands of the stree
committee and counsel.
That the auto busses traversing Eli
J street were serving the public wa
reported by Alderman Mills in re
! sponse to the petition of Elm stree
residents presented recently askini
the aldermen to direct the buss com
pany to use some other thoroughfari
to the station. He said that Their
was an average of fifty-five peopl
who came up from Madison AM
alighted at the railroad station dail.
and consequently the buss was .
public service.