New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
Apartment Houses with
Small Suites Needed

growing rapidly toward Morris Plains,
| particularly along Speedweu avenue. Nor.
RS Plains is delightful little suburb OF
Morristown having a population of from
one thousand TO twelve hundred. Il is
just such place as the city worker would
delight to live IN. The community is COM
posed Of hard working business people.
The place is easily reached from Nor.
ristown by trolley The t-ol'eys run at
frequent intervals and the fare Is FIVE
! cents. The place has no mosquito annoy.
! ances or any kind Of insect pests.
The town is from so to 400 feet above
sea level, and its residents enjoy there AL
the best features Of suburban life.
"Radiating from Norristown are thlF-
! teen amiesite and macadamlzed drives
These roadways are the most beautiful IN
the East. Nothing here in this section OF
the country compares with them In my
estimation. one OF the drives is 10 the
charming town Of Madison, just northeast
Of Morristown; another 10 Bernardsville.
and others lead to Mendham. Pars ppany.
Boonton. Dover and Succasunna.
"Morristown has over forty miles Il
water mains. Its water IS furnished by q,
Fprivate corporation and this rporationI
! gives most satisfactory service.
7 The Lackawanna Railroad is putting
up a splendid new station right in irons
| Of the site Of the old one, and this new
station will he a fine addition 70 the mod
| ern structures Of the town II will be the
! best one. it is said, built by the Lacka-
wanna in the suburban sections. And the
railroad has built many beautiful stations
| in recent years. I believe that thesa win
! be large increases in value east Of the
railroad track, especially in Olyphantl
Park and Morris avenue. as soon as the
grade crossings Of the Lackawanna are
eliminated. The railroad improvements
AZ Morristown also include the removal OF
| sharp curve and the Strengthening OF
the track, and these Improvements VIII
! have a marked effect Tor the better upon
the progress Of the town.
we have splendid traffic regulations
| here, and people with speed mania WHO
own automobiles generally give MOTHS
! town q wide berth. Some members OF INC
police force ride motorcycles, their spe-
| cial duty being to protect the users oi
/ the public highways from reckless drivers
| Not long ago a well known citizen u
! New York who loves 70 ride q; top speed
! in his machine was seen golng al very
reckless race toward Morristown from
Morris Plains. The policeman on DIS
motorcycle quickly caught up Win INC
/ flying machine. and after timing us
driver of mis- speedometer for mile
| no stonped him and told him ne No'
eu,ltv Of an inlraction Of the speed rev
liations stepping to the roadway 'he v
.,r,,t No the car said: 4 guess YOU
rirht. can't dispute YOU Win WV
speedometer.' The owner ef the car QUIZ
| ~ raid the fine and was soon on MS
| And il is not likely that he W'h co''''.''.
similar breach OF the Law IN tha'
| OF New Jersey again ,.,.lv
A number of line residences have .a' ono
! heen put up in Morristown. SI'"V
borsa was lately built on NornaH'!
Parkway by Mr.. W. V. Thorne'
Moore has put up a $4,000 house on 'ns
property he bought from F. c bldn'""N
! and the Force estate. -.
II will be possible within snort u'"S
to so frop New York by trolley 10 Da~s
Hopatcong At present there IS snO''
part of the way lying between Ma1i'Vs
and Morristown which is not traverse
by trolley. The courts, however no
granted TO the Morris Railway Com.
pany the right 10 lay tracks over 'l'
strip. and eventually the Morris County
| Traction Company will have the priVi!es0
Of using this link, thus completing To
through trolley chain from the heart Oh
Newark 20 Lake Hopatcong, which
| growing in popularity as an ideal summer
| resort.
The assessed valuation Of reab estate N
'Morristown last year was su'saa"S