The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-07-08
ALDERMEN HAVE
IMPORTANT WORK
Regular Meeting, Deferred to
Friday, Will be Busy One.

Because of the inability of two and
possibly three members of the board
of aldermen to be present the meet
ing of the board that was postponed
from last Friday night to tonight
has been put over until Friday night.
1t was thought best to have a full
meeting of the board on account of
the changes in the street grades
that are to be considered
Alderman Clifford, chairman of the
street committee, expects to call up
the ordinance providing for the ex-
tension of the grade of Morris street
out to Ridgedale avenue and the or
dinance changing the grade of Oily
phant place to conform with the new
grade of Morris street. There is a
unanimous sentiment in favor of fin
ishing the street approach to the new
station from the east in this man
ner. Aside from the easy grade it
will eliminate the chance of a flood
under the bridge in times of heavy
rains. The new grade will have a
slight fall and the combination curb
and gutter will provide drainage for
gutter water to Ford's brook. The
freeholders also favor this extension
to the work, and their approval of
the new grade for Morris street,
county road, is contingent on the
passage by the board of aldermen of
these ordinances. After many weeks
effort Alderman Clifford, who is also
chairman of the track elevation COM
mittee has been able to persuade the
Lackawanna to undertake this work
for the town. They have agreed to
dc the necessary excavating, grading
and concrete work at the same rate
they have contracted to do the street
work under the original contract and
the alderman expects to have the rail-
road cOmpany's agreement that pay
ments for the additional work can be
deferred until the payments provided
for in the existing contract are COM
pleted. This Is personal concession
to the chairman of the track eleva-
ton committee, for the benefit of the
town and in view of the immense
amount of work the engineering de-
paltment has mapped out for the
year, is one that should be appreci-
ated. The work of surveying the
streets, making the cross sections and
mapping out the concrete work started
Monday morning, new corps coming
to Morristown especially for the work
and before the meeting Tuesday even
ing the exact cost of the work over
and above the consequential damages
to the abutting property, will be
known.
All the earth necessary to move on
Ford avenue to establish the new
levels has been moved and used to
grade up the street or fill In abutt-
ing property. Ford avenue with its
new grade will be almost level from
Morris street to the point under the
new railroad bridge, and in line with
the policy of the street department,
the grade has been reduced since the
first of the year from six and one
half per cent. to a five per cent.
When the grade crossing is elimin-
ated and a permanent roadway laid
Ford avenue will be an important
highway from the eastern section of
Franklin street and will be extensive
ly used.
The report of Lincoln Bush on the
matter of the Morris street bridge
will be received. The account of the
joint meetings of the track elevation
commission and the committee with
Mr.. Bush appeared in last weeks
Chronicle" and the report verifies
the account.
The fire committee will report on
the pumping engine proposition. AL
derman Reed and a committee from
the Humanes visited the Paterson
company that is equipped with a
Robinson auto and the chairman of
the fire committee, after talking with
the Paterson firemen, decided to fol-
low out the recommendation of the
Humane company and ask the alder
men to order the purchase of the
Robinson machine.
Another-matter that may be con-
sidered is the changing of the title
of some of the police officers. In
stead of the present system of Ser
geant and two roundsmen it is pro-
posed to have the next man under
the chief titled as captain, next as
lieutenant and the next as sergeant