The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-01-14
CIvICS DISCUSSED
The TOWN AFFAIRS
New Post Office, Garbage Dis
pOSaI and Other Matters.

The regular meeting of the Civic
association held on Monday evening
was well attended and several mat
terS OF interest We're taken up. The
president, DR.. Humphreys, called the
meeting to order and in the absence
OF the secretary read the minutes of
The preceding meeting, which after
slight amendments were approved
and placed on file
The committee ON garbage dis
posal reported that the matter had
been presented to the board of alder
men, with recommendations plant
as proposed would cost about $500
and the association would pay half
the cost if necessary.
The Women's Town Improvement
committee had suggested joint
committee to consider the matter and
it was referred to the board of di-
rectors with power
A formal resolution asking the as
sociation to request the senator and
assemblymen from Morris county to
support an amendment to the consti-
tuition providing for equal suffrage
was read, and after some discussion
passed by a vote of eight to three.
The greater portion of those present
evidently were Indifferent to the mat
ter
Mr.. Forbes reported for the road
committee showing what had been
expended and what accomplished in
street work in the town the last year
The report was received and placed
on file.
Oscar B. Smith, jr., asked permis
sion to withdraw his name as Secre-
tary of the association for personal
and business reasons and stated that
he believed it would be for the best
interests of the association for him
to do SO. President Humphreys
stated that all the officers felt like
reluctance to serve but had agreed
to continue in office for the present.
Mr.. Smiths request was acceded to
and the matter referred to the board
of directors for approval
The post office matter was taken
up. A lengthy report from the post
master was presented showing the
large amount of business done at the
local office and the meagre accom-
modations for doing it. The business
of the office is increasing yearly and
with the thirty-two persons employed
the matter of additional room is i'm
perative. The matter of the appoint
ment of a committee to go to Wash
ington and see what could be done
to facilitate the building had been
suggested and after canvass to find
men who would give their time and
pay their own expenses to serve on
the committee the names of Presi-
den. Humphreys, S. B. Carson. e. Q.
Keasbey and r. w. Locke had been
selected and they will go to Wash
ington in a short time to take up
the matter.
w. Parsons Todd presented a let
ter recently received by Mayor Todd
from Representative Tuttle in which
he said that there had been delay be-
cause of the insufficient appropria
ton made in the first place. An
appropriation of $120,000 was con-
templated and would doubtless go
through when the next building ap-
preparation bill was passed. The work
in the office of the supervising archi'
tect was several years behind hand
and that would cause further delay.
A vote of thanks was rendered Mayor
Todd for his interest in the mater.
A lengthy report from the school
committee was presented but in the
absence of Mr.. Hopkins, the chairman
it was referred to the board of di-
rectors without reading, and the
committee discharged. The president
spoke of the work done by Mr. Hop
kins who had given of his time and
thought, had brought experts here at
his own expense and was entitled to
the thanks of the association and
community.
The social survey of the town now
being conducted by the Epworth
league was brought to the attention
of the association and a committee
consisting of the Rev. Ralph B.
Urmy, d. D.; Frederick w. Coriell
and A. H. Pierson was appointed to
assist the work in behalf of the as
sociation.