Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-09
MORRISTOWN WILL
REPAIR ITS ROADS
Township Committee Appoints
Overseers and Fixes Their
Appropriations.

MORRISTOAYN, April 9.--The ap-
pointment of road overseers and the
discussion of proposed road repairs
occupied the attention of the Norris
Township Committee at its April
meeting last night. Gilbert Potts
and George Marshall Allen requested
the committee to accept as a town
ship road the private driveway built
by General Edward p. Meany through
his property, and known as Garfield
road. The committee was offered a
proposition of macadamizing this
road, the township to pay one-half
and the property the other.
Besides Messrs. Potts and Allen the
estates of Paul Moore, Theodore It.
White and Charles Bradley are To-
Gated on the road, together with
tracts owned by the Morristown Land
and Improvement Committee. The
property has an assessed valuation
of 100000. The proposed stone road
Is to be thirty-four feet wide, the
property owners agreeing to lay cob
bic cutters at Their own expense The
committee promised to visit the road
on Saturday afternoon and give their
decision later
julius Franklin asked the commit
Tee 10 repair SuSSbA dN GllhO AiOAA liz
White bridge to Washington Valley
road Committeeman Oliver G Bill
ings told his colleagues that Nor
mandy parkway from Jesse L.
Eddys gate to William V. S. Thorne's
gate needed attention. Action on
these requests was deferred. Two
carloads of stone were ordered to be
placed on Lake road near the resi-
dence of Thomas d. Leonard, and
two carloads for use In general re-
pair work.
Supervision aud Appropriations.
The committee appointed the fol-
lowing as supervisors and designated
their appropriations and roads:
Phoenix Miller, So. Western avenue,
from Morristown line to Piccatinny
road; Sussex avenue, from Watnong
TO Whites corner.
Elias Pierson, $500, Western avenue,
from Piccatinny road to Passaic
township line, and from David
Guerins house to Mendham road.
Webbley West, $500, road from
Mendham road to Washington Valley
schoolhouse past the Aaron White
head place; road from Washington
Valley schoolhouse past the Isaac
Whitehead place to the Mendham
township line; road from Washington
Valley schoolhouse past the Silas n.
Smith farm to Washington Valley
road; Washington Valley road to
Sussex avenue, past the Burroughs
place.
z. II. Smith, 800, Washington VAL
ley road to Mendham road.
George II. Loree, $15, Shunpike
road.
Frank Studley, $3.50, Piccatinny road
and Beyley Hollow road.
Robert D. Foote, 5000, Harter road,
from Mt, Kemble avenue to James
street.
George Mattox. s25, Sand Spring
road, from Mt. Kemble avenue to
township line.
E. L. Foster, $780, Cherry street to
Morristown line; Soaring avenue,
Centre avenue, Locust street Fair
view place
Mrs. T. II. Buterworth 800, Sussex
avenue, from Randolph township line
to Watnong.
Rudolph Kissel, 500. Lake road,
from his house to township line: Ina
mere road.
John Num-. 5000. road from Bates's
corners to the hospital COW barns. in
Hanover avenue; Brant road to
Jaqui's mill. to Lake road; Henshaw
road; Lake road to Sussex avenue;
Mill road.
David Cronshey, SIS, Hanover ave.
nue., from Jaquis mill 20 Lacka-
wanna railroad: Gregory avenue.
John Mum, 800, road from Pack
ards corner to Sussex avenue, TO the
Pierson farm.
James II. Brant, s25, Mill road from
Speedwell avenue to Brant's bridge.
Joseph w. Ogden, 500, Ogden road
from South street to James street.
Charles Scribner, $50, road from
Spring Valley road to Passaie town
ship line.
Joseph H. Burke, $50, Punch Bowl
road from Madison avenue to Flor
ham Park line.
The other roads in the township
were left open to be worked at the
order of the committee.