The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-03-10
BLIZZARD TROUBLES
ALMOST A MEMORY
Town Rapidly R0gainlng Nor
NAL Conditions.

The town has about recovered its
normal condition again after the
blizzard of Sunday, March 1st. The
trolleys are again running according
to schedule especially the half-hour
through service from Wharton to
Maplewood, which was started March
1st and then stopped by the storm
The New York Telephone company is
working its linemen overtime in an
effort to get the service back to its
normal condition again. The elec-
trio lights are also being gotten back
into shape. A letter is being sent
out to it's subscribers by the tele-
phone company to the effect that an
allowance will be made on the bills
for the interruption to service. This
company asserts that it has 5000
poles down and 10000 telephones out
of service
Street Commissioner William H.
Frapwell had over fifty men at work
clearing away the effects of Sundays
blizzard. More than half of this num-
Der carried away the limbs and trees
blown down in the storm. Six teams
were employed carrying the snow off
the streets. 1t was dumped on the site
for the new post Office building at the
top of Morris street hill. The street
commissioner estimates that this storm
will cost the city about $500, while the
loss to the town in trees 1t is esti-
mated will reach to nearly thousand
dollars The street commissioner had
the snow which was thrown in pile
on the side of the streets by the gangs
of the Morris County Traction Com
pany put back on the latter's tracks
again. The street commissioner says
that it is up to that company to carry
away its own snow.
By the use of a kerosene engine
Robert Mack kept the four ejector
chambers of the sewer system work
ing through the storm and up to the
time the electricity was again turned
on Thursday afternoon. To keep
them in shape Mr.. Mack had to pump
the James street and Wetmore av-
enue chambers twice day and the
South street and Speedwell avenue
ones once a day each.
Both of the moving picture shows
are forced to remain closed on account
of the lack of electricity. Many were
disappointed who wished to see paid
in Full" at the Palace Theatre.
The milk situation proved a serious
matter for many families. The supply
of many of the dealers failed to Come
in from the dairies, the snow drifts
preventing transportation. Many peo-
pie had to get along on half rations"
or use the canned milk
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion building has been closed evenings.
Electric light only is used in its rooms
and with the approach of night Cen
eral Secretary Nuttle and his assist
ants have been compelled to suspend
their labors. Gas in the halls, put in
for emergency use, has provided the
men renting rooms in the building
with light for ingress or egress, but
they have had no light in their rooms
except for candles.
The heavy snow broke through the
glass of the greenhouses of H. G.
, Holmes, the florist, on Morris street.
, Several awnings about town were
, blown down, among them a wooden
awning in front of the store in the
Welsh estate building on Morris street.
The breaking of one telephone pole
| between the residences of Emile
Hurtzig and Theodore E. Gaty on
/. Morris avenue, caused three others
adjoining it to snap off also. The
first pole to break snapped off near
the ground. 1t carried about forty
wires, and pulled the other three
with it, one breaking near the groun
and the other two the tops swapping
off.