The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-05-05
TO SUPERVISE
PARK CHANGES
Aldermen Appoint Commission
TO Handle Work.

By a resolution Offered by Alder
man Frepderick Horsefield, chairman
of the parks and improvement COM
mittee. the board of alderman Friday
night accepted the plans for the I'M
provement of Burnham park and ap-
pointed the following as a commission
to see that the work was carried out:
Mrs. Willard w. Cutler, chairman;
Miss e. Louise Keasbey, the Mes
DANES Alexander Humphreys, H. Le-
Roy Whitney and Alexander H. Tiers
and Messrs. Edward X. Haskell and
Wilbur F. Day, jr
The Woman's Town improvement
committee recently offered a prize
for the best plans for the improve
ment of Burnham park, given the
town by Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick G.
Burnham as "a public park. The COM
mittee chose two Of the plans and
submitted them to the board OF
aldermen. The two plans will be
worked in together to make Burnham
park an ideal public place. The Wo-
mems Town Improvement COMMITTEES
is experimenting the raising OF sur
ficient money to improve the park.
On the motion of Alderman Thomas
H. Wiss, of the police committees, Al
bert H, Holland, local attorney. was
appointed to fill the unexpired term
of the late Isaac R. Pierson as police
justice.
The Morris County Crushed stone
company and Patrick F. Luby were
awarded contracts for the supply OF
crushed stone to the town. Their
bids were as follows: Morris County
Crushed stone company, trap rock,
two and half inch, $1.30; ene ana q
Quarter inch, $1.40;t one lfseh, $3.50;
and one-half inch, $780, native stone,
$1.20: p. f. Luby, Morris township
stone, s1.25, delivered into Norris
town, $3.50.
The town counsel. Nathaniel G.
Toms. was instructed to investigate
the suits started against the town by
nj, J. Drummond & Co. for sewer
pipe furnished Antonio Costa for the
construction of the sewer here which
Costa refused to pay, and fight the
case as representative OF the Town.
Notice was formally served on the
town Friday night to appear to answe
the complaint in the New Jersey
Supreme court.
The board granted the usual amount
of $1OO for the proper celebration OF
Memorial day, May 30th.
Firemen's exemption certificates
were granted Frank S. Tainter, OF
Independent Hose company, George
d. Smith, of the Wardens, Chief w.
f. Day, jr., of the Resolute Hook and
Ladder company, and James Osborne,
of Humane Engine company. Chief
w. F. Day, jr., reported the recelp'
of a letter of thanks from the Madl-
son fire department for the help
given by the Humane Engine company
of this town, in the recent fire. :.
The application of Herman vledt
for erection of frame water cooling
tower in the rear of No. 20 PARK
place was laid over to the next meet
ing of the board of aldermen
The applications of Edward Granny
of Spring street, and the Mansion
house for bowling licenses were
granted.
The state board Of health officiaily
gave the local board of aldermen
power to extend the sewer on Early
street and Brewster place.
The street committee was aulhor.
lied to wait upon the rector and
vestrymen of the Church of the Re-
deemer for a right-of-way in the rear
of their property for the extension OF
Dumont place.