The Madison Eagle from Madison, New Jersey • Page 1

IIOMF." I-ARKK WITH QUAUTV CIRCULATION THAT APrKM.S TO TIIK PISCRIMINATINT. AmKRTISKK THE I.IVELIF.HT, THE MOST PROGRESSIVE AND I TO HATE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NEW JERSEY 3. VOLUME XXXVI. MA0I80N, MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, JANUARY 15. 1915.

FIVE CENTS THE COPY RTHUR DECKER NAMED TO SUCCEED ROBERT B. HOLMES AS COUNCILMAN jworn In At Monday Night's Meeting and Immediately Assumes His Chair mVOR READS HIS MESSAGE; AlioAppolnti CommllteM. but Laavea Other Council V.cancy Unfllled. thP h.raN-r on Mon'Iny "'Kht In Iht. of Arthur nHincllmai.

to ilolmw. r.i.lKni>€l, Ttiiw who r. IliiliiKT or ,11 Id, lorimc) nuutHl nnd wnnrm.Ml im noon SP rcnvrnwl. Ilf br lU.n.tiitli hi: hi. an niiiii.ol ttir rum Iiu.lni.ii liiXMI InHlMirlfll llnK oil Jnlllli Kobflrt lot niv "llhiT Kymn to hy ilonth Mr IhTkor ohiUr unl iitmuKO I for thKl IhKt WW to I Ihf orxanltK -y I.

hut whlrh! AARON THOHPSOW'S HIGHLAND GARDENS HOME BURGLARIZED rent Window It Jimmied Thisvet Depart With $300 Worth of Jewelry. ind Mr I'hiinndil, 1 Thorn p- Iholr home In lllKh- Moniliiy i-venlnK when? they Ihi' thill till' I rnnmicld-il fniiii lop Ihiil jMwrlry wiirth rnlBBhiK. Thi' robhc-ry somcllnii' iK'lwiMMi on Saturday iifKtr- il tlu'lr rulurn proh- Saliirdiiy or Sunday nlnht. 1 JImmliHl from wliido loavhik' Iho I llial nilKhl I. thai had KathiTlnif lip irnlar- (Icimrt.Ml ir d(H)r that wim rcachcd hroiiKh Ihi' kllchi'n anil h'fl no foot prIntH to illriTllon they took after oiiBf.

and HO far no lo Ihnlr appp'hi nnlon niHhi-d I'olh'K the followluK A pin a IlKhl blui' I with a din oul of to Churl dlniMwitl of, thin Irn, poll''' hMlUh Mayi.r ni- hrlff. hi nsoiniiiondutWin. iinllniutlly urowlun roiinlr IlKUt IKMWlhlll tlKht ntalnM inn to Kit' that all donf In lanniT and aa Kfoillld a. inii'iid Ihitl the if ihf Ix'niuKh. HI and ho will with rnionl I Kould ri- tl rondltlon tin- Si-nilnary awlni- id Ita na.

mini pinda dIarontlniiiMl from xmp- Into plant (MTlal commltlKoK ,.,,1 conlract haa llllli' lioa durInK riim'nt than loo yrara yi't lo run, at which rolliiwa tlii ri' will Ih' Van Ill uai- of plant, and i-urh lion.uKh Kill to pay aroonllnic to ainouiil of nowaKo thai la acnt dcrlroa Vlouiro (Hamn llarAKT Mart Watfr and llithl llanwy WIIIU A IStrk Ji-nrti I'liTlpla iMM-n In all 111)- trunk llni-a aa well Arthur aa thn )olnt outfall ao that alatod 1- Van rmidlnis may arcurati'ly. I.n-i lUrt I would that all aup- I) Phllhowrr. Wll for the Iwniunh. ao far aa la 4 A In" advertlard for and pur (k -llariM Ue Mart. Wlllla A.

by ronlrart. through the 'artfr I fi-n-nt 1 would partlou-j Nol Jowidry aloli-n if diamonds and poa iiainid lorki't. Mtiidil iiond: a Kold rlnx wKh 11 blui- Htono; Inrno allvor hurklo pin; an liilllalfd llvi'r vanity a itold ilrk pin: a allvi-r match box: a iiiniHi hnxK-h m-l hi twlatixl Kolrt: a llvi-r nii-sh ilx platod forka and ini- oranxo aixmn. Hayea-Bate Ha Arthur E. Pleraon Arthur lieckpr Joint M.

Van i-rr. K. IV HaH. Joaoph Wlllla A. Parkpr.

William F. 'n-ond, W. DowTia. Spfdal conimlttce on railroad Im- rot -menlf Clan-nro Van n. rhllhowpr fpwla! commlttM' on obaorvance Mi'morlal liar- I Hart.

Joapph E. Pleraon. nilj A Parker: riUzena Oeoriro W. I "Di-. Alfred Smith.

Edwurd onklln; John Watera. Hen- I. Kopper. Samuel A. Corey, Will- nyram.

Charlea Brant. Jacob inamaker. Coniellua Mahaney. eorire Voorheee. William k-hard White William Kyae.

Special committer on observance lndi-p. ndence Day Council men nhur M. ivcker. Wlllla A. Parker, layor Henyew D.

Phllhower and Cltl- ns Robert J. Atchison, Milton Me- 0 Aulsbrook. Joseph V. 'atlnc Mil- Kllialx'th dauKhier of Mr. nnd Mrs llayi- MadlHon avenue.

Convent Station, and Uichard Mortimer IliileH. of lllnnlnKhani. wore mar- riwl Wednesday eveninn in 81. Peter i. Kpincopai Church at Morristown.

The bride's xrandfather. the late Hnv. llolierl Norrla Merritt, was rector if St I'eti r'ii for l.i and It he who built the conKrexatlons's prMent home. The hrlde atlend.1l hy Miaa Helen Kvana of Piuins maid honor, and the lanliel New- houae of Eaat Oranfte and Claire Cor- of New York ai. brldomnalds.

Mr. atlt-ndaiit T)r. Miohael Philadelphia The ushers Way of St May Philhower's meesaKe fol Uriy urge that all make i their budKOt Items at low aa poaalblej Itobert Todd of Philadelphia and Uio tatPD'en good norem-M'-dman Humbert of Madison and ment. and that all keep Kdwar.1 Tliomiwon of Morristown. a record of the expenditurea each Mr.

Hayes gave bis daughter in mar- month that they ni.i> km," what'rlage. their are. The bride's gown was of pearl 1 think the different 1 white latln with a tunic of embrold should plan ao far as possible thlt I-''wl white net. She wore a tulle veil year, ao that they can estimate what up with orange hloaaoms nnd their needs will be. and In order that I carried a shower bouquet of llllea of the finance committee mav best know th'' valley and orchids.

She alao worf what their demands are iikelv to the diamond lavalllere set in plati I would urge that the special railroad num given her by Mr. Bates. ommltti-e. the road committee, the "he gown of the maid of of white satin wl lavender net, wit trimmed with silv ver lace cap with lav in it and carried 1 nder sweet peas an pin Jer tullf louquet orchids. committee and the water and of white satin with an over-dr light committee meet Jointly once each week.

comniltteeo to know- that 1 am at their service at aiiv time and any place. If any committee or councilman should at any time feel that the borough Is not getting proper return from any of Its em- ployes. It Is not only their privilege, but their duty to to bring that particular department up to the proper standanl of efficiency. I would recommend that the bor- ougii engineer employed by the ye.ir rather than by the day, heretofore. The road committee has found It very Inconvenient in the past, when property owners ask for grades or for curbing to learn there are no profllea for a number of our streets A law- was passed some two years ago re- one thing up- quiring all municipalities to make a if the people proper tax map to be used by the as- eor-'sessor.

1 am verj" strongly of the that, with what data there is just be-lttlrendy In the borough office, the 1 qood SHOOTING BY MEMBERS c.entlemen of the Is not necessary that I should take your time today about the work the year we are just entering. II there a numlier of things to done this year, and I would like menUon at leost a few of them at time perhaps In the minds Ike rallroaii Improvement r-iflce is and the but the real work 1: Ing, and in order to have a com- above m.mtloned map could be mad Job when finished It will re- more cheaply by the borough engl- nmsiderable time and thought jneer than any other way. Ui on the part of the members of 1 would alao recommend that the oimrll and the borough engineer, borough engineer's olHce be In the with the railroad odl-1 b'lroueh oWi i' that all the data in anrt their engineers. jhis department may be more crades of a numl)er of our gotten at when committees meet. I ish to make special mention to the road committee of the necessity of' their making a recommendation runs that the council for either the opening of etltted, and 1 Oak street to Walnut street, or the or purchasing of the niir- net estate lot on Cook avenue, as It Is unfair to this estate that the matter Is not disposed of.

No doubt the one great problem that any council has to face Is the matter of up all departments of the iKirough and not increasing the tax budget, therefore I wish to eap.v dally tirge at this time the necessity If possible, of reducing some of the budget items in order that the carn'- ing charges of the railroad work will not Increase the lax rate so ns to lie- come burdensome to the taxpayers. I immend that money he Imr- MORRIS CO. GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' BANQUET TUESDAY Plans for the annual dinner of the County Florists and Oarden- era Society were perfected at a meeting of the association held at Masonic hall on Wednesday night. It he held next Tuesday night at Piper's Hotel, Morristown. nnd a large representation of association members nnd their guests are expected.

At Wednesday evening's meeting the new president. Joseph FranclH of Morristown. was Installed. Ail of (he other omcera who will serve with him were re-elected. OF THE ROD AND GUN CLUB Thi will be somewhat changed, so I would especially urge that different details taken up as I possible, that they can bo 1 plenty of Uiought and the very "niiitlon arrived at.

Tlio nmtt.T of storm sower from Htreet to Spring Oanlen matter of very great Im- locatlon, as time it is Inches larger nc iMiilt will not but will 'o ItK futiirn us rxTly ,1, This thing 111 beyond any qiiee- or iloiiht relieve Madison and portion of Morris county of a "lion that has long existed and a menace lo our borough, would r.s-ommend that careful at- ll'on 1 given to the tank, cracked stone pock- 'M future coal pockets nt tiie end nf Kings road that will lldl life iiild r.yominend that the of Htreela In connection wllh work nnd In other parts Ihnt may be done, ho as has been done In the I of that the and "''(iniiiiilcal dust layer Is Tiirvla. i-specialiy call your atten: the Joint sewer plant. There r.iril"'.". of our fURh that will require more enro- constant liiought than thia rho donmnda of Uio plant aro A large number number of Madison and C.un Club members were 011 hand at the club on Hosedale avenue last Saturday, and many of them ran up good scores In ten and twenty-five clay bird matches. Ill bo greatly beu- 1 sure the owners would be willing to pay a rensoiiablo assessment for this work.

I would recommend that, at the end of this year, this council vote to tlie sinking fund commisslonors at least $10,000 from the profits of the water and light plant, for the purpose of paying off Its outstanding bonds. OBJECTS TO ELMER STREET ASSESSMENT E. P. Holden, Representing Baisef Estate, Says Cost of Opening Is Excessive COUBCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTIOIIS THE BUILDING CODE DEATH OF CHARLES gggj, throiiKii I against hiilldlng a were nia.li nlgiit i.y m-ntliiK til trols ling of Kin (ir iwood uv ong III befor K.lwai I' llaki thu ugh fa High biirdi' 1 I' Holden. ri- which oil iHilh of El iioiden suiimltted 1 II of tlie cost of by th li'fl UHI 1 abiilting imiperty owii- the open ft was con Mr.

Holden cited pouing. diKlarlng as not following lown in that In- piMirtionlng the th.i pn.ii.irllo iiorii. II) per ciMit the eoHl 01 Mr Hold lug of the an.l BO far as bis Cornell, undesirable, the Walnut street 1 tiiat Iiorough the laid stniicii of it so that abutting owners were not required to lain iiurden of IL His protest against the Elmer atreot main asaessment was that It was exci'ssive. amounting lo NO ci'iits per fmit as compared with leas than fio cents when the sewer system was built. This discrepancy vi-tts explaineil by Itorough Attorney as ilue to the fact that when built the assessments much lower lhan they should been.

Holden to the assess- of his clients for lateral) lys may never lie nemled, property five of the been laid on the theory that should building activity develop tiiere will no need to tear up the streets for their Installation. It was Mr. Hold contention that this provision for future was nol warranted and that It was unfair to ask his clients to bear the expense. Another protest was loilgi-d by Johnson norland, who alleged that his UKMISI street lateral assessment was nearly those of some of Ills neighbors, due to the fact ihut he was assi-ssed for two laterals where one is necessary. The pro- leatir -i-lll be considered by the lior- ough attorney the sewer com uiittee of tiie council.

Itathbi sewer the Bake which Along of Resolution ar to Family of the to Spread- I Copy Sent following ns on the of Charles nan 1 11 at Its and Councilman offered by Coun adopted by Ih. ting ou Wm. 0. Ludlow and H. King Conklin Submit Tiieir Comprehensive Document the Council held ii as a be council of Imr was not to uch councilman, becaui Ilia Ify such councilman, becaute In iHiember 30 be suddenly his home on Mapli in Madison.

"Mr. was born February It. IKC.H, In New York City, and lived in Madison since 1873. Ho had been en in the bakery buslnesa In ing nearly the entire period of hen-, and after a auc- I 'BSful ha nly last Ju retired from busi He one of point of ser vice of the Madison Hook and der No. 1.

and had always taken a deep Interest in the affairs of the iKiroiigh, altJiough he had never held otlioial position. He was a good man. a honest cltUen. a loyal friend, and a worthy husband and father. The funeral services were held from the Episcopal Church, of which he was a member and an official, on Saturday.

January 2. and was attended by the council and borough officials in a body. "In these minutes the couikcll desires to express Its sorrow and regret that death should have deprived them of one who gave such promise of loyal, earnest and excellent service and cooiieration. "He It resolved that a page of the records of the council be devoted to the spreading thereon of thlt minute, and that a copy thereof. sulUMy Inscribed.

be forwarded to the widow and three TRUESDALE WANTS TO BE SHOWN EQUAL SUFFRAGE WORKER IS TO VISIT MADISON Mlaa Leech, on State Tour, Will be the Gueat of Local Organiiatiort Lackawanna Will Rot Pay $15,000 to Borough Until It Knows More About the Work The Equal is to Tiie; Janiiary 18. li ho is lielng by the State Equal Suffr to arouse Interest in to suggest new metlu ing. Miss Suffrage League of avo as Its guest on ty and Wednesday nnd 20. Miss IrtHM-h nt througii Ih of this kind In succe I-eagU' iiise and ampalgi iful i I anil -Montana. She will be 111 ing her stay of Mrs.

F. 11, lyovell. Ji and Mrs. Wm. ().

Kogers, Jr. () afternoon she will be th speaker at the opening of the Sumni: Equal Suffragi' headquarter! On Monday evening she will spea at a meeting in Chatham, at eight ami nt nint-thlrty she will present the cause of woman's suffrag. before the Jr. (). U.

A. M. of Madison on Tuesday aflerncMin there will h. a m. etlng of the Madison Eipial Kiif.

fragi lA'ugui' at the residence of F. II Sewanl. C.rei at wliicli MIB ch will outiin iipaign work to lie done bv III rs of I hi- i.Migue. and ling for visits from Miss plan and Weilnesd day cth will ty in the lute that th active add greatly I of the caiisi Cottage Prayer Meetings. Cottage prayer meetings will hi' at the home of Mrs.

William 1). Molt. 30 Ilrlttin street, on Wedjiesday ning, during the winter and spri iiihs. The first one will Ix Wi'dnesday i venlng. Janiia o'clock.

These meetings held primarily for those whi ittend evening church y. ineetlngB, and all tere.sted are cordially inv held W'Otllli on Iniprovem.mt from time to until the work Is finished: at which lime bonds can be Bold. Iheri'hy Inking cnre of the Improvement In a wny that no Inrgii amount will have to he raised in any one year. I would recommend that Ihe Morris County Himrd o' be asked lo pay a suhstantial amoiinl towani Ihe ProsjiwI street storm sewer, Ihe changing of IhlB wHtiT course will relieve the Orwn- w.xi.l bridge, so that It will perhaps never he necessnry to en- 11: tiien-fore is lien- Tliero an. aovoral large private through which this CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE TONIGHT ASSEMBLY HALL, JAMES BUILDING, 8.15 O'CLOCK THE LECTURE WILL 01" DELIVERED BV MR.

JACOB S. SHIELD. OF MEMBER OF BOARD OF LECTURESHIP, OFTHE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST, OF BOSTON. MR.

EDWARD A. STOKES. OF TRENTON, WILL INTRODUC9 THE LECTURER. THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND, NO TICKETS REQUIRED. President William H.

Trueadale of the 1-ackawanna Railroad will not $15,000 to the borough ai the railroad's due share of the of widening Kings road and vacatlog of other thoroughfares contiguous to the company's tracks until the council supplies him with documenury evidence that the borough has ex- p.mdwi its that the work lias been performed In I cod A building co.le to rwliice fire haziiriis and prevent unsafe construction In Madison or In any town or borough whose needs may lie similar lo has been complet.Ml hy William O. 1-udlow, Jr. and 11. King Conkiln. who wiUi Mayor Phil- were nameii aa a committee nearly two years ago at the Inatance ivenient aubmlt- 11 on night, and referred lo a composed of Mayor Phllhower and Coun- -llmen IK- Hart and Parker.

Menrs. Ludlow and Conkiln have devoted a great deal of their time to the drafting of the code, as may be seen from the fact that it comprises 66 pages of closely typewritten matter. It was submitted by these archl- tecU as a document not above criticism. but It It their opinion that Ita essential proposals are workable, and in this they are backed up by four of the leading builders of Madison who have analyied It. Briefly, the code provides for construction of buildings In such manner and of auch material aa to reduce to a minimum loss of life and damage to property from fire or collapee.

The code alao deals with encroachments on the property line and lays down vommon-sense principles as to the rights of a property owner in this connection. The code also proposes measures to prevent the erection of advertising signs either on building roofa or suspended from buildings, which may be a menace to life in the event of Are or other accident. Moving picture theatres are also dealt with, the code requiring that buildings for such purpose be constructed along lines indicated to minimize the danger to life through Are or other accident likely to cause panic. The code, la the event of Its adoption In would not affect any present bulldlot In the borough as It wai drafled with the Idea that It waa Dot to a retroactive measure. All bulldino of the future, however, would have to lie constructed In accordance with Its prOTlsloBS if It came law.

The enforcement of the code would be looked after by a building Inspector under the direction of a building committee. The Inspector's CompenaatioD and all other expense In connfrclioo with Its enforcement, would, according to the framera of the code, be met by the usual small received when building plans are flled. How soon the matter can be taken up by the council for definite action depends upon how long the committee named on Monday night require to (amlllarUe themselves with the As Indicated above, it la a ith the borough wanna contract. Truesdaie asks, for a deUiiled Btatenient of the work done not he doubts that the payment of the $15,000 Is due. but cause he desln-s that hit company shall have a detailed account of tlie progress of the Improvement work here for its records.

A request for i tlie $15,0000 was made In ai-cordance I vtllh a resolution adopted at the meet-1 ing of the council on 28. At Ihe council meeting on night the following letter from Iniiilan M. Stallman wot- read dumlnous document, and It Is prob- ible that the committee will require time If they are to study It thoroughly. MADISON AUTHORITIES INVITED TO MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE Stallman Is one of the railroad utlor neys whose olHce Is In Newark H. Ihe iju-kawanna In for the Improvement ir Uio liorough.

Here ie the letter hoB refernsi lo nn your of January with en reBolutlon asking for Ihe pay of $15,000 under oi Ihe i.intract We will arrange ti have voucher pass.Hl for thlt amount but In view of the provisions of thlt pi s.Mrlion pnividing for the vacation of right dale th Ih itnictlon the north siil as vacating road wo think whether thes made, and ali has In cf KCifled I acation of Ul.lge ying out and con of road on of the tra.k at well widening of Klngt ve ought to be vtt.allons have been whether the bonwgh the full amount of with the section 1)1). An has been extendeil to he mayor and council to attend a of municipal exacuUvoa 8. of New Jersey, to held In the near iday future in Newark, to lake steps to 4ax bring about legialation that will pro- tect the of alnsl exc. itlve rateii for or f.ir ly service furnished by a piiblio iilillty company In the stall-. A coni- of Itedmond of Newark and the oincera of aeveral oUier citii-s in the state are lo inten-Bt municipal au- thoritic In of the state thai might Iw by a ruling of the Court ami in the Paterson Patsalc gas rale Iding that no cllUen bus the to the courts agolnat If perfori other words, we would like to for our records some statement ice of the various in the contract for hlch this payment was to be made The matter will be taken up shortly by Horough Rathbun and the pedal niilroad committee.

PREPARING FOR FOUNDATION FOR NEW MADISON STATION initial work for the foundation Ihe new Madison railroad station iiB started. The narrow g.mge rack for the hauling of oarth from below MiullBon has been ex- ilong Kings nmd lo Cireen uid Ions of tills earth are in I ind Kingi cut any order of the stale Public Utilities Ikiaril or against any increase in rates by a public utility company. E. F. FRENZ REAPPOINTED STREET COMMISSIONER F.

Fn-ni ijas I.y Mayor Phil- how.T at the council session on Monday night. The reappointment was unanimously confirmed by the council. of the other borougii ofHcen nd department heads were appoln by tli, etlng ntlder Rec ndatio datio suggestion of Phil- he suggestions and recommen- contalned In his annual message have been referrtHl to the various council committees for consideration. The committees will reiwrt in the near future. Can Move His Houses.

Irving who rtwenlly purchased from Alfred Smith the Liters two housi-: on Maple nd Kings road, ha received pennls- iclnity of MapleiBlon the borough authorities to id. A temporary! move them to his lot on Ilelmont ave Is eriM-ted on ave-! nue. niie for the use of the Ijvckawannal iiglneers. Indicating that th.dr work rom now will be In conn.M-tion I'ilh laving of temiHirarv tracks Kliigi: road and the preliminary for the of the new ata- Hack Licenses Granted. of hack llcens.Hi for 1915 have hy the council to Ihe following taJiicab owners lI.Hirge IVriaw.

Patrick Stallings. John Mari iiuccio JoBeph Carlson. iil 'ti' ti" I 'I.