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Pole Line and Buy Proposition Made to Erect Two Businesses Change Hands and Decker Bros. Current Open Store NO ACTION WAS TAKEN|MAY BE OTHERS SOON At the monthly meeting of the Chat ham Township Committee on Wednes day evening, a proposition was made by Fred. Veader to provide electric light for street lighting and for the convenience of property owners who desire to install it in their homes. For the past two years there has been a strong feeling on the part of a certain portion of the citizens of the Township in favor of introducing elec tric lights, but the method by which this was to be accomplished has been the subject of much discussion. Twice a proposition from the Com monwealth Water and Light Co., of Summit, for a franchise to erect poles, string wires and supply electricity has been defeated. Mr. Veader’s prop osition is to have the Township bond itself for sufficient money to erect the necessary poles in the streets of the Township, and then purchase current from Chatham, Madison or Summit, whichever made the best terms, the difference between the buying and selling prices to form the profit to the Township out of which the interest on bonds, repairs, etc., would be met. This proposition was discussed at some length, but not action was taken. The meeting was enlivened when August Harth assailed the supervisor of roads, Edward W. Blazier, for some of his alleged methods. Mr. Harth by letter asked redress from the con dition of his gutter, his property hav ing been flooded after a recent storm. He blamed the supervisor for the ex isting conditions. “I deny the accusation that the re sponsibility rests with me,” retorted Mr. Blazier to Mr. Harth, “or that it is in such a condition as to cause trouble. I had men fix the gutter so that it would eliminate any annoyance to you. Harth said if any work had been done there it was a botch job. He also objected to Mr. Blazier's presenting a bill for payment for crushed stone supplied the township. Mr. Harth also took a fling at the methods employed by the committee in the running of township affairs. He declared that the money spent by the township in the last ten years had amounted to practically nothing. Two stores have changed hands dur ing the past week, while on Wednes day Charles M. Decker Bros. opened a branch store in the building former ly occupied by W. S. Terrell as a gro cery store. Harry Hatton, who ,for the past eight or nine years he conducted a meat and vegetable market on Passaic avenue, has sold his business to Otto Blackman of Orange, who took charge on Monday. Mr. Blackman comes to Chatham with the highest references for enterprise and business integrity, and will no doubt prove a valuable ac quisition to our business life. Mr. Hatton intends to take his family south, in the hope of benefiting Mrs. Hatton's health, which has been poor for some time. He will be greatly missed from among us, for he has al ways held a warm place in the hearts of the people of Chatham. On Wednesday A. S. Wilcox, of Or ange, succeeded Matthew H. Robin son as proprietor of the Chatham Pharmacy. Mr. Robinson had built up quite a prosperous business in the last five years, and will be much miss ed. Poor health, and the long hours ,which are a necessary adjunct of the drug business prompted him to sell out. He does not intend to leave Chat ham at once, but will take time to re cuperate before seeking some other field of labor. His successor is a man of ability and integrity, and will no doubt continue to enjoy the success which has been the lot of his prede cessor. Charles M. Decker Bros. on Wed nesday opened a branch store at the corner of Main street and Fairmount avenue, for the convenience of their many customers in Chatham. The firm has a State-wide reputation for good business, methods, and cannot fail to be a success. Councilman Ar thur M. Decker, of Madison, is giving this new branch his personal atten tion. It is also rumored that Charles Rivet is about to dispose of his Chat ham branch store, as soon as a pur chaser can be found, and at least one other business in Chatham is reported to be in the market. These changes, coming all at once, are most unusual, but we can only wish all success in their new efforts, land the speak for them the kindest con sideration of our people. We regret to lose any of our old riends, but wish them, wherever they may go, even greater success than at tended them in this town.
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Chatham Press
Chatham, New Jersey, US
Sat, Sep 04, 1915
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