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SCHEDULE 0.
AMIESITE SURFACES, 1914.
Locution. Willlh .Yd
.Vi.1ii.,Are, to G uyi Lune 11 5“
City the to 1 ghlund Ave. 2.13,; ’
Hldulhur A 2”,”
Gulph ltoodto Morr A 1‘;
River lloud to ltoeir Hill. 1..
church Rand to Aubrey mind. 11
B ‘The extru yurduge in for intersecti
31,591
SCHEDULE 1:.
MACADAM WORK, 1914.
2'
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8 1 .i ., .= ' . vs
N.'4meofR d A r ' 2 "‘ 13.‘ E .5 ii 5 >1”
on. Location, Fofemln e '5 H >5 n L‘. la c 524.
.5 E Z : 1% -5 3 5-5’
on “ -1 0 J
6 ‘ 35 5 ‘E 3 2 ‘-1 u
z .3 is In 1- :: u .3 3
E0
Rooeinont sou. .Monti. l A‘ .11 ..l .
CW“! UM - -5171;. iiil Ki n'i3iiio:..1i.i3iii ' 5:5?
Merion Ave. 650
325,440.22
no.
wk uhort utretch on Bulu Ave rt Cynwyd rtution was aurluoed with Ainieuitu under eontruct ut 90c per yd.
ARDMORE CHRONICLE
REPORT OF THE POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE
Mr. George sullivon, rreriuont. I
corniniocioneri of Lower Merion Towmllip,
Ardinore, ro.
December :11, 1914.
Dear sir:
A: Chairman it tho Police und 1-'iru committee 1 Wk leave to uullvnit the
[olluwinu report (or tho year ending ucoeinber 31, 1914. an lollowu:
APPl:ul'I1lATlnNs.
Muiiitennnro
Li hu .
Tnul Approyrinlionl ..... . .
.... 449,290.90
DISBURSEMENTS.
Muintenunco .... .. .
I Leuving Unexpended lsulunco ol :1 7l'lA'!5‘27‘282'“5
Llgllll ., .... .. ' 113384.,‘
Leaving Unexprnded 1 .11 5 '1
F: ‘ 7;hiu 3411.011 bulunce, guh.
W wrm; er"r:;. uzhtho uh: nu llii.in...ro committee
0 o no puy 1 .. hills lur ugh... tor lh -
c, v inonth or ueceiuber, which hut. rml. been rendered.
Q 1- ire ldydruntu .. 2253 33
.1 oiiexpended uulunco 14557 '
‘E " uepurtment .. ' 4,500.00
Totul vncirpended lzulunco .
The Township ut the prenent
N6, ,,5,,,..,,' over me pieviou. year; 11 cu. luinpii ut lvlcriun, however. luve been all:
.772 95ii.o7 ’ v
9791“? 35 ‘W9 1 nil ilmpl In increlbe D1 6 over
tho yrt-vions yeur, niuking u totol nuinhcr ol lights, 559.
V
.3011 S65 9
I. .401 IIIHOJS .
2 M, 5 g, e also hove lull lire yd.-unto, un incivure ol 11 over the prev ui yexr.
3 There up 1 total ol tlasuiu collected in one; during the yeur. , V,
H . to c u c 2 during the year are urrerlc were rnude und clnsrmad uu lollowr:
"FF"" “’ 1‘“t'- A 0 E Ar.-uult und but y .. 7 Gl1mlllim(.. ' 5,
' ' - Aggrnv-led assault. and LI: 5 lugnwly N ry 2
‘ ‘5- 9 man 1 iuegnl liquor su.e t
1 : Illbnnld . " (1
3 Z 21
5.36
ill‘ 5:
5.]
5.4 1
.4 . Ueserlmn, nonrltllllp
I ,. 5.1 2477 13119.55 disorderly oonduor 1‘,
y . - . e . 4.4 4127 3 457. < x
1-1 istine . 5.9 5200 . 321 . d .‘
Muteriul tuken from no 51 “iv, 3‘
Mill Crk. Road undlt .199 1- no pretence 1:
=o"ed- .206 cortuno ielhng .
1 - Averuge adjusted coat 3.391
1- LOWER MERION TowNs1ll1> F
‘ TRAFFIC 121100111:
‘y 1914.
E E
2 E
‘ e % ”‘ -‘r’ "‘ 5
i Er: .2’- +5
. 3 5. :1::> E> E> % = ‘a J 3 %
1 is =1? =2 =2 13; ‘=6-‘E es
. 23 .5: rite :2 i: %as 2:
3 :22 vi: l<wl to: <1: <1-o l-<
- city Ave. 1:. or Belmont Ave. 135 511
- ny Ave. N. or Merion Av. 11. 2 1022 mg
1 city Ave. S. o1 wynnewood Av 157 17 53
1 Lanusur Ave. w. or cit Ave. 117 292 as
, Llncaxter Ave. w. or Anderson Av. 5 s 5 601 2 1053 1 1453
. Lnn.Ave. a(Haver1ord Sh. Rd. - 1 1 250 one 551;
Lun. Avo. w of Br n Mlawr Ave. 2 4 1 5 11:15 994
Luncuote A e. 1: o county Line. 2 1 1 4 390 524
‘ Conshoh’n state Rd w 0! city Av. 3 1 1 555 7111
Id Lnnc soar 11.1. w r city Ave. 153 119
nlg inery Avo. w erion AV. 9 411 2 521
1 lvloiitgoinory Ave. w 1 church Rd. 1 1 1 . 159 2 51
. , hlo t Ave. w or 1-luverd stu. Rd. 2 2 2 7 a 209 1153 14 1597
,1 Mon niery Au. of Mo .nAv. 1 1 16 59.1 5 911
, lllontg. Ave. w. 0! wei.‘dover,Avo.. 7 1 4 759 ii slit:
1 Montg. Ave. w. or spring Mill Rd. 1 3 .311 2 497
, laeliuont Ave. w. or 1: yo 1 1 g
1 Rock 11111 ltd. s. or laeluiont Ave.. 1 1 1 12 49
laulu Ave. w. or city 1 2 2 1 333 1 [35
1 1 2 2 1 299 a 410
1 277 2 910
120 1 191
1 114 1 154
191 243
229 294
2 1 670 1 954
2 1 495 1 79
a so 9
a4 2 1 1 1 2 1 747 1 1050
295 1 1 124 27s
1 1 7 233 301
1 7 711 1 293
Penn Ave. N of Aulvre Rd. . as 117
M’CIena hon-r MI. Rd. lvlon v 1 49
Kent inf 1:. of chum Rd . 1 179 3 199
11.11 creek Rd N bl tc y e. 1 1. 93 .7 119
Mill ck. Rd of Ruillerx 1.1.11 Rd 1 1 52 2
d 1 so 72
. 1 21 92
. 55 1 79
1 . . 24 33
. s. or it i R. 24 as
River ncud 1:. ol Mill creelt Rd. . 1 :15 4
lluveitord stu. Rd. 5. or ll1ontg.Av. 1 2 2 1 2 519 594
. old 12. R Av. w. of H’v’r(’d stu. Rd 1 1 2 1 447 this
3 arnys Lune N or lllontlzornery Ave. 1 2 1 213 217
7 222
s o 2 1 a 552 177
1 12:3 199
2 1 1 9 1 457 has
1 229 931
as 77
1 1 3 1 219 9 933
57 1 1112
2 1 254 2 302
1 2 1 .139 2 374
1 us 1 199
. 53 6
99 1 129
.. AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFICE
Avoruge of so Slnv.iorls.... 75 84 21 9 29 141 52 310 as 410
2637
1 1 -
iia
mm Vlou! lien
13
hour. of the duy und night.
1”? young horses when the proper kind cun be cecured, in ord
Au will oppeur lioin tho uioov. report 41! urreoto rnude during the ya.“
there wuu considerable leu crime committed n tho Townchip during the
' 191:1. An in 191:1 529 urrerte were made, while in
1914 there wen u However, u conipurioon orthe burgluriou in the
Townidlip will chow thut thcro were 11 committed in 1914, wherruu there wen
only 4 in und. in 1914 thero wuu no inurder committed in the Towlh
c ip A lnrge iriuioiity or the burglurr warn upprchendcd und convicleo
in court. ' .,, 1
The township won thoroughly eleuned out or oil disorderly houceo und
illegul rule or liqimr during the yeur. ' 7 - -
The property or the Police Department in in rxcrilcnt condition, will.
5 the exception of one hone, which is prlutiully worn out: however, we hurt
3 , young horror, und they ure kept in lirsleclur lznndltion by the om-
as who ure them. the bent evidoncc 01 which 11 um luotgtbut three of then.
P7 o a, red und yellow ribbonu, taking the lirut. second and third prioer
921 ut the Devon Horse show in the spring.
1,5,2; - During the your we instulled 1 Ford uuuinwbi for the use or the Chier,
529 which hue proved of invuluulile service exped ing the work or the Depart-
uient, und huc ulro proved u greut outing to the police putrol, which his out
2 u nrnull uinount during the lust yeur (or repuirr uu coinpured with the pre
rs. ‘ ‘
ho roroo in now composed or our chiet, cuptuin Joints 1. Donughy,
291 serguunt wulter Rllnded und 21 putrolnien, und tbi loree hur recently been
700 ieurrunged, co thut we now huve is mounted rnei. un 5‘men on foot for night
35 duty, 5 on day duty, 2 dutuilod for wnymn und house duty, und 1 Int npeeio.
work. The thioltly oettlod portions 01 the Tawnship or. now putroleol ut ul;
‘ uring tlo yeur the olhcoru were equipped with
6:18 new runinier uniform: or the iniliiory type. prerentinc u very ueut BIIL
554 dignihed uppeurunce.
" m oorry to be compelled to report thut i win neeeutury to dischnrgl
tour oi our olliceru during the year for llogiunt, olotionr of duty, und ul
ore now very ' e to duly‘ und 1 ‘ to uuy, on
Low lterion Townbhip huc the nioot elliciont und dun-
eot xoree iu the suite o1 Pennsylvania, uh 1. io lurgely duo to tho chiel
' ob y in un ueslion und one.
complimented upon by people who know hiin oil over the united stolen.-l
uin uloo exceedingly snrry lo report the sudden depth or omerr suinuel creer
fgg who won killed by u r.I' ro ti-uin ut Roueniont st tio . i.
1947 Your Chairman hn inspected the tire cumplniu ol the Township ut vuri
742 out timed du 'ng tho yenr. und is pleu-ed to re ort thein 11 being in Ms!-
ggg tllss condilion. hnving rerpondt-d to oil cull. pioniptly und doing iiery em-
zzg ciuut work. V V
1,, c tuin nonngl-.y join: your chuirinun in expressiniz their upprecin
222 lion of the cordinl couoperorion nf lhe.Boud or Canlnlissinners during th.
30; year. . y .
u
-u
1 .
153 RECOMMENDATIONS. ,
17% order to keep our Police ncnurtnient un to in. present rrundurd. or
05 uecount oi tho rapid growth of our Tawmhip, und the urgcnt ruiuerr rrorn
1 t o citizens oi tho vnriouc continue, it in neeeooury to continue (n‘ir1cnIA(
1:37 o r police force unnrervotively, und your cornrnittoo would recommend II
ordinunoe incl-using Ihe nuniber of olliceru in ho Township troin 2; to ‘ 0
udo only us the necessity urlseo. y
eeoininend thut we purchuoe two or thret
er thut we rnny huve
3 the outlying rectionu oi the Township nioro thorough1y.,putroled when wr
4117 put on uddilionul nien. , 2 . .. . , :1
141 our huirinun in uguin eornpclled to recommend thut Hie citirenu tukr
9 udvuntugo of the light ordinunoe which provider thut ull light: rhull be (re
4 I ultor being inrtulled one yur. und ruclcestv thut they rnulre opplicutior. lor
902
537 udtlilionn being in
43 Your uirinun would u o r
493 lightu where they ure needed;'uh 1 belicvo thut 1.. one or the boot pioteetionr
293 to the propert d citixenl 0! the Townnhip. W
153 In conclusion, 1 wish to thunk the Chief, cuptuiu Ilmesv l. Donughy, for
2“ hi. hourty oouiperution und support; ulro the Prrsid or the Band -nd the
other rnernberoott o ooininitteo. " ' . .
.121; Ynlln yery truly, ' 1
ST WAGON.
" THE PLACE FOR
A Where iilis Newspapergis Printed
The -Al'd'm0re Printing Co.
Chronicle Building
Ardmore, Pa.
‘ - WV‘ '4 '1.-. -‘v Fun
2‘ 1 bu work or the dc-purtnient huu beon more routine in churucter thun
' ' during provioun yours, beeuuue the-uniount 01' new newuu eonotructed hue
‘ not been very I g! "
H. s. ILL -
1 . choirinhn Yolice und Fire committee.
REPORT OF HEALTH AND DRAINAGE
. . ’ . ‘ jdunuory 13, 1915.
Mr. ceorlzv sullivun, President. 1- , -
Band or Tawrlship cornrnisuioners, .
Ardmum. PL. 5-
Dour Sir: 4 7
huve the honor to submit herewith the unnuul religrt or niyicnnlmittee
for the Near 1914 ‘ ' '
"1'
or . . . r ,
The pumping rlutionr iiuvu ull beeh’i.icce'eiiuily o'p‘erutod without uny
rgeinento, und tho entire druinugo rye em 1... been o I‘-
good working cnndition under whnt 1 believe to be
an efficient Ind Icorlolrlinnl HIIIIIQGVHQFIL I
0 employees of tha de lftlnenl, have all performed their work lItis-
rcotorily und without uccident, wi 11 the o .. exception or 1-lorry sverhurt.
‘ who unfnriilnlahaly met with In nccidgrl! in the Ardmore Statiarl. Allril 26th.
Ind died (rum Ch! elfecta. ’His pluck ‘VII: mild by Illa Ippaintlllent of J. H.
surnrneru . . .
Possibly the most important work undertaken by (II: dcpnrtment dur-
ing the your in the inrtullutiou or the tree per ge cetion throughuut the
coctionr of the Townuliip. For ionic yeuri this rnutter 1... been
by the Baird, bill ulliil thin yrlr they did not feel Ible to mike
12 necessary 9 ' However, in the early purl of the yen‘ this da-
partmevll wun inctiucled to lnveotiicuto 1 u runner on lny ore tho laourd
their view. on the uubiret. hlr. Rnbley 11 nor, Superinu-ndenl or the do-
ihip 114:: la build the incinonling plant, but to udver$iII for estimates from
eontruetorc, who vltra nskcd to collect tho gurbugr und build 1 plont wbrro
‘ Totul rtoceiutr
it could be burned. Alter u thorough diceuroiou oi the rnutter und ‘proper
Idvertiding, 1 con rut you uwnrded to P. J. Luwler. beginning July 15th,
19l1,iund up to the punch! tune ho llu periorined the work ollhll oontruet
in u very uotiuloctory uiunne ‘in; in use nix wugonu and having in open-
tion newly-oonrtrueted ineincruting plunt on Ill; Rock Hill Road. Poncoyd
niitrict ' . - .
it won eiipetded thut tho eollediqnu, whitlrlll the iuiniuer man-(hi ure 5
per week. could be reduced in the tall und lI7l’llIK to 21 und in the winter '0 1
weekly, but thiu rm been found unuutimctory, and w4 are or the pruem
iin.c continuing colleetiono urthc rut. or 3 week y
loctionu per week o huge 441.thu tuxpuyerr in -loan“ $15,640.00 per year.
und while oulte outloy 11! money in or grant benefit 00 the 1>oople,eope.
ciully' in the hullt-up nectionu. - . 1
The new cynwyd pumping gtution hu proved very --mfmorvi ‘hi
oewugo being pumped by electricity, oporutod outornutieully. Ont of our
men via the plum each do to ueet ' I1 right. but the Inw-
inutie u r X ing u rnun eonctuntly ut
the nation. The plunt in deoigned teriko cue‘ 0! 600 hour.-.1, und ut preoent
lo hundling sl. The cost or the electric current hui been ubout 843.00 per
mun ‘ ‘
lh. v
The Mill creek Pumping stution, which we: doubled In Ii" 11-! rm.
- The old gasoline Triple: purnpu uro kept
liu beeen ihowing excellent reuultu.
in running order und hcld in renervo to ergo . w 3 86;!
now huldled by the new rutury puinp, driven by un tto nu ong1ne,run 1
re! gin rnunurueturcd at the 9! n Y th I "E"''e'-ti “"8
d or 1 we h v ved d the pact yeur ubout $1600.00.
which ineunu u on 1 1 ut 45 per cent. in the >1 pumlm-1: a: 3-1:
tution Tho nevi euuipincnt uluo hundleu the rewuge with very inuc (.3
r .
trouble und Innoynnce Ihlzn the o pumps. 1 g ,
Tbo Ard ’ lion hur been in mntinuouu uperutioii during
n to the Towiuhip while guooline rtuyed ut the
“ - . - - ' h .1 book Ignin und ore now
::::= “:.:i:;.‘:::;.::'l.;".i:':'.."‘r11“:...... one
inployce. or very .light expense. Ind Iv:-“:9 (l;:eenab.PJ
A h‘ t t‘ t on econo .
to keep our pumping :1’.-1‘ WNW.‘ sum“ "-2 I“ m
Io uo
preient nuintcr or houror uriiur oewerv 31335;‘: zhowm um um
$3 our hsl year. The iallavtlng table may be 0 ‘Ian h “I! I “em ‘E
lumber of house: connected with the newer Inc‘ I W 9" Y
milled: ‘
S
51
"i
e been dedieuted by them. und on now - .
crn, no thut todoy the cyrtein 1. over 300,700 reet long, which u.eunu ubout 5E
nile. o sewerl. I
During the put yeur, tho uotuul line: or rower comilruched ure ur follows.
BUXLT BY THE TOWNSHIP.
l‘nu1k Line, Cyvlwyd Statian (0 State
;lenn1 Rood (Eost side) -
Rand.
Dodges Lune, cynwyd .
BUILT BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS.
l 1
"' Bi-'rV'r'.‘ilii.".‘i‘ii5und privuto roud Rosemnnt.
R1038 LInG.dRD‘l:heI'llDrlt . . . 1 1
1 rr.
“"?q'ew’..'.'i'er.'.i'c 3. sir. or Luncuner Av
Ills! JEIHIEGKA Ind Bertha Black.
0., [qty ‘ Bryn hluwr .
oz:
Man
1
Biyn Mnwr..
u
L A. llirr .,
Non Rand, Bryn liluwr
writ T. Burris.
Gmnneld Terruce. Ardinore
Purlr Terruew Ard.-nore
ldwurd und Robert Tolnnd.
wistur Randi wynnevrood
-1 C'urk nurent und otlieri,
- A dinore
IE r
iownrd sutton,
Gnndview 1toud,Ardinore ..........
Total .4ol11eet
Not many tuxpoyeri reern to be‘ in in with the great extent oibothe
yrtein. nor with the cost or construction or expense of operution. The 1 re
the extent or the system may thereroru be of interest, :5
tlco the folluwillx lizuruo relutive to the N50. . .
in 19011, or 1 (ed ubovu. the oyntein was arse inst-lled. it then con.
isred of two urnping ctutionu und ubout 3:1 inilu of newers, including the
ruuk "rues. Since thut tune to the present date, the ryr m I: n ex-
ended und cnlurged by as inileu ol hneu und to take euro o - 1
linount oi lints, it won found necuury to douhlu the -cupucit lill
Jreelt Stalil-m.iI)ld to purchul: [round und build u station ut ynwydu The
ostor the 25 cnilen ol line wur ubout sills 000.00 while the onlurgeruiantn and
7,000.00, mlkirlg u total or $136,000.00. i
been the uiin oi the couunisoioneru to lree the newer
t hiu increueed
or the 1
In the expocturion oi the B0
n the r le for the yeur 1915. During the yeur 1911, the ocwer rentul ov-
iruued ubout 511.00 per dwelling house, which in u very reuoonublu churre
when it is realized whut u rrreut convenience the reward u pas le.
.1. root, 1 might ouy thut it would be ulrnoct imrgosxible for the Town ip
h ‘ ' zut oh
iv e new-or uysteiu;
Ls 41! our Town. .
In 1 art. Is 1 did in the pruviouu your thut Mr.
1 continued to an enntend tho depurtn-len n u very excellent und
nner, und thut oi the other employee: huve perroruied their duties
port rutisructoiily deem to thunk the Hulth n ruiuu coinniittee
neinbcrr fur their unictunee throughout the e , und I trust t ut the newer
system will continue to bo both u benebt uh pride to thu eiuunr for uiuny
ino. .
yu 1 to co -
Your: reepectlully, .
T. WILLIAMS ROBERTS, '
chairmen. Hculrh und nruinugo coinuiittoo.
REPORT or PLAYGROUND cohlhnTTE1:. . ' ,
, r inorr. l>u., Junuury id, 1915.
To thouprocident und Board or conuuissioneru or the Township or Lower
eriou.
lienueineni . ’ ' ‘ ‘
- The Plnyground committee begs to rubruit its report for the your uuding
December 31.1914: -9 - .,
At the beginning or the yeur the Cornrnituu hud In lIlI- ‘
expended unce from bond issuu . 312,125.51 ,
An Iptproprlntinn lor gerlenl purporor. . . s,ooo.uti '
Truno”'cr‘rron. lieulth una nru.nugc pornnuttee... . 1,500.00 m 925 st
DISEURSEMEN4 . ' '
hlilton R. Yerkes, topoizruphicul rnup or Ardinore, Bulu
und Bryn Muwr Pluygroundu .. .
ryu Mawr Trust Co.. Tuxea Bryn Muwr property
. .coi-n Tux urty.. ..
- 95.00
E S
11 D
: veylnce 0! Bill properly . ,,, ,
MerionITil.le Ind Trunt Co., 8 months’ Int. 0 ho d: to
Springgiiyeld v'vu't'er co‘,3i.ir wuier ut Ardn.
Alzmloxr... 1 2 I
1. C. McC1u-dy. .Irlsur.lnAe on Buildings . .r. . .
Duhrin &. Horn, Grldillz. Seeding, Sudding, etc.
Fhilip . Dnviq Comrnn Building Ind Shzllers
John 1.. any at are. Plumbing .
5518.03
liALA- ’ , 7’“2"""
Edwurd cuin bell & son, ciuding. seeding, soddinu, rte.
Bulunce duo or pry-inent ol prineipul und inlemt on bondr.
.. .1 . .
560.00
1,175.00
89,555.53
121,925.61
9 5 as
Total Didhul samulu .
i
unoxprnded huiuntu Decen-lbvr 81, It'll... 412,970.05