The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-06-10
Freehold Commissioners.

/ present.
The minutes of the regular and the
1 Intervening meetings were read and
approved.
Fire Department, to which committee
the matter of Janitor of Fire Depart
ment was referred, reported in favor
Of Thomas Kinney, Jr., and on mo-
/ ton he was unanimously elected
Janitor for the ensuing year
The Clerk reported that he had
prepared and mailed a bond to each
4 officer Of the town.
Mr.. Bovine. of Finance Committee
reported that bond of VIM. Patt on
I signed by VIM. Patton and Harvey y
i b. Dey in $500 had been approved by
4 the committee and on motion the
! Board also approved the bond.
The Finance Committee was
instructed to notify the other officers
/ to have their bonds ready before the
next meeting.
Mr. Duryee appeared before the
/ Board and said the Water Board
! had received requests for four inch
water main on Court Street, from
Court to Haley Streets. a distance of
aboet 400 feet. The street has
sewer pipes. Mr.. Duryee also said
that Chas White and Con Einmons
had asked for sewer and water pipes
on Murray street from Broadway, a
distance Of 800 feet. The estimated
cost of water pipes ia both streets
would be about forty cents foot
On motion of Mr. Morris the Water
Board was empowered to make the
improvements.
MIR. Livingston Dubois complained
of Mr.. J. w. Danser who lived above
him using So much of the town water,
that it ran down in the gutter OF the
street and became stagnant and
created a foul odor and carriages
could not get up to his curbing un-
/ less getting them muddy. On motion
the natter.was referred to the Street
Commit ee.
Mr.. ID. E. Patterson came before
the Board on behalf of Chief James
j. Petit, and asked for Two new
locks and about $50 keys. Mr.. Petit
also desired new flag for Firemens'
Hall. Also some 3-4 inch hose to
wash engines He also called at
ltention to the patent nozzle that
had recently been exhibited.
On motion these matters was re-
ferred to the Fire Department Com
mittee.
grade for a side walk on the west
side of Bovine avenue. Referred to
the Street committee. Queeney also
asked il they would please tell him
When they would do it. He said it
seemed to be hard work to have
the matter attended to. This appli-
cation has come before several
Boards but it seems to be difficult to
establish grade to suitEall the prop
erty owners.
Mr.. Fred Anderson asked tnat
something be done 10 lower the
grade of Bennett street as it had
been left too high since the sewer
pipe had been laid On met on he
matter was referred TO the Street
! Committee.
1 Mr.. Shepherd nominated j. w.
4 Hulse for the other Police Justice
I for term OF TWO years and he was
elected
Mr.. Shepherd moved that w. A..
I Thompson he paid $12 for the season
for sprinkiing in front Of the engine
house. Carried
Mr.. Shepherd moved that 200 slips
be printed, il necessary, so az to
notify / ropefty owners TO trim their
trees.
Mr.. Morris called attention to
MAJ ter of All Assistant Marshal. He
SAID that one Mei shall seemed to be
Inadequate. Mr. Morrs recommend
ed thar Geo H. Adams be appointed
Assistant Marshal at Il salary OF 500
per seag, his term OF Office TO com
mence Immediately. He was elected
Mr.. Morris called attention to the
need of changing some of the lamps
so that the lighting could be greatly
improved. One new lamp had been
placed and several had already been
changed. On motion the matter was
referred to the Street Committee
with power.
Mr.. Denise called attention to the
terms of four members of the Board
Of Health expiring DR.. Otis R.
Freeman was re-appointed for term
of four years DIR. l. S. Long was ap-
pointed in place of Theo. Fields, who
had removed from town. Henry G.
/ Thorne was re-appointed and Daniel
P. Smith was appointed in place OF
Chas. l.. Shepherd, who declined a
! reelection.
A communication from the Wells
/ DdCH Com phily dShlHS tudt u Tepic-
sentative be given an opportunity
to appear before the Board before
another contract was made vas re
ceived.
On motion the contract with the
Wellsbach Company was continued
for one year from Jyly 1st.
John Burns offered a plot of two
acres of land near John Bowne's for
$500 for a dumping ground.
/ A Communication was read from
I Porter & Grant, of Waterford, n. Y.
saying they would send man to ex
anime Engine No 1, at $4 per day
and expenses.
/ On motion the Fire Committee was
requested to secure competent man
TO examine Steamer No. and report
at the next meeting.
On motion the Fire Committee was
requested TO purchase waste for the
engines.
The following bills were ordered
peid:
Patten w.rk on Streets. HAY ..s........ 46 OF