The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-11-12
ALDERMEN ARE ACTIVE
They Report and Discuss the
Condition of City Affairs.

CUHuIlIOu vi Clly AHdltS.
Board of Fire Wardens Ask For New
Fire House-Chief Engineer Stevenss De-
tailed Report of Fires-yice Chancellor
Pitney Complains of Lack of Courtesy
Full Report of the City Finances-Chief
Holioway's Report of Arrests-AIderman
1 Carroll Asks For an Ordinance TO Regu-.
late the Dumping of Garbage
| The City Aldermen met last Friday
evening to discuss municipal affairs and
transact the city business for the month
Alderman Van Glider was absent.
Several communications were before the
board, but perhaps the most important
was the startling request of the Board of
Fire Wardens, found in the following
resolution adopted at their last regular
meeting:
Whereas the Board of Fire Wardens are
without proper headquarters in which to bold
meetings and store their property, in con-
sequence whereof the property OF the Board is
lost or destroyed, wherefore. be it
Resolved; That we request the City Author
tiles to provide for our use a suitable fire
house in which to store our fire apparatus
and other property of the Board, and in which
the Board may hold its meetings for the trans
action of business.
The matter was referred to the Fire
Committee.
Chief Engineer Stevens reported foy{
fires for October, as follows: 18th, 12.rj
a. M, frame barn, 65 Madison street,
owned by Dennis Kelly, loss on building
and contents, about $35., no insurance,
also some board fence, belonging to Miss
Mary G. Smith, loss 500, fully insured;
goth, S.25 p. M, store at 80 SpeedwelI
avenue. caused by upsetting of oil stove.
owned by Phoenix Mann and occupied
by L, Singer, no loss; 3lst, $40 p. NJ,
barn at IA Hazlett street, owned 0y Nor
ristown Coal Company and occupied by
Sands, Weeks & Co., caused by burning
leaves, no loss; 31st, 9.52 p. m, barn on
Clinton street owned by FL. H. Fairchild
and occupied by Fairchild q Oliver,
cause probably incendiary, loss, fully in
sured. The Chief also reported that
three of the five new hydrants ordered
were located and now in use; also that
the annual inspection of the department
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
had been held on October goth last. Tor
the Board Of Fire Engineers he reco-
mended the election. of C. B. Howell to
Independent Hose Co, No. T., James
Donelley and Harry u. Mill to fae Board
- : lzsi<a9a axes-tifs
Mcdonald from Washington Engine Co.
! No II, and the acceptance of designations
of Robert D. Foote from Resolute Hook
& Ladder Co. No. / and Paul Revere
and Charles Douglass from the Board of
Fire Wardens. The recommendations
were referred to the fire committee and
later, on its motion, adopted Chief
Stevens also reported his attendance at
the convention of the international
Association of Fire Engineers, held at
| New Haven, Conn, August II to 20,
1 1897; that the convention held three
meetings daily and discussed all matters
relating to the fighting and management
of fires, making the sessions interesting
and profitable.
/ AScommunication from H. G. Pitney,
Sr Ycomplained that city authorities had
4 laid tile for drainage across his property,
being a portion of the Wood estate, with
out his knowledge, suggesting that as a
citizen and taxpayer he might even have
had the privilege of looking on, to say
nothing about being consulted as TO the
propriety of doing the work. A petition,
presented by the property owners of
/ Of Macculloch avenue and Farragut
place, requesting the immediate removal
of wires and poles from the said streets,
was referred to the street committee. 1t
was said that the poles were erected for
the location of the new fire alarm box at
/ the junction of COLES avenue and Far
ragut place.
Another petition was presented, bear
ing eight signatures, asking that the city
authorities prohibit the standing of loads
of hay and straw ON the streets about
the park, as in their opinion it was an
unsightly exhibition for town of this
size. Accompanying the petition was a
communication from George j. Cory,
setting forth the advantage to the
town and its citizens of town hay
market, which he had established on
1elSCL holECOt3 JbOb III AAOAS VI tAAO OAN
Flagler Mill. He stated that the Mayor
had once given an order prohibiting the
/ standing Of the hayloads about the park,
| but had since rescinded the order and
! the nuisance was continued. Mr.. Cory
was present and also spoke in favor of the
project, suggesting an ordinance estab-
fishing a city haymarket. On motion
! of Alderman Carrell, seconded by Al.
derman Hurting, such an ordinance was
ordered prepared. Alderman Reed OBJ
jected on the ground Of Unnecessary ex-
pense, saying that it was "only piece of
buncum and foolishness;;" the ordinance
would not be passed if introduced.
The resignation of w. A. Dolan, as
assistant marshal, was also read, and the
clerk reported in hand the bond Of
Patrick Welsh in the sum of $500 as
security for properly replacing the road