The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-04-14

2-Dr. H. B. McCarroIl Appointed
Police Surgeon-C Complaint That
Hackmen Run Several Carriages
on One License-Res Want
Whippany Railroad Crossing at
Albeit Avenue Guarded.
Considerable business was transacted
at the April meeting of the Board of AL
dermen Friday evening Three ordi-
nances were passed under suspension of
rules in each instance. The first pro-
vides for the annual city election, which
occurs on Tuesday, May 2; second ordi-
nance created the Office of Police Sur
geon and the last required the curbing of
sidewalks on Bank street This last or
dinance was asked for in a petition signed
by citizens living on or near the street
affected.
DR.. Ii. B. McCarroll was nominated
for Police Surgeon by Mr. Conkling and
the appointment was made without
opposition. The Police Surgeon will re-
ceive salary of 800 year. His duties
shall be to attend citizens taken to the
Station house because of illness or sudden
injury and cases where insanity is evil
dent; he must give instructions as to the
removal of such persons; on being noti-
fed of illness of or injury to member
of the police force he shall visit such
officer and report the result to the Chief
of Police; he shall examine all applicants
for positions on the force. 1t will thus
be seen that the Police Surgeon will
easily earn the salary provided.
Collector William Becker's report
showed that he had paid the Town
Treasurer since last month $1,000. The
amount still uncollected on real estate
was So, ,652 So, which has been returned
to the County Clerk as a lien against prop
erty, There was an erroneous assess
ment of $24.68. OF the taxes uncollected
1857 56 was for personal and 1881 for
poll taxes A list of delinquents has
been returned to the Town Clerk as re-
quired by law. On an assessment of
$3.50 the Postal Telegraph Company
has appealed to the State Board of Taxa
ton. This board meets at Trenton the
latter part of the present month.
A communication from residents in
the vicinity of the Whippany River rail-
road crossing on Albeit avenue was
read, calling attention to the unguarded
condition OF the crossing. AS the trains
run on no regular schedule time it was
stated that the crossing was particularly
dangerous for children going to and from
school. The petition presented to the
Board asked that the place be made safe
with tiagman or gates. The matter was
referred to the Committed Streets.
A petition signed by majority of
local hackmen, asking that the owners
be required to drive their own hacks
instead of allowing boys to drive, was
read and referred to the License Com
mittee. On behalf Of the hackmen, Will
liam A Dolan addressed the board. He
stated that these boys in question gam
bled in the carriages and caused trouble
in other ways at the depot and.elsewh here,
for which the older drivers were invari-
ably blamed. He saiS, also, that a num-
ber of owners had one license and ran
several hacks. Dolan. mentioned two
names in this connection. Mayor Quayle
said that the committee should give a
hearing to the hackmen and report at
the next meeting of the board. Mr..
Owen thought the marshal was respons-
ible as to whether or not hackmen have
the proper number of licenses. The
License Committee will give the hack
men hearing some time soon.
For violation of the hack ordinance
the licenses OF Thomas Gain and Alex.
Kelly were ordered suspended for one
week. The offenders had been given a
hearing before the committee.
Chief of Police Holloway's report for
the past month showed that-31 arrests
had been made; in which % were
charged with being drunk and disorder
ly, 3 for assault and battery, 3 for lar
.ceny and / each for breaking and enter
ing, reoeivii G stolen goods and making
threats. OF this number a8 were sent to
iail were fined, 2 were committed to
await the action of the Grand Jury and
s cases were dismissed. During the
month "a persons were lodged.
Upon recommendation of the trustees
of the Fire Department Charita BILE Fund,
G.. f. Axtell was reappointed a trustee.
Chief Engineer Fox reported fire sp
paratus all in 6rst-class condition. The
board concurred in the report of the en-
gineers recommending the confirmation
of election of Andrew Smith as mem
Der of Humane Engine Company, No. 2
Mr.. Reed asked what had been done
relative to the matter of Resolute Com
pany's truck, and, on his motion, the
Fire Committee was ordered to investi-
gate.
When bills were presented by the
different committees, Mr.. Lines refused
to vote, stating, as he has done before,
that each bill should be read in detail.
MIR. Lines can always be relied upon to
be guilty of some ect entric action. At
this meeting he moved that, as it was
the last session of the board during the
current year, two accountants be ap
pointed to audit the books. 1t is need
less to say the motion was not recorded.
After the usual number Of bills had
been ordered paid, Mr. Reed moved that
$342 be transferred from the Finance to
the Fire Committee The motion pre-
vailed, the only voice in the negative
being that of Mr.. Lines, who said: You
can mark me nay; the Fire Committee
has had enough this year" Bills We're
approved amounting to $2014 50. The
report of Town Treasurer Vogt showed
total receipts of $54 649 10; amount pre-
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