The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
BUSY
ALDERMEN
Held Two Meetings and Tran
SaCted Much Business.

OPO" "H0 1SNOA OF ACvuNNtOuc :
Allowed Chief Engineer Calls
Attention to SpeedweII Avenue
Fire Trap-AIderman Burke as
Acting Mayor.
Two sessions were held b. the Board
of Aldermen last Friday evening The
first was an adjourned special meeting
at which the board sat as commission
of appeals, and the second was the
regular monthly meeting. The meet
ing was called to order by Town
Clerk Stillwell, and in the absence of
Mayor Fox. Alderman Burke was
elected to fill the chair The appeals
laid over from the last meeting were
taken up. The Misses Emma and
Charlotte Campbell were allowed re-
duction Of $400 each on their bank
stock holdings. Alderman Reed read
the afidavits of the Misses Frances
and Louise Keasby, who were assessed
for So, 900 on their property on Miller
road. They swore that the valuation
should be $4,000, the amount of the
previous assessment. On motion the
reduction was allowed. The assess
ment on Mrs. S. S. Eddy's property
was reduced from $s 600 to 1000
Roth Brothers assessment had been
fixed at 81, 500 and was reduced to
81, 100. The valuation on Miss Mary
Benner's property was reduced $780,.
Andrew F. Stevens who was assessed
$500 on two lots ON Liberty street
showed that he only owned one. hav-
ing sold the other. A reduction of
$3.50 was allowed. The special meet
ing adjourned. The regular meeting
was called to order by the clerk and
Alderman Burke was again called to
the chair The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
The report of Chief Engineer Fox,
of the fire department. was read. He
reported the election of f. A. Trow-
bridge, W. J. Coghlan, j. G.. Bray,
Irving e. Salmon, j. G.. Hipson, S o.
Griffith, Jr. to membership in
Resolute Hook and LADDER Company,
and W, G.. Nimmons and DR.. H. A.
Newbold as members of the Board OF
Fire Wardens.
The Chief Engineer recommended
the overhauling of the Humane en-
gine to cost about $75, and also the
purchase of 800 feet of new hose He
called the attention of the board to
the deserted building at 73 Speedwell
Avenue owned by Michael Dorm. 1t
is without doors or windows, is fire.
trap and a menace to nearby buildings.
The report of Trt asurer Vogt showed
the receipts for the year, up to date
to be $63, 920; expenditures, $40, 364. 90
balance, 1913, 300. 35.
Alderman Reed for the Finance
Committee presented bills for $315. 10,
and discounts $1l0, which were or
dered paid. On motion the May or and
Clerk were authorized to renew notes
about to tall due
Alderman Hurtzig for the Street
Committee reported bills amounting
to IL, 1856, which were ordered paid
when approved by the committee.
For the Fire Committee, Alderman
Eichlin reported bills amounting to
$459. Al, which were ordered paid. He
recommended that the report of the
Chief Engineer be concurred in excep-
ting the clause relating to the Dorm
building, which, OH motion, was SO
ordered.
Alderman Hurtzig, for the police
committee reported bills, including
salaries, amounting to $597 4S, which
were ordered paid He reported fines
collected by the police justice to be
$sS. so. The report of the Chief OF
Police was ordered filed.
Alderman Reeve, for the license
committee, presented the application
of William Horsefield to keep billiard
and bowling place. On motion the Ii
cense was glanted.
Alderman Crane, for the Committee
on Street Lamps, reported bills
amounting to S71O 2S, which were or
dered paid. Bills for printing
amounting to $2l.6o were ordered
paid
On motion of Alderman Reed, the
town counsel was ordered to look into
the matter of securing right cf way
for drain pipe from property owners
on Speedwell Place where gutter
drainage is needed, and to see if the
board could legally secure this right
of way by conderhning property.
MAYOR FOX AT CHARLESTON.
The following Associated Press dis
patch appeared in yesterday afternoon