The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-09
WITH THE ALDERMEN.
ColIector's and Treasurer's Reports Bills
Paid--MadisOn OficiaIs censured.

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matters pertaining to the present
trouble, only routine business was
transacted at the regular meeting of
the Board of Aldermen, Friday night.
After the minutes of the previous
regular and special meetings were read
and approved, the report of Chief En-
gineer Fox was read, in which he stated
the department and apparatus was
in excellent condition. The Engineer
also recommended the acceptance of
the resignation of Jos. York, as a
member of Washington Engine Com
pany and the expulsion of Joseph
Fletcher from the same company.
A petition bearing the signatures of
twenty eight residents, was read, ask
ing the Board to take up Morton
street from its intersection of Harrison
street to Bellevue Terrace. The mat
ter was referred to the Street Com
mittee.
On the motion of Alderman Reed,
the sum of 5000 was transferred from
the fire budget to the police depart
men and $3.50 from the poor fund to
the police. Bills amounting to 80, 200
were then ordered paid.
Chief Holloway reported that his
department had made 80 arrests dur
ing the month of February and fur
nished lodging to 81 persons.
The applications of l.. d. Guerin
for billiard licenses and that of
Samuel Leonard for bowling license
was granted.
The collectors S report showed taxes
collected to the amount of $4,000, of
which the city had received 80, 900 and
the Board of Education IS, 900. The
school taxes of the State and county
had been paid in full, and the balance
to be collected, about $S, 500 still be-
ing due the city.
The treasurer's report stated: Es-
timated receipts, $5,6l9.00, expendi-
lures, SOL, S43. 49, balance, "a, BAG. SO.
In presenting the collector s report,
Counsel Muir stated that Mr. Becker
had given him the report, but at the
last minute he had mislayed it and
would have to state verbally, which
he did
"Do you think the collector S report
will turn up before election?" asked
Alderman Lines
81 can get it for you in fifteen
minutes, . replied Mr.. Muir, some
what tartly.
After presenting his bills, Mr.. Free
man was asked by Mr. Lines, why one
man was paid "a. rs for ton of coal
and another "a. 49, In answer, Alder
man Freeman stated that he was
wrong and should have said $4 rs,
which was the uniform price paid.
EDO you raise the ante, - queried
Mr.. Lines There was no reply to
his question.
Alderman Reed stated that num-
Der of merchants had spoken to him
concerning the treatment they were
receiving from the people OF Madison
who refuse to let their wagons deliver
goods in that borough but whose mer
chants are not in the least backward
in sending their wagons to Morris
town. The inference would seem to
be that the action was done out of
selfshness more than safeguard. He
thought that if the matter was pre-
sented to Madison in a true and prop
er light it would be acceptable. To
that end the Alderman made motion
that committee of three be appointed
to consult with the Madison authori-
ties of which the Mayor would be a
member. After the motion was
passed, Mayor Quayle appointed on
the committee Aldermen Reed and
Burke