New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

MAYOR Fox TAKES OFFICE.
CLERGYMAN ASSUMES CHARGE OF NOR
RIST0WN'S AFFAIRS-HIS IN
AUGURAL MESSAGE.

Morristown May ls OspeciaD.-The newly elected
members of the Board of Aldermen, Messrs Fox.
Hurtzog Belby, Grove and Reeve, were sworn in
tonight and they held their first meeting. The
Rev. DR.. Fox, the Mayor. read his first mes
sage, saying In part:
In entering Office have no personal plans pet
one II y6o 10 out desire simply What at a6 saGa
to add TO the attraetiveness and general welfare
I think would favor any radical and revolutionary
methods me but we must all feel the duty OF carry
q way that each year our town shall be in better
fake for instance ee the sa pubo park While con-
siderable has has been d9ne for It in the past you
grass pas could be Brought into O better Condition
Would not be ass we're So some ra modest array ray OF
towering plants to lend it additional beauty And;
improvement Of our streets; We cannot do at
s e TO o p no SO can apd aas @
we we could wish II any portion Of the community
municipal funds let it be those who most need
sqfh @ b aid u1d The n Of the he & beauty 9 city
dwell the people Of small means. Let those streets
couraged to beauty their modest dwellings and
the then we. we may have no fear for the adornment of
IT There be municipalities where work on a city
3s 39o Is De- deemed soft thing where @ the men EN-
amount Of work which would be demanded by pri-
a private mans money, there should be de-
manded man for IT as good a return Let the city pay
est work. The money the city raises comes largely
pockets
made TO go the furthest possible.
II is more than probable that at not distant
day some perplexing problems will come before
The trolley question the sewer question. the mat
ter of railroad crossings. and some other such
may be pressed upon l have at present
suggestions to make, for none of US know in Just
have come before for solution, l trust that by
a thorough study of each collection of full
interested, may IN the end be able to come 10
agreement and 10 act each subject in
way which will be TO the satisfaction of all.
IN conclusion, would remark that it will be our
duty in all matters TO with eye single to
the interests Of the town. We should concern our
selves with them alone In Morristown and
growth of the conviction that municipal business
should be kept separate from general politics.
the business of a town than with the running of
a railroad or paper mill. Nor is there any
practical politics' in the endeavor work the
city offices. II the party in power fills all the
subordinate positions with it's adberents these
will be turned out in bunch when the other party
comes in, is apt do the year No
the time and it can get only half the 'spoils,'
than It would get If the offices were dis
had much general Intelligence those the
other side. The railway officers and the bank
officers of the country belong about half to one
party and half 10 the other, and so WILL the
municipal officials If their appointments based
solely on business principles The .spous system
gives no advantage either party. 1t simply dam
ages the interests OF the community at large.
Mayor Fox named the committees as follows:
Finance, Reed Crane and Fox; Streets, Burke
Reed and Hurtzig; Fire Department Eichn, Reeve
and Belby; Officers and Salaries, Grove. Burke and
Elchin; Ordinances. Belby Grove and Reeve; Po-
lice Department. Hurting. Fox and Reeve; Licenses
Reeve Crane and Hurting; Street Lamps. Crane
Reed and Belby; Printing, Echlin Burke and
Grove
Appropriations for the ensuing year aggregating
$50 625 were voted.