The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
CITY Fathers SWORN IN
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money there should be demanded fol
it as good in return. Let the city pay
honest wages and then in turn de
mand honest work. If we have no
all the money we should like for i'm
provements let us see that what money
we do have is laid out as effectively
as possible. The money, the city
raises comes largely from the pockets
of the poor men and it should be made
to go the fartherest possible.
1t is more than probable that at
not distant day some perplexing prob.
lens will come before us. The trolley
question, the sewer question, the mat
ter OF railroad crossings and some
other such may be pressed upon us.
have at present no suggestions tC
make for none of us know i'll just
what form these will come up when
at last they have come before us for
solution, | trust that by a thorough
study of each case a collection of full
information and the giving of fair
hearing to all interested we may in
the end be able to come to an agree
ment and to act on each subject in a
way which will be to the satisfaction
of all
In conclusion / would remark that
it will be our duty in all matters to
act with an eye single to the interests
of the town. We should concern our
selves with them alone. In Norris
town and throughout our whole land
there is an evident growth of the con-
viction that the municipal business
should be kept separate from general
politics. In the selection of Super
visor of Streets, it is absurd to inquire
candidate views on the tariff and
man S qualifications for the position
do not depend on his opinions con-
corning the currency. Partisan poll
tics should have no more to do with
the business of town than with the
running of railroad or a paper mill.
The Juggling in of political questions
will be as unfortunate in municipal
affairs as in a church or bank.
Nor is there any practical poll
tics' in the endeavor to work" the
city offices. If the party in power
fills all the subordinate positions with
its own adherents, these will be turned
out in bunch when the other party
comes in as it is apt to do the next
year. No one party will be in power
more than about half the time and SO
it can get only half the "spoils, no
more than it would get if the offices
were distributed on business princi-
Piles and its members have as much
general intelligence as those on the
other side. The railway officers and
the bank officers of the country belong
officials if their appointment is made
solely about half to one party and half
to the other and so will the munich
pal on business principles. The tspoil
system" gives no advantage to either
party, it simply damages the interests
of the community at large.
A recent enumeration gives the
number of voters in Morristown as
1895. Of these the odd thirty-six may
be candidates for office, but the twenty
six hundred desire of us merely faith
full care of the interests of the town
as a whole.
We may best show our sagacity as
practical politicians by looking sole
ly to the interests of the people at
large, giving no heed to partisan con-
siderations.
Upon concluding he announced the
standing committees as follows:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Finance-Reed, Crane, Fox.
Streets-Burke, Reed. Hurtzig..
Fire Department-Eichlin, Reeve,
BELLY.
Officers and Salaries-Grove, Burke,
Eichlin.
Ordinances-Belby, Grove Reeve
Police Deparment-Hurtzig, Fox
Reeve.
License-Reeve, Crane, Hurting.
Street Lamps-Crane, Reed, Belly.
Printing-Eichlin, Burke, Grove.
Upon reassembling the committees
were called ON for reports and their
Communications for appropriations
were approved as follows: