The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-17
ALDERMEN
ORGANIZE.
Committees, Including Specials
.--SeWer and Track Elevation.

Executives Message of Unusual
| Interest Published in Full In
ChrOnicle-SaIaries of Police In
creased - George w. Bower for
Assessor-W -Wilday, Rosevear and
Hughson Reappointed on Board
of Health.
After transacting business of minor
Importance the Board of Aldermen ad-
journed sine die last night and few
moments later the new board was organ
lied. Aldermen Crane, Hurtzig, Tomp-
kins and Karn were sworn into office.
and Mayor Fox then delivered his mes
sage, which was SO interesting and re-
plete with facts unknown to the average
citizen that motion was made to have
five hundred copies printed and distrib-
uted.
Mayor Fox then nominated the follow
ing committees;
Finance Aldermen Reeve, Crane,
Mayor Fox.
Streets Aldermen Burke, Crane,
Tompkins.
Fire Departmental Aldermen Belby,
Reeve, Grove
Officers and Salaries-Aldermen Hurt
zig, Tompkins, Mayor Fox.
Ordinances Aldermen Tompkins,
Burke, Hurting.
Police Department Aldermen Hurt
zig, Karn, Mayor Fox.
s rect Lamps Aldermen Crane, Reeve,
Belby.
Licenses Aldermen Grove, Karn,
Belby.
Printing Aldermen, Karn, Burke,
Grove.
Sewers Aldermen Hurtzig, Crane,
Mayor Fox.
Railroad observation-disclosures Burke,
Hurting, Mayor Fox.
These appropriations were made:
Streets, 3d.
Fire Department. 1000
Street Lamps, $500
Printing, / 900
Police Department, 5000
Sewerage, 1000
On motion of Alderman Hurting the
salary of chief of police was made 81 900
per year; sergeant, $1S0; roundsman,
$3.50; patrolmen, $72O. John Van Ars-
dale was appointed regular rounds
man.
After granting an appropriation of
$i00 for the expenses that will be in
CURED in connection with the Memorial
Day observation, George w. Bower was
appointed Assessor to succeed the late
Thomas F. Clifford, and O. N. Hughson,
David H. Wilday and John Rosevear
were reelected members of the Board Of
Health. The message in full follows:
Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen
We enter this evening upon the work
of new municipal year. In the minds
of thoughtful men questions of local gov
ernment are assuming an increased i'm
portance. The duties which confront
us should receive our most earnest
study
The corporate limits of Morristown
include an area of 1857 acres, approx
mately three square miles. The popula-
tion of this district by the census of 1900
was IL .267 The assessed value of tax
able real estate in the town is $6, COL 400
and of personal property, $1,467 200; a
total of IS, O69, 900.
The rate of taxation the past year on
each hundred dollars was, S1,90. For
neighboring places recent tables give
the following: Madison. So. 81; Plain
field, $2.46; Orange, $2.76; Summit,
$2.S4 East Orange, $3.50; Montclair,
$3. 06; Dover, 50. In the Statistics
of Cities" given in Bulletin, No. 80 of
the Department of Labor of the United
States there is given the rate of taxation
in the various cities of the country-129
in all--which have population of more
than 30 900 and in but three of these is
the rate of taxation as small as ours, it
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that these comparisons are not exact
since there are differences in rates of
assessment and in what is furnished by
the municipality but they are sufficient
to indicate that our rate of taxation is
by no means excessive.
OF this tax of $1,90 in Morristown
nearly three-fourths goes for county
and school outlay, the tax for town ex-
penditure being only fifty cents on a
hundred dollars. The citizen need have
no fear of suffering from heavy taxation
at the hands of this Board for we are al
lowed by our charter to raise by taxation
for municipal purposes only thirty thou
sand dollars plus ten per cent Of the
whole levy.
But this exemption from an increased
taxation has its disadvantages. When
a man allows his wife only the barest
pittance for housekeeping expenses he
must not complain if she does not give
him elaborate dinners and when citizens
demand of us more street lamps, better
pavements and more. elegant munich
pal appointments generally we answer
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