The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
MEETING OF
CITY FATHERS
The Board Of Aldermen are Rapid
Workers When They Get
Started Right
$4,000 PROPOSITION ADOPTED

Washington steamer Company Wants
Team of Horses and a Driver.
The City Treas urer has a Balance Of
Over SIT 900 on Hand. About $e,-
700 Worth of Bills Ordered Paid.
Tax DeIlnquents Given Attention.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board Of Aldermen was held last Friday
night in their rooms IN the Savings Bank
Building. All members were present
xcept Alderman Arrowsmith. The
celebrity with which the Ciry Fathers
transacted their municipal business was
marvellous, and a good example to legis-
lalive bodies IN session at Trenton.
There wss bHt one stay il The pro-
ceedings when Alderman Belby, Chair
man of the Fire Committee read bills to
be ordrred paid by the board
I.e was not present at the January
meeting and thereto ( was not aware of
the sttiagrnt and business like rnle the
board passed about having every bill
endorsed by the committees presenting it.
Hence Aloe rman Brlby WAS Obliged to
get the signatures of the committee and
bring his bills Def III the board under
the head of unfinished business.
Several communications were read
requesting the board to do divers things,
among them being communication
from Francis E. Woodruff OF James
street. His grievance was moral one.
Having had series of troubles about
street lamp which he says has been
moved and removed go many times
without proper authority, thereby in
curing an expense Of $.5 which he felt
Obliged to pay, he thought the board
should have knowledg- of the affair.
His letter was upon motion referred to
the Lamp Committee which agreed that
his payment of the bill was public
spirited act.
A petition was read from Washington
Engine Company to supply them with
team of horses to draw their engine to
the fires and give them the privilege of
selecting driver. The communication
was referred to the Fire COMMITTEES.
The city treasurer's report shove
receipts amounting, from all sources;
to $69,9l5; disbursements, $50 9.04,
leaving balance of $3.50 90. Bills to
the amount of So. 718 81 re presented
hut not ordered paid on account Of lack
of funds to the credit of the account
from which they should be drawn.
In presenting ILLS charged TO the
miscellaneous account Alderman Crane
was told that the account had been over
drawn. There is balance of $266, and
the bills amounted to ST., 800, one Of $500,
from Acqueduct company, for new fire
hydrants and water mains. AS there
was insufficient funds to pay the bills,
they were laid over till the balance of
$266 swells little.
Tax Collector Andrews reported that
he had collected $118.000 of the city's
taxes for 1902 There is $27, 900 still due.
list of the delinquent tax payers was
submitted by Alderman Crane, and on
motion the Mayor and Clerk was ordered
to issue warrants for the sale OF property
on which taxes had not been paid for
1901.
The city clerk was authorized on
motion to sign a lease for the Council
Chambers at the same rent as heretofore
viz: $500.
On motion of Alderman Lippman,
William Sire was appointed pound keep
err There as no contest for the Office.
Alderman Burke stated that petition
was on file from the residents of
Olyphant lane asking that the city make
survey and accept the street. On
motion An ordinance WAS ordered pre-
pared for this purpose.
Owing TO the danger to pedestrians
from throwing fruit skins and vegetables
on the sidewalks. Alderman Hurtzig
moved that the ordinance regulating this
habit be strictly enforced.
The proposition to permit Morristown
to raise $40, 900 by taxation was passed
on motion of Alderman Burke 1t was
first necessary to have the previous
motion to adopt the $4,000 proposition
rescinded and this was done without
murmur Forty thousand dollars is now
the slogan of those who desire that the
Aldermen shall be vested with power to
raise by taxation $40, 900 more per year.
The bill was handed to Mr.. Brown
to be introduced in the legislature now
in session.
On motion Mayor Reed was authorized
to renew notes falling due this month by
indorsing a note for $50, 900 for thirty
days.
The board was in session less than an
hour.