The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10
MEETING OF
ALDERMEN
The Old Board Retires and
the New Enters on
its Dates.
NEW COMMITTEES APPOINTED

The final meeting Of the old board
Of aldermen and the first meeting of
the new board were both held on Fri
day evening Alderman Tompkins was
not present on account of illness.
The board Of engineers recommends
the confirmation of the expulsion of
Frank Kenstler and Charles Cook from
Washington Engine Co., and it was 50
ordered.
The various reports and the usual
monthly bills of the committees were
all reported and referred to the new
board orpayment. Before the motion
to adjourn was put Mayor Reed thank
ed the retiring members OF the board
for the pleasant relations which had
existed and for the services they had
rendered regretting the leaving Of tried
and trained officials eager to do the
public service and asked their advice
in the future.
Alderman Burke then took the floor
and delivered his valedictory thanking
the other members for kindnesses
shown and recalling the trying times
the town had passed through during
his term Of six years as alderman, the
smallpox epidemic and the lack of
funds which had compelled the use of
the town money for other than the
purposes for which it was intended.
He claimed that the town is now in
better condition financially than in
years.
Many criticisms of streets had been
made uniustly, he said, because the
highways complained Of are county and
not town streets He regretted that
he could not serve during the import
ant street railway matters now coming
sup. The franchise rights on the streets
are an important asset of the town
but in other towns the streets have
been exploited by foreign soulless cor
porations for their own profit. Nor Nor
ristown must soon face the sewerage
question and he thought that the
street franchises should pay consid-
erable sum toward the construction
and maintenance of the system not
only for the initial franchise but also
per centage Of gross receipts.
Alderman ArrowSmith followed with
short speech and the old board ad-
journed.
The members OF the board elected
last Tuesday we're present and took
the oaths of Office. The new board is
composed Of the following members -:
First ward, 4. B. Tompkins, Oliver X.
Day Second ward, Samuel Karn,
Frank e. Lippman; Third ward, J. j.
A. Owens, Walter T. Lewis; Fourth
ward, Clifford S. Rutan, James +.
Belby.
On re-assembling Mayor Reed APP
pointed the following committees
Finance Karn, Rutan, Owens.
Streets Lippman, Rutan, Tomp-
kins
Fire Belby, Owens, Tompkins.
Ordinance Rutan, Day Lippman.
Foilce-Owens, Llppman, Berry.
Llcenses-Lewls, DAY, harn.
s1feet Lights-Iom pKlns' Lewis
'Beipy.
Frlnplng-karn; Lewis, Iompklns.
treasurer Quayle reported a balance
casAz on hand, S4'Oi3.4l.
an appiication OF y. Granny lor
billiard and bowling license n the
mercantile nan Spring street was re-
celved and granted
Inc poard OF heaitn asked Ior $1,000
ior tne expenses OF the ensuing year
4 communication from the Delaware
valley traction 20. asked the board
70 designate the two papers and five
places ln Wnlcn notices q the applica-
oion lor trolley franchise shall be
posted. Inc communication was re-
Ierreo 70 tne sOfeeU committee which
iaoer repofeeu Oha1 They had had no
tlme 70 consider the matter and we're
unable 70 report,
Jonh = Li1uie asked permission to
nllTIQ a frame GErllCf,lITn On tho ErlofI tsxfi