The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-11
BOARD OF
ALDERMEN
Changes IN the Fire Depart
ment, The Financial Con-
dition Of the Town.
A MOVE TOWARD A TOWN HALL

The April meeting Of the board o
aldermen was held last Friday even
ing with Alderman Belby absent. The
chief engineer Of the lire department
reported the apparatus in good order.
The board Of engineers reported one
alarm of fire during the month, also
recommended the confirmation Of the
election of William Theiler to HUI.
name Steamer Co., the acceptance Of
the designations of T. G. Lephron and
Joseph p Lukeman from Resolute Fl.
& L. Co., and the expulsion of William
Hyler and Charles Karn from Humane
and John Nancarrow, VIM. Holly,
John +. Boss, William Taylor and
Fred Allen from Washington Engine
Co. The reports were received and
the recommendations concurred in.
Town treasurer Quayle reported a
balance of S13, ,517.1 IL on hand.
Town collector Wise presented his
report Of the 1908 taxes, showing 1882
still uncollccted after deducting un-
collectibIe poll and personal taxes,
property sold to the town for taxes
or which the town had bought be-
fore. These deductions were allowed.
For the 1904 taxes he reported SIS, ,415. 81
uncollected. He also reported the fol-
lowing amounts collected which were
not charged on the duplicate from fran
chises railroads, 1864. .65: electric light
company, $4,000; gas, $873.95; tele-
phone, 6.36; water, 1854. 90; Postal
Telegraph Co., s0.42.
The board OF health asked that the
balance Of their appropriation for the
current year amounting to $500 be
paid them.
The trustees Of the Firemen's Char
liable Fund requested that E. J.
Thatcher be reappointed trustee.
On recommendation Of the finance
committee $500 was transferred from
the miscellaneous to the fire account,
and the bond of It. A. Trowbridge as
police justice was approved.
The counsel Of the board was or
dered to collect from the Searles and
Hayden properties on Mills street the
cost Of paving and curbing the side
walks.
The committee was instructed to
proceed with the drainage plans on
Pine street, as soon as the property
owners deposit the amount OF their
subscriptions with Vice Chancellor
Pitney.
An ordinance fixing the beginning
OF the financial year on May first and
providing for the finances was passed
on suspension of the rules. Mayor
Reed in response to question of AL
derman Owens said the ordinance
seemed necessary, as the life of the
board had been extended to the last
OF the calendar year by the law abol-
ishing spring elections, but no pro-
vision had been made for the financial
contingency created. He was sure
that the next legislature would rectify
the trouble.
Q. H. Mulford was granted permis.
sion to erect small addition to his
store on Park place.
| Alderman Day moved that COM
mittee of three be appointed, with the
Mayor as chairman, to investigate the
matter of the erection of q resnectahla
police station. He said the town is in
good condition financially and the
present police quarters are simply vile
and falling to pieces. The motion
was carried and the committee will
report at the next meeting.
Alderman Karn reported progress in
the matter of sinking fund for the
road Indebtedness referred to the fin
ance committee at the last meeting.