The Morris County chronicle., 1906-02-06
BOARD OF
ALDERMEN
SQuabbIe Over the Municipal
Budding, Leading to No
Special Results.
CONFUSING FIRE ORDINANCE

The board of aldermen met on Frl-
day evening with all the members
present except Alderman Mowery,
who was ill. The board Of engineers
recommended the confirmation OF the
expulsion of Alonzo G.. Hance from
ResoIute H. s. i. 20. and it was 50 or
dered.
A communication from Mrs. Jensen
asked permission to rebuild with wood
her building on Market street, recent
ly damaged by fire. A letter from
Salny Bros, asked permission TO re-
pair the Cornell buildings on Speed
well avenue, to raise the roof one story
and cover the exterior with metal.
Under the ordinance the requests
went over for a month.
Petition from property owners on
Grant and Cleveland streets called at
tention to the poor condition OF the
roadways Of those streets and asked
that they be improved. Both peti-
lions were referred to the street COM
mittee.
An application from Nicholas Mel
lilo for billiard saloon license was re-
ceived and later on granted.
The Morris County Traction 90,
asked for franchise to lay . trolley
line on Speedwell avenue, for one
track from the Park to Sussex avenue
and double track from there on to
the town line. The application was
accompanied by a description and map
Of the proposed route. Alderman Day
introduced the formal resolution, set-
ting March I as the date for pub
lie hearing on the application. Alder
man Lewis asked if 1t committed the
members to anything and on being
told that it did not voted for the reso-
luton.
The town treasurer reported bills
audited amounting to S2.599.l Is, leay-
ing balance OF appropriation unex-
pended Of S53, ,352s6S.
The street committee reported rent-
!. ing a room Of the McAlpin estate for
the storage Of tools, ETC., also that the
committee had made an inventory Of
the property of that department, and
On reccmmendati0n resolution was
adopted calling ON the committee IN
future to file an inventory al the last
meeting OF every year.
Under the bills came one from the
new street commissioner for S52 for
part OF the month he had served and
So Tor horse hire.
When the fire department bills were
read there appeared bills from Inde-
pendent Hose and Resolute III. s. =.
Co. for SIS each for horses for the
month OF January. Mayor Reed asked
how that came about. The companies
have received $40 per month in the
past. Chairman Thompson said that
action had been taken allowing the
larger sum at the January meeting
Mayor Reed said he did not remember
it and iteame cut that the appropria-
tions. included an estimate at the
larger amount. Alderman Thompson
said that the companies paid the
drivers $50 per month and that the
care Of the horses amounted to more
than the remaining s25 per month.
The bills were ordered paid.
The police committee presented the
report Of Justice Condor showing $65-
.g5 collected from tines and costs of
which the town receives Sl0.65, and a
report from Justice Howard showing
receipts Of sl22.49, of which 1896 vas
remitted and the town paid 1886.
Included in the street lamp bills
was an item of S49.2O for mantles for
the month Of January.
Mayor Reed asked what had been
done in the matter Of the Mann barn.
Counsel Muir said that Mann had
agreed to cover the building with
metal and he thought that would
comply with the ordinance. Mr.. Muir
said his construction of the ordinance
was that it applies TO the outer cover
ing Of the building rather than the
general construction.
Alderman Lewis contended that
the counsel was to enforce the ordi-
Anance by injunction or suit for the
penalty. Reference to the minutes
showed that the committee and coun-
sci were given power TO enforce either
fsv e,1i& nr ini,1petion as they Thought