The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-03-06

not be read SO that people would not
get the idea of the disorder shown by
the report published abroad. Of course
anybody is at liberty to see the report.
Alderman Mowery said that Of course
everybody arrested was stranger in
town.
Alderman Thompson said he had
visited the town counsel in regard to
the matter Of the Mann barn and
later had seen Mr.. Mann, who had
agreed to cover his barn with metal.
In the case of Sweickhardt, the Wash
ington street butcher, who had a
wooden smoke house which had been
on fire on one or two occasions, the
matter had been remedied by the erec-
tion of a brick smoke house. He had
also looked over the Jensen and Salny
propositions and saw no objection to-
rebuilding with wood covered with
metal. The Salny Brothers had agreed
to straighten up the front Of their
buildings on a line with the CooDey
building adjoining. The alderman
said he had objected to the adding of
a third story with living rooms. He
moved that they be allowed to pro-
coed with the repairs under the law.
Alderman Mowery suggested that if
the plans complied with the ordinance
a motion was unnecessary.
Alderman Lewis asked Counsel Muir
if the petitions complied with the or
dinance. The counsel replied that
the Salny building did, but after in
spection said the Jensen building not
not.
Alderman Day asked what the ordi-
nance meant in saying that buildings
should not be constructed in whole or
part Of wood. Counsel Muir said it
meant clapboards. Alderman Day
then asked if the clapboards were the
frame and Mr.. Muir said the outer
side is the outside" and retired.l
S. J. Grove said he had the contract
for the Jensen repairs and had the ma
terial on hand and did one days work,
when requested to stop by the town
authorities. The others had been
notified to stop, but went right on
with the work. Mrs. Jensen has the
front of her building standing, while
the sills and floor are left Of the back
eighteen feet of permanent structure.
She wants to rebuild this eighteen
feet.
Mayor Reed said as under the Coun-
sells opinion no suspension of the ordi-
nance was required, the requirement
of a two-thirds vote would not be in
sisted on in the voting, and in reply
to Aldermen Mowery'S assertion that
no vote is required to proceed under
the ordinance, said that the vote
would do no harm and would be pro-
lection to the applicants if some other
counsel construed the ordinance in
different manner.
Alderman Rutan moved as a substi-
tute that Salny Brothers be allowed
to proceed under their petition AL
derman Mowery asked if the petition
is according to the ordinance and Al
derman Rutan said that there is diff
ference of opinion between members
and counsel. The motion was put
all the members voting for it except
Alderman Day, who said that there IS
little use for the ordinance if the
board is willing to permit wooden
building with only a metal exterior,
which the underwriters says must be
classed as a frame building, where
there have been so many fires as on
Speedwell avenue.
Alderman Thompson asked how
about Mrs. Jensen? He said he could
not be a special pleader for her, and
on motion she was allowed to proceed
under the ordinance.