The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-09-11
OF
ALDERMEN
Matters Of Importance IN Re-
gard to Building Ordinance
and Fire Service Up.
WHO SHALL GUARD THE PARKs


The board of aldermen met on Fri
day evening. Aldermen Lewis and Bel
hey being absent.
The report of town treasurer Quayle
showed S34, ga expended Of appro-
priations So far and s., 32S. .95 audited.
Cash in the bank was Sl,O28.71 and
notes outstanding amounted to Sl7,-
800. On motion note Of S3,500 for
four months was ordered discounted
in authorization Of taxes,
The chief engineer in his report re-
commended that permission be grant
al Humane Steamer (Jonnnanv t,o take
steamer and hose wagon TO Railway
on Octohers 81 the company to provide
fhe regular annaratus il awav
The hoard ri engineers reu0rted two
a1a rms If Ara 9tIrfn0 fhn month and
Recommended The continuation Of the
election If Charles MpSlar and A Arthnr
IeIs,H.D HongIwonf m r, Fl ~ Washinctnn Engine
loo Roth renorts wpre received and
f,he racnnorneta alafions cnnenrrpd ia.
4 netifinn was received from ". a.
| + ,anensfein asking nerrnission t,o raise
the ROOF az 4 rortion of his stable on
MarlFnt' sfraaf. fhe na1,n,. recitinp that
fha room was nead for sfora0e h,lf.
that fhe ceiling was so low AZ to SER
ionrlv irnnede the efforts ~ bremen
| IN case the hnildino canoht, fire and
that II, was imnossible fo use hrick in
| fine wnrl nronnsed The npfition went,
over under tI1e rnies
Clerk Stilwell read n statement of
the rasnlf, ~ the cnecial elpction held
fo ratifv tine trolley ordinance. The
certificate was ordered fled
The ara commiftee renort stirred
IN Some inferest hiIl If n n
| DoupIass for furnishing three horses
| for ira service for Waehington Engir1e
Go. far two months amou9ting ia s7fl
was referred hack 10 the COMMITTEES
and ordered Maid when annroved ~
| the Committed and Chief Engineer
Mavor Reed asked if A regular aranee-
ment had heen made Alderman
Thomnson was uncertain. buf,thouplat,
| that fhe ARRANGEMENT, was for 81 nnfIoh
a RIM, rather than a monthly sf,inend
Mavor Reed then asked If fine new
hose had been delfveTgd. Alderman
Thnrnnson said that, the voorhees, h0se
had been delivered and the bill from
Philins a. Dav was for fine hose ordered
| from that firm which he sunposed had
been delivered. The Mavor said the
reason lae asked was fhat, Mr. Phillins
| had called him into fahe store and safd
fine hose was there and the coInlincs
hIlf, he would not, attach the Combines
Alderman Thomson said If that was
| fhe case the hili had better not he
naid, He was unaware of anV such
sstafe s of affairs ar he would have con9e
mn earlier and looked after the matter
| On his motion apnroyal of fine hill was
Withheld
The renorh of Ilstica Condon showed
81. .25 paid To the town from fines and
cosfs
The matter of the hav window Of
the Mamie avenue nuhlic school then
came M Alderman owens asked if
| the window had been huilt without
nernission and was fold that II had
Forner ludce Vreeland anneared for
fhe hoard If Education and exnlained
t,he necessity and location Of tlie win
dow which he declared conld NOT have
hean huilt' Of hricly or concrete and do
clared that the hoard had no idea that,
If, was violating fine ordinance when
fine window was bnjlt.
Alderman MOwery said. he did NOT
like to vote "a annrove sIlch action
when there are other cases nearly like
h before the board and some suits
brought.
Alderman Day said that there was a
difference in that. in thiscas the fire
hazard was apparently NOT increased.
while in others tile increase in that re-
snect was great.
Judge VTeeland spoke on this point
calling attention to the isolation of the
building from other structures and
the location of the window on the
building. On motion Of Alderman
Dav permission was granted for the
window.
Alderman Thompson asked inStruc-
tions in the case Of man on Speed
well avenue who desires to build al
show room in front of his present
building to use for about five years and
Counsel Muir stated that permission
! must be secured from the board unless
brick. stone or concrete was used.
Alderman Reed stated that E, G..
Burnham had called him up on the
Uelephone and asked permission to
have Senator Lafollette speak in the
Park on September 10. stating that
the park trustees had given permission.
The Mayor said he had uniformly re-
fused consent for any kind Of meetings
| in the Park during his term of Office
and had suggested to Mr.. Burnham
that the meeting be held on the side
facing the Becker Block. He had later
seen Judge Mills and received the inn
preston from him that the trustees