The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-03-06
BOARD OF
ALDERMEN
An interesting Session, IN
which Matters Relating to
Fire Facilities Discussed.
SEWER QUESTION ONCE MORE


Friday evening, most of them prooa-
bly, being drawn by the report that
changes would be made Ia the board
of engineers. In this they were dis
appointed, but the session proved IN
teresting nevertheless.
The report Of the chief engineer
recommended the purchase OF tiVe
hundred feet Of new hose. The board
Of engineers reported one alarm OF ire
during the month, and also recon-
nended the confirmation Of the cleo
tion Of Theodore IT. Denman to Wash
ington Engine Co. The reports were
received and the recommendations
concurred in.
The treasurer reported a cash bal
ance on hand Of $5,S55.78 and a note
due on March Of 900. There has
been expended 50 far this year 81, ,469.l .l6
and bills presented at the Friday
meeting aggregated s2,984.S9.
"A letter from the National Board Of
Fire Underwriters, stating that they
had made an inspection of fire mat
ters in Morristown and enclosing re-
commendation was referred to the fire
committee.
Petitions were read signed by more
than the requisite number OF citizens
and duly verified, asking the board
to undertake the construction OF O.
system of sewers. Accompanying the
petition was a letter from the commit
tee of the Civic Association which has
the matter in hand, stating that 1T IS
believed to be possible to sewer the
town within the limit Of expense liked
by the law, and further that it is the
opinion of three engineers that such
improvements have been made in the
disposal of sewage as to make that
disposition practicable as well as tide
water disposal. 1t cited the cases OF
Brockton and South birmingham,
Mass and Saratoga as towns with
successful disposal systems. The petit
tions were referred to the finance COM
mittee, which later in the meeting
presented a resolution requesting JUS
tice Garretson to appoint the COM
mission Of four citizens required by
the sewer act. The finance commit
tee was directed to present the mat
ter to the Justice.
On further recommendation OF the
finance committee a note Of So, 800 was
ordered discounted if necessary.
Alderman Day for the street COM
mittee reported that the liberty pole
has become rotten. An inspection
was made by George T. Allen, who
states that the pole may stand for six
months or may go down in a week.
Part way up the pole there is a rotten
stretch Of fifteen feet. On recon-
mendation the street committee was
directed to secure permission of the
Park trustees to remove the pole.
Aldermen Day further reported
that the two rollers owned by the
town are in very bad shape, and light
weight anyway. One is entirely gone,
the other must have a new frame to
make it Of use. He thought the town
would be wiser to purchase a steam
roller. He had secured prices on one
make and found that six ton roller
could be secured for 81, 800, or a twelve
ton roller for 5000. He moved that
the committee be authorized to pur-
chase a steam roller at cost not to
exceed $4,000. He added thai it cost
S4 day for team to draw the roller
and If on a hill twice that for two
teams, and he thought the expense Of
running steam roller would not be
much greater than working the horse
roller.
Mayor Reed said he thought it wise
to make such a purchase as the roller
would not only be useful in building
new roads, but for compacting the old
ones as well. No one seconded the
motion and the matter dropped.
The chairman of the ordinance COM
mittee, Alderman Rutan. declared
that the Committee had no report,
but Alderman Day introduced an
amendment to the fire limit ordi-
nance, providing that exterior walls
Of buildings within the fire lines must
be Of brick, stone or concrete and not
less than one foot thick.
Alderman Rutan asked who drew
the ordinance and Alderman Day re-
piled that he did, and in response to-
another question declared that it was
legal. Alderman Rutan thought the
matter should be laid over rather than
passed on suspension Of the rules and
1t was SO voted, Alderman Lewis vot-
ing with the Democratic members and
Alderman Thompson not voting.
The report Of the police. committee
showed $500 received from Justice
Condor for the month of February.
Alderman Mowery read the report Of
the chief Of police as far as twenty-five
arrests eleven for drunk and diSor-
derly. Alderman Owens moved the
reading Of the report be dispensed
with Aldermen Mowery said that
he was not aware until that minute
that there was a resolution tnat the
report should not be read. Mayor
Reed said it was not a resolufion. hiit