The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
BOARD OF
ALDERMEN
An Epoch-Maki1g Meeting on
Friday Night, The Trol-
ley Matter Advanced.
LIGHT ON STREET LIGHTING.

the longest public sessions held in
months on Friday evening, and mat
ters Of unusual interest came up.
The report of the board of engineers
showed two alarms Of fire during the
month and also recommended the con-
firmation Of the election of G. E..
Searles to Humane Steamer Company,
and Edward Shenkel to the Truck
Company.
The report of the town treasurer
showed receipts during the month Of
S1l. .15l 20 and a balance at the end of
the month Of s1,244.99. Considering
the bills ordered paid, there remains a
balance unexpended Of the appropria-
tion Of s30,667O9. Notes aggregate
s11 500. On recommendation Of the
finanace committee a note Of $4, 800 for
six months was ordered discounted.
The street committee presented pay
roll, bills, etc. Among them were
bills for the new liberty pole of $3.50
and one from John Denman for S125
for hauling the pole from Jersey City,
blasting out the old foundation and
raising the new stick.
Alderman Day reported the receipt
Of $40 for the rent OF the steam roller
for one day. The amount was ordered
credited on the miscellaneous account.
The alderman wanted it transferred
to the street account, but waived the
transfer on Mayor Reeds suggesting
that the committee would probably
need a larger transfer later.
Alderman Day called attention to
the paving Of Olyphant place. There
is a strip seven feet wide over which
Mr.. Collins has right of way the
title to which still rests in the heirs
of r. K. Tuttle, who died in 1856, and
the heirs are not known. On motion
the committee was authorized to fin
ish the paving Of the street by put
ting in this section, the cost to be not
over 500. Alderman Day also brought
up the matter of the store house for
the steam roller. The McAlpin es-
tate had built cement block struc-
ture for it at a cost of about $500, for
which they charged IS per month,
The estate requested a lease for three
years at that rate and the Mayor was
authorized to execute the same.
Alderman Rutan moved that the
trolley ordinance be placed on second
reading for amendment and several
were adopted. The first section was
amended SO as the Mayor expresses it
to whip the Devil around the
stump A double track to the Park
had been agreed on, but the original
application asked for only a single
track to Sussex avenue. So in order
to save complication the second track
was designated as siding. Switches
were also authorized within four hun
dred feet of the Speedwell bridge for
access to power and car houses to be
erected there.
An amendment to section three pro-
vided for the retention of the fran
chise tax under the present law in
case that act shall be repealed before
the termination Of the franchise, and
also gave the Mayor and aldermen
power to inspect the books of the COM
pany and otherwise safeguard the in
terestS of the town in the collection of
the tax.
Another amendment regulated the
macadaln to be laid where the COM
pany is to macadamize, but not MAIN
tain Speedwell avenue, practically
from Sussex avenue to the Town limits.
Another section gave the Mayor and
bOal d power of approval of cars, gongs,
brakes. etc, while another provided
for guard wires where necessary.
Aldermen Owens asked about pro-
vision for street sprinkling. Mayor
Reed said the trolley company had Of
fered to sprinkle the street In the first
ordinance, but had not until Friday
managed to secure from the Morris
Aqueduct a price for water for doing
the work and had not the opportunity
to discuss the price. 1t seemed to
him that the whole matter should go
over until the two companies can
agree on terms.
Alderman Mowery rather objected
to the delay, but Mayor Reed declared
that Vice Chancellor Pitney was the
whole company and he is going away
for week.
Alderman Mowery said he might re-
main away or be i'll. Is there no other
person able to make contract May
or Reed replied that he had never
found any one else who would assume
to take the responsibility.
1t was moved TO lay over further
consideration until July 20. K. r.
Kellogg suggested that it might be
practicable to put in the requirement.
for sprinkling. He said he could not
believe that the water company would
charge a prohibitive and outrageous
price for water for this advantageous
purposes The company cannot afford
to put itself on record to such effect.
Mayor Reed said the trolley COM
pany might refuse to accept the fran
chise with such a provision In it.
The police committee presented til O
usual reports. also one Of Justice Con-
dun showing $3.50 received from costs
and fines, Of which S12. 60 was remitted
and the town received 1855.
r. w. CauIdwell Of the Civic Asso-
citation presented a petition from that
association. He said that a commit
tee on street lighting had made an in
vestigatiOn of the service given the
town by the present companies and