The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-11
BOARD OF
ALDERMEN
The Ordinance Granting a New
Electric Lighting Franchise
introduced and Read.
cURFEW WILL NOT BE RUNG

The regular meeting of the board of
aldermen was held last Friday even
ing with all the members present.
The town treasurer reported a bal
ance On hand of S461.46 The chief
engineer reported the repairs made to
the red wagon, and that vehicle is now
in use and recommended that appli-
cations for permits to erect wooden
structures within the fire limits be
carefully scrutiEized. The board of
engineers reported three alarms Of fire
during the month, one general and
three still, and recommended the con.
frmation of the election OF Nicholas
Arrowsmith to the board of fire war;
dens.
A communication from the board of
sewerage certified that the board will
need S75 600 for its work during the
next three months. On motion a
note for that amount was ordered dis
counted.
Property owners on Catherine street
petitioned for the acceptance of that
thoroughfare. Alderman Day told
where the street is located and de-
clared that although it is narrow,
still there are about fifteen houses on
it and it should be provided with
sewers.
An application from the A. e. Pier
son Co., asked permission to roof oy r
about ten feet of the manure pit at
the stable in the rear of Washington
street for wagon shed. The matter
was laid ever for month under Il e
rule.
A communication from @. E. Wilson
told of the action of the meeting of
citizens on Thursday evening and was
accompanied by copy Of the report
OF the citizens committee on lighting
N. G. Toms officially certified the
result of the sewer election.
On recommendation OF the hnance
committee note of $4,000 was or
dered discounted for six months in an
ticipation of taxes, and the special ac-
count OF $4,000 was ordered with
drawn and put in the regular account.
The bills included one Of Sl0S for fur
niture for the room of the board of
sewerage.
On recommendation of the fire com
mittee, the recommendations of the
board of engineers made to the May
meeting were concurred in, expelling
Sweickhardt and Fitzgerald from the
fire department. The bills included
$3.50 to the Fabric Hose Company for
hose S97.75 for the repairs and new
body for the red wagon; $71.90 for a
motor generator and 1913 for batteries
of the fire alarm system, and $40 for
two months services of horses of John
Denman for Washington Engine Com
pany, restoring that service.
The application of Herman Viedt
to enclose a shed in the rear Of his
store was allowed, also the applica-
tion of r. A. Elliott to erect small
wooden building near his greenhouse
Alderman Owens asked that the
hoard of fire wardens be granted leave
Of absence for one or two days to at
tend the parade at Easton, Pa, on
June %.
An ordinance adopting Race street
and providing for tie regulation,
grading, ETC., of the same was intro
duced and read for information.
The police committee presented the
report of Justice Howard, showing
$31 80 due the town, and also that the
old building had been sold for $40,
which was turned in. On motion,
the telephone was ordered removed to
the new police station.
Alderman Mowery reported progress
on the new building slow on account
of the labor difficulties.
He also stated that number of pc
tfons had been received asking for a
curfew rule, but declared that there
is no law or ordinance under which
such a rule can be enforced but if
anything is found further considera-
tion may be had.
Mayor Bennell announced that he