The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-10
BOARD OF
ALDERMEN.
A Batch Of Needed Require
ments Sprung on the Board
for Consideration.
SEWER DIGGING COMPLAINT

town treasurer fepOFUeu uo6e " %,
600 paid during the month ana bal
ance on hand fs13, 1856. The sewer
account showed sl7,741.65 paid out
during the month and a balance on
hand OF s44S. 06. The report Of tAe
collector showed SIS, ,22s.95 collected,
Of which $4,000 had been paid over to
the town treasurer.
The chief engineer bad reports in
for two months. The October report
urged the necessity of the appoint
ment of a building inspector and sug
gested the passage ofan ordinance de-
lining his duties and resembling the
old ordinance laying part of the natn-
raj duties OF such an official on the
chief engineer. He also urged better
regulation Of the storage Of boxes, pa
per, etc. Attention was called to the
erection OF frame buildings within the
fire limits, most Of which did not in
crease. the fire risk. He objected to
the building erected by II. Viedt as
not being used for the purposes for
which it was asked. Additional room
for the fire companies for the housing
of horses and apparatus was also urged
The board Of engineers reported two
still and two general alarms during
October and five. still and one general
alarm during November, and recon-
-rreHced the confirmation of the cleo
tion OF FL. Paul Piper, to Resoute II.
Il i. Co. w. B. Guerin to Humane
Steamer Co, J. j. Grace to Washing
ton Engine Co, and w. X, Muchmore
and j.. ID. Ball to Independent Hose
CO., also the expulsion of G. a. Brown
from Humane Steamer Co. The re-
ports were received and the recon-
nendations of the board of engineers
concured in.
A communication from the board OF
freeholders was read, calling atten-
tian to the facts of the permission
given to open streets for sewers and
the heavy bond in the case and notify
ing the board that inseyeraI instances
the streets are not put back as they
should be- The letter brought OIL
cially to the aldermen the protest Of
the freeholders and insisted that
prompt attention be given.
On motion Of Alderman Day, the
letter was ordered forwarded to the
sewer commission with the request
that they see that Contractor Costa
Immediately put The county roads in
proper shape.
a letter from A. t. a. Torbert Post
invited the members Of the board OF
aldermen toattend the entertainment
to be given by the Post on Tuesday
evening. The invitation was accepted.
A communication from committees
Of the two steamer companies recited
that the old appropriation of 800 per
year is not sufficient to keep the houses
and apparatus in proper condition, the
balance having to be made up from
company funds derived from dues and
fines The committees asked that the
companies bepaid $500 each payable in
monthly installments of S25. The com
munication was received and laid over
for the incoming board.
The finance committee had grist
OF bills including S640 and 1862 to p.
B. Chamberlain, being the third and
fourth payments on the police build
ing and 81, l04.s0 to Mooney x Lyons,
and Sl76.50 to Stiffel s. Freeman on
The same account. A bill of p. G..
Ducey for 1892 was held up on the re-
port that ne had not put in the heater
called for. The sewer bills included
ss,I51.9o to Antonio Costa, sl,636.O2 to
Geo. b. Raymond anu s606.2O to Will
iiams, Proctor & Potts.
The Morris and Howard bills for
right Of way were ordered paid when
approved by the sewer committee, the
deeds not having passed as yet Trans
fers were ordered from the miscela-
neous account as follows $50 to poor .
ST. 200 to current fire; 500 to police,
and $50 to printing.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the renewal of sewer notes for six
months from January l, to adjust any
differences between the amount now
borrowed on notes and the amount Of
bonds to be issued
Another resolution directed that
$40, 600 Of sewer bonds be issued dated
January |.
"A tax bill OF So. 81 from Morris town
ship on the gravel pit was ordered laid
over because not on proper voucher
On recommendation Of the fire com
mittee w. Fl. Dutton was permitted
to put up frame shed over his wash
stand at his garage.
Chairman Rutan of the ordinance
committee presented a supplement to
the fire ordinance which he said had
been handed him by counsel and in
which tile chief engineer was inter
ested. TT requires that owners OF
lessees of hotels, boarding houses,
where ten or more persons reside and
of fats or apartment houses occupied
by four or more families, a light be
fcaNTTSIIIED on FeIGuTTF pAGM