The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-10-06
"POLITICS TN
THE POLICE !"
Alderman Asserts that Fuss
over Special Police IS made
for " Political Effect. +"
WOULD yENIlATE THE VAULTS

vices rendered last month, was the
cause of a lively discussion at the Oc-
tober meeting of the board of alder
men Friday evening. Alderman Jacob
Arnold read the bill, with other police
bills, and moved their payment. Al
derman John N. Conkling said 81 pro-
test against the payment of this bill
of Antonnacio's as the action of the
committee in recommending it's pay
ment is violation of a resolution of
the board that his services be dis
pensed with and asked for the opin-
ion of the town counsel. Edwark X.
Mills opined that the man was en-
TITLED to his money as he had been en-
gagged by the authorized parties and
was innocent in the matter.
At the last meeting of the board AL
dermen Conkling pushed through a
resolution that Antonnacio be dis
charged as special officer. He asked
Alderman Arnold Friday evening how
the man was again in the employ OF
the town and the chairman of the po-
lice committee said 1--WE hired him
over again." Alderman Conkling as
serted that no meeting of the police
committee had been called to consider
the matter.
An Italian officer is needed on
FlagleI street, and / think this mat
ter has been brought up for political
effect said Alderman Oliver K. Day.
+" Alderman Day is cheeky to say
that" said Alderman Conkling, this
man was discharged on the request
of residents of the Italian district"
Alderman Mowery ventured the
statement that the creature was no
greater than it's creator and that the
committee should be amenable to the
board. Alderman Conkling came back
again with the statement that a ma
jority of the police committee voted
for the resolution discharging Anton
nacio and if the chairman re-employs
him and deties the board tits a high
state of affairs"
The protest against paying the bill
finally came to a vote and was voted
down, Alderman Conkling being the
only man to vote in favor of it.
The ventilation of the vaults in the
municipal building was again discussed
by the aldermen, Aldermen Conkling
reporting that the Oliver-Drake COM
pany suggested the installation of a
fiue with registers in each vault to
carry off the damp air. The company
offered to do the work for S58. Town
Engineer Edward Howell suggested
that PARTITION should be built four
inches away from the walls of the
vaults and the flue carry off the air
between the Partition and the wall.
The question of putting windows in
each vault was discussed but the point
was made that the windows would
destroy the fire-proof qualities of the
vault and the matter was finally re-
ferred back to the committee for fur
tner consideration.
Augustus S. VanHouten requested
the board to do something about the
numbers on Pine street. 81 don't
know where l live" said Mr.. Van
Houten, twill the board tell me if it
is No. &c or 49," The street commit
tee will take the matter in hand.
On motion of Alderman Day the
counsel was empowered to discontinue
the condemnation proceedings insti-
tuted against Robert d. Foote and
wife, L. B. Tompkins and wife, Stew
art M. Toms and wife, Charles r..
Rosevear, trustee, and others Albert
Fineout and wife, Jacob Rosen and
others, as settlement had been af-
fected and deeds given by the parties,
and also to discontinue the proceedings
against Elizabeth Thompson and hus-
band as it was found unnecessary to
cross their property with the sewer.
This clears up all the litigation over
rights-of- in Morristown.
Residents in the neighborhood of
Sussex avenue and Henry street pc
titioned the aldermen to have an arc
lamp installed at the corner of those
two throughfares. and the street lamp
committee was directed to look into
its adyisability.
-Four notes for $4,000 each, payable
January 1st, for sewer work, and a
note for $4,000 for two months for cur
rent bills were ordered executed by
the mayor and town treasurer as well
as The renewal of a note for $1,000 for
one month.
That the town could make a little
money ION the side y was made mani
fest by Alderman Days reporting re-
ceipts of $4s3.93 for rent of the steam
roller to the county and to private in
dividuals and from the sale of flag
stones taken up from the park.
A dozen bills for damages TO gardens
by the sewer work involving sums
ranging from five to twelve dollars
were ordered paid. A bond for So, 700
was ordered executed with the county
insuring it from loss from the sewer
pipes being placed on the county
bridges.
Alderman Mowery asked for infor-
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