The Morris County chronicle., 1908-01-07
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asked $4,000 for that board for the
coming year.
A letter from FL. G. Pitney, Jr.,
called attention to the memorial of
the Memorial Hospital OF last year
and said that the $500 appropriated
by the town for non payers in the Bar
ker Pavilion had been more than used
up and from present prospects the
present year will greatly exceed that
amount. He asked an appropriation
of 81 900 for the current year.
A petition from residents and prop
erty owners on Flagler street told of
the successful work of Joseph Anton
accio, as special policeman for that
district and asked his continuance for
the coming year for all the time. in
stead of TWO days a week as has been
the case.
Clerk Toms reported receiving the
papers in a writ of certiorari secured
in the case of the hack ordinance.
The finance committee presented the
following estimate of receipts for the
coming year tax for town purposes,
$50, 900; hydrant rental, $4,000; board
Of healt !, $3.50; street lighting, Sl6,-
900; licenses, 81, 900; interest on sewer
debt, $4,000; sinking fund for sewer
bonds, $1,000 for payment On county
road account, $4,000; 10 per cent on
assessment, $4,000; franchise taxes,
81, 800 tax arrears, $1,000 total, $91,-
$50.
Alderman Twining moved to amend
the budget by increasing the Memoir
ial Hospital payment to 81 900, believ-
| ing that there should be no cheese
pairing on this amount. At present
he said there is almost an epidemic
being cared for in the pavilion and he
thought 81, 900 little enough for the
advantages the town receives. Alder
man Mowery said he had fixed the
sum at $3.50, after consultation with
Mr.. Pitney and Dr.. Douglass.
Alderman Revere seconded the
amendment, stating that he was a
director of the hospital and did not
care to say much about the matter,
but believed it necessary to give the
pavilion as much as possible under
lpresent conditions.
Alderman Day recommended the
larger amount, Alderman .Mowery
agreed to the change and it was Or
dered.
The following budget for the year
kWas then adopted street lamps, s16,-
eoOs police, slO,1'5 (; finance, $3O, $50;
fire. si4,15O; printing, 50, 1876; streets,
sit, 1886. 2 Y Pes sss'''s 1" II -
Ftl;A large delegation of local hackmen
were present in opposition to the
am mendment Of the hack ordinance,
Alderman Mowery offered repeater
of5the hack amendment passed at the
December meeting. e. 80
Alderman Twining asked what it
was done for. There IS no sense in
passing an ordinance at one meeting
and repeating it at the next. The
board was then told that the hackmen
were In favor OF the ordinance, and he
asked for discussion or presentation of
reas0ns foFrepeal els ss34 si4as
Alderman Mowefy said it seemed a
1 trivial action, but the hackmen were
out in force and opposed to it and the
.Ecommitteefelt that to repeal the or
Edinance would put the matter back
fonits original basis: It has not been
properly enforced and the committee
| promises better regulations in the fn-
tture, There has been plan to change
the arrangements at the depot, bit
not consumated 3ssS
Alderman Conklin said he would see
that the ordinance is enforced.
1 On motion John NJ Mills was grant
ed the permission of the floor to speak
flor the hackmen. He said he appeared
| for Elmer King, the counsel for the
! hackmen in the matter and told that
the hackmen thought their trade
would be injured by the numbers re-
Iquired by the supplement, that the
hackmen are licensed and not the wa
lyons, and that it is not practicable to
carry lanterns on sleighs. They have
taken the matter to the courts, but
cannot afford to prosecute the case,
while the order acts as stay, pre-
venting the enforcement Of the ordi-
nance. He said that the committee
and hackmen had evidently not under.
stood each other and asked the repeal.
The ordinance to repeal was adopted
by unanimous vote.
! The finance committee presented a
number OF bills, including the follow
ing sewer account bills A. Costa, for
electors, s9,054. 35 same, 81, POS 90; and
| $S,76919; Williams, Proctor s. Potts,
81, ,4O6.S2 and $3.50; Geo. b. Raymond,
S572. 10.
Town Collector Barkman was also
paid his salary of $3.50; Town Sur
veyor Howell received 1858 for services
since June; Town Counsel Mills, S122.
I Sl00 was paid the bank for rent Of
onnnciI room for fh rnn y,aonfhc a ra Q5n