The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-07
WOULD SAVE
ELM TREES
Shade Tree Commission ASKS
Aldermen for $500 to
Fight the Beetles.
MUzzLING ORDINANCE KILLED

The July meeting of the Board Of
Aldermen was held Friday evening,
with full attendance
Communications from the Shade
Tree Commission and from the Board
OF Sewerage were read. The former
communication, after explaining that
a harmful insect or beetle was attack
ing the elm trees on the green and
telling what had been done to destroy
the pest, asked for an appropriation Of
$500 to carry on the work systematic
cally. The latter communication also
asked for money. 1t asked for anoth-
er appropriation of $4,000 for sewer
purposes.
AS soon as these communications
had been read, J. d. Garfield Of the
Shade Tree Commission, asked for the
privilege of saying few words to the
Board. He explained more fully than
the letter what had been accomplish
ed He said that when discovered the
insect was full grown and the solution
OF arsenic could not be used, but after
trying number Of remedies they
found that carbolic acid had the desir-
ed effect. The reason the commission
asked for the $500 was that it might
get Systematically at work at once, for
this work must be done within two
weeks to save the trees. These pests
are found, according to Mr.. CanheId,
largely on the English elm, which is
weaker than the American species.
Thomas W. Cauldwell also asked for
fe wmoments. He said that the
town should be insured against ex-
pense when the streets are torn up
for sewer connections, and to do it the
Civic Association suggested that SIS
be deposited with the town clerk be-
fore the street is opened. If the
streets then are not properly put back
the town could do the work and take
its charges from the $5.
The business of the evening began
with the finance committee report,
read by Alderman Mowery The regu-
lar bills were read and approved. A
note of $4,000 for five months was
granted and four notes for $5,375 each
were also granted for sewer expenses.
Mr.. Mowery moved that $500 be Civ
en- to the Shade Tree Commission in
stead Of $500, as the 5000 previously
given them had not been used and that
with $500 would make what they ask
ed for. 1t was granted.
Alderman Day reported the usual
bills for the street committee. Also
he moved that the bid of Nicholas
Marinaro of $771 for constructing side
walk and steps in front Of fire houses
and police headquarters on Speedwell
avenue and also a storm sewer should
be accepted. 1t was passed.
In behalf of the ordinance commit
tee Alderman Mowery offered first the
dog ordinance, which was defeated af-
ter lengthy and heated discussion.
An amendment was added to the
ordinance concerning the streets, d.
recting that $5 be deposited with the
town clerk before the streets were
opened, according to Mr.. Cauldwell's
suggestion. This question also was
discussed at great length, III which
Alderman Revere, in behalf of the de-
posting Of $5. said that already $780,
900 damage had been done to the
streets since the different companies
have gotten busy tearing them up.
Alderman Day, in reporting for
the sewer committee, after reading
the usual bills, offered resolution
that since A. Costa, the sewer con-
tractor, had done some leveling and
grading, the Board should retract its
resolution of last meeting and allow
the sewer contractor some money. It
was adopted.
Alderman Conklin then asked that
IS be appropriated by the Board for
ringing the church bells on July 4th
three times during the day, at sunrise,
at sunset and at noon. Also that a
commission of three be appointed to
ascertain what was the reason why
the vaults in the municipal building
could not be used. He asked that a
member of the Board, an architect
and mason of town be appointed. 1t
was passed, and Alderman Conklin,
Architect Pierson and Farrand Sturgis
were aDDointed