The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-07-06
.S.B. CARSON
ALDERMAN
Elected to Chair Vacated BY
Mayor Theo. Ayers From
the First Ward.
OTHER MATTERS CONSIDERED

Samuel B. Carson was elected alder
man to represent the first ward on
Friday evening by the board Of alder
men. Alderman Conkling objected to
Mr.. Carson's being elected a member
of the board because he was director
of the Morris & Somerset Electric
company. The Republican members,
however, having in mind that share
holders and officers OF the Gas COM
pany, Democrats and Republicans,
have sat in the board in the past with
out question, failed to see the point
and voted accordingly Mr.. Carson
takes the place left vacant by the
resignation Of Mayor Theodore Ayers
as an alderman. The democratic
members of the board supported Ben
jamin j. Crane for the vacant place,
Mr.. Carson being elected on party
vote.
After the election of Mr.. Carson AL
dermanI Conkling moved that the
" resignation of Alderman Mowery be
accepted asserting that as he had
removed from the town it constituted
a resignation from the board upon his
part. AS there seemed to be some
question just where Mr.. Mowery's le-
gal residence was, nothing was done
about the matter.
Bids were received by the board for
a concrete sidewalk In front of police
headquarters. There were only two
bidders, Edward Fleming and Mooney
& Lyons, both bids being twenty-five
cents a square foot for concrete.
Richard Mulhall, a local contractor,
who was not interested in the bidders,
protested against the bids, saying that
Ithe law says the bids should be re-
|ceived at a certain time, and asserting
its noncompliance.
The street committee considered
1.-the bids and decided to reject them,
stating that they were too high.
Petition was made by Elias M.
Genung to make an alteration on his
building in Speedwell avenue, and use
fireproof materials. 1t was referred
to the fire committee. Work on the
building was stopped several days ago
by Fire Chief Runyon.
Patrick Welsh complained to the
board about the dangerous condition
of the trolley tracks in Speedwell
avenue. In many places, Mr.. Welsh
said, the street had worn below the
tracks and wagon wheels were easily
snapped or broken in making turn
in the street. Mr.. Welsh had wheel
on his wagon, ne said, damaged in
that way. Mayor Ayers said he hoped
that the trolley company would do
something.
Complaint was made by the board
of health that at Phoenix avenue the
gutter was filed with water that
came from streams flowing from
springs on the abutting property.
These streams, the complaint set
forth, were polluted by house sewage.
The water in the gutter becoming
stagnant, was real menace to the
health of the community. At least
one case of diphtheria, the board of
health declared, was directly traceable
to this source. 1t was urged that
council take steps to abate the nuis-
ance forthwith. The matter was re-
ferred to the street department. with
full power.
Chief Engineer J. Fred Runyon re-
ported the fire department in good
condition and described the auto
chemical and the hose wagon, received
last month, as being second to none
in any department. In regard TO the
fire plug asked for on lower Ridgedale
avenue the chief said there was not a
house on that street that could not be
reached with two lines of hose and
asserted that the water main on
Ridgedale avenue was so small that
an additional fire plug would give no
added fire protection. The payment
of the bills for the auto chemical and
hose wagon he recommended be left
until the machines had received some
finishing touches.
The expulsion of W. f. McDavitt
from the board eff fire wardens and A.
@. Bowen from Washington Engine
company, was concurred in.
The street committee reported
much good work for the streets, in
cluding progress on the securing of
property owners who will lay their
sewer laterals at once. The street
recommended the accept
ance by the town of Miller road, COLES
avenue and Ogden place when those
streets had been put in order accord
ing to the rules Of the board and upon
recommendation of the street commits
sioner. The petition from residents
of Harrison street received at the last
meeting of the aldermen was receiv-
ing consideration but the street COM
mitteet was not yet ready to recon-
mend degnite action.
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Medical Society Meets.