The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-15
TOWN DEFERS
TAKING SEWERS
Board Of Sewerage Ready t
Turn Over Sewer System
to the Aldermen.
MUST GET THE TITLES FIRST

tnrn over TO the town except for the
securing Of i've titles of rights-of-way
the board Of aldermen Friday night
decided to wait until the titles were
secured before taking over the system
Mayor Ayers stated that four OF the
titles would be easy to secure but the
fifth must come from man whose
whereabouts is az present unknown.
The matter was left in the hands OF
the finance committee and the town
counsel after Alderman Twining had
stated that he believed that the sew
erage board could secure the necessary
titles easier than the board of alder
men could.
The sewerage board notified the al
dermen that it required S8 900 for the
coming month and four notes were
ordered discounted for $3.50 each TO
nav current sewer bills. A note for
81, 500 was also ordered discounted to
paw current bills and several transfers
were made to balance accounts.
Alderman Sturgis, of the sewer
committee, reported the bill offSal-
mon Brothers for Sl6,548.38 fayora6ly
and it was ordered paid. Mr., Sturgis
stated that the bill represented the
last payment on the sewer disposal
works OF the total contract price of
S99, OBS. IT. To this amount Salmon
Rrothers had made a credit to the
town of $3.50.
Mayor Ayers told the aldermen that
the contractors had been held up by
an Injunction for several months DUR
ing which the price Of labor had risen
from S1.25 to S1.75 per day and that
the town was fortunate in getting Off
without a damage suit from the Sal
mons. 1his amount aggregated 5000
and during this time the Salmons
were unable to take other contracts as
they did not know what day they
would be required to start work. The
contractors had exceeded the time
limit in building the plant and after
a conference with the Messrs. Salmon
the sewer committee had agreed to al
low interest on $4,000 and the con-
tractors had signed release.
Mayor Ayers told the aldermen OF
the arrangement made with the troll
ley company for paving Morris street
and said that when the work was com
pleted the new board OF alderman
should make some arrangement with
the county whereby the care of the
street was taken over by the town.
The new board should also provide for
the paving of the remainder of the
street which is not provided by the
trolley franchise, said the mayor.
Street Commissioner Cole called at
tention to the fact that hillside"
brick were not provided for Morris
street hill and said that the ordinary
type OF vitrifed brick was being de-
liyered. He recommended the use of
the "hillside' brick as giving horses a
chance to get their shoe calks into a
firm hold.
Alderman Ford suggested that the
street should be paved as far as Wash
ington's headquarters, saying that it
would need attention soon anyway.
To take charge of the sewer system
temporarily William H. White was
elected superintendent of sewers at a
salary of 800 per month. and is to be
under the supervision of Acting Street
Commissioner William Fl. Frapwell.
Police Justice Isaac r. Persons re-
port for the month of October was
presented by Alderman Arnold and
was as follows =
Number of cases brought into court,
forty-nine: persons convicted, forty
one persons discharged, eight; per-
sons tined, forty-one persons paid on
conviction, fifteen; persons committed
to jail in default of payment, twenty
four persons confined in station lock-
up. one persons paroled in custody,
one.
Total of fines and costs due last re-
port, 1855 total of fines and costs
imposed, 1927. IS total, S243. Paid in
cash, s137.lO ;Icancelled by time served
in Jail, 1880; remitted, s27.3O; total,
S243.
Due the town (check encloSed),
s137:l0; fees due police justice, s46.35 I;
balance for the month, S90.75.
Street Commissioner Cole reported
the paving OF Washington street for
$50 feet and that the remainder Of the
street would be done in two weeks If
the weather permitted. All cross
walks on South street, he reported,
had been ordered removed by the
board of freeholders, that body think
ing them unnecessary with the pres
ent style of paving.
The lire department officials report
ed the. department in good order and
that the fire alarm wires on washing
ton street were about to be put under
ground. There had been two general
and four still alarms Of fire during the
month, with an estimated loss Of S53.
Building Superintendent Runyon
reported the granting OF a permit 20
Mrs. A..E. Wright, Of SpeedWell ave
nue., to build small addition, costing
SlO0.
A short section of sewer had been
laid in Blatchley place TO care for the
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