The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-08
WILL FIGHT
COSTA SUIT
Board Of Aldermen Instruct
Counsel to Take Necessary
Action in Defense.
SMOKE ABATEMENT WANTED

that there was no possibility OF SETTLE
mont out of court of the suit brought
by Antonio Costa, sewer contractor.
for sums aggregating Sl40, 900 and that
the sewer board preferred to have the
case 90 to the courts owing to the
ouestions of law involved, the board
instructed Senator Mills to take all
steps in defending the suit and asked
the cooperation of the board OF sewer
age. All expenses involved in the de-
fense are to be paid from the sewer
account.
Alderman Kinsley Twining told the
board that he had noticed an increase
in volume Of what he termed soft coal
smoke from the mills on Pine street
and near the depot. He asserted tha6
this heavy black smoke was nuisance
and should not be allowed to become
nreyalent in Morristown. Complaints,
he said, had been made by the hospital
authorities who considered-the smoke
very Objectionable if hot unhealthy.
4 He asserted the town should pass
smoke ordinance and offered a resolu-
tion instructing the town connsei TO
prepare such an ordinance, which was
adopted.
An ordinance was passed regarding
the laying of sewer laterals and pro
viding that when the disposal plant Is
completed and in operation the use OF
cesspools and privies must cease. The
ordinance proxides that anyone laying
sewer laterals must deposit bond OF
$500 for the proper performance of the
work and must be a licensed plumber.
Chief Engineer J. Fred Runyon re-
ported the recent indisposition OF the
fire alarm system and asserted that
unless the residents of Cutler street
allowed the proper trimming Of trees
on that thoroughfare the department
would be compelled to take box No. o3
from It's present location at Speedwell
avenue and Cutler street and locate it
in some other part of the town, cutting
out the wires along Cutler street. The
chief also reported the injury to Wash
ington Engine company's hose wagon
recently and the putting into service OF
the company's old hose reel. This reel,
the chief told the board, will be stored
at a convenient point on Market
street, so that it can be used as re-
serve machine and gotten at without
any delay.
The recommendation of the board
of engineers that the election OF Jack
B. Ayers to Independent Hose COM
pany and William Kinds to Humane
Engine company. together with the
resignation of Arthur Fl. Allen from
Resolute Hook and Ladder company,
was concurred in.
Street Comm issioner Cole presented
protests he had received one day late
regarding the wide ming of Mills street
from Cutler street to Sussex avenue,
the obiectors being unfayorable to the
project owing to the assessment of the
cost upon the property Of those in the
nslghborh0od benefited. An ordinance
was introduced and given its first
reading regarding the widening Qf
this street but from the opinions Of
the aldermen as expressed Friday
evening its final passage will be doubt
ful.
"A resolution was passed providing
that Street Commissioner Cole shall
hold a meeting for the purpose Of hear
ing the objections to the widening Of
street, due notice OF which shall be
given in the newspapers.
After making a few amendments to
the ordinance creating building in
spector it was passed, Alderman John
Gil's being the only negative vote,
and he was opposed to the hurrying
through Of the ordinance and not 90
the provisions OF the ordinance itself
An ordinance was given its first
reading amending the bylaws Of the
board by creating sewer committee.
The eleventh estimate for work on
the disposal plant amounting to 81, ,290,
was ordered paid to ] b. and HI. X.
Salmon, the contractors.
Collector David f. Barkman pre-
sented reports Of his tax collections
and his request that he be released
from the sum of 81 ,485 on the 1906
duplicate and OF $26,OlO on the 1907
duplicate was granted and these back
taxes will be charged up as lien on
the property.
The board authorized the payment
of SIT for taxes on the towns property
on Harter road and for the stone
quarry on Mendham road to Collector
William Fl. Thompson, OF Morris
township.
The bond of Isaac r. Pierson as po-
lice justice was received and approved
and the bonds of Constables Hugh
Boyd, George W. Pierson, William W.
Kelly. Carmine Verrilli and James
Bufano were likewise ordered filed
and recorded.
The mayor and town clerk were in
structed TO sign deed for the proper
ty of Joseph Wood, No. "a Miller