The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-10
COOPERATION
SAYS RUNYON
Should Exist Between Depart
nlents Of Town Government
to Insure Good Work.
POLICE JUSTICES FINE SHOWING

That cooperation between the diff
ferent departments was necessary
was asserted by Chief Engineer J. Fred
Runyon in his monthly report made
to the board Of aldermen at it's meet
ing Friday night. The chief asserted
that the fire department. must be
ready to respond instantly in case of
alarm and complained that the street
department had recently blocked one
of the fire houses for a DAY, without
any notice to the department, putting
the apparatus stored there out Of SER
vice.
The election of William e. Day to
Independent Hose company, the cleo
tien of Edward Lounsbary, Joseph
Pangborn and James Murphy to Wash
ington Engine company, and the ex-
pulsion of J. M. BENJAMIN Sayre from
Humane Engine company we're con-
CURED in by the aldermen upon recon-
mendation of the board of engineers.
Alderman Kinsley Twining, Of the
police committee, presented the fol-
lowing report OF Police Justice Isaac
r. Pierson for the month of April -
Number of cases brought into court,
forty-five; persons convicted, forty
two; persons acquitted, three; per-
sons fined, twenty-five; person com
mitted to jail, seventeen persons con-
fined in station lookup, eight; persons
paroled in custody, five; discharged
zone with reprimand), three. Total of
tines andscests imposed, S2l3s5 paid
.S cash, sss5320; cancelled by time
,sef1ed in jaii, S33.55 remitted linen
leaving town to work., $3.50; pending
from persons,i in custody, 1924 50. Due
the town CHECK enclosed). $1532O !;
fees due police Justice, $50; balance for
the month, S93.20.
Alderman TWining asserted that
this was the best showing ever made
by a FMorristown police justice, the
town receiving s93 in cash against an
averageof 81 per month as turned in
by former justices. Justice Persons
method in turning in to the town all
the money collected by him and then
putting In a youchGAs for the money
due him in fees as well as a report
blank devised by him were ordered to
be used in future by the other police
justices.
Building Inspector j. Fred Runyon
reported the following permits issued
by him :--B. j. Crane, new roof on
building on Clinton place, cost $50 !;
James j. Lyons, outside sheathing on
Stiner building, Speedwell avenue,
cost, s212 George T. Allen, altera-
tions to building at No. 16 Speedwell
avenue, cost S135 Mrs. Jenny Moore,
addition to building at No. 38 Water
street, cost S400.
A communication from the board of
sewerage reciting how that Contractor
Antonio Costa had neglected or re-
fused to do certain sewer work and
that as the work must be done with
out further delay the board had ad-
vertised for bids and recommended
that contracts be executed as follows
which the aldermen ordered the mayor
and town clerk to do: for water proof
ing four ejector chambers to J. B. &
III. X. Salmon for 81, 800; for repairing
electrical machinery in four ejector
chambers to w. w. Dean for ST., ,755
and for repairing engines and pumps
in four ejector chambers to the same
contractor for 1896.
A communication from the commit
tee appointed by Mayor Ayers to find
out when MorriStown was settled was
received, asking for 300 with which
to pay the expenses of getting copies
of old deeds from Trenton, Burling-
ton, Pennington and Perth Amboy.
On motion of Alderman Twining 800
was set aside, as much as necessary to
be expended by the committee.
A billiard and bowling saloon IL
cense was granted to Peter Dibb for
the Mansion house and a billiard
saloon license was granted to Edward
CRANKY for the premises No. Al Spring
street.
Street Commissioner Howard j..
Coles report told of relaying cross
walks and drains and repairing of
catch basins. Fifty-fonr wagon loads
of tin cans and other refuse was gath
cred up from vacant lots by the de-
partment on Cleaning Up" day.
Mr.. Cole, as superintendent of sew
ers, reported 149 sewer connections
having been made during the month,
including the laying of laterals to the
fire houses and the municipal building.
Four notes of $1,000 each were or
dered discounted at the banks for pay
ment of current sewer bills.
Another step in the effort to get the
town to accept Miller road was taken
when the aldermen ordered the town
engineert to make profile map of that
thoroughfare. A petition from fifteen
residents OF Cobb place was received,
asking the aldermen to continue that
street through to either Miller street
or Phoenix avenue, and was referred
to the street committee.