The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-01-10
TO RUN TOWN
: ON $127,5OO
Board Of Aldermen Adopts
Budget Including $4,000
For Street Department.
FIREMEN MAKE GOOD SHOWING

! pfoFemenU lunu lett DIS d legdcy Dy The
republican board of last year, the
democratic majority in the alderman
ic body cleared the decks for action at
a meeting Friday night. Annual re-
ports from various depart nents we're
received and some increases in salaries
made.
The budget includes items as fol
lows street department, $4,000 !;
dust laying, $4,000; fire department
current expenses. $4,000; hydrant
rental, $4,000; police department., Sl2,
900 board of health. $4,000: contagious
diseases, $1,000; shade tree commits
sion, 81 600; street lights, $4,000 !;
sewer maintenance, So, 900; printing,
$1,000; poor, 1850; discount, $500 !;
sinking fund, S4,OG0; interest on sewer
bonds, sl5, 800; elections, $3.50; SAL
aries, $4,000; miscellaneous, 81 800
improvement fund, $4,000.
The appropriation for the fire depart
ment includes items of 81, loo for new
hose, 81 600 for permanent improve
ment which probably will be the
lengthening of the hose drying tower,
and 81 ,000 for new apparatus
/ Former Chief Engineer ]. Fred
Runyon's S annual report to the board
stated that there had been eighty-two
alarms of fire during the past year.
twenty-nine of which were general
alarms. The total lost by fire aggre-
gated SS,363 of which s4,65S was on
buildings and So, ,705 OH contents.
The force now numbers sixteen Off
and about 200 men and is equipped
with apparatus and 6,40o feet of fire
hose, and 400 feet of chemical hose
The fire hose, said the chief, was all in
good condition and the department.
had only one length burst during the
year. which he attributed to the fact
that he annually had tested each
length of hose to pressure of 200
pounds to the square inch, while the
pressure pct upon the hose by the
steamers is 125 pounds.
Chief Runyon urged upon the alder
men the consideration of the owner
ship by the town of the fire horses,
and recommended the purchase of an
automobile fire truck, keeping the
| present truck as an auxiliary, and also
the buying of an automobile pomping
engine.
Town Electrician Frank e. Pierson
was complimented for the ine con-
dition OF the tire alarm system and the
chief recommended the purchase of an
automatic repeater. The automobile
chemical engine, was reported not to
have broken down nor refused TO go
when needed.
The board of engineers reported
seven alarms, four of which were gen
eral, during the month of December.
The loss was S5,2S5.
The annual statement of the board
of health was presented by President
Isaac II. Pierson and contained a rec
ommendation for the institution of a
garbage disposal system and recited
the work of the board and its employ
ees during the year.
Town Clerk Toms announced that
he had communication from Miss
Bryce. 1t was an application for a IL
eense to give Sunday concerts in the
Palace theatre. DR.. f. Landon Hum
phreys was present and in behalf of
Miss Bryce withdrew the application,
asserting that he did SO because !" of
purely technical grounds and not be-
cause of any fanatical ideas" A num-
Der of the pastors of the town were
present.
Five residents of Macculloch avenue
petitioDed the board TO repaYe that
thoroughfare and a letter from the
Woman's S Town improvement COM
mittee also contained request that
the street be repaired and also Speed
we'll avenue. They were referred to
the street committee.
A letter from the Rev. Andrew M.
Sherman was received and placed in
the hands of the printing committee.
In il the reverend gentleman recon-
mended that the printing of the re-
port of the historical committee, pre-
sented last month to the board, be de-
ferred until further light had been
secured on the matter and attacked
the contents of the report.
Michael f. Riley recommended to
the aldermen the advisibaity of ex-
tending King street through to South
street and thus relieving the conges-
tion of traffic on Morris street. The
letter went TO the street committee.
Bonds of the following officials were
approved Treasurer Clifford S. Ru-
tan, Police Justice George n. Sher-
man and Constables Joseph Antonac.
clio, e. D. Cole, jeremiah Callahan,
Samuel Leonard, George w. Pierson
and Patrick Glennon. The bond OF
the Morris County Traction Co. hav-
log expired and the company's work |
not yet being completed a new bond |
was approved.
Gn motion Of Alderman Clifford the
salary of the chief engineer of the fire
department. was raised from 800 tol
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