The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-02-07
ALDERMEN CONSIDER
TAXES AND PHONES
Many Town Matters Of Minor
Importance Discussed.

tor David F. Barkman were made by
Alderman Joseph Hinchman at the
board of aldermen's meeting on Friday
night No money was turned over to
the board by the tax collector last
month and Mr.. Hinchman asserted
that the town should have received
$28, 900.
In December, 1909, Mr.. Hinchman
asserted the collector had paid to
the town treasurer $4,000 and to the
county collector $4,000 But IN De-
cember, 1910, Mr. Hinchman asserted
the collector had paid the town $7O,-
600 and the county $S5,000 It. was
by means of this large payment to the
town in December, Mr.. Hinchman de-
clared, that the board of aldermen of
last year, which had Republican
majority, was able to go out OF Of
flee with a substantial balance as
well as to set aside a fund of $10,-
600 for track elevation.
Alderman Hinchman said that Mr..
Barkman had acted illegally in that
he had paid faster to the town than
the law allowed, it being specified
that the county was to receive the
tax moneys first.
The report of Collector Barkman
showed that $4,000 had been turned
over by him to the schools last month.
After his comments Mr.. Hinchman
moved the acceptance of the report.
Alderman Conkling moved to amend
by referring the report to the town
counsel and the latter action was
taken
A voluminous communication from
the Rev. Andrew Nj. Sherman took
exception to the recently presented
report of the historical committee.
Mr.. Sherman charged that extracts
from his writings were garbled and
that the report was slipshod in its
preparation and unworthy of the COM
mittee. MIR. Sherman's letter was re-
ferred to the town counsel before it
had been read through by the clerk.
Chief Frederick A. Trowbridge made
his first report to the aldermen, de-
claring the fire department to be in
good condition and saying that at the
fire on the morning of January 25th
in the Lawlor building, on Speedwell
avenue, there was demonstration of
the efficiency of the department, all
the companies responding to the
alarm promptly and doing good work
There was one general alarm and
four still alarms during the month and
the loss by fire was $2,625.
Superintendent of Sewers Bowler
reported the arrival of sewer clean
ing machinery ordered by former
Superintendent Cole and that it
would soon be put at work.
The application of Frank Ambrose
for a billiard and pool room license
for his place, corner of Morris and
King streets, was granted.
The bonds of Constables Hugh
Boyd, William Curley and James Blu
fano were received and accepted.
Chief of Police j. Frank Holloway
reported sixty-one arrests during Jan
uary, more than forty of which were
for disorder Lodgers numbered ia.
Six incandescent street lamps were
reported out during the month.
An application by the bonding COM
pany which went on the bond of
Clarke & Co. for sewer work for its
release was referred to the town
counsel.
+ Alderman Sturgis, of the sewer COM
mittee, said that the Merrill-Ruck-
gaber Co., of New York, the con
tractors who built the sewer bridge
over the Whippany river at Ridgedale
had claim against the town for
$3S5.51. OF this amount $29949 was
actually due the company under the
contract The balance was for extra
excavation. Mr.. Sturgis said the en-
gineers of the town asserted that this
sum was exhorbitant and that $45
additional was ample for the extra
work.
Four notes of 5000 each were or
dered discounted at the banks to pay
current sewer bills.
The contract for the telephone at
the sewage disposal works was or
dered changed from direct line at
$50 to a two-party line for a yearly
payment of $4S. Telephones were
ordered placed in the homes of Mayor
Arthur S. Pierson, Chairman of the
Police Committee John N. Conkling.
and First Assistant Chief of the Fire
Department Elias zimmerman, at an
annual rental of $50 each. An ex-
tension telephone was also ordered
placed in the office of Chief of Police
Holloway. The restriction on for
eign messages against the telephone
of the chief of the fire department
was ordered lifted and he is to pay
for all foreign tolls.
Willard w. Cutler, as counsel for
two hackmen convicted of an infrac-
ton of the town ordinances and who
had appealed to the aldermen, asked