The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-03-07
MORRISTOWN HAS A
BUILDING INSPECTOR
John W. Hays Elected to Posi-
tiOn by Board Of Aldermen

ment TO an ordinance taking away
from the chief of the fire department
the inspection OF buildings and
creating the office of building inspec-
tor. John w. Hays was named as
the inspector.
All plans for buildings of any char
acter must be passed upon by the in
spector who gets his remuneration
by fees.
At the instigation of DR.. H. A.
Henriques the aldermen passed a
resolution heartily approving of the
proposition of the board of freeholder
building a tuberculosis hospital to
care for the cases of that disease in
the county.
Chief of the Fire Department Fred
erick A. Trowbridge recommended
the purchase by the town of an auto
mobile fire truck to replace the pres
ent machine used by Resolute Hook
and Ladder company when a suitable
machine is found. The recommended
tion received the concurrence of the
board of aldermen.
The board of engineers reported
one general and four still alarms of
fire during the month of February.
The total fire loss was $500. The
recommendation that the election of
Thomas Markey jr., to the First Ward
Hose company be concurred in was
accepted by the board.
| A letter from Clyde Potts, the
towns sewer engineer, asking that
the board take action in the matter
of law introduced and pending in
the Legislature correcting defect
in the title of the sewerage act of
1907, was received Mr.. Potts stated
that the Mayor of Plainfield had
written the town asking it to protest
against the passage of the pending
act. 1t would affect Morristown in
no way he said so far as the working
of the sewer plant was concerned but
he asked that the clerk be instructed
to write memorial to the Legis-
lature to pass the bill
/ Charlton A. Reed, town counsel,
when appealed to for information in
the matter said that at recent meet
ing of the state board oi health which
he attended the Mayor of Plainfield
appeared before that body in regard
to sewer matter and Mr.. Potts was
arrayed against him and that he
thought the letter had something to
do with the matter then considered
by the state board. Alderman Hinch-
man objected to the town taking any
action in the matter and the letter
was finally referred to the counsel.
zens asking that something be done
to remedy what We're alleged to be
dangerous conditions of the sidewalk
/ at the junction of Speedwell avenue
and Water street. One of the signers
Charles F. Davis, wrote after his
name fready to go to work" The
hoard did not specifically designate
Mr.. Davis as the man to do the work
hut left the matter in the hands of
the street committee.
Residents of Harrison street petit
toned the board to lave the side
walk conditions improved on that
thoroughfare there being no sidewalk
at all on one side of the street near
Early street. This too, was referred
to the street committee
A letter from the State Photog-
raphers' association asked the alder
men to pass an ordinance requiring
a license fee from itinerant photog-
raphers, to protect, it was asserted.
the local photographers from ruinous
competition This letter bore the
endorsement of W. C. & l.. C. Parker,
Henry Ensminger. w. Fl. Klinedinst,
Mrs. Green, local photographers. It
was referred to the license committee
The street committee was en-
powered to carry out the provisions
of the ordinance regarding the con
demning of necessary land for the ex-
tending of Dumont place to Wilmot
street.
Police Justice George H. Sherman
reported total of thirty-four cases
tried during February by him. He
collected $3.50 in fines and costs, of
which 1880 were fees due him. He
reported balance for the month of
$3.50. Thirty-one of the cases
brought before him resulted in con-
victions, thirty were fined, twenty
one committed to Jail, eleven paid
their fines and total of $111.25 was
cancelled by time served in Jail.
Police Justice Patrick j. Howard
reported one case tried by him which
resulted in fine of 1925 and fee of
$1.40 for himself
Chief of Police J. Frank Holloway's
report for the month included eigh-
teen arrests for drunkenness and dis
order; sixteen for disorder; one va
grant, one for threats and one for
fraud. Seventy persons were lodged
in the lookup during February. Many
street lamps were reported by the
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