The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-05
ALDERMEN TRY
TO EvADE LAWS
Vote Monthly Salaries TO As
sistant Fire Chiefs.

IRE engineers in office under the
provisions of the exempt firemen,s
tenure Of office act the democratic
majority in tie board Of aldermen
rluay evening voted salaries Of s.
per month each to Assistant Chiefs
= las zimmerman and Patrick Gearv
It was Alderman Clifford chairman
oi The fire committee, who Offered
the reeo ution and he made nice
little speech, telling about how hard
'ne assistant chiefs had to work and
about their expenditures for uniforms
badges and other equipment.
Under this tenure of offipa at
this means these men are selected
lor life,8 said Alderman Cory =
think their term of office should he
iixed at two or three years.
upon the roll call the resolution
was declared passed, Mayor Pierson
ana Aldermen Conking. Gill. Hineh-
man and Clifford voting in tho az
frmative and Aldermen vorbolz
Cory and Sturgis in the negative
treasurer Rutan reported ba anee
III the town treasury of 50 2o2 70
nat 'nis was not sufficient money
win which to pay the towns hills
was manifested when Alderman Hineb
| man put through resolution for tha
dlscounting of a note for s1o mn 60.
| Two
s"o ihoh'hs, and also the renewal of
note for $4,000 due December Stb
! Tor one month.
| Alderman Hinchman also pot h,sv
with the legacy of $4,000 left from
the board of aldermen of last year
and had it appropriated to the yarious
departments of the town for use in
paying up the present boards bills.
of this Improvement fund, as it was
known, $1,000 was transferred to
sewer maintenance, $500 to polce
and $500 to streets.
Other transfers made were s1s5
! from interest on sewer bonds tn mis-
ceLaneous. 5000 from interest ON
sewer bonds to discount; s1.26a 6S
IRON dust laying to streets; $1,000
from fees and salaries to streets
alderman Cory, member of the
Towns railroad commission. voted
vigorous mo" to the transfer.
Chief Trowbridge reported three
sun and one general alarms of fire
curing November with a property loss
OF $25. The board of engineers ree-
commended the acceptance of the
resignation of Jesse II. Lynch from
hesoiute Hook and Ladder company
end it was concurred in.
The report of street commissioner
Robert b. Bowler showed his pav-roll
lor November to have been S1.196 40
ior streets and for sewers $311.7S
Residents of Jersey avenue petit
TONED the aldermen for street lamns
ON that thoroughfare and the street
lghtlng committee was Instructed 10
investigate and report at the uext
meeting.
Women living on Albeit avenua
complained about the dumping ground
Ia that neighborhood, asserting II ~
pe nuisance because papers and
rubbish We're carried about bv tbe
wind and Uttered their yards. As
ehe complaint had also been made to
The board of health the aldermen took
no action.
peorge II. Sherman tendered his
resignation as police Justice giving
BUSINESS as his reasons for withdraw
ing. Alderman Conkling presented
me name of Edward A. Ouayle ir
an attorney. for term of four Years
from January 1st, and Mr.. ouavle was
! unanimously elected In speakinp u
the resignation of Justice sherman
J alderman Conkling said that never Il,
me history of the police court in
Morrlstown had it been conducted
with such justice to all as dnrin.
Inc last year by Justices Pierson and
Sherman. s'.'1
Charles A. Kip for memorial bos-
f'' iNpoIle Il Tree on Morris street
70 De in bad condition.
Among the bills recommepded FL,
payment by the finance committee.
We're those of Morris township fo,
sl4'S5 for taxes on the quarry lot ~
Mendham road and the Morris conn
" branch of the Society for the pro-
Vehtlon of Cruelty to Animals sag
s9o'o7' being one-half the amount col
,ected for dog licenses. the other
nan going to the board Of health
a bin from Edward Howeu Of s4aS
lor surveys of Burnham park Harri-
son street and Spring street was also
ordered paid. as was bill of Y
Wiss c Bro. OF ss.69 contracted +
lsos by the then Street Commissioner
co'e. A bill of F. S. smith of 81
VS5,69, final payment on his road con
tract was ordered paid and also
Dill of $s,25721 of Warren Brothers
also final payment for road work
We're ordered paid after bond hsa
been arranged with the latter psrtv
Justice Pierson reported fines ans
costs totaling s76.45 OF which So ss