The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-06-11
TOWN TAKES OVER
PARK FRONT TRACTS
Mayor Pi0rson ReIinquish6s
Park Entrance Tract.

of aldermen FRIDAY esoh"e q
was accepted from Mayor Ar.hur .;
Pierson and wife for the Qulmpy anu
other property fronting on Wasning-
ton street and lying between una'
thoroughfare and Burnham park
Mavor Pierson took title to the prop
erty last year to save it for the town
as it la needed for an entranceto Tue
mark. There is mortgage on tue
tracts of $4,000 and the aldermen III
structed the street committee to Keep
the houses on the tracts in repair
and rent them, the proceeds to be
used in paying the interest on Tue
That the town must first have the
Sneedwell avenue fire house con-
nected with the sewer system be-
fore the cells in the old lookup can
be utilized was reported by Alderman
Iinder of the finance committee. his
committee was authorized to secure
bids for the installation of the sewer
laterals.
The same committee was given
power to secure three flags for the
town. all for use on the pole IN the
park. One is to be 25x45 Tor clear
days. another 2Ox30 for rainy days and
the third 8x12 for half-mast use. Inc
old flags are worn out and unfit for
use.
The street committee was author
lied to purchase a right-of-way across
the property Of John D. Collins Ior
a storm-water drain to the brook ID
the rear of Phoenix avenue.
Exempt firemen's certificates were
ordered issued to Edward A. Carr
and James FOran. =
Application was made by com
mittee of citizens for an appropria,
ton of 1915 for band concerts this
summer. The board voted to give the
Morristown band 5000, the same as
last year.
Acting Roundsman Cornelius Holly
was promoted to roundsman with nc
increase in pay. Chief Holloway re-
ported eighty-seven arrests during
May. Police Justice Howard reported
the collection of fines and costs
amounting to $109.35 in a total OF
eighty-two cases tried. Justices
fees amounted to $95.70.
The need of repainting the auto
mobile chemical engine was reported
by Alderman Horsefield and the flre
a
committee was empowered to give
the job to the lowest bidder.
Srteet Commissioner Frapwell re
ported the completion of the flrsl
street cleaning circuit of the town
Water street and Madison street have
Aeaajred and Washington av
enne and CoInf4bia road shaped uI
% With the road scfEper. Push carl
,nan ara sent out early Sunday morn
ings to clean up the paper anu o.nei
refuse of Saturday nights. -Four car
loads of stone have been spread on
Madison avenue and the trolley com
Dany is repairing Morris street be
tween Ridgedale ana washington aV
enues.
For the sewer department Mr.. Frar
well informed the aldermen that the
plant is in good working order he
recommended the purchase of addi
tional pumping machinery for The
Wetmore avenue ejector chamber, the
present machinery now being worked
to its full capacity. Twenty-nine
Iaterals have been installed during
May, making total of 1,517.
Alderman Linder, of the finance
committee, reported bids received fol-
awnings for the windows in the
police building. The lowest bid was
S2.4S each and the committee was au
fhorized to purchase awnings for the
windows needing them at that price.
The aldermen voted to pay the bill
for having the church bells rung on
independence day
Notes were ordered discounted
amounting to $11, 900 in anticipation
of the interest on sewer bonds and
notes to meet current bills were or
dered executed in anticipation of taxes
to the amount of $1,000. Alderman
Linder, of the finance committee
warned the other members of the
board to be economical as the veal
was not yet half up but some of the
appropriations had been expended be
yond the halfway mark.
The amount expended to date by
the various departments of the town
as reported by Town Treasurer Ru
tan, is as follows: Miscellaneous
$93105; salaries, $7S950; discount
81 1,407.1S; poor, $50.25; board OF
health, 1900; contagious diseases
$500; shade tree commission, $162.25;
street department, $4,469.43; dus'
laying, SIS; fire department, 81,
42772; fire hydrants, $1,000; police
$5,009. go; street lamps, s5,377; print
ing, $490.35; sewer maintenance, So,
67034 unpaid bills of 1911, $10,527.37
unpaid notes of 1911, $4,000. A
total of $67,3S2.04. Cash on hand
amounts to $672.83.
Miss Dana's School.