The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-02
ALDERMEN NAME
new OFFICIALS
A Lively Discussion Over Fire
Department Chiefs.

and got under way, without friction
Mayor Arthur s. Pierson bowed to the
inevitable and gracefully yielded to
the will of the majority He ap-
pointed the committees recommended
by the majority and put all motions
with fairness.
After being sworn in by Town Clerk
Nathaniel G. Toms, Aldermen William
H. Linder, Frederick Horsefield, C.
Raymond Shelley and DIR. Clifford
Mills. the new members, took their
seats.
Mayor PiersOn read a statement to
the board asking for the cooperation
and support of the members during
the coming year and pointed out that
as time rolled on more care in select
ing officials and more system in con-
ducting the towns business was
necessary. The sewer system, he
recommended, be operated as much
as possible by gravity. asserting
though despite the first cost may
be great the elimination of many
fixed charges is desirable. He asked
that the permanent road system, be-
gun last year, be continued by the
new board and that Water and
Spring streets and Sussex and West
ern avenues as well as other thor
oughfares receive attention.
Mayor Pierson also asked that the
Improvement of sidewalks and curbs
be continued The fire department was
most efficient, according to the mayor
and as the population of the town
and the number of buildings are con-
stantly increasing the advent of the
automobile fire truck he considered
great benefit and opening up to
the department a broader field of
labor. The police were doing good
work though the increasing number
OF night noises was a matter the
mayor thought should be looked after
as we'll as the running of automobiles
through the town with exhausts OPEN
He paid a tribute to the work of
the building inspector and recon-
merded that the inspectors supervis-
ion should include plans for all
building work in the town The need
of track elevation was touched upon,
the mayor taking occasion to say
that the track elevation commission
had done good work and hoped to Sc
cure elevation soon. The general
demand for a garbage disposal sys-
tenn should be needed, he said, and
also the caring for development of
'Burnham park. The address was or
dered printed in the towns annual.
Mayor .Pierson appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Finance-Aldermen Linder, Shelley
and Clifford; streets-Aldermen Mills,
Shelley and Vorholz; fire-Aldermen
Horsefield, Linder and Clifford; police
Aldermen Vorholz, Horsefield and
Sturgis; officers and salaries-Alder-
men Con nding, Vorholz and Linder;
ordinances Aldermen Sturgis, Horse
field and Mills; licenses-Aldermen
Clifford, Shelley and Vorholz: street
lights-Aldermen Vorholz, Linder and
Conkling; rinting-Aldermen Linder,
Horsefield and Clifford; sewers-Al-
dermen Shelley. Mills and Sturgis.
Aldermen Shelley moved that the
offices of chief and assistant chiefs
of the fire department, street COM
missioner, police surgeon and Spe-
cial Officer Antonnaceio be declared
vacant
This raised a protest from Alder
man Conkling who asserted that Of
ficei Antonnaccio had been appointed
upon the recommendation of citizens
of Flagler street and had been ap-
proved by the president of the Italian
mission as well as Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick G. Burnham. Alderman Conk-
ling also asserted that Antonnaccio
could not be removed as the appoint
meni had been made by the old board
and the minutes approved.
Alderman Sturgis called attention
to the exempt firemen's tenure of
office act in relation to the board of
engineers
Alderman Clifford presented letter
from the former Chiefs Trowbridge,
zimmerman and Geary in which they
stated that the appointment of new
board would only result in unneces-
sary litigation by the town.
Alderman Shelley's motion was car
reid by party vote.
After Alderman Vorholz's motion
to proceed with the election lad been
carried Alderman Mills nominated
William H.. Frapwell for street COM
missioner and Alderman Clifford
named Richard L. Eavis. Mr.. Frap-
well was elected on party vote to
receive an annual salary of $1,000,
$500 less than that received by for
mer Commissioner Bowler.
Alderman Linder nominated former
Senator Edward K. Mills as town
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