The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-05-07
COMPROMISE ON
WESTERN AVE. WORK
Part Full Width and Part Six
teen Feet Width.

from curb to curb instead of a striI
in the center sixteen feet wide. Dr
Clifford Mills, chairman of the stree'
committee, said the matter had been
gone over with the residents and thel
had not met the towns terms and II
consequence a contract had beer
made for the sixteen foot width. Al
ter a conference compromise was
adopted, however, and the street Will
be paved from curb to curb between
Ann street and Plum street and from
there to the town line a width of SIX
teen feet.
The board voted to take over from
Mayor Pierson the Quimby property
at the entrance of Burnham park
This tract necessary for a proper
entrance to the park, was on the mar
ket and to save it for the town the
mayor took the title. He asked the
town to take it over as he was un'
able to carry the property longer.
To do away with an injustice to the
shows that rent the Lyceum, new
license ordinance was passed upon
suspension of the rules. Under the
old ordinances, passed in 1866 and
1866, it was necessary for every
show visiting the Lyceumto take out
a license while the owners of the
moving picture and vaudeville theatre
in the town took out yearly license
and gave a different show every day
To meet this the new ordinance pro-
yides that the Lyceum management
shall take out yealy license at a
fee of from SIS to 500, the amount
to be fixed by the mayor or ma
Il "a oil do FnRS
for the moving picture and vaude.
vile houses were fixed at from S2o
to $75 according to their seatlne
capacity Tent shows may be IL
censed from S. to $100 according to
size, while roller skating rinks must
pay SIS to $50. Only two moving plc'
ure licenses are to be in force at one
time.
Lawrence M. Christensen's appli'
cation for a permit to store gasollne
was discussed by the aldermen after
Chairman Fred Horsefield, of the IRE
committee, reported his committee
had no jurisdiction until the mayor
had granted a permit. Some OF the
democratic members of the board
were insistent that some definite an
!. swer should be given by the com
msfAYtns3. to Mr. Christensen but when
Alderman Binder suggested that the
hoard take a vote on the question
they at once subsidized.
Alderman Linder again brought up
the non-appearance of the report OF
the street department for last year,
saying that the printer was held up
with the publication of the towns
year book in consequence. 1t appears
that former Street Commissioners R..
b. Bowler dictated the report to
John H. Rosevear, jr., a clerk in his
office The latter, however, did not
get the notes transcribed by January
1st when the republicans made a
change in the street department Of
ficials and when he was succeeded
by another man refused to write out
the report unless he received 50. Mr..
Bowler offered him $3.50 from his
own purse but Rosevear, it is said,
insisted on $5 and has gone South
with the notes of the report in his
possession.
Street Commissioner Frapwell re-
ported that the streets in the center
of the town had been laid out in sec
tions and a man assigned to each
section to keep it clean. Water
street hill has been repaired by add
ing several loads of gravel and the
dam of one of the Burnham park
ponds repaired together with the
small repair work of the department.
The board of engineers reported
two general and one still alarms Of
fire during April, entailing a property
loss of 1925. Chief Day reported the
placing of twenty-four new hydrants
in place of plugs of the old type, as
told in this paper recently, and also
recommended the placing of a fire
hydrant on Flagler street near Race
street, which was concurred in.
Alderman Mills reported that the
drain across Speedwell avenue COM
planned of recently by Nicholas Mari
narp could be fixed by adding few
lengths of pipe. The town, he said,
had the right to maintain the drain
but would make the repairs.
A report from the street and side
walk committee of the Women's Town
Improvement committee was received
and read. 1t contained a long list
of defects in the streets and side
walks, many of which have either
been remedied by the street depart
ment or are under consideration. 1t
was referred to the street committee.
Superintendent of Sewers William
III. Frapwell reported daily inspection
had revealed no serious stoppages.
Thirteen lateral permits we're granted
during the month, making the total
to date 1,4S8.
Alderman Shelley, of the sewer
committee, reported that the new
toilets for the Maple avenue school
would cause considerable expense to
the town if they we're allowed to
empty into the Maple avenue sewer,
as the pumping would be necessary
from theWetmore avenue ejeetor cham
ber. He suggested that arrangements
be made with the John H. Schmidt
Co. to use its private sewer, gravity
then caring for the sewerage and his
committee was empowered to take
the matter up with the company. He
also reported receiving letter from
p. H. Tomlinson saying that he could
not connect his building on Park
place with the Morris street sewer
and asking for instructions. This
too was referred TO the committee to
arrange.
Alderman Vorholz submitted plan
for the semi-monthly payment of the
police department salaries and 1t was
adopted. The chief of police reported
forty-five arrests during April.
Police Justice Persons report was
as follows
A note for $4,000 for eight months
was ordered executed in anticipation