The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-10
FIRE WARDENS' BOARD
ASKS AUTO APPARATUS
Application Made to Aldermen
for Machine for Company.

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Application was made to the board
OF aldermen Friday evening by the
board of fire wardens for an auto
mobile apparatus for that company
or the fire department. The firemen
contended that their present one
morse gig was unfit and unsafe for
service. The machine wanted will
cost about $4,000 towards which the
company offers to appropriate $500.
Inc application was referred to the
fire committee.
Town Counsel Mills presented to
the board for ratification contract
with the Morris & Somerset Electric
Go. that had been prepared after a
conference between the street lamp
committee of the aldermen. the coun-
sci and the company, to take the
place of the contract expiring Jan
uary 1st. Mr.. Mills explained that
under the old contract the company
had to lay a mile of conduits each
year. The company contends that it
spent over 100000 for this work dur
Ing the five years the old contract
was in force, sum in excess of that
expended in any other town the size
of Morristown As a compromise the
company promises to construct some
mainline subways in streets not men
toned in the old contract, Boyken,
Madison and Mills streets and COLES
and Macculloch avenues. This work
will cost about $4,000 mile and the
taking down of the pole lines and
re-arranging the circuits will cost
81, 900 more. The rate for street
lamps was fixed at $l8 per year for
lncandescents and $50 for arcs Man
ager Drake, of the company, refused
to consider lowering the rate charged
for current for ejector chambers un-
less the plants We're shut down every
night at five o'clock.
Alderman Linder wanted time to in
vestigate the prices quoted because
he was not satisfied with the rate
but the rest of the board did not
think this necessary and authorized
the mayor and clerk to execute the
contract.
In regard to the ejector chamber
rate Manager Drake saidt it would be
seven cents per kilo watt hour on<
five years contract with the proviso
the town can quit at the end of
year If it was desired to use other
motive power.
Upon recommendation of Chief Day.
IAN Ameriean-LaFranee water heater
Was ordered installed in Washington
Engine house at cost of 1920 The
election of Alfred G.. Pierson to Hu-
name Engine company and the grant
/ ing of exempt firemen's certificates
to John Kilkenny, George w. Melick.
Edward J. Bowen and Edward ].
Bradley were concurred in upon rec
ommendation of the board of en-
| gineers.
Alderman Shelley, of the sewer
committee brought up the matter of
Elias M. Genung's property connec-
tion on Speedwell avenue with the
sewers. Mr. Genung had his prop
erty connected with the trunk line
sewer in the rear of his place instead
of with the Speedwell avenue sewer,
though the town had constructed a
lateral to his curb line There was
an assessment against him of $166.23
for this work and his property is adj
| vertised by the collector of taxes for
non-payment
/ Alderman Sturgis said it would
create a bad precedent If Genung
should be allowed to connect in the
rear instead of in the front of his
property but Alderman Shelley pointed
out that the properties on one Side
of Western avenue were connected
from the rear and also the Maple av-
enue school building. The matter
was finally left with the sewer COM
mittee to secure settlement with
Mr.. Genung.
Willard W. Cutler, in behalf of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, addressed the board re-
garding the slippery condition of
some of the street paving. Sand
had been placed on some of the pave
ments by Street Commissioner Frap-
well and as there was a question
whether the sand will affect the five
years guarantee of the paving the
matter was left with the street COM
mittee to investigae.
The triangular park at Elm and
Morris street was officially done away
with, the board passing a resolution
abolishing it. The curbing around
the park the street committee was
authorized to sell
A deed transferring the stone quarry
on Mendham road to Patrick Luby
for $400 was ordered executed.
Representing the Civic association
John A. Fl. Hopkins presented a
scheme for garbage incinerator.
The matter was left open.
Joseph Antonnaccio was granted q
license for a billiard and pool parlor
on Water street
Eighty arrests were reported made
during November by the police. JUS
tice Quayle turned over to the town
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police court, retaining $61.05 as fees.
A balance of $32,443.09 of the years
appropriations was reported unspent.
A note for $4,000 was ordered ex-
ecuted and various transfers au-
thOrized