The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
CONTRACT LET FOR
EARLY STREET REPAIR
Alderman Also Order Purchase
Of 40, 900 Gallons of Oil.

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To Frederick S. Smith was awarded
the contract for the repair of Early
street with amiesite. This action was
taken by the board of aldermen Fri
day evening on recommendation OF
Alderman Clifford, chairman of the
street committee. The price to be
paid is seventy-three cents per
square yard. The aldermen also au-
thorized the purchase of 10000 gal
Ions of road oil at IA cents per gal
Ion from the A. l.. A. M. company;
500 gallons of new dust laying oil
from the Headley Good Roads COM
pany at ten cents per gallon; one car
of 2% inch stone at $1.50 per ton
and one car of " inch stone at $1.6O
per ton from the Morris County
Crushed Stone company
Alderman Reed reported on the
progress of the selection of the auto
fire apparatus and asked that the
awarding of the contract for the
Washington, Humane and Fire War
dens apparatus be laid over one
month and the meeting was ordered
continued until that date. For the
flTSL w dTuS III. lbCCu iOPoi IS0 eA.ee~
4 +wb members favored the apparatus
If the White company and one the
Cadillac and on a vote by the board
the White was awarded the contract.
Jacob Wulfers, for the Washingtons,
said the company was of the opinion
ySthat not enough bids had been re-
lcefved for their apparatus and they
did not favor either of the two re-
ceived.
Alderman Shelley asserted that the
matter should be laid over for a
month at least and said it was not
advisable to force an apparatus on
the company it did not want as the
company had to use it and the board
would expect the firemen to give gotc
service with it.
Alderman Linder 5rought up the
amended traffic ord nance for final
passage. Dr. Mills made strenuous
objection to it's be..i.s rushed through
on the ground that many of the mer-
chants had wagons that do not turn
under and he contended that public
hearing should be given. Messrs
Karn and Rutan told the aldermen
there we're many wagons that do not
turn under On Dr. Mills motion the
ordinance committee was instructed
to call a public hearing on the meas
ure.
Alderman Linder introduced an or
dinance requiring that all holders OF
hack licenses when driving vehicles
display a badge on which is to be
C'Morristown Hack License" and the
number. These badges are to be pro-
cured from the town clerk on deposit
a ing one dollar which will be returned
Hwhen the badge is returned to the
sclerk.
Alderman Shelley asserted that the
clerk should send each member OF
the board a copy of the ordinances
introduced before they were placed
on second reading as it was almost
impossible to thoroughly understand
an ordinance after hearing but one
reading by the clerk and on his mo-
tion it was so ordered.
4 Alderman Linder offered in
blanket resolution all the recommenda
tions made in the recent report OF the
town audit made by the certified ac-
countants from New York. The first
one in the list required that all
street department employees should
he paid by individual check. Alder
man Shelley said such procedure
was lot of unnecessary work ana
would entail hardship on the employees
Alderman Linder asserted that all
towns and cities audited by the experts
had such a system but Alderman
Horsefield contended Z at 1t would
put the men to unnecessary trouDle
for nothing. A division of the resolu-
ton was demanded SO that the
propositions could be voted ON sep.
arately and when Alderman Linder OF
L IL VIC NC uOfnd n.
Aldermen Reed, Wiss, Horsefield,
Shelley and Mills voting mo" The
rest of the propositions were carried
together with one providing that the
clerk shall index his minutes.
~ Alderman Linder offered resolu-
ton that was adopted asking the
health board whether any fines were
collected from owners of unlicensed
dogs.
That 5000 be appropriated for the
band concerts this summer and that
the band play in the center of the
green instead of on James park was
a resolution offered by Alderman
Linder. 1t brought an objection from
DR.. Reed who asserted that II the
band played on the green the crowds
would trample the grass and shrub
berry and also asserted that the mu-
sic could be heard better il 1t was
played on James park.
Alderman Williamson thought II
would be better in the green assert
ing that the band was surrounded by
automobiles and the children could
not get near it. Alderman Shelley
said that many people came to town
in vehicles of all descriptions and
there was no danger as the autos
were not in motion during the con-
cert.
"Those people from out of town
don't pay anything towards the con-
certs,' said Alderman Linder.
''They leave lot of money with
the merchants here, though" re-
. torted Alderman Shelley. Alderman
VLinder had to divide this motion, too,
and the one providing the appropria-
ton was carried unanimously but the
one for the concert to be on the
green was lost ON five to four vote.
Street Commissioner Frapwell re-
ported that the street cleaning was
under way. The sewer system he as
serted to be working well and en-
closed a report from Chemist Meier