The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-09
POLICE BILL
VOTED DOWN.
Aldermen Submit Ordinance
Changing Street Names.

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The police bill, creating several
new titles for The policemmen and In
creasing their salaries somewhat, was
put on third reading at the board OF
aldermen meeting Friday evening and
voted down. Alderman Reeo joining
with the four republican members in
voting against the measure.
Aldermen Mills and Shelley both
spoke against the proposed ordinance
after in reply to a question Town
Counsel. Vogt had declared that it
would not be binding upon the new
board of aldermen next January If
it was passed.
Alderman Mills declared against the
salary provision, asserting that ne
favored increasing the salary of the
policemen but was against the pro-
vision of the bill that made the in
crease only in a period of five years.
He said that he had talked with the
police and they did not favor the
bill. The chief and an officer un-
der him to take his place when alb
sent from duty was sufficient Of
ficers for force of a dozen men
like Morristown's and 1t would be
ridiculous to call a man "a lieutenant
or sergeant and have him out doing
regular patrol duty and the only diff
ference between him and the patrol
men being "a difference in pay, a mat
ter left with the police committee to
handle. The bill if passed. he de-
clared, would be for next years board
to carry out.
Alderman Shelley spoke against
the measure, saying that man on
the force twenty years was worth
more money than a man who had
been on but five years. Pay should
be according to the term of service
of the officer.
1T looks like a play for political
purposes bringing it up at this late
day." declared Alderman Shelley.
Alderman Linder said that while he
favored the measure if it was not
binding upon the new board and That
body would rescind it there was no
use in passing it and putting the
town to the expense of advertising
it.
Alderman Williamson asserted that
there had been MANY chances preyl-
ously to reorganize the police depart
ment and that the bill was the result
of long and careful study.
Mayor Todd denied that there was
any politics involved. Aldermen
Reed, Horsefield, Wiss, Shelley and
Mills voted against the measure and
secured it's defeat.
Alderman Horsefield of the special
committee on street names, reported
an ordinance that was given flrst
reading. The bill eliminates many
of the cases where one street IN
the town has two or more names.
Park place is to be designated by
north south, east and west, as II
extends around the green in the
center of the town. Boyken street is
changed to Miller road; DeHart
street to Wetmore avenue; Morris
avenue to Morris street, Oak street
to Farragut place; Franklin street
from Franklin place to Madison ay-
enue changed to Ford avenue. Frank
lin avenue to Franklin street; Cole
avenue to Cole street; Lafayette av-
enue to Lafayette place. Numbers
on Park place shall begin at Speed
we'll avenue and the properties, al
lowing twenty feet frontage to each
number, shall be numbered in con-
secutiye order from that point around
the four sides of the green" A
penalty of not more than ten dollars
is provided for those who fail to fol
low the numbering mandate.
Mrs w. w. Dean, secretary OF the
Womens Town Improvement commit
tee, asked the aldermen to enact an
ordinance providing for ssafe and
sane" Fourth Of July. The request
was filed.
The Portland, Ore., chamber of com
merce, called attention to the con-
gested condition OF the treasury de-
partment architects office at Wash
ington, declaring that the office was
seven years behind with its work OF
designing post offices and that there
had been no increase in the number
of clerks for twenty years. Morris
town, having post office site pur-
chased, is affected, and the aldermen
We're requested to ask of this states
senators and congressman the sup
port of senate bill No. 3,063 enlarging
the architects staff. The matter
was left in Mayor Todd's hands.
A delegation of storekeepers of
Park place, headed by Herman V1edt
and William II. Downs, presented a
petition asking that the auto busses
again be allowed to use the north
side of the park as their terminal in
stead Of being compelled to use the
south side. The patrons found it
more convenient, it was declared, and
the storekeepers profited. Mayor
Todd read the provisions of the or
dinanoe in the matter which recites
that the mayor shall designate the
public cab, bus or other public We
hicle stands and told the delegation
he would be pleased to confer with
them later.
Building Inspector Joseph Halpin re
ported permits granted to Clifford &
Belbey, alteration to store building
on Market street, cost $500; William
Lauenstein, alterations to building on
Market street, cost $4,000; A. Emory
Voorhees,, alterations to building cor
ner Market street and Park place,
cost $2,500.
Board of engineers reported seven
still and two general alarms of fire,
and it's recommendations concurring
in the election of Martin Franks to
Humane Engine company and reigna-
tion of w. Edward Becker from the
board of fire warden and the grant
ing of an exempt certificate to Ar
thur p. Mills of the Resolutes was
agreed to. Chief Day reported the
condition of the department. to be
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