The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-02-11
TO INVESTIGATE
TOWN CHARTER
Board Of Aldermen Appoint
Committee Of Inquiry.

Carrying out the su&Kestlon OF tnis
paper that MorristoWn needs new
charter rather than additional terri
tory the board of aldermen Friday
evening, upon motion Of Alderman
Wiss, authorized the investigation of
the present town charter with view
to making a change. A committee
was appointed for the purpose includ-
ing Aldermen Clifford, Williamson,
Shelley and Horsefield, and also
John D. Collins, former Mayor Edward
A. Quayle and Henry M. Smith.
Upon Mr.. Wiss' motion committees
were also appointed for revision OF
the building code and also for IN
vestigation of the proposal to inau-
gurate system of ashes and garbage
removal. Upon the former commit
tee are Aldermen Wiss, Linder and
Williamson and upon the latter Alder
men Clifford. Wiss and Shelley.
Residents of Walker avenue in Cut
Ter park petitioned the board to have
street lamps installed on that thor
oughfare and the matter was referred
to the street lamp committee.
U. S. Senator James E. MARITIME
wrote Mayor Todd, according to
communication handed in, to the eff
feet that he was doing all he could to
push the post office building PROPOSE
tion for Morristown.
A recommendation was received
from member of the Newark police
department recommending Thomas
Dutton to the attention of the board
of aldermen for the position of dog
catcher Mr.. Dutton will do the work
so the letter said, for 81 per dog II
the town furnishes him horse and
wagon, if not he will work for $5 per
day and So for an assistant.
In a lengthy communication from
former Town Clerk Nathaniel c..
Toms it was set forth that he had
deposited in the bank the cash guar
antees deposited with him for street
openings and these had accrued inter-
est amounting to $165. He asked
what should be done with the money,
whether it should be divided among
the depositors, should be handed over
to the town or was perquisite OF
the town clerk. Mayor Todd referred
the question to the town attorney
The reports of former Town Clerk
Toms, Chief Day and Superintendent
of Fire Alarm Pierson for the past
year were received and ordered filed
and printed in the year book.
A formal protest was received from
Vreeland & Wilson for Joseph York
against the laying out across the lat
ter's property of the new street to
the Lackawanna railroad station.
An ordinance was placed on first
reading providing for the grades of
this thoroughfare after the board had
formally named it Lackawanna av-
enue.
The report of the board of en-
gineers requested that the aldermen
encourage Humane Engine company
in its efforts to raise money for an
automobile pumping engine. The
recommendation that exemption GER
tificates were granted to James A.
Bean and Raymond B. Troxell, Of
Resolute Hook and Ladder company,
and William D. Harrison, of Humane
Engine company Upon recommends
ton of the board of engineers the
election of William r. Hillock, John
J. Morris and Joseph Hillock to First
Ward Hose company and Henry A
Moreland and John J. Belbey to
Resolute Hook and Ladder company
were confirmed.
tifieates be granted to -
Chief Holloway reported fifty-eight
arrests made by the police during
January and the reports of Justice
Pierson for December and Justice
Quayle for January We're received and
filed
The board received from the sewer
board request that the sewer sys-
tenn be accepted and the board dis
charged from further service in or
der that the board might receive its
compensation. The matter was left
in the hands of the sewer committee.
Street and Sewer Commissioner
Frapweil reported the price of oil to
be low at present and recommended
that contracts be made for oil for
dust laying and for lubricants for
the sewer machinery and the respec-
tive committees were authorized to
proceed to make contracts.
Mr.. Frapwell reported 800 feet of
sewer on Franklin avenue to be filled
with sand, otherwise the system is
in good working order. New switch
beard for two of the ejector chambers
y ere authorized to be purchased to
replace those already in use and
which are worn out.
A note for $500 for eleven months
was ordered discounted.
The constables' bonds in the
amo.nt of ST. 500 each were received
and ordered filed from w. p. Burke,
Edward Deasey, George w. Pierson,
William P. Curley, William H. Lyons,
Joseph Antonnaccio, Erastus D. Coe,
Max Schlessinger, Samuel Leonard,
Patrick Glennon, Andrew w. Prender-
CAST and jeremiah j. Callahan.
The bond of Street Commissioner
Frapwell to the amount of 81 900 and
that of Police Justice Bennell in a
similar sum were. also received and
filed.
A resolution was adopted providing
for a public meeting of the street
committee to be held on Monday,
March 3rd, for the purpose of hear
ing complaints against the proposed
changes in the grades of Morris and
elm street and Blatchley place in re-
1ation to the track elevation work.
Alderman Clifford reported the set
Element of the controversy over the
drainage of the depression as already
told IN this paper.
Alderman Reed protested against
the charging of the fire department
account with the bill of James J.
Lyons for work done in connection
with the moving of the First Ward
Hose house. DR.. Reed contended
that the bill did not come under the
province of his committee as it was
contracted because of the track ele.
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