Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-07
MORR|STOWN PLANS
TOCONNECTFLUMES
Council Orders Contract for
Long-Deferred Sewer Along
Erie Railroad Tracks.
Especial to the Evening star.l

! Especial to the Evening start
YOUNGSTOWN, March IA con-
] tract was ordered entered into by the
town with the Morristown and ERE
| railroad and Swift K Co. for the con-
struction of the sewer along the Nor
ristown and Erie tracks to CONNER
with the present system at Appet'
avenue by the Board of Aldermen
| last night. This matter has peep
pending since last year, when the
| subject of the new station was up
No connection could be made with
the sewer system at Morris street
and the using of land alongside the
Erie tracks was suggested The Erie
will donate the land and the towp
will pay half the expenses of puttinp
it in and will keep it in WORKING
order
Henry NJ Smith was appointed D
trustee of the Morristown fire depart
ment charitable fund to fill the place
of the late Eugene A. Carrell,s whose
term expired on March A. Alderman
Robert II. Williamson named j. h.
Stevens for the place, but Mr.. Smith
won out.
Alderman Mills offered a resolution
that bids be advertised for the paw
ing of a number of streets with anne
site. The streets to be paved are
Spring street, from Cole avenue to
Water street: Flagler street. from
Water to River streets; Flagler
street, from Nicholas avenue to
Speedwell avenue, for two hundEed
feet near the stone bridge; DeHart
street, South street, Madison street
and Early street, from Atno avenue
to Mills street. Alderman Reed want
i l. I,,, STR ha
been included, and Mr.. Mills said or
account of the hill 1t could not be
permanently paved with amesite.
Alderman Mills offered a resolution
for building a storm drain on DeHart
street. This is a continuation of the
drain started last year. 1t was passed
The report of the town treasurer
showed a balance in the treasury Of
Sc. 725. 5S. and the report of the col
lector of taxes showed, after num-
Der of accounts had been credited
with various amounts, a balance of
$S2.19 was still in the hands of the
collector
The street commissioners report
showed a pay roll of $S61.67 of which
$764.45 was for snow removal. Chief
of the Fire Department w. f. Day,
jr., suggested the removal of the To-
cation of boxes 40 and SO for the
benefit of the service. He asked that
box 40 be moved to the corner of
Maple avenue and Market street and
S3 to the corner of Speedwell and
Walker avenues. The matter was
reported to the committee. Eight
alarms of fire were reported during
the month, six general and two still.
The appointments of John Ridge and
Michael Boston to the Washington
Engine Company were confirmed and
exempt certificates were granted to
7. E. Welsh, Philip J. Brady and
William Robshaw, of the First Ward
Hose Company; ]. ]. Welsh, of
Washington Engine Company, and
w. A. Leek, of the Wardens.
Chief of Police Holloway reported
forty-five arrests during the month
and 100 notices sent out for snow
removal.
A license to run a poolroom at 20
Speedwell avenue was granted Frank
A. Wright. This is a renewal of the
old license.
Tho sewer committee reported
trouble at the sewer disposal plant
because of the sewer beds being COW
cred with snow. but expressed the
hope of having them in shape again
in short time.
Superintendent John NJ. Drake, of
the Morris and Somerset Electric
Company apologized to the board for
the condition of the lights and said
he hoped to have the arc lights about
town working Saturday night and
perhaps some of the bulb lights. He
would surely have everything in or
der in two or three days, barring
more snow such as Sunday, he said
The treasurer was authorized to
execute note for $500 and a
voucher for $3.50 for current expenses.
The finance committee was given
power to purchase an adding ma
chine for use in the town offices not
to exceed the cost of 1915.
Bids were ordered secured for in
creasing the size of the street COM
missioner's office by moving the front
partition back eight fet two inches.
The present office, said Mr.. Shelley,
chairman of the finance committee,
is too small and the Improvement
| will not cost more than $3.50
Alderman Shelley said the town
was carrying considerable extra fire
insurance on its fire apparatus and
| buildings and was given power to
adjust the insurance.
| Resolutions were adopted for the
! late Eugene A. Carroll and J. Dixon
| Thompson, both former members of
the Board of Aldermen.
| The ordinance for raising money
| for town purposes was admitted to
| third reading.