The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
OVERTIME BILL TO
Be INVESTIGATED
Sewer Engineers Extra Com.
panSatiOn is Held Up.

lie DCdTC Ot diQtIU1cll aicCSifSu tAtS'
bill for $4,000 for overtime claimed
by the sewer engineers, Williams,
Proctor & Potts, at its meeting Friday
night and referred 1t to the sewer
committee for an Investigation.
Calling attention TO the condition of
the sidewalk at the entrance to Zip
er's lane on Market street Aldermai
Bartholomew Clifford suggested that
the street commissioner investigate
and endeavor to remedy the natter.
Alderman Clifford also called the at
tention of the board to the height Of
the curb from the cutters in different
points in the town principally on
So1th street and on SpseGwell avenue
opposite the municipal baild.ng. Both
of these matters we're referred to the
street committee. The hoard adj
iourned TO December %.
In reference to he Piper lane Alder
man Clifford suggested that treat.
ment such as was given to the
Schmidt lane on DeIIart street might
remedy the condition of the sidewalk.
Stating that the street committee
had been erdeavoring 10 persuade the
property owners on Spring street to
place sidewalk in front of their prop
critics in conformity with the new
grade of the street Alderman Clifford
Mills has moved that the street COM
mittee be authorized to lay bluestone
sidewalk in front of the Lounsberry,
Burnett, Meeker, Hesling, C. Rosen-
berg, A. w. Cutler estate, David AM
sterdam, ard Moglia properties and
charge the costs to the property own
ers. The motion was passed The
Sanders Hill portion of the street was
widened and new grade established
last summer.
The application of the ieiay exper-
fenced by the Humane pumping en-
gine at the Enslee fire November 30,
Fire Chief Wilbur F.. Day in his report
to the board of aldermen, stated that
the trouble was due to the bending OF
the suction hose connection on the
apparatus and that it had been re-
paired He recommended the purchase
of a four and one-half inch reducer
for the suction pipe to fit the four and
half inch outlet which the Morris
Aqueduct is installing on its hydrants
to be finished January first. The
chief referred to the runIing over of
fire hose by fire apparatos saying ii
was not only of annoyance to him but
damaging to the hose and had beer
eliminated by the placing of four eigh
teen-inch bridges on the wardens
wagon for use by vehicles.
| He upheld the warieu's in enforcing
strictly the rule prohibiting any con
yeyance running over the hose. rwo
general and twelve still alarms were
reported during The month and the
election of Thomas e. Lowe to the
board of fire wardens and James j
Ward to the Humane engine company
were approved.
Street Commissioner William HI.
Frapwell reported the erection of a
temporary dam at the first pond in
Burnham Park SO that the pond might
be flooded and used for skating. A
breach in the embankment at the
third pond, the street commissioner
reported, would allow of it's draining
in the spring.
Mayor Todd asked the street lamps
and parks committee to interest it
self in the Fort Nonsense Park and
endeavor to secure an appropriation
from the legislature. He suggested
that the committee go to Trenton. AL
herman Mills moved that the counsel
be directed to examine the will of the
late Francis e. Woodruff and report
on the latter's bequests in regard to
the park. This was passed.
Chief of Police ]. Frank HALFWAY
reported sixty-eight arrests and Po-
lice Justice Behnell reported $3.50
collected OF which $72.40 was due him.
A communication from Fritz Norr-
by urging the appointment of a COM
mittee of five citizens to boom Morris
town was fled A letter from Willard
w. Cutler relative to the double pay
ment of taxes on property at &C Ridge
dale avenue was referred to the coun-
sci with instructions to refund to Mr.
Cutler if double payment was estab-
lished. A note for $1,000 was order
ed executed and $1,000 was ordered
transferred from the sewer to the
street account. A deed was ordered
executed to Mrs. Elizabeth H. Mer-
chant for property at 122 SpeedwelI
avenue upon the full payment of
taxes Resolutions on the-death of for
mer Mayor John Edward Taylor were
passed and copy ordered sent to the
relatives of the deceased.
Alderman II. b. Hoffman, who was
appointed at the last meeting of the
board to fill the unexpired term of DR..
r. Ralston Reed, resigned, occupied
the first ward chair.
All bills were ordered sent in to the
town clerk before December % at
noon.
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