Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07
SEE AWAY OUT OF
DISPOSAL PROBLEM
Morristown viii Ask LegisIa-
ton So 1t Can Make Contract
for Five Years.
Especial to the newark star.l

MORRIsTOWN. Feb. The long
agitated subject Of garbage disposal
for Morristown has finally been taken
UP by the Board of Aldermen The
board last night authorized Town
Counsel Nathaniel c. Toms to draft
a bill permitting the town to contract
Tor the disposal Of its garbage for a
term OF five years and to endeavor
TO secure its passage by the Legisis-
ture. The matter has been brought
before former boards but each time
nothing was done because Of the Law
prohibiting boards Of aldermen to
make a contract extending over
period longer than one year It re-
NAMED for the board this year to
take the bull by the horns and en-
deaYor 70 get relief through the leg
islature.
The town counsel was also author
ized to draft q bill providing for a
sinking fund commission for the
town, TO look after the sewer end
fire bonds
Police to Regulate skating.
Under suspension OF the rules, two
ordinances offered by Alderman Mills
were passed unanimously. one pro
vided that there should be no skating
on Pocahontas pond or the Burnham
Park lakes except when the ice is
considered safe by the police upon
which there shall be displayed from
the staff on the police headauarters'
building white flag with red disk
In Its centre. The other ordinance
amended that requiring the stopping
Of street cars at certain corners SO
that all cars are to stop at Speed
well avenue and High street at the
near side, In order to prevent acci-
dents because of the High street hill
Year-OId Bill Passed.
Included in the bills offered for
payment by Alderman Shelley, Of the
sewer committee, was one of s3g for
j. Robert Thompson for services as
sewer inspector last year. The bill
had been held up by last years board
for political reasons. With the other
bills Ii was passed last night After
1t had gone through Alderman Cliff
ford moved that it be reconsidered,
after stating that he had not heard
the motion passed The minority
members of the board voted TO recon-
slider and the motion was lost on a
vote of five to four.
The sewer committee was author
ized to purchase a new pump for the
James street eJector chamber at q
cost not TO exceed $500 and the street
committee was authorized to ask for
bids and award the contract for
wagon from the bolster type to a
platform gear.
Fire Engine BIZ Held Up.
A bill of $3.50 from the Cope Com
pany, OF Newark, for repairs to Wash
ington Engine Company's steamer
was not paid, Alderman Horsefield
reporting that there was a question
whether the money should come from
the receipts of the fire bond issue or
from the general account.
A note for SO. 200 for eleven months
was ordered discounted, the telephone
of Town Clerk Henry F. Dempsey
was ordered moved TO his new resi-
dence at IS Cutler street, a billiard
and poor parlor license was granted
to Joseph Christiano for a place at
SO Water street and a map showing
a new street proposed to be laid out
across the O'Brien and Lawless tract
was ordered filed.
Public Hearing on Charter.
A special committee having report
ed recently against commission gov~
eminent for the town and fsvoring
a second-class city charter, the Mayor,
on motion of Alderman Shelley, was
authorized to call public hearing on
the question of charter revision.
On recommendation of the board Of
engineers of the fire department the
election of william Dunn and John
Barry TO Washington Engine Com
pany, Charles Campbell Voorhees, to
Independent Hose Company and Al
derman Thomas H. Wiss TO Resolufs
Hook and Ladder Company and the
issuing of exempt certificates TO ]. ].
Welsh and Deputy Sheriff Thomas q.
Lowe. of Washington English Com
pany were concurred in.
Street and Sewer Commissions
William H. Frapwell reported laying
new crosswalks and the macadamix-
ing of 9S5 square yards of Morris
street near the railroad station, also
eighteen sewer permits issued during
the month. making total of 1,7ss
sewer connections made
Police Chiefs Report.
Chief of Police J. Frank Holloway
reported forty-seven arrests. Police
Justice Edward A Quayle, jr. told Of
collecting a total of fines and costs
of Sill So of which $29.45 is due the
town and $500 due the justice as
fees. making a balance of SIS for the
month.
Chief Wilbur r. Day, of the frs
department. reported fourteen alarms
of fire during the month, of which
four were general alarms.
Building Inspector d. E. Romine
told Of issuing several permits in
GLIDING one to William Morrison. for
a shop building on Morris street. to
cost 81. 900; another to Mintz & Rosen-
berg for alterations 10 their store
building on Speedwell avenue, $500.
and a third TO Norman Fine for alter
ations to his Speedweil avenue build
ing, 81. 900
The report Of the auditors of the
accounts of the town for 1913 was re-
ceived and filed. The auditors were
Harry A. Grove and Frederick Shell
ley.
The application Of a Newark archi-
tect for a job as n city planner' was