The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-04-07
HEARING ARRANGED
ON BUILDING CODE
Aldermen TTansactR Bust
ness at April Meeting.

April 18th was the date set fer a
public hearing on the building code
admitted to first reading at the
special meeting of the board of alder
men last Friday night. The date was
set on the motion OF Alderman Cliff
ford Mills, M. D., and the heating will
be held in the court room at police
headquarters at eight thirty p m
request to be present was ordered
sent to all builders and architects
and a COPY of the resolution ordered
published.
John B. Gougherty was awarded the
contract for laying amiesite on Wash
ington street on his bid of 1882;
Frederick S. Smith Was given the
contract for Spring street, Flagler
street, from Water to Race street
and from Speedwen avenue to Mich
olas avenue, Water street. and Early
street, at a cost of $63444, $1,127- -46,
$652.40. $437 .SS and $3,072.17 respect
lively, and the Osborne Marsellis COM
pany, >of Monfclair, the contract for
DeHam street, Boyken street and
Madison street lat $1,S16.60, $1,576-S9,
and 81 ,693 90 respectively. The Mad
ison Construction company was the
successful bidder on the storm drain
for High street with "a bid of $43f.aO.
The contract for supplying the dust
laying Oil will be divided between
the Sands, Kline company and the
A. l.. A. Manufacturing company as
their bids were alike.
On the motion Of Alderman Shelley
5000 was ordered appropriated for the
band -cancarts in james park by the
Morristown band The matter was
brought up in a communication from
]. j. Romain, representing the band,
reluestingi the appropriation
The appointment of George ID.
Hawkes. to the Board of Fire Mardens
was confirmed and certificates OF
exemption were o,dered issued TO
Edward L. Hannas and Rev. Ralph b.
Urrny, of the Resolule Hook & Ladder
company, and u j. A. Owens, eof the
Board of Fire Wardens. The former
two have moved out of town. The
application Of John Gaffney for a re-
newal of his license for a billiard
parlor at No. 40 Speedwell avenue
was granted.
Alderman Shelley, of the finance
committee, Offered resolutions for pre-
pairing "a note for $500 renewing
such part of one for $1,000 as ~neces-
sary, preparing a voucher Tor ~$z,uOo
10 take up the coupons on the sewer
bonds and to rent a safe deposit box
in the First National bank.
In reference to communication
from the residents of Albeit avenue
complaining about the muddy condl-
tion of that thoroughfare Alderman
Mills said this street had been repair
ed with gravel two years ago, pnt Juss
as soon as it could be done 1t would
again be attended to. The fire COM
mittee reported the purchase of new
hose to the amount of $275-
Alderman Thomas Wiss, of tne
police committee, offered resolutions
on the death of the late Isaac R.
Pierson, who was police justice,
and asked that copy be sent to the
family The appointment of Henry
M. Smith as a member of the Morris
town Fire Department Charitable fund
was confirmed The telephone in the
residence of Robert Mack, who mas
charge of the sewers, was ordered
changed from No. Clinton street
!. to No. Hazlet street, to which place
he has moved.
Alderman Shelley offered a resolu-
ton giving the street and sewer COM
mittee power to purchase steel filing
cabinets for the the maps in the
street commissioners office, at a cost
of about $150. City Attorney Nathah-
iel C. Toms officially reported the
signing of the Burnham park annex
alton bill and the garbage act. Street
Commissioner William H. Frapwen
reported -'e new drain on Evergreen
avenue and piping for drain on Pine
street completed. Fire Chief Wilbur
F. Day, jr., reported to the board
that he had secured emergency
drivers for both the Wardens and
the Humane machines. Chief of Police
]. Frank Holloway reported thirty
arrests in the month.
The payment on the new automo-
bile of the Fire Wardens amounting
to $3.50 was ordered made as the
machine is accepted and on duty.
The bill of the Morris and Somerset
Electric company included rebate
of $500 o. account of the town being
without light during the blizzard the
aarlv ma rt of March.