The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-08-17

w. Squier, Constable, for serving war.
rants, etc., dating from July 5, 1878.
Referred to the Boards attorney. Two
other Coustables' bills were ordered paid.
Mr.. Courtwright moved that the Com
mittee on Speedwell Avenue bridge be
instructed to carry out the substance of
the resolution. This provoked another
discussion. Mr.. Fleury thought it was
all foolishness to spend $1,000 in that
way. Mr. Gilland suggested that the
Board adjourn, and go to see the bridge.
Some one suggested g go through the
culvert?n
On motion the Board adjourned until
2 o'clock, and Mr.. Rowland went UP and
{ sat down on " the bridge.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bridge discussion was resumed,
thus affording Mr.. Rowland another OBJ
portunity to display his eloquence. He.
seemed somewhat refreshed after having
i" discussed . lunch of crackers and
cheese while sitting on the fallen bridge
abutment; and, soothed by the gentle
ripple OF tho meandering stream which
had SO thoroughly raised his ire in the
morning, he entered in more heroic
frame of mind upon his afternoon duties
to his country in general and to jefferson
Township in particular. He first wanted
to know What the expense would be ~
Some one informed him, G About So ,OOO,s
which, after mental calculation upon
the ends of three. fingers, he seemed to
concede might leave a little something
for that job in Jefferson, provided them
fellars in Morristown wouldn't want to
build double decker bridge as big as
the Asylum The motion was finally
put and lost.
Mr.. Hull introduced Mr.. S. S. Atno,
who stated that the stream in question
had Tor long time been a source of an
noyance to owners of property in its Vi
entity; and, during recent years most of
the water from surrounding hills had
flown into it, and through the culvert
whereas, formerly it used to flow into Pc,
cahontas Lake and he had frequently
sustained loss by the stream overlooking
its banks and further, he, as a citizen
and taxpayer, felt constrained to say that
he would claim damages from the County
hereafter, unless it was attended to and
given free access through the culvert.
He, for one, did not ask for a fine, ex
pensive bridge, but did ask for a good
substantial one.
Here was a splendid chance for Rowland,
and he embraced it by saying, "The
County was here before Mr.. Atno was"
which item of news no one seemed to
question.
Mr.. Hull offered the following resolu-
ton: " ResolUed, That the Court House
Committee be and are hereby instructed
to see that the Sheriff keep a record of
commitments to the County Jail, giving
the name of the person, with a full de-
scription, crime for which committed,
date of commitment, date of discharge,
and by whom committed Adopted.
Director Howell called the attention
of the Board, and the Committee on Lu-
macy in particular, to the case of Earls, a
lunatic now in the County Jail, who be-
longs to another county.
Mr.. Van Duyne suggested that there
should be advertisements placed at the
entrance of bridges, notifying persons
not to drive faster than walk.
Mr.. Rowland again asked funny ques-
tions, regarding the right of Jefferson to
spend $3.50 on a new bridge without hav-
ing q committee appointed; said the
bridge in question was one much travelled,
and more needed than was the Speed
we'll Avenue bridge. Members from
Jefferson and Rockaway were appointed
q committee.
Mr.. Cartwright asked for committee
on two bridges in Roclaway. Members
from that township and Hanover were
appointed.
Mr.. Hunt introduced resolution re-
quiring Township Collectors to pay,
within one month, what was due to
County Collector. After considerable
discussion, aided by Rowland, of course,
the resolution was lost.
Mr.. Brittin asked for committee on
bridge in Chatham. Chatham and Nor
ris appointed.
DIR. Cox, from Warren County, pre-
sented bill of $7S, for services rendered
to pauper of this county. Mr.. Rowland
here found his most brilliant opportunity
of the day and grated at the foreign
Doctor, indulging in some metaphorical
expressions well calculated to make each
individual hair stand upon the often
der's head his rhetoric was elegant, and
his gestures we're the perfection of ora
torical grace. He utterly confounded
the Doctor, who evidently would have
given double his bill to have been in
peaceful Warren, safe away from the
double-distilled wrath of this second
Daniel" The Doctors bill was referred
to committee, and the Board adjourned;
and the noble Rowland, with blue
bound copy Of +" the laws under his arm,
returned to the bosom Of an admiring
constituency