The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-01-17
Board Of Freeholders.

Tire Board of Chosen Freeholders of
sghetCounty of Monmouth, met at the
Court House, in Freehold, on Wednes-
day, Jan. 9th, 1887, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
On roll call, fourteen members an
severed to their names.
Minutes of December were read and
aon motion approved Mr.. Borden,
chairman.of the conference committee,
in the Jumping Point drawbridge,
presented the following report, viz:
Your committee beg leave to report
that they have carefully examined the
Jumping Point draw bridge and find
the superstructure consists of a Pivot
span of 100 feet and about 400 feet of
wooden Bents. The structure consists
of stone abutments and iron piers.
From appearances a large sum of
money will be required in the near
future to put the bridge in first class
order. We therefore would not rec
omlnend the Board to accept the
offer of the Bridge Company. Com
mittee. Messrs. Borden, Seabrook,
Butcher, White, Tilton, Cooper.
On motion of A. w. Vanderveer, the
report was accepted and orderedto be
spread on the minutes
Mr. White, chairman of committee
on Soloman Maps bridge, reported
that in the summer of 1887, the flood
rates cave way and destroyed the
bridge. which the committee had re-
built OF cost of nearly five hundred
dollars. soon after the Wheeler Bros.
erected new flood gates toraise pond
from which to gather ice, said Hood
gates soon gave way which damaged
the abutments of the bridge, and the
old gates being left directly in the cur
rent of said stream, turned Its direction
against the abutments, which said
committee were compelled to fill up
three times and finally to employ men
to remove the old fiood-gates entirely,
and lastly, in the month OF December,
1888, they, (the Wheeler Bros.,) built
new flood-gates and spiked ana bolted
them fast to the bridge, and at the
first freshet completely destroyed the
bridge and makes it necessary 10 pulld
u new bridge SO feet in length instead
of 30 feet the length of the former one.
Signed, Lyttleton White, Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Seabrook the mat
ter was referred to the Counsel OF the
Board.
One hundred and five bills We're read,
examined and ordered paid, aggregat-
ING about five thousand dollars, most
ly for bridges and bridge material
Bill of VIM. E. VanDylSe, for watch
ing Kearmey while under sentence OF
death. was laid on the table,
The bill of VIM. f. VanDyke Tor TAX
ing af1idavits and horsehire, was refer
red to Judge Scudder for his certlilea-
ton.
The. following is the Collectors
monthly report, viz:
Balance in hand Dec. IL. 1888. s.........s 1858 "a
eceived on loan of County note.. 2o,ooo w
to,n .erast ...... 1ls 90
From sale of old bridge lumber ....... 81 90
From Sheriff for fines, costs ices, &C., -,
October term. .......................e 2,oto VI
1ron nnaei Jera and saloon iicenses $500 90
For collection of taxes, 1888 2l6,2oo Ii
sSna sta,s osasS schooi tsS " 9s,57s 81
Total Receipt. ...... 1882 995 80
ror hr;aoas and cnIverts. 1898 73
court EXPENSES ................... 11,3l7 Os
court Honse a nd Jaii expenses 6l8 65
Lunatics s,ool 20
Burial of deceased soldiers and head - 90
zsraeboJ ders compensation - 450 so
Printing 1888 13
Record books, CLERKS ofice).......... 1884 90
Inquests. ..-..- 70. % %
Auditors expenses. es...............-.. ~ oo
Election Expenses 1883. ..,.......... 4O 5e
School examiners fees II 90
Discount and interest. ............. oSl 10
tpau1 - ... A.'.. 1886 OF
AJs Iot f. 'alN = .....'...... :, 1900 90
Taosl eynenses es. $50 90
Account of salaries. observation-disclosures. AL %
County notes paid LOO. o0o W Uo
Public schools. fstate school tax)... 63,373 56
Tota, Disbursements Ss22, ,070 n
Balance in hand Jan 5, 1889. -. ...... S3O.924 So
49,, .P MI, yNI;fo commit
tee was appointed on Goose Neck
draw-bridge, in Eatontown township,
consisting of Messrs. White, Campbell,
Borden and Cooper.
Mr. Cooper, chairman of committee
on bridges near New Monmouth, re-
ported that the three County bridges
were unsafe and asked for power to