The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-05-20

year. n motlou 10 auJOuTn sine ule Whb
then carried This closed the work Of
the old Board.
Promptly at II o'clock the new Board
of Freeholders was called TO order by
Clerk Shurts. The following members
were then sworn in: Watson Kugler, of
Kingwood, Godfrey G. Lott, of Bethle-
hem, J. w. Melick, OF Union, j. II.
Smith, of Holland, Samuel Wilson, Of
Clinton Township, Jonas ]. Warman, of
Second Ward Of Lambettville, and 8. s.
Wright of Frenchtown.
The temporary organization was effect
ed with Il. j. Probasco as chairman.
A motion TO adjourn to O'Clock was
then carried.
AT the eonvenng of the Board at the
afternoon session. Jacob Dilts, Jr., Of
East Amwell, was nominated for Director,
there being no further nominations. Mr.
Dills was unanimously elected TO be the
presiding officer for the next year. lie
took his seat amid much applause and
made short speech appropriate TO the
occasion, after which the oath nf office
was administered by the Clerk.
On motion, Paul A. Queen, Il q was
nominated and unanimously elected as
the Boards Counsel.
. The salary of The County Collector was
placed the same as Last year which was
81 900, and the bond fixed at $l00,0
Edward Humphrey, OF Glen Gardner,
was nominated and unanimously elected
as County Collector
The following committees were APP
pointed by the chair:
Finance-Callan, Lott and Wyckof.
Asylum-G. p. Wilson, Holcombe,
Trimmer, Phihower and Potts.
County Buildings-Duckworlh, Lott.
Felmly, Sutton and Callan.
Mscelaneous-Sutto Wright, Kug.
Ter, Norman and Probasco.
Supplies Skinner, Felmly and Potts.
Auditing Committee -Potts, Duck
worth, and Wyckor.
Discharge of Prisoners
Christopher Smith aud Probasco.
Eleclion-J. Il. Smith, Trimmer, Pro-
basco.
To Settle With County Collector a.
T.. Wilson, Melclx and s. Wilson.
The finance committee was authorized
TO draw up note for SO, 900 to meet out
standing bills.
On motion the following scale of wages
was agreed upon: Masons, 49, 80 per
day; carpenters, So %; painters, So. 90 !;
team and hand with wagon, 1926; team
and hand with plow, $50; horse, cart
and hand 50. %; labor, Sl50.
Board of prisoners was fixed at Is cents
per meal, tramps, cents per meal.
The same rules were adopted that gov
erned the Board last year. A resolution
was adopted to the effect that all bills
must be presented 30 the auditing com
mittee on the day said committee meets.
On motion il was ordered that $l12, 900
be raised for the current expenses for
next year, which amount includes about
ST., 900 as the extra freshet fund made
necessary by the great floods of few
months since.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, There is now approaching the
Memorial day wherein reverence is
paid TO the memory of those who sacri-
feed their lives in behalf OF the Union,
and whereas, we regard any effort made
by the living to commemorate the pa
triotic services Il our soldiers as worthy
of the attention of all our people, there.
fore, be il
ResOiUed, That its official representa-
tives appropriate the sum of twenty five
dollars to each Grand Army Post located
in said county to help defray the ex-
penses OF decorating the graves OF the
heroic dead who fell in battle for the
Union cause.
The following papers were designated
to print the county financial statement,
LambertUiHe Record, Htmterd0n Re
publican, Clinton Democrat, Hunter.
don Democrat and Democrat advertiser.
The following constitute the appropii
atoms as passed by the Board