The Monitor-register., 1896-05-15
Annual Meeting of the LONGEST
County EreenOIders.

The organization of the new County
Board of F~reeholders on Tuesday was
marked by the usual formalities that are
characteristic of the annual sessions of
the Board, and at the Republican caucus.
held just prior to the converting of the
body, the slate was made ont without any
friction, except for the County Collector.
ship, the aspirants being Augustus s.
Barber, editor of the Constitution, and
CORTLAND Stokes. a prominent business
man. The vote stood 10 to 4 In favor of
Barber, and his nomination was made
unanimous.
Charles w. Starr. the Director, WAS re.
elected for the year and DR.. Fl. HI. Clark
was reelected prison physician. VIM. H.
Eckenbrine was also reelected clock
winder, and John s .Jessup was retained as
Solicitor of the Board. The bond of
County Collector Barber was fixed at
$50 600. and the salary will remain the
same as before. $3.50 per annum.
The committee to make the appropri-
ations for the current year was appointed
as follows: Pierson, Synnott, Knight,
Stanger and Usinger, and at the after.
noon session they reported as follows:
A~lmshouse, $4,000; county asylum,
$1,000; paupers, $500; burial Of soldiers.
$500; bridges, $15, 900; elections, $500;
public property, $500; expenses OF
Board, $500; prison, $i4OO; Coroners,
$500 officers, $500; schools, $500;
courts, $4,000; New Jersey State Hospital,
$4,000; printing. $500; discount and
interest, $1,000; Court House loan, $4,000;
interest, $500 ; incidentals, s12SS so;
Swedesboro bridge bonds, $4,000; Swedes.
boro bridge loan, $500; due on stone
roads, $500; surplus revenue, $1811 so;
interest on stone road bonds, $500; total
appropriations. $40, 600.
The committee appointed to inquire
into the legality of the petition for the
projected Asbury stone road submitted q
report tn 1T their investigation found the
petition to be drawn in accordance with
the law and signed by the requisite
number Of property owners Objections
were raised to the continuance of the com
mittee by Freebooter Miller, who claimed
that the committee had discharged its
duties aud should be discontinued. 4
substitute motion to revive the special
committee on any further inquiry vas
Withdrawn, after animated discussion,
and another course to bring about a CON-
plete report from the committee was
attempted by Freebooter Usinger, who
L th0u uaO OOlnn ltbb00 10 lU6bIuOt6u III
report in writing at the afternoon session,
blu Director Starr promptly but a quietuf
to further motions by declaring the pro.
cedure out of order.
Nh. Pierson was o the opinion th at the
Board could not take any action in the
stone road controversy until the pending
mandamus proceedings against the Board
had been heard and disposed of.
The gnaaiql oom mi tton anrosntaI -
investigate the claim of Wenonab borough
for improvements to bridge recommended
that $685. be refunded. The recommends,
ton evoked strenuous opposition, and
was defeated by a vote Of 10 to q.
The Director and County Collector were
authorized to borrow $40, 900 for the pay.
ment Of stone road bills and others.
The standing committees were an.
nounced as followst Almshouse and
Asylum. G.. Miller, John Pierfon,
James Cooper, ]. w. Hannold and Fl, W.
Jones.
Public Property-H. T. Hendrickson,
Geo. E. Pierson and c.. W. Knight.
Lunacy-John Pierson, Harry Jones
and William Tomlinson.
Surplus Hevenue-R. G. Clark, Lewis
Stanger and James Tonkins,
Financial Condition of County-S. s.
Ledden. j. w. Iredell and j. w. Jessup.
Auditors-George q. Pieraon and A
g. Silvers.
The retiring Collector, William ]
AdamsoD, submitted . comprehensive
statement OF the finances Of the Boari
for the outgoing fiscal year. showing
total receipts Of 1854. BIG o. and dis
bursements amounting to $l63.4S9 so,
leaving : balance Of 1876 r..