The Jamesburg record., 1897-07-10
Board of Freeholders.

The meeting OF the Board OF Freehold
ers on Wednesday was one of generalship
and technicality, the Republican and
Democratic leaders having several sharp
and close conflicts. The first came when
Mr.. Harrington moved that the minutes
be amended so as to add more members
to the committees announced by Director
Mundy at the last meeting. The rules
OF the Board say four members shall
be placed on the regular standing COM
mittees. The Director named but three
members on the County Buildings and
Lunacy Committees. Mr.. Harrington
moved that the committees be amended
by adding Mr.. McFadden to the County
Buildings Committee and Mr.. Miller to
Welsh and Fountain be added to the
Cheesequake's bridge committee. Mr..
Canse opposed this vigorously, holding
that it was out of order, the Director
having the right to name whom he
pleases on the committees. Mr.. Canse
spoke twice on the resolution and began
to speak again when Mr.. McFadden
called him to order. The vote on the
amendment stood to for adoption.
Mr.. Canse called for the Directors vote
and Director Mundy voted against it,
thus making tie vote, which would de.
feat the amendment. Mr.. Fountain held
that the Director has no right to vote on
gu estions excepting in the case of tie
vote, when he shall cast the deciding
vote. The rules were looked up and they
sustained Mr.. Fountains position, so the
Directors vote was not counted. The
amendment was thus passed and the
names were added to the committees.
The changing of the committees has
peculiar significance just now when the
matter of appointing janitor of tine
county buildings is to come up. The
County Buildings Committee at recent
meeting decided to make Charles Housell
anitor. Mr.. Nc Fadden's addition to
this committee might change matters.
The Finance Committee was author.
lied to have two notes discounted for
five months at $4,000 each, and one note
discounted for six months for $1,000.
The monthly report of County Col
lector Servss was adopted 1t showed
Balance on hand May 80 $1S,675 "a
Receipts, 29,241 O2
Payments, 1908 95
Balance on hand, July l, 1O,197 OF
The contract for building the macadam
road from New Brunswick to Milltown
was awarded to VIM. C. Sbandley, of
Newark, for 81 1854 SO.
The Board voted to instruct the Road
Committee to advertise for proposals to
build roads from Metucben to Wood.
bridge, from New Dover TO Railway.
and from Woodbridge to Oak Tree.
These roads, when completed, will make
continuous macadam to Railway. ex.
cept distance of about one mile.
1t is evident that the ring Democrats
of the Board are listening to foolish ad-
visers and that their outrages upon order
aud decency will result in great injury to
their party. 1t is simply the old ''rule or
ruin Ross policy and it is probably being
kept up for the purpose of playing into
the hands of the Republicans this Fall.
Rumors are thick that tbs Ross people
have promised to assist in the election of
Republican Senator in Middlesex-pro-
vided they are allowed to nominate a
man suitable to their ends. What the
ring Democrats particularly desire at
present is the disintegration of the party
and free trade arrangement by which
they can elect Surrogate and swan
everything else.