The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-15
FREEHOLDERS At WORK.
Review of County Business and
County Improvements.

Completed Macadam Road from Union to
sussex-warm Discussion over the dis
posal of Water in Northumberland
Citizens of Madison Address the Board
Annual Dinner at the Poor House An
nounced-Morristown .Crosswalk NUS
ance,
The Freeholders monthly meeting,
held Wednesday, was characterized by
some interesting discussion concerning
the financial limitatations of the county,
brought on by the application for APP
preparations to meet the expense of vari-
Gus protective Improvements about the
County. Director Lum was in the chair,
and all membersI were present and the
business of the session in order Of its dis
posal is shown in the following para
graphs.
A communication concerning the bad
condition of some ofstthe roads in Jeffer-
son township was referred to the Bridge
Committee of that township, as the
matter, not covering county roads,
would not properly come under the juris-
diction of the Road Committee. Marcus
NJ. Lindabury, on request, was given
permission TO disturb the county road in
Washington township to lay ii inch
pipe under the road.
County finances were reported by
Freebooter Milledge as follows: balance
and receipts, $l7,608.9t; disbursements,
SIC, 7S1. IA; balance, $1,327,77; road &C
count, balance, 500. 2O7 80; expenditures,
$5,634.28; balance, 81, 463 .05.
The Court House and Jail. Committee
reported % prisoners at the Jail, % being
added and 35 discharged during the
month.
The Poorhonse committee in making
report, announced the customary annual
invitation to take dinner at the Poor
House, Wednesday, October 81
A bill of G.. F. Wilson Of Morristown
for $3.50, covering damages to his bicycle
caused by improper condition of the
crosswalk at the McAlpin block corner,
caused much comment and opened the
way for new discussion of the cross
walk nuisance in the county seat. Free
holders Becker and Van Wrinkle sup.
ported the bill as result of neglect tc
their repeated request and urging that
the crosswalks in Morristown, torn uI
for the building of the macadam roads,
be properly relaid, and expressed sur
prise that other bills for damages were
not yet before the Board Mr.. Hoag.
land reported that the Road Committee
had Just completed arrangements fol-
the relaying of the crosswalks in ques-
ton and the bill was referred to counsel
of the Board for opinion
What was perhaps the most acceptable
report of the day was that of the Road
Committee. in speaking, through Chair
man Hoagland, its qualification upon the
completion of a continuous macadam
road throughout Morris county, that
from Union to Sussex, the Hanover sec.
ton being now completed. All sections
of improved roads in the county were
accepted by the board, save two-the
Hanover section by Osborne & Marcellis
and the Mine Hill section of Randolph
by the Dickerson- Succasunna Mining
Company Bonds were ordered returned
to contractors on all sections completed
and, granting request of several con-
tractors, the date of release was made to
correspond with date of completion of
the roads. The state aid road in Chat
ham was reported completed with final
bill for 81. 010.62. The Maize Mountain
section is now ready for advertisement
for bids and the work will proceed at
once. On motion, all bills of Green &
Company for road work were ordered
paid.
Freebooter Troxell reported for the
Madison Bridge Committee on the ques-
tion of disposal of the borough water
which was talked over at two previous
meetings, stating that the committee
with director, counsel and engineer of
the board had met on the ground and
the opinion of Counsellor Quayle that
the county had no authority to build
them and relief was sought in the build