The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-16
.FREEN)LDERS IN MEETING.
Board Had Discussion on the
Merits of Drainage Pipes.

Voted for the steel Product-Actfvity In
Road Improvements More Bridges
Projected.
There was an interesting controversy
between several of the freeholders at the
monthly meeting of the Board in the
County Hall Wednesday, in which the
relative merits of cast iron and plate
steel were discussed. The debate for a
time was animated, and while the parti-
cipants did not indulge in personalities
that condition became almost reality
The incident followed the reading of
four bids on pipe to be used by the coun-
ty for drainage during the fiscal year.
The bids were: Warren Foundry and
Machine Co. of Phillipsburg, 65 cents
per foot for cast iron pipe; McNeal Pipe
Foundry of Burlington, for the same
product II 4 cents per foot; Tippett &
Wood of Phillipsburg, $1.56 for steel
pipe, and the Dover Boiler Works So
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cents for this quality of pipe.
Such pronounced difference in the
price of the two kinds of pipe naturally
prompted several members to ask about
their relative merits. Freeholder
Troxell said that a majority Of water
companies use the cast iron product and
he would like to have some one demon
strate that steel was better Mr.. Smith
conceded with this remark At this
point Mr.. Hoagland volunteered the in
formation that the resolution did not
prevent the Board from purchasing
either kind of pipe it might desire. Mr..
Van Winkle wanted to know how the
prices compared to those Of pipe pur
chased heretofore
The startling information was given
by Mr.. Vreeland that the pipe formerly
used by the county had been condemned
at the foundry and was what is common
ly known as seconds, being of inferior
quality. Mr.. Gillen here called for the
question on the ground t.at the con.
tractors had complied with the require
ments and he incidentally remarked that
the pipe would last 100 years-long after
the present Board of Freeholders were
here.
Mr.. TroxeIl said it looked to him as if
the county would have to go in the scrap
iron business. Mr.. Gillen retorted that
lots of pipe of the kind to which the
Freebooter from Madison referred was
to be found in that township The
motion to award the contract to the
Dover Boiler Works prevailed, the vote
being II ages to mays. The pipe is to
be delivered at the station nearest the
point at which it is to be used for SO
cents per foot.
Director M. B. Lum sent a letter eK-
pressing willingness to see any of the
Board at his house, but owing to illness
he could not be present at the meeting.
Major Henry M Dalrymple was selected
to serve pro tenn. The absentees were
William R. Cook of Passaic and Gustave
A. Becker of the Third Ward, this city.
Chairman Milledge of the Finance
and Auditing Committee submitted a
report which was accepted. The amounts
are: For general county purposes, bal
ance and receipts, 1874. 394 So; disburse-
ments, $2s, ,2oS.11; balance, 50, 141 81.
Road account, receipts and balance.
50, 3f5. 10; disbursements, So, 979 Sc; bal
ance, $236. 13.
Mr. Hoagland reported that the Com
mittee on County Roads had paid for
repairs on these thoroughfares during
the month $966.53 The Mendham road
has been entirely graded and the work
is progressing rapidly. On the Chester
road there still remains to be completed
portion covering about 1000 feet, but
the committee was informed that this
would be finished by the end of the pres
ent month. The Basking Ridge piece is
rapidly nearing completion, though there
is large quantity of stone yet to be put
on the surface. The Madison road will
be finished by the end of September.
Bills approved by the committee
amounted to $9,5s4, with So, 1856 for
regular county construction Three
bills for engineers work amounting to
$20s. 35 were ordered paid on the Incl
dental account pending reimbursement
from State money. The work was on
the New Vernon, Stirling and Budd's
Lake roads
A motion authorizing that note be
given for S., 900 in anticipation Of reim-
bursement by the State Aid Fund in
December was carried Mr.. Hoagland
moved that engineers be authorized to
forward specifications Of six sections of
roads to State Commissioner Budd The
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