The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-02-11
.FRE[HOLDERS IN ACTION
To Ask the Legislature for In
creased Road Appropriation.

creased ROdd Appropriation.
Petitions Filed for Lighting Various Coun-
ty Thoroughfares at County Expense
Road from Morristown to Rasking Ridge
Go be SIacadamized- Poor Question Dis
cussed-Director Lum's Plea for Economy
At the monthly meeting of the County
Board of Freeholders held at the Court
House on Wednesday, the first communi-
cation read was from p Fl. Smith of
Madison avenue, Morristown, protesting
against the payment of 5000; as per bids
received, for lighting the avenue. He
said that no lighting would be necessaHfl
on moonlight evenings and never aft
II O'Clock, as there was rare travel
the avenue after that hour. The ligB
ing could be done he said for 5000 or
$500. Other communications were read
asking for the lighting of county roads
in Hanover and Rockaway and Jefferson
townships. One of these for requesting
lighting of roads from Dover to Kenvil.
to Berkshire and Rockaway was signed
by 2l5 persons, but it was seriously
stated that only of these reside on the
roads mentioned. Communications
were ordered filed.
The finances of the county were re-
ported by Freeholder Milledge as follows:
total receipts $l79,0O3.09; disbursements
$142, 697 90; leaving balance for use to
May meeting 6,305 80; Road account
balance $1,596.27, expended $291 .46;
balance $1,314.81. Transfers in accounts
were made as follows: state aid to roads
s4,676 So; incidental to road repairs,
$3.50; incidental to bridge SIS, 600.
Freeholder Dalrymple was granted
privilege to spend $50. for road moneys
in first ward of Morristown.
The Court House and jail Committee
reported the number in Jail as &c. 20
were added and 80 discharged during the
month. One hundred inmates were re-
ported at the Poor House; two deaths
occurring there during the month from
"chronic ailments"
Freeholder Hoagland, reporting for
the Road Committee, recommended the
building of the State aid road from Chat
ham to Alton, which was approved by
the Board; also that of the five applica-
tions for State aid roads in the county
Only one has been accepted by State
Commissioner Budd, that being the road
from Morristown to the county line near
Basking Ridge. Word was alsoreceived
from Commissioner Budd stating that
further applications for State aid roads
would not be considered until after pres
ent roads were advertised and the cost as
certained. The committee reported that
the reads had been somewhat blocked by
snow during the month, but had been
opened by the road inspector.
At this point Director Lum made
brief address to the members, urging
economy in expenditures for the next
three months, as the Board had barely
enough funds to carry the county work
until May, when the fiscal year closes.
On request of Freeholder Smith one
Ella Delaney of Hurdtown, who is blind
and unable to work, was granted 81 so
per week as outside support.
A general discussion of the spoor''
question was opened by the presentation
by Freeholders Harvey and Gillen of
claims for REIN bursement for care of
poor by the poormaster of Port Gram
and the overseer of Dover. AS they were
DlllS Tor back expenses not ordered by
the board Counsellor Quayle ruled that
the board was not liable for payment;
being strictly local matters. Other
cases presented by Mr.. Harvey, asking
So per month and So per week respective
ly for support of Stephen Mehan and
William Riley and family of six of Rock
away township, were referred to the
Poor House Committee with power.
The final action of the meeting was
the unanimous adoption of the follow
ing resolution, offered by Freeholder
Cornish:
Resolved, That the representatives Of this
county at the State Legislature be requested
to vote for an increase in the state aid road
appropriation from 100000 to $500, 600, which
last named sum shall be used in the building
of state aid roads during the coming year.
Bills approved at the meeting were
Finance, $l,191.20; court house and Jail,
$482.55; freeholders and officers, 81, OIL
81; miscellaneous, 5000; soldiers tomb
stones, $50; Children's Home, $509. so;
poorhouse, $444 SO; printing, $7SS.16;
elections, $45.