The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-06
YEAR OF COUNTY WORK
Freeholders Read Annual Reports
of Work and Expenses.

Fifty Thousand Dollars Asked for Road
Improvement and Repair for Next Year
appropriations in the other Depart
ments-The Bridge List will Amount to
$48, OOO-AnnuaI statement and Inven-
tory of Poorhouse Farm-List of Roads
Built Last Year-A Full Report of the
Proceedings.
The Board of Freeholders held its
annual special meeting on Wednesday
to receive annual reports and recommend
appropriations for use in the several de-
partments for the coming year. One COM
munication was read. being petition Of
residents of Passaic for improvement, by
State aid. of road known as Stirling
road, following the line of said road
through Passaic township to the point of
its intersection with the road leading
from Liberty Corner to Summit, thence
by the Valley road to Nordorffs Corner,
being in all 1926 feet.
The annual financial report stated
total appropriations $1S0,0OO, to which
was added balance of So, gu. Sc, and from
other sources 9,1792S, making $685.
256.39, of which s203, 258.07 was dis
bursed, leaving present balance of ST.
99S .32.
For the Committee on Freeholders and
Officers Accounts Major Dalrymple re-
ported for the year: Balance $131 so; re-
ceipts, $794.72; appropriation, $13, O0O- a
total of $13, 1926 81. of which $13, 7S2 was
expended during the year, leaving a
balance of $143.87. For incidental &C.
counts So ,236 was appropriate d, increased
by balance and transfer to $6,624. SO,
which was expended, save $55.17. The
committee recommended for next year
$13, 900 for freeholders and officers, and
for incidentals $4,000.
Freebooter Norris presented the an
nual report of the Almshouse Commit
tee, showing that 1854 inmates were at the
house during the year, not including
children sent to the home; the number at
this date being 100, 81 males and 80
females. The total number at the house
during the year was 1893; 106 admitted
and SO discharged during the year. The
average number supported during the
year was 81, and 8 deaths and births
were reported. Thirty-fou children
have been sent to the Children's Home.
Inventory Of the entire personal property
in and about the house and buildings
amounts to $7,481. 81. Expenses of the
year amounted to 81, 357.37; farm labor,
$572; salaries, $1,000; outside support,
1928 %; repairs, $163 &c. supplies, a.
$50. As. Deducting the amount for out
side support, total expense of house re-
mains So, 634.12. Total appropriation of
Poor House was Sc, 800; $751;. AS received
for farm produce. A balance of II cents
remains to the credit of the account.
Amount appropriated for permanent I'M
provemeRt under the same account was
$500, of which $593.09 was expended.
Amount appropriated for Children's
Home was $4,000, of which 800 was
transferred and 1856 .56 expended,
leaving balance of $44.44. Total cost
for support of inmates of house during
the year was s70.57 per head, 1917 cents
per day.
The list of farm products amounted to
$4, 437 .S9; sold and used, $2,563.33; less
farm debt account, $9S3.25; leaving net
profit, S., 5000. Valuation of farm,
240 acres. 1926. 900; valuation of stock and
stock utensils, 81 500; total, 14O,O 900; the
reports thus showing profit of per
cent. of the valuation. The committee
recommended appropriation of 81 900 for
Almshouse, So, 900 for Children's Home;
permanent Improvement of Almshouse,
$500.
Mr.. Fancher, for the Lunacy Commit
mittee, reported: Total amount of ap-
preparation, $4,000; received from other
sources, $273; transfer from incidentals,
$31. 33; total, $50, 2O4. 33, which has been
entirely disbursed. The committee
recommended sec, 500 as the appropria-
tion for the coming year.
The annual report of the Court House
and Jail Committee, read by Mr.. Har-
vey, showed the number of prisoners in
Jail during the year as follows:
Males. Fem. M.un.16. Fun 16. Tot
Nav. '96 s. q &c