The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-08-12
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report at a special meeting Of the Board
next Monday morning. Before the adop-
ton of the motion Mr.. Crane was asked
tospeak, and stated that the parties whom
he represented would like to know at an
early date, as the idea of purchase was
to improve the property. He held that
modern county buildings for the care of
the poor could be erected with the price
offered. Director Dalrymple named
Messrs, Troxell, Hoagland and Kimball
Another interesting discussion was
brought about by the statement of Mr..
Gillen, chairman of the Court House and
Jail Committee, that the committee
could not agree as to the method of
weighing coal for the county offices.
Heretofore it has been purchased by
manifest weight, but DR.. Becker wanted
all coal weighed, and for this reason had
refused to sign the bills of last year.
There was at once difference of opinion
in the Board. On being asked, Major
Dalrymple stated that it was not safe to
buy on manifest weight. Mr.. Fancher,
also of experience in the coal business, !"
said that the county would get more coal
by manifest weight; and further, if the
coal was bought outside of Morristown
it would have to be weighed here at a
cost of % cents per ton. Major Dalrym-
pie replied that Morristown people were
mot quite SO bad as represented" the
coal could be weighed at any place in
Morristown at cents per load without
regard to the number of tons per load.
DIR. Becker offered a motion that all
coal furnished be weighed, which was
seconded by Mr.. Troxell; but Mr.. Gillen
offered an amendment that manifest
weight be allowed. The amendment
passed by IS to 5, Messrs. Becker,
Troxell, Van Wrinkle, Dalrymple and
Whitehead voting mo"
In bridge matters Freebooter White
head reported contract awarded to A. j.
Tuers for mason work for retaining wall
at the Grove bridge, Speedwell. at $4.45
per cubic yard; $3.50 was voted set aside
for theswork, The old wooden bridge on
thesame road will be replaced by an
iron bridge with 90 feet roadway, con-
tract given to Canton Bridge Co. at
$175; 5000 was voted for the work.
Freeholder Milledge reported contract
for c%o,,o ov1 ixo,, J,aox,o 1ori1oa ~ tho
residence of Joseph Starkey in Lower
Montville mason work to Theodore
Ringlieb at $9.7O cubic yard; 5000 voted.
Freeholder Smith reported contract for
iron truss bridge between Wilton and
Edison to F. F. Birch for $3.50; mason
work to Fl. w. Goulis for 1886 yard;
$500 voted. Freebooter Kimball re-
ported iron beam bridge in Hanover
township; mason work to Theodore
Ringlieb at $3.50 yard: $500 voted.
On motion of Mr.. Cook 81 so per week
was voted for outside support of Charles
Hand of Passaic township, and by request
of Mr.. Hoagland $500 per week for
same purpose for family of three in
Rockaway.
On recommendation of the Road Com
mittee, the director was authorized to
execute note for $4,000 in order to pay
bills for State aid road work, as this was
the amount due from the State as the
share of property holders. The director
and clerk were authorized to advertise
for bids on all iron and steel pipe used by
the county. In this line Mr.. Post stated
that some of the members had recently
experienced a revelation and had saved
the county over 81, 900. For some time
there had been considerable talk outside
of the Board on prices being paid for
bridge work, and he thought the idea of
giving contract to one man was a good
one.
Resolutions of sympathy for Free
holder Fancher in the loss of his wife and
for Director Lum in his illness were
adopted and the meeting adjourned to
Monday morning next, at II o'clock.
Bills approved during the session or
recommendation of the several commit
tees were: Finance, $1,373.11; Court
House and Jail, $941. SO; Poorhouse,
81, 152. 10; Children's Home, $427.72; in
surance and miscellaneous, 81 ,344. 10;
road account, 2,079.66; State Aid roads
(Afton and Basking Ridge road), SIS, $685.
IS; road repairs (apprpved by inspector),
S, 1885.
Weather and Crop Conditions.