The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-04-14
COUNTY
AFFAIRS.
FreehOIderS Met and Adjourned
to Next Wednesday.


for DenviIIe and Pine Brook Road,
But Contract Not Yet Awarded
Outside Relief to individuals s'a
Monster" Says Mr.. Van WinkIe
| Discussion Concerning Commit
tee Appointed to Ascertain Cost
of New AImshouse.
Four petitions were presented, asking
for improvement of as many roads, at
the meeting of the Board of Freeholders
on Wednesday The petitions were
referred to the Road Committee. The
construction of these roads is asked for
under the State Aid act.
The first petition asks for the macad-
amizing of one mile of road between
Whippany and Swinefield bridge. A
second request to the Board was relative
to Lake road from Morristown to Bache's
corner, and the petition called for road
Is feet wide. Mr.. Troxell objected to
the construction of a piece of road one
foot wider than was customary.
The width provided in request for
building of new road on Paterson and
Hamburg turnpike was 16 feet. This
piece is 8. 3.063 feet in length and begins
at the macadam at Passaic and Morris
bridge. MIR. Troxell here objected to
an Increase of feet in width of road,
whereupon Mr.. Hoagland explained that
the piece to be connected was 16 feet
wide and that the proposed improve
ments would go through the town of
Newfoundland.
A fourth petition called for the con-
struction of new road pa miles in length
/ from Boonton to Mountain View. Where
the petitions asked for roads of greater
width than those already constructed the
matter was left to the discretion of the
Road Committee.
MIR. Hoagland reported for the Road
Committee that Munson Brothers had
heen the lowest bidders for the German
Valley road, which is ~ miles in
length The price is $14.777, 60 This
is the last gap in the county roads, and
the law allows $40 900 for a connecting
road. Mr., Hoagland said it was stated
in the contract that when the appropria-
ton had been expended work should
stop fer another year.
Mr. Dairymple thought the board
should &c slow in the matter, and it
might be better 10 leave it to the new
board He desired to put himself on
record as being opposed to further ex-
pendfture. No one was mora willing to
vote for the building of roads than hirn-
self, MIR. DalrympEe said-when the
1 county had the money.
Mr. Hoagland explained that the new
board would not be bound by the action
proposed, as the latter was in form of 6
recommendation and money for the
work would havesto be voted after Il new
J organization.
; AT this point Mr.. Bartley moved that
: the contract for stone be awarded to the
! Middle Valley Trap Rock and Mining
! Company, as it had agreed to furnish
, crushed stone and trap rock for 81 80 per
, iaet ton. The fcounty furnishes these ma.
terials and has been paying $l 30. Conn-
ssel said such motion could not be en-
!, ,htertAined at that time and Mr.. Hoagland
, moved that the,offer be laid on the table
+. Mr.. Hoagland stated that the Road
} Committee had dlmet on Tuesday to open
} bids for construction of Denville and
: Pine Brook read under State aid act
r He said that three bids were very close
, and the members of the committee
thought ii would be best for the board tC
= adjourn for week and the committee
could go over the road in the meantime
The award of contract wall be deter
mined by the estimate on rock and pipe
1t is necessary to state to the Bead Com
! mlttee the exact amount, and this has
J not yet been done The bidders are
DANIEL 81 Stanley, J s. Dickerson &
William Gill. r. q M. Cook, Wright
ttS Lindsley. b. B Pierce & Co, Os
borne & MarcelEs and Munson d Co.
A communication was read from the
township clerk of Roxbury asking that
railing be placed on b idge located
near William Search's hotel in said
township. The matter was referred to
the Bridge Committee.
Mr.. Van Winkle said that inasmuch
as the location of the poorhouse would
necessarily he changed, he moved that
the name of Di, ector Lum be added to
make thu Blu lding Committee nom par
tisan. Mr. Troxell thought this matter
should he left TO the new board Mr.
HoagIand said delay meant that the
premises would have to be vacated Just
that much later in winter. for the county
must release the place within year
from date of deed. 1t was the opinion
of Mr.. Kimble that the present board
should settle up its affairs, to which Mr..
t1OdBlduQ f6piiou Iudl. the COmullJ66,
having already been appointed, required
no further authority from the board.
Mr. Van Winkle then wanted to know
why the committee had been continued,
and some one asked why it had been
named. The answer was that the com
mittee was to look around and ascertain
the cost of new county almshouse. Mr..
Van Winkle stated that some of the
members had not met with the commit
tee, but he withdrew his motion to add
another member. On motion. it was de-
cided to continue the Building Com
mittee.
There was discussion as to the appro-
priation of money for relief to private
individuals. which was suggested by a
request from Mr., Smith for 81 so week
to Sam Finn, for outdoor relief Mr.
Van Winkle said the board was willing
to give the man all the outdoor relief he
wanted, but that this appropriation had
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