The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-16
FREEHOLDERS MEET.
Ussfui Carter ana Sturdy "Postv stnl
ON Deck Reports.

Previous to the regular monthly
session Of the Board of Freeholders
Wednesday morning fully an hour
was taken up by the members, who
formed themselves in groups and dis
cussed the results of the township
election held the day before, some ex-
tending cluster of that sympathy
that makes one feel as if the sympa-
thizer had thrown something on and
at the sympathizee This with the
unsuccessful candidates and others
extending congratulations to the sue
cessful ones. who were reelected to
represent their respective districts in
the Board for the ensuing term
Particularly elated, appeared to be
Freeholder Post, of Butler, who was
numbered among the reelected can
dldates But Freebooter John Smith,
the present Jeffersonian representa-
tive, will soon be no more (drop a
tear) as his term expires in May
when he will HE himself away from
former beloved haunts in the well
canvassed fields of Jefferson, shake
the dust of Freeholderlsm from his
weary feet and then with the reenllec-
tions of the hot contest at the last
annual meeting still freshssin his mind
and with long drawn sigh, the past
will sink into oblivion and murmur
in voice with emotional variations,
sit is all up with me-retire. y
After the Board began it took
about thirty minutes to dispatch
the months quota of business. At ~,
Director Lum called the meeting to
order. After the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting had been read and ap-
proved. Freeholder Milledge, in re-
porting for the Finance Committee,
stated that it had examined the books
and vouchers of the County Collector
and found them correct. The accounts
showed the receipts including balance
at the last report, to be $l04, 42l .S8
disbursements, $S1, 475. 50; leaving a
balance of 1872, 946. 10. The committee
also reported bills approved to the
amount of 81, 769. 10 and recommended
that $400 be transferred from the
Court House fund to Court House and
jail and 81, 600 from the snow fund tc
the account of Freeholders and officers.
The report was received, bills ordered
paid and transfers ordered. For The
Court House and Jail. Freeholdei
Becker reported that 3s prisoners were
confined in the Jail at the last report
32 had been admitted making tota
of 20; "a has been discharged, leaving
36 still confined The current ex
penses amounted to $685. 80.
The Committee on Miscellaneou
business reported through Freeholde-
Dalrymple, approved bills to thu
amount of $70777.
Freeholder Whitehead, for the Com
mittee on the Poor House and Chill
dren's home reported as follows:
Number of inmates in poor house al
last report, 81; admitted, 2; dis
charged, 81 remaining, 49, and bills
amounting to 1888. 81
The number of children confined ir
the home at last report was IS; ad
mitted 3; discharged, 3, and 68 re
naming. In this department $407. Al
in bills were approved The com
mitree on the new almshouse approved
a part payment to Thomas Malley fol-
S16, 600 and to Poole d Lum, architects,
$500 The Committee on Printing
approved bills to the amount OF
$239, 35.
The bill of the collector of Roxbury
Township for collecting the 10 pen
cent was referred to Counsel Rath.
bun and ordered paid if found cor
rect. Snow bills from Mendham and
Chester Townships to the amount OF
$13. 65 were ordered paid.
Mr.. Kimball stated that he had
overdrawn his bridge account and
apologized to the other members, but
when he learned that several of hi;
colleagues were in the same boat, he
felt satisfied that he was not alone.
Messrs Carter and Milledge before
the meeting had an interesting dis
cussion over that little road affair in
their districts Each wants to repair
a road leading from Boonton to Mont
vile and both want to begin the
work at their end of the township.
The result was the matter has been
left for the new board to decide.
MISS DANA'S SCHOOL.