The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-10-12
BOARD OF
| FREEHOLDERS
Transact Considerable Business
and Reject all Road Bids.
Bonds Ordered Returned to Bid
ders-PatleDts Who Have Means
at Asylum Supported by County
Reports of Various Commit
tees-Ordlnance Against Gutter
Obstruction.
Obstruction

Obstruction.
Considerable routine business was
transacted at the regular monthly
meeting of the Board Of Chosen Free
holders which was held on Wednes-
day. All the members were present.
The minutes of the September
meeting were read and approved.
A communication was read by Clerk
Everett from Francis Scott, counsel
of the Passaic County board of Free
holders, calling attention to a suit
which one John Smith was to bring
against the counties Of rassaic and
Morris, to recover damages for injuries
received by him while crossing the two
county bridge at Bloom ingdale. Mr..
Scott said that Passaic was willing
to settle their share without going to
court if Morris would do likewise.
The matter was referred to the conn
mittee on damages and the counsel Of
the board.
Mr.. Vreeland, for the Finance and
Audit Committee, reported that the
committee had made the usual exami-
nation of the County Collectors s books
and vouchers and found them correct.
The Collectors IS report showed balance
and receipts up to date of s36, 792. III;
expenditures, $S1, ,501. Al; balance,
So. 21l.72. The bills incurred by the
Committee during the month amount
ed to 81, 1856, which were ordered
paid.
DR.. Becker, for the Court House and
Jail, reported that the jail physician
had made eight visits to the jail and
found that the health of the inmates
was good, and that the place was in
good sanitary condition. There are
az inmates in the Jail, S6 having been
incarcerated and 80 discharged during
the month. The bills amounted to
$482. 66 for the usual expenses and
S191. 80 for permanent improvements.
Mr. Whitehead, for the Alms-house
Committee, reported 81 inmates, two
having been admitted and two dis
charged since the last report. There
are 76 inmates in the Children's
Home, having been admitted and
three discharged during the month.
The bills amounted to 81, 17G. 68, in
Guiding $500. SO for the Children s.
Home.
Mr.. Apgar, for the Committee on
Lunacy, reported that his Committee
had made their regular quarterly visit
to the State Hospital at Morris Plains,
and found that the County supported
151 inmates The quarterly bills
amounted to So, 304. 68. Mr.. Apgar
reported the case of Lawrence Dona-
hue, who owned two lots in Rockaway
valued at $500 and who was being
treated as an INDECENT patient at the
expense of the county. On motion, it
was ordered that an order be obtained
from the Court to sell the property
and use the proceeds for the patients
support. Freeholder Troxell inquired
if it were not true that other patients
were being treated at the expense of
the county who had means to support
themselves He had heard it SO inti-
mated On motion, the Committee
and Counsel were requested to inves-
tigate the matter.
The Insurance and Miscellaneous
Committee reported bills amounting
to 50, 052. 81, waich were ordered paid.
Mr. Kimball, for the Committee on
Roads, reported bills as follows re-
pairs, 81, 245. OF; construction, $6. TAO. III
State aid roads, $4, 616.66 Mr. KIM all
recommended transfer of 81, 600 be
made from county schools appropria-
tion and 81, 200 from the court house
and Jail fund to the Road Committee,
in order to pay this months bills.
On motion of Mr.. Kimball, the Coun-
sci was instructed to collect the 10 per
cent. due on State aid roads recent
ly completed On motion, ii was
ordered that the bids which were
handed in for State aid roads this
spring be ordered rejected and the
bonds returned to bidders
On motion OF Mr.. Spencer, $575 was
transferred from the court expense
fund to the bridges appropriation.
On motion of Mr.. Troxell, the
Counsel was instructed to draw up an
ordinance prohibiting the obstruction
OF cutters along the county road, with
penalty of $50 for each offense, as
provided by law.
The report of County Engineer
King showed that work on the roads
under way was rapidly approaching
completion
A letter was read, signed by Osborne
and Marcellus and Munson & Co.,
protesting against the rejection of the
road bids. Mr.. Cook moved that the
protest be filed. The motion was not
seconded. Mr.. Cook asked if resolu-
tion had not been adopted to hold the
road bids over. The Clerk could find
no such resolution in the minutes.
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