The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-03-15
COUNTY
SOLONS MEET
Jail Committee Seeks InfOrma-
tiOn at Hartford and Kingston

SOuHLy EAudHCCS <OHOW EHu OF EISCdl
Year Near at Hand. To Advertise
for Some for Repairing Roads.
House Bill 1873 Not Favorite.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Freeholders was held sat Freeholders
Hall, Wednesday morning, with all
members but Freeholders Buck and
Whitehead present.
A communication from the clerk of
Jefferson Township was read stating
the need of new ballot box, ana it
was referred to the committee on
elections.
A communication presenting a bill
of $13 for car service was received
and referred to the Road Committee.
In communication from Fred
Taylor bill of SO. so was rendered for
taking insane patients from Ruther-
ford TO the State Hospital at Morris
Plains. As it involved some legal
transactions, it was referred to the
counsel of the Board, Charles Rath-
bun.
Freeholder Vreeland for the Finance
Committee reported receipts including
balance, $44, 957. 65; disbursements,
$29, 415 so; balance $15, 542. Is
He also asked for the following
t,ro OF oil af xrrI.; ol, J<.
$500 from Children's S Home to court
expenses: $3.50 from bridges to sta
tionery $100 from bridges to coroners
and post. mortem; $1,000 from linden
tails to court expenses.
He submitted the following ap-
proved bills. for court expenses,
$5, ,S27.64; To Coroner and Post
Mortem, $71. 10 Stationery, $753 10 ;
indexing, 1896 98. Mr. Vreeland stated
that the finances were very low and
urged every member to keen bills
down as much as possible Mr..
Dalrymple also emphasized the need
of greatest economy.
Freeholder Becker for the Court
House and Jail Committee reported
Number in jail last report, 4S
Admitted during month, 19; dis
charged, 81; leaving at present, sc.
Approved bills presented amount
ing to $6S7. 20 we're ordered paid
Freeholder Norris reported for Poor
House Committees Nun ber in poor
house at last report, 90; admitted
since, 6; discharged, 1 ; leaving at
present, 95, He also reported for
Children's Home: number in Chill
dren's Home at last report, 65; num-
Der admitted during month, 2; dis
charged, 2; leaving at present, 65.
He reported bills for current ex-
penses. $72S. 81 for permanent inn
provements, $27G.oo; for Children S
Home bills, $3S7. 90; total 81, 1856, Az.
Freeholder Garter for Committee
on Insurance and Miscellanies reported
approved bills: For Freeholders and
officers. $712.58; for street lighting,
$45. SO; for incidentals, $94 So.
Freeholder Kimbal for the Road
Committee reported: road repair bills,
$40. 10; for removing snow, $31 SO.
He submitted also the following
resolution :Resolved, That theDirector
and Road Commissioners be author
;.od 70 odrort;co For e+o,,oc of x-o,,.e.,e
sizes required for road repairs in
ensuing year.
Freeholder Collins, chairman fol-
Committee for Printing and..Elections
reported election bills, $65. 90; adver.
tising and printing, $452. SO.
FreeholderlKimball, chairman of the
Legislative Committee, reviewed
Assembly Bill No. 1853, which limit.
the amount in any one year that may
be appropriated, contracted or ex
pended by any board of chosen Free.
holders to one half of one per Icentun
of the gross valuation of taxable pro
perty in the county. He said Passaic,
Essex and Hudson Counties coulC
work under that law, but Morris could
not. The bill is still pending and Mr..
Kimball was urged to prevent its
passage if possible.
Freeholder Young of Chester, called
attention to the bad condition OF
roads in that township which were
seriously damaged by storm. Oh
Freeholder Troxell's motion it wa.
voted to transfer $4O0 from snow t.
road repair fund.
Freeholder Becker reported that thu
Jail Committee had visited the jail il
Kingston, N. r., and Hartford, Conn.
and could probably make their fina
report at the next meeting.
Rev. DR., Erdnan Honored.