The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-16
MEETING OF
FREEHOLDERS
An Attempt Made to Reduce
the Collectors Salary.
Counsel For the Board Decides In
Mr.. McLean's Favor He Was a
HoIdover-No Reference Made to
Speed Ordinance Bills Paid
Other Items of Interest.

Democratic members of the Morris
County Board of Freeholders received a
rude and surprising jar at the regular
monthly meeting Of the board Wednes-
day when their efforts to reduce the
yearly salary of jos. r. Mclean of But
Ter from 81 800 to 81 200 were frustrated
by the decision of one of their col
leagues.
| When the Democrats secured control
of the board at the last election, men,
bers of that party naturally were pre-
sented with most of the plums in the
political vineyard. Mr.. Mclean, how
ever, held over, having been appointed
to his position by preceding Republi-
can board for a two year term.
At the time of the organization of
the Democratic board in May one
of the first matters considered was
the fixing of salaries and Mr.. Nc
Leans was cut down $4,000. Of
course he and his Republican friends
were indignant over the action and the
official notified Edward A. Quayle.
counsel to the board, that he would
make a contest. Until Wednesday he
had absolutely refused to accept the
check rendered him monthly for services
rendered, and Wednesday Mr. Quayle
announced that inasmuch as he held
over and his salary had been fixed by a
|
previous board his salary could not be
made less than heretofore. Consequent
ly his salary from May to August. was
paid at the rate of 81 500 per year.
1t was generally expected that the
board would adopt an ordinance regu-
lating the speed of automobiles and
other vehicles over the county roads,
but there was no reference to the mat
ter. 1t will be remembered that Coun-
sci Quayle was instructed at the July
meeting of the board to prepare an ordi-
nance governing it, Mr. Cook did not
attend the meeting Wednesday and his
absence probably accounts for the dis
position of the proposed ordinance, as
he was alone in his demand.
The following bills were ordered paid,
which were approved by these commit
tees: Court House and Jail, 1915. 81;
Aims House, $l,349 40; Insurance ana
Miscellany, $2,134.7S; County Roads,
$t2, 2,6O724.
The Aims House Committee awarded
the contract for the erection of new
barn, with slate roof, at the county
farm, to A. A. Parks for 81, 1870.
A number of communications were
read, among which was one from Fred
erick Southack of Morris Plains, who
suggested that it wonld be an excellent
idea to limit the speed of automobiles,
locomobiles and other vehicles propelled
by power, to eight miles per hour. An
other communication was from the
Dover, Rockaway and Port Dram Gas
Company asking permission to lay gas
mains through roads in certain parts of
the county.
Freeholder Baldwin reported that he
had awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the New Providence bridge
to the Hanover Bridge Company for
$2,195.
Freeholder Van Duyne stated that the
repairing of the wooden bridge at Pine
Brook would cost S75 and the work
would soon be commenced.
The Dover Boiler Works secured the
contract for the iron work for o hridOa
in Mt. Olive township from Freeholder
Bartley. and Freeholder Post was al
lowed 81, 500 for the share of Morris
county for the erection, in conjunction
with Passaic county, of new bridge at
Mountain View.