The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-07-12
AUTOS MUST
RUN SLOWER
FreehOIderS Will Take Immedi-
ate Action in Matter.

Counsel QuayIe Will Draw Ordin-
ance = Fine may be $1,000 for
Each Offense Other Business
Transacted.
Owners of automobiles, locomobiles
and other vehicles propelled by power,
who are Iarticularly found Of speeding
their machines at fast rate over the
county roads, received rude shock last
Wednesday when at the regular month
ly meeting of the Board of Freeholders.
Mr.. Cook offered a resolution authoriz
ing the Counsel of the Board to prepare
an ordinance regulating the speed of
autos over the county roads The ordi-
nance will limit the speed to six miles
per hour. Absorbing interest will cen
tire in the August meeting of the Board
at which time will be decided what
amount will be imposed as a fine for
each offence. Freeholder Fancher
moved that the fine be made 81 900 for
each offence, but it is not probable that
his suggestion will be considered.
A communication was received from
Frank Cody who is serving a ninety
day sentence in the county Jail for
drunkenness. He was committed by
Police Justice Gage, of Dover, and has
already served forty five days. He ask
ed the members of the Board to effect
his release, claiming that his wife. and
family are sick and in destitute circum-
stances. The man added that be form
erly lived in Dover, but since his incar-
ceration he has been resident of this
city. 1t was suggested that he continue
his abode here and as the matter was
simply referred to the Court House and
Jail Committee that is no likelihood of
his immediate departure.
The following committees presented
these bills, which were ordered paid
Court House and Jail, 81 1,026.76; Aims
House, $1,0217S; Lunacy, $6,551.72;
Uncompleted Roads, 1880; State Aid
Roads, S5,319.5 Road Repairs, $6 554.
10; Insurance and Miscellany, $1,S41.75.
Freeholder Spencer reported that the
contract for the construction of the
Washington street bridge in Boonton
had been awarded to the Boonton Lum
Der Company for 81, Oil. Freeholds Dal-
rymple and BARLEY We're added to the
Chatham bridge committee and were
authorized to advertise for bids for the
new Chatham bridge and award the
contract TO the lowest bidder. Free
| holder Nuns IN stated that the contract
for the bridge in Dover spanning the
Rockaway river had been awarded to
the Dover Boiler Works Company for
81 053 and 81, $50 was set aside for the
work. Freeholder Post reported that
the Pequannoc township bridge COM
mlttee had concluded to build
steel bridge over the Pequannoc river at
Mountainview, in conjunction with the
Passaic county FreehoIders, and would
advertise for bids.
H. P Rodermond of this city, secured
the contract for cleaning, painting and
decorating the court room nd county
hall for $500.
Freeholder Young reported that he
had renewed the insurance or the coun-
ty buildings for $20,500
A communication signed by A. G.
Reynolds. attorney, and twenty other
residents cf Whippany, was read in
which objection was made to the width
of the road near Whipronong Hall.
The greater part of the road is fifty feet
in width but several property owners
have erected fences beyond their prop
erty lines with the result that at present
the road in certain places is irregular
and narrowed. The matter was refer
red to the proper committee with power