The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-14
COUNTY SOLONS
GET EXCITED.
A Few Warm Remarks Exchanged
at Wednesdays Meeting.

A Clever Plan to Gust Road Inspector
| rIalley Undermined Much Damage
1 BY Recent Floods. Jail Resolution
Adopted Fancher at Least Tenn
porariIy squelched.
The monthly meeting Of the Board
lof Chosen Freeholders was held We'd
nesday. The minutes Of the previous
meeting were read by Clerk Jerry
White and approved.
The Finance Committee reported
receipts amounting to $53, 919. 97; dis
bursements, $45, All. .43; balance, $40, !
AL. 73.
The report from the Court House
and Jail COMMITTEES showed s6 pris-
oners in the Jail at the time Of the
last meeting, admitted since, "a; dis
charged, ~; leaving 38 in the Jail at
the present time Bills amounting to
$641. 80 were presented and ordered
paid.
Freeholder Norris, Of the Aims
Honse Committee reported the in
mates in excellent health and no
deaths during the month. Since the
last report three persons have been
admitted and two discharged making
total in that Institution at the pre-
sent time of 101. Bills amounting
to $S29. .08 were ordered paid.
The report Of the Children's s Home
showed everything in good order
with SO inmates. Bills amounting to
$414 were ordered paid.
The Printing and Election Commit
tee reported bills for the former
amounting to $56o.74 and $87.5 80 for
the latter.
Bills of the Insurance and Miscel-
laneous Committee amounting to
81, 124. 80 were ordered paid.
Freeholder Bowman, chairman Of
the Roads Committee, reported bills
amounting to $15.25 for road repairs
and snow" bills of $3.50. 81.
The resignation of Freeholder John
w. Fancher, of Washington township,
was presented and accepted. His
place will be filed BY the Freeholder
elected on Tuesday from that town
ship, Augustus H. Briant.
The reports Of the members of the
Board were then received in regard to-
the damages to bridges and roads
caused BY the recent heavy rains
The amount will aggregate over
s4, 45O which was ordered placed aside
for the repairs. A general motion
was then made that bids should be
received for the repairing of the
damaged bridges and roads.
A resolution was then read from
the Court House and Jail Committee
recommending That a sufficient
appropriation be asked the Board this
coming year to build the room for
Juveniles and women and to properly
ventilate the Jail, the idea being to
utilize the present rooms in the Court
House,
Freeholder Dalrymple said that as
two grand iuries had found present
ments against the Board he thought
that an adoption Of such resolution
would be an excellent plan. In an
instant FreehoIder Cook was on his
feet his eyes flashing fire and brim-
stone. Pointing his finger directly
at the Major he roared out; II don't
know anybody that has found fault
with the Jail but you. =
After few more heated remarks
the resolution was adopted.
Freeholder Fancher who resigned
with the expectation Of being appointed
instead OF Mr. Malley as county road
inspector was at least temporarily
knocked out. 1t was Impossible to whip
all the Democratic Freeholders into
caucas which was held earlier In the
day. When motion was made to adj
iourn Director Hoagland asked If there
was not additional business and when
the name of Fancher was about to be pre-
sented motion to adjourn was made
and carried by vote of 1l-1O. Probably
bearing mind Governor Werts' idea Of
maiorities Mr. Hoagland attempted TO
vote thus making tie, but Freeholder
Mills aptly raised the question that the
director could only vote in case Of a
tie and the motion to adjourn prevailed.