The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-07-11
THE COUNTY
FATHERS MEET
Appropriation for New Bridge at
Butler Raises Discussion.

DuIICI N0ISCN UISCuSNlOlIs
FreehoIder Post "a Slick One %
Says the Ex.director-New Stone
Contract will be Advertised For.
Special Meeting to be Held Next
Wednesday, When Contract for
the Pompton Plains will be Awar-
ded.
| Promptly at Ills the July meeting
of the Board of Freeholders was called
/ to order by Director Becker Wednes-
day morning. After the customary
formalities, including the roll call
and reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting, Chairman Post
representing the Finance and Audit
Committee made the following re-
port for the month: Indexing, Sis. 80;
stationery. $101. 39 Coroners and
post mortems, $3.50. 95. court ex-
penses. 81. 090 1S; total, 81, $50. 83.
The county aims house report
showed 105 in the institution last
month with no admissions, five dis
charged and two deaths. Bills aggre-
eating 81, 100 were ordered paid. In
the Childrens Home at the present
time are sixty-one juveniles. Sixty
two were reported at the last meeting
since which three have been dis
charged and two admitted.
Freeholder Spencer of the Jail Com
mittee, reported thirty prisoners in
the county lookup at the previous
meeting, admitted since, 40; dis
charged, A; remaining 81 Bills for
the current month were paid to the
amount of $697. Ss.
Tho Lunacy Committee was next
called upon but had nothing of i'm
portance to state.
Freeholder VanDuyne, chairman
of the Insurance and Miscellaneous
Committee, presented the following
bills: Freeholders services. $66671;
officers and salaries, $500. 80; light,
S45. SO; incidentals, $361 So; total,
81, 735.05.
Printing bills amounted to ST.
1888. &C, but all the election accounts
will be paid later when they have
been approved by the Election Com
mittee.
Freeholder Dalrymple, of the Road
ior,a
with the exception that work was
progressing both rapidly and salts
factorily on the Passaie Valley, Mt.
Freedom, New Vernon and New
Foundland roads.
The bills for State Aid roads
amounted to 81, 1873. 81 and for road
repairs, $S, S99. So.
The Mt. Tabor gas question again
came up when after considerable dis
cussion, Mr.. Dalrymple explained
that the Morristown Gas Company
was the only concern that had pre-
sented an application for laying pipes
to Morris County's popular summer
that the local company has already
extended it's mains to Merchants
store in Morris Plains. He further
stated that any company in the coun-
ty was at liberty to present an appH-
cation. A communication from But
Ter, asking for the privilge to lay gas
mains along the county roads was
turned over to the Road Committee.
81, 267 was then asked for by Mr..
Post for the construction of new
bridge at Butler. Many members
thought this amount was too large
and accordingly a heated discussion
arose over the matter. Engineer King
was then called upon and said that
the figure was not out of proportion.
After the amount had finally been
granted, Freeholder Hoagland arose
and laughlngly said that he thought
Mr.. Post had buncoed the entire
board. "You're a slick one, he
said as the latter gentleman took his
seat, but then the ex-director might
have been thinking about his recent
campaign for State Senator.
The old road contract having ex-
pired, Freeholder Budd thought that
new one should be made. Accord
ingly an application for receiving
bids was drawn by Freeholder Mills
and passed Ex-director Hoagland
caused no end of trouble by insisting
that the word trap rock should bo
inserted in the application but finally
withdrew the amendment. After
81, 200 had been set aside as Morris
County's share in new bridge at
New Foundland and Counsel Quayle
instructed to fight the Rockaway
smallpox case in the courts which
sues the county for 5000, the Board
adjourned to meet next Wednesday
when bids will be opened for the new
road in Pequannoc township.