The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-15
FREEHOLDERS'
BUSY MORNING
Many Bills Reported and Com.
mittee Reports Made.

Contract for Trap Rock Awarded Il
F. w. Schmidt Several New
Bridges Board Should Place Safet,
Rails in Dangerous Places.
With all members present, excepting
Freeholder Hoaghland from Rockawav
Director Becker called the monthly
meeting of the Board of Chosen Free.
holders to order Wednesday. Several
communications were read before the
Board. The Dover, Rockaway and Port
Dram Gas Company, again requested
the right to lay pipes over the County
roads, from Dover to Mt. Tabor. Con.
siderable discussion arose over the mat.
ter. Freeholder Mills sensibly stated
that the matter should be referred to
the Road Committee, which, after taking
vote on the subject, the Board decided
to do.
According to an Act of the Legisla-
ture, passed April 8, $4 will be allowed
per week hereafter for INDECENT inmates
at the State Hospital, exclusive of cloth
ing. The Board of Managers of the
Institution agreed upon that sum on
Tuesday.
The Finance Committees report was
-indexing, $116.6S; stationery, 1854. So;
coroner's and post mortem, 1856 81; court
expenses, 81, ,73s. 72. J otal s., ,656.95.
During the month at the County Aims
House two persons have been admitted
and two discharged, making total, the
same as given at the previous meeting,
of one hunderd. Sixty one children were
in the Children's Home at the last report.
Five admissions have been made since
and two discharged, there remaining in
that institution at the present time,
sixty four. Bills for the Aims TTouse
and Home aggregated, 81 ,S9S, so.
The Court House and Jail Committee
reported next. Twenty seven prisoners
occupied cells at the date of the last
meeting. Since that time thirty -one
have been admitted and thirty-thr
discharged, making the total number of
convicts now in Jail, twenty five. Bills
for regular expenses amounted to
81 ,O6776, with $235.90 additional for
permanent improvements
Bills amounting to $4O8.63 were ap-
proved by the Luuacy Committee.
Freeholder Dalrymple, Chairman of
the Committee on County Roads, stated
that the bills had been approved for
local roads amounting to $6,492. 70, and
for State Aid Roads the amount of
$10,594.21
Mr.. Dalrymple further stated that
work on the Passaic Valley Road was
progressing favorably and that the
James Street and New Vernon road
was about one-third completed. About
the first of October this road will be
finished and ready for use. The Mt.
Freedom is about half macadamized and
will also be completed by October.
Printing and Election bills for the
month aggregated 1856. 80.
The Committee on Damages reported
bill from Lawrence Burdick, of Mont
vile, for $3.50. Burdick claimed this
amount for the loss of horse which
backed off one of the County bridges
near Montville, along the sides of which
no railing had been built. The animal
was drowned and the harness and
vehicle damaged. The amount was
granted and the representative from that
district was requested hereafter to look
after any bridges similarly situated.
Bids for furnishing trap rock and
crushed stone for one year were received
and opened Tuesday from the following
concerns: F. w. Schmidt, Morris County
Crushed Stone Co.; Colfax & Steel and
the Middle Valley Trap Rock Co. F.
W. Schmidt was the lowest bidder, his
price averaging 81 per ton According
ly, he was awarded the contract. The
sum of 5000 was ordered transferred
from the Incidental to the Morris Bridge
Account, and new bridge was ordered
built on Woodlawn avenue, the price
not to exceed $4O0. The Board then ad-
journed after being in session nearly two
hours.