The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15
WORK OF 1902
FREEHOLDERS
Last Session Of That Body
Held in Morristown
on Tuesday.
BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR

The last meeting of the Board o
Freeholders of 1902 was held Tuesday
morning, and all business disposed of
What it has done in the way Of man
aging the county affairs, has passed
into history.
There were but four Freeholder'
who are not members of the new
Board They are Timothy j. Quin
Ian and Sidney Munson Of Dover
John w. VanDuyne of Montyille ant
Thomas H. Hoagland of Rockaway
The business transacted was but tC
listen to the report of the Finance
and Audit Committee. They made
their final report, showing total re-
ceipts, appropriations and balances
on hand last year for use of the county
was $500, 929. 10; the board expended
1886, 37S.96; leaving balance in collect
or's hand of 5,550.S3
Received from State and county
proportion of tax on railroad ano
canals 81, 93922.
AS the share Of the county from
the 100000 apportioned by State the
sum of S27, 1929
Paid by State toward county fol
it's share of the school taxes, $780,
$3.50 which has been paid over by
the county collector to the respective
townships, etc.
The committee also reported bills
payable that are now outstanding as
follows: Advanced to sheriff, $4,000
bridge emergency fund for year, 81
600; assessment against petitions fol
State aid roads, S1O,566; deficiency
account received from the State for
years 1902 and 1908 in anticipation
1891; deficiency account State aid
road work by the county, S12,372.07.
OF the deficiency, S2,915.6O is charged
against the year 1902. The sum OF
$9,456.47 is charged against the year
1903
The committee recommended to the
board the following sums to be raised
for the use of the county for the en-
suing fiscal year.
Court expenses, 1928, 900; coroners and
post mortems, $4,000; indexing, 81, 200:
stationery, $1,000; indexing and dis
count, $500; interest on road bonds,
$4,000; surplus revenue, $4,000; super
intendent of schools, $500; bridges,
$4,000; aims house current expenses,
$4,000; aims house permanent improve
ments, 1900; Children's Home, IS, 500;
freeholder's salaries, $4,000; officers
salaries, $4,000; incidentalS and de-
ticiencies, $1,000; elections, 5000, cleo
tions special, $1,000; street lighting,
$3.50; advertising and printing, $4,000;
court house and Jail current expenses,
$4,000; court house and Jail perman-
ent improvements, $1,000; lunacy $22,-
900; new ballot boxes, 50, $50; removing
snow, $500; sinking fund, $1,000; fallen
bridge account, 1902 and 1903, $4,000;
for road work construction and re-
pairs, $4,000. Total, $263,600.
Committee stated that while this
recommendation is larger than the
old budget of last year, it felt that any
further cutting down of the appro-
priations would prevent the board from
properly caring for the best interests
of the people.
Major Dalrymple, chairman of the
road committee, stated that bids had
been received for the Pompton road,
for three-fourths of a mile, as APP
proved by State Commissioner Budd,
and that ColfaX & Steele were the
lowest bidders, their price being 49,
495.40. On motion the board awarded
the contract to that firm.
AS Director Becker was about to en-
terrain a motion to adjourn, Major
Dalrymple, of Morristown, in very
appropriate address presented DR..
Becker with handsome gold-headed
cane. DR.. Becker fittingly replied,
saying that it was the close of his
eighth year as freebooter, and in that
time, and especially as director, he had
always endeayored to do his duty as he
saw it. Cigars were then passed freely
among the members, and the cane in
spected. Neatly engraved on the gold
handle was: Presented to Gustave
A. Becker, Director, by Members of
the Board of Freeholders, May II,
1903" AS the members seemed to be
in a humor for speeches number were
made. County Collector Mclean gave
short talk on county finances. He
said it was his sixth year as an office
holder, and during the time he had
made many acquaintance and hoped
many friends. He said final adjourn
ments were always love feasts, and
should be so. The collector accounted
for the raise in the amount of appro-
priation to the great increase in the
amount of care and responsibility. He
also said the county ratables had in
creased from S20,00O,000 to 1926, 900, 900.
Other speakers were former director,
now County Engineer, William e,
King; Clerk J. G. White and Counsel
E. A. Quayle.
The board adjourned sine die.
A communication was read from ex-
Judge Vreeland, relating to purchas-
ing of law books for the law library
and suggested the matter of supplying
them be by bids from book firms. The
communication was laid on the table
for the new board