The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-16
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January Meeting a Record
Breaker for BriefneSS.

DA OAANA IVA DAAOAA0COs
County Road Committee VIII Com
tinue its Excellent Work This Year
Morris County has One Hundred
and Seven Inmates In the New
Jersey State Hospital at Morris
Plains Other Routine Business.
No attempts at film flaming, but in
stead strict attention to business, which
occupied a little over half an hour,
marked the first meeting for the new
year of the Board of Freeholders held in
Freeholders' Hall Wednesday. Mr..
Post of the finance committee stated
that the books of County Collector Nc
Lean had been CAREFUL, examined and
found correct Receipts from all
sources were estimated at $3OS, 1858 90
disbursements, $54, .23; balance 1854
OBS 80. The report Of the committee
follows:-Court expenses. $752.4l; coro-
ners and post mortems, $49.20; stat
ionery $l14.2S; indexing, $ll5.s3; total
81 932. .32. Bills from the County Aims
House amounted to $S15.45 and from
the Children's home, $472.5 One
death was reported at the former insti-
tuition during the month. A transfer
of $462.07 from the permanent improve
hot -
penses was ordered.
Freeholder Spencer's Jail report in
cluded bills amounting to $742. 90.
twenty five prisoners have been released
since the dare of the last meeting, leav-
ing 90 now behind the bars. The sum
of $780, was ordered paid on account to
the Pauly Jail Company, which concern
has charge of the iron work for the con-
struction of the new Jail. DIR. Griswold,
the Jail physician, reported the health OF
convicts, with but one or two exceptions
generally good The Lunacy committee
represented by Mr.. Kinney, presented
bills aggregating S., 1929. Eighty
seven males and eighty-three females, a
total of 107 are credited to Morris
County's account in the New Jersey
State Hospital at Morris Plains The
Insurance and Miscellaneous Commit
tees bills amounted to 1882 IL, elec-
ton bills, $lO9.95. printing bills.
$39S,22 Upon the recommendation Of
County Collector Mclean, a note for
81, 100 was ordered discounted for the
Bridge Emergency fund. Bills for
county roads during the month
amounted to $52.sO Freeholder ,Dal-
rymple stated that all work had been
completed in a perfectly satisfactory
manner and also recommended trans
fer of 81, 800 from the uncompleted road
account to the state aid fund, which
was done, 1t is the intention of the
committee to continue its good work
during the coming year, and accord
ingly, advertisements will be inserted ip
the papers for bids upon the following
roads: Lincoln Park, Montville and
Boonton road beginning at the
dividing line between Montville and Pc
quannoc township, thence through
Montville township to the line between
Montville and Boonton townships, dis
tance of a. 90 miles, estimated cost, $i7,-
537. The Green Village and Spring VAL
ley road, beginning at South street, Nor
ristown, and the Morris township line,
thence through Morris township and
Passaic township to the park in Green
Village, distance of $40 miles, esti-
mated cost. $l3,566 rs. The Sussex and
Newton turnpike, beginning at a point
in Ledgewood and the Landing macadam
road, near the canal culvert, thence
through Roxtury township. distance of
one mile, estimated cost $4,977. The
Pompton road, beginning near Pequan-
noe, thence through Pequannoc town.
ship, distance Of three-fourths of a
mile running through that township, es-
timated cost, So ,333 The total estimat-
ed cost of these roads will be $33, ,704 25 ;
one-tbird of this amount, $l3. .234 rs. is
to be paid by the State, leaving the
county's share, $685. so.
At the conclusion of the meeting Sher-
iff Ryerson entertained Freeholders
Schoneberger, Post and others at dinner.