The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-03-13
THE BOARD OF
FREEHOLD EERS
Have Appointed a Legislative
Committee to Look After
County Interests.
BRIDGE FUND IS EXHAUSTED

Attorney QuayIe Asks that David Tel
fair be sent Back to old Virginia, but
the Board wouldn't Take the Re-
sponibility. His Case a Pathetic one.
The L. gislative Committee Will go
to Trenton Monday Night Next.
Freeholders regular meeting Wed
nesday opened with an attendance of
seventeen: the absent being H. NJ.
Dalrymple of First Ward, John w.
VanDuyne of Montville, It. H. Hoag-
land of Rockaway, and w. F. Swack-
hamer of Washington.
Several communications in reference
to repairing roads in the county were
read, and referred to the Road Com
mittee. Another communication, one
that the Director did not think neces-
sary to read to the Board was as fol-
| lows:
February the 27, 1908.
Mr.. Commissioners of Morris County,
New Jersey, our peaple come from
your Country about 80 years ago, now
! if thare is eney of them living thare
now if thare is please let me now if
thare is please let me now thare names
granfather name was Henry Shankel
and granmother name was Sane birdie
| for she mared Henry Shankel than
came to Indnia County Pennvin wag-
ons & seteled in the bounded of witch
is Cal Morris Center now and i was
Cald from granfather with is Huy now
if have eney relatives in that state
| wod be glad to now wod you Com
mishners be soc kind as to give me
some insite in this matter yours truly"
(Sined) Henry Shankel
Grant Pa.
Finance and Audit bills were re-
ported and filed, while the Court House
and Jail Committee reported. The
number of inmates reported at the
last meeting was 81. Since then there
have been admitted 20 and 26 discharg-
ed, leaving total of 26 now in Jail.
Jail Physician j b. Griswold stated
that during his eight visits he only
found one case of sickness.
Dr.. Mills of the Aims House re-
ported one death The Committee re-
ported 73 inmates at last meeting with
admitted since, and discharged,
leaving at present Is inmates. The
Committee on Lunacy had no report,
while that on Insurance and Miscel- !
laneous Accounts reported bills to the
amount of $818.12.
The Road Committee stated that it
would be ready to act at the next
meeting and as there were several bills |
at Trenton before the Legislature, all |
being for the benefit of the County
Roads, the Committee requested that |
three members, to be known as the |
Legislative Committee, be. appointed |
to look after said bills. This was
agreed to, and Messrs. Mitchell of
of Morristown, Waters of Madison,
and Schoneberger of Passaic, were
named. There being no other reports
the new business was taken up.
Director Becker in a speech inform
ed the Board that the Bridge Funds
were totally exhausted and therefore
all such bills would have to be held up.
The Board then extended the privi- |
leges of the floor to the newly elected
Freeholder from Rockaway, who
acknowledged the courtesy by saying
that he had but one thing to say,
namely, that he would try and serve
the people of Rockaway to the best of
his ability.
Before the adjournment Counsellor
Quayle called the attention of the |
Board to one of the prisoners now in
Jail, namely, David Telfair. He stat |
ed that this man for the past three |
years has been a constant expense to
the county, having been both in the
Morris Plains Asylum and in Jail and |
as his home was in Georgia, Mr.. !
Quayle requested that a sum be APP
propriated to send him back home, |
but it being feared that the authori- |
ties there might send him back on
motion it was decided to leave the |
matter in Lawyer Quayle's hands,
granting him the power to act.
David Telfairs history Is an un-
common one. He is the grandson of
Telfaif once Governor of Georgia, and
although at one time well-to-do, he is
at present in reduced circumstances,
and his delusions are that he is rich, a
great inventor, and that his folks are
having him confined SO as to obtain
his money. While confined he once
wrote letter to this effect, which
letter he sent to a prominent lawyer
in this city, who upon investigating
his story discovered it to be false.
After this case, the Board adj
journed.
The Legislative Committee will
m Ike its first visit to Trenton next
Monday.