The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15

cans Being Chosen to succeed
Democrats who Have Been Filling
Those Positions. William E. King
Reelected County Engineer.
Without the fanfare of trumpet, or
the flourish Of arms, the new Board of
Freeholders organized Wednesday, in
an orderly and business-like way. There
was little caucusing done during the
morning by the republican member
in the sheriff's private Office, but the
conference was entirely without fric-
tion, and the men who now occupy the
county offices were, practically, the
unanimous choice of the republican
majority.
Clerk White called the board to
order, and asked for nominations for
director. Dr. Gustave A. Becker was
named and reelected. Nominations
for clerk were called and Charles Fl.
Bennett, of Dover, was named as the
republican candidate and J. G. White.
by the Democrats A party ballot
followed, resulting in the election of
Mr.. Bennett by 8majority. Mr.. George
G. Runyon, of Morristown, was then
nominated for county counsel, and
Mr.. Quayle as the minority candidate.
Mr.. Runyon was elected by the same
majority as Mr.. Bennett. William E.
King, democrat, was unanimously
elected County Engineer.
The director then appointed Messrs.
Cook, Moller and Norris as a commit
tee to notify Mr.. Runyon of his cleo
tion. The director also appointed the
following committees: Appropria-
tions, MeSsrS. Post, Dalrymple and
Swackhamer; collectors bond, Messrs.
Cook, Baker and Budd;S rules, Messrs.
Mills, Smith and Mitchell.
The board then adjourned until af-
ternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was after three o'clock when Di-
rector eckercalled the board to order
The report of the appropriation COM
mittee was first listened to- With but
a slight change, the recommendations
OF the old board were concurred in.
The committee divided the county af-
fairs into two classes, viz: Current ex-
pensesand public works, sand fixed their
budget accordingly. The latter is
divided as follows: County bridges,
S35, 600; fallen bridges, $1,000; court
house and jail permanent improve
ments, 81 900; road account-defcienc
1902-03, 2,373; State aid road account,
$35, ,62S; county road account, So, 900.
After listening to the reading of the
budget, Director Becker said that the
increase was for the best interests of
the taxpayers, as the care and respon-
sibility of the board had increased.
The surrogate's Office, he said, must
now be fitted out With new steel fix
lures in the rear vault, which would
cost considerable money and the aims
house is to have fire escapes and other
tixings, which is an extra expense.
Bridges, he said, were constantly de-
manding repairs and this cost the
county much money. Director Becker
called upon County Collector Mclean,
who spoke along the same lines. He
said, last year the expenses were $780,
900, and this year Sl46, 900, an increase
of $4,000, which he said was due to
court expenses of $1,000, ballot boxes,
50, 300 and aims house, 50 200. This in
crease, he said, the freeholders had
practically no control over. The court
expenses were such that no one would
have any reason to believe they would
be any less For road work alone, the
collector said, $4,000 had been ex-
pended. The director then read the
committees as follows: Finance and
audit, Post, Johnson and Swackhamer;
court house and Jail, Spencer, Waters
and Mitchell; aims house, Mills, Cook
and Budd; lunacy, Baker, Kinney and
Cliff; insurance and miscellaneous,
Smith, Kinney and Bryant; county
roads, Dalrymple, Schonenberger, Ring
lieb, Norris and Hoffman; printing and
elections, Milledge, Moller and Cliff:
damages, Post Hoffman and Bryant;
legislative, Schonenberger, Waters and
Mitchell
The communication from eX-Judge
Vreeland regarding the purchase of
law books was taken up and approved;
also the communication from the
, Jersey City Water Supply Company to
build concrete piers. This was referred
to the county counsel and county en-
gineer with power.
Reports of committees were made.
Finance and audit report bills for
court expenses, So, 1866; coroners and
post mortems, $3S6.47 stationery,
s39l.9 .9s; indexing, s392.53. Total, ST.
; 627.93.
The court house and jail committee
read report from DR.. j. A. Griswold,
Jail physician, stating the jail was in
., good order, considering the remodel
ing. That the inmates were healthy
and the food good. At present there
are II confined. Bills for current ex-
penses amounted to S563.99; for per-
manent improvements, SS46.25.
The aims house committee reported
bills to the amount of s., 1888. Num-
ber of inmates last report, Il; adj
mitted during the month, 3; discharged,
A. total number now in the institu-
tion, SO.
: The lunacy committee stated that
chargeable to the county were So males
and IS females in the asylum. Bills
to the amount of s., ,12S, ,64 were ordered
!, paid.
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