The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-09-20

Various Matters Of Importance
Discussed By the Freehold
ers on Wednesday.
THE QUESTION Of FRANCHISES

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board Of freeholders was held on We'd
nesday, with the members all present.
A communication was read from the
Butler Gas Co. stating that the COM
pany had franchise in the borough
of Butler and expected one in Pequan-
noe township. The company asked
permission to dig up the county road
through the borough and township for
the purpose Of laying gas mairs. The
road committee reported fayorably on
the request, provided that the COM
pany gave a bond Of $4,000 for the
proper repair Of the roads after the
pipes are laid. Freebooter LOCKER
stated that the gas house is under
construction, and the citizens Of the
vicinity are anxious that the pipes be
laid at once, so that they may have gas
by winter. The application was
granted
The Netcong water case was next
taken up. A letter from Henry Hus-
ton stating that he had applied to
Justice Mahlon Pitney for a writ Of
certiorari, claiming that the ordinance
giving the Rockland Water Go. fran
chise is irregular. The application
will be heard at Newton on September
20. The application Of the Rockland'
Water Co. for permission to dig up the
county roads in Netcong borough was
read, also the report Of the road com
mittee, recommending that permission
be granted on proper bond being
filed.
A petition from fifteen residents Of
Netcong objecting to the granting was
read. Freebooter Moller moved that
the resolution granting permission be
adopted. Freebooter Cliff Of Netcong
amended the resolution, postponing
action until the court decides the
case to be presented on September 20.
Mayor Drake Of Netcong and Elmer
King were present, but did not public
" address the board. The board voted
to grant the permission asked, and let
the borough authorities fight out the
matter with the company
The court house and jail committee
presented the following statistics in
Jail at last report, 26; admitted, AZ ];
discharged, 8; remaining September
1st, 35. The jail physician reported
six visits to the jail, but no sickness.
Chairman Spencer Of the committee re-
ported that the committee had re-
ceived bids for the painting and repair
Of the freeholder's room. There were
two bidders, w. I. Coghlan whose bid
was S3ll, and William Horsefield q
Son, who bid S249. The latter tirm
was awarded the contract
The court house and jail committee
reported that they had contracted
with Dover firm for the decorations
OF the county buildings for the lire
mems parade.
y The aims house committed reported
63 wards OF the county IN the chill
dren's home, and on their recommen-
dation a,bill OF A. A. Parks for per-
manent repairs to the aims house was
ordered paid when approved by the
committee
The road committee reported visits
to the Montyille and Mt. Freedom
roads. The Lackawanna r. r. is de-
laying matters IN Montyille somewhat
and in Mt. Freedom the contractors
are up against a twelve foot face Of
solid rock, which Is being attacked
from both ends and the middle. This
road will be completed by the end Of
the year.
On motion OF Freeholder johnson
$500 was set aside as the share Of Nor
ris county in q new bridge at Franklin
Mills, near Stanley. Freebooter Ring
Heb was authorized to build an iron
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