The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-12
COUNTY FUNDS
AT LOW EBB
. Economy is Now the Cry,
for the Reason there is
No Money to Spend.
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS MADE

Freeholder Schonenberger Eulogizes
the late Freebooter II. NJ. Dalrymple
and Director Becker Appoints a Conn
mittee to Draft Resolutions of Con-
dolence. Collector Mclean Wants a
Suitable Place for storing Records.
1t was the same old story of econ
omize," told in the same old way. at
regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Freeholders ON Wednesday. Finan-
ces are at low ebb and the Freeholders
were cautioned by DirectorBecker to be
careful in the expenditure of money.
Only three more meetings can be held
by the present board and then relief
will come in the way of new appropria-
tions in anticipation Of taxes. In order
to make ends meet, several transfers
were made. One of $500 from the
Election Committee to Advertising
and Printing; another of 81, 900 from
Court House and Jail Committee to
Insurance and Miscellaneous, and still
another of $500 from Elections to Sta
tionery,
A communication was read by Clerk
Bennett from Mrs. II. NJ. Dalrymple
thanking the Board for the floral piece
sent to the family of late Freeholder
II. M. Dalrymple. On motion the let
to,. ,uac n1oood IN Hla
A letter inviting the Board to a
Charity Conference in Atlantic City
was read, and placed on file.
The Finance Committee reported
having received from all sources 5000, :
449. A; disbursements, ,$l04 ,43l.54; leay-
ing balance of S105, 5,olI90.
Printing and Elections Committee
reported bills amounting to S33Sl5.
Chairman Spencer, for the Court
House and Jail Committee, reported
2s confined in the county jail at last
report, 35 were admitted during the
month and 81 discharged, leaving 81
now in jail, Court house expenses fol-
the month amounted to $994.37, Ply
sician's report showed tive cases. OF
frozen feet.
Committee on incidentals reported
the following bills Freeholders, $369.-
26; officers salaries, $50l.49; incident
ais, S3OO.50; street lighting, $45. SO: fox
boHnties, $3.50.
For the Aims House and Children
Home, Chairman Mills reported bills
amounting to 81, 1860 for almshouse
and $3S2.73 for Children's Home
Housed in the former institution, SO
and in the latter, 81.
Freeholder Post for the finance com
mittee reported the following bills
audited: Court expenses, $1.167. .S6
coroners and post mortems, 1852. 10
Stationery, $172.49.
On the call for a report from thx
Road Committee there was silence
The chair which had been occupied by
the hate chairman of the COMMITTEES
was vacant and around it and over th'
desk was sombre drapery. Then Free
holder Schonenberger of Passaic, ,spok,
on behalf of the committee and saiC
there was no report to make on State
aid roads and only bills of $l52l0 to b,
paid. In sympathetic voice the free
holder alluded to the death of th,
chairman of the committee, Fl. NJ
DalTyfnple. He said a cloud of sorrow
hung over the vacant chair and owe
the committee. He spoke of Mr.. Dal
rymples faithfulness to his duties a
chairman and as freeholder, and salt
his aaame was admitted upon the rol
of honor of the county and his town.
Freeholder Mills moved resolution
be drafted in memory of the deceased
and Director Becker appointed Messrs
Mills and Schonenberger on such com
mittee. t.,
1t was stated that Engineer KIM
had received a communication to tn
effect that State Commissioner Bud,
was i'll and nothing had been done to
ward seeing the commissioner abou
the county's balances.
Under new business County Collect
or Mclean addressed the Boar,
pleading for instructions as to wher
he should keep the county's record
for safe-keeping. He stated that tn
safes in his office and factory were n
longer large enough to shelter the rec
ords, and to protect himself he wante,
the Board to provide place. Th
Court House and Jail Committee wa
called upon to look after the records.
Before the Board adjourned, Free
holder Post eulogized Freeholder Dial
rymple. In his remarks he said tina
Major Dalrymple's "no, SIR" woulc
go further than the "no, SIR" of an
other member Of the Board; that hi
record as soldier was one to be prou,
of. Within one week, said Mr.. Post
three prominent men have been lai,
to rest in Morris county-H. M. Dal
rymple, H. w. Miller and Hudson
Hoagland. 1t was public calamit
when such men fell.
Resolutions deploring the death O
Freeholder Dalrymple were read an,