The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-06-14
COUNTY AFFAI
Board Of FreehOIderS Consider
Damage Claims, Trolley
Franchise, Etc.
BRIDGE CONTRACTS AWARDED

The regular meeting of the board Of
freeholders was held on Wednesday,
with all the members present
Two claims for damages were re-
ceived, one from Patrick Pillion, ask
ing damages for injuries sustained by
the fall Of the bridge near Monroe, on
March "a. @. al. Reed was the coun-
sci. Thomas g. Lowe also presented
claim for damages through the in
jury Of his bay mare, by defective
bridge at Beach Glen last fall. Both
claims were referred to the damage
committee.
A petition from the Morris County
Traction Co. asked that consent be
granted for the construction Of a
trolley road over county road in Rock
away borough, Rockaway township,
Randolph township, Dover, and Wharf,
ton borough. June 20 at IL O'Clock,
was fixed as the day for public hear
| ing on the application.
The finance committee presented
the following financial statement re-
ceipts, $25, 47420; disbursed, S21, u.s.
10 balance, 81, 296.57.
The court house and jail committee
reported in jail at last report rs; ad-
mitted 80; discharged, 49,; remaining
June 1st, %.
The aims house committee reported
eight persons admitted and the same
number discharged, during the month
of May, leaving II there on June l.
There were seven admissions to the
children's home, but no discharges
during the month, leaving 81 children
| in that institution.
Freeholders' salaries for the month
amounted to S813.45, while officers
drew 1851 "a. Foxes are still rampant,
the bills for bounties amounting to. 49,.
The road committee reported repair
| bills of S2,575.92, and state aid roads
of Sill. Two bills one of w. & A.
Bum of 81, 653.56; and another from
M. j.. Black of 81, 715.01, for the five per
| cent. withheld on the Boont0n and
| Lincoln Park and Mt. Freedom roads
were ordered paid when approved by
| tIfe committee.
On recommendation of the printing
lcommittee a resolution was adopted
requiring all items on printing bills to
be approved by the parties ordering
the work before presentation to the
committee.
A claim of 1925 one-half the damage
claimed by Mr.. Vreeland, Of Parsip-
pany, for injuries to horse at the
| Horse Neck, two county bridge, was
ordered paid. Director Becker wanted
| a veterinary employed to examine the
horse before action was taken, stating
that such course had proved saving
lin another case. Pruden 81 Burke
presented a bill Of $290.31 as their dam
age by the falling of the Monroe
bridge. This claim was referred to
the damage committee.
Contracts for the erection of the
new bridge on East Blackwell street,
Dover, were ordered executedto Thos
flaming, mason Dover Boiler Works,
superstructure at 1899. The Morris
County Traction Co. offered 81, 800 for
the old bridge, and $1,000 for the priv
lege Of crossing the new bridge with
the car tracks, which offer was ac-
|cepted.
Bridge contracts were awarded as
follows: one at Hibernia, 80 feet span I;
a two county bridge at Horse Neck to
cost in all $3,799; four structures in
Jefferson to cost Morris county, 1920
in all bridge at AtnO avenue, Norris
town to cost So, 900, and for repairs in
Madison to cost about $400. The Nor
ristown bridge was let to Thomas
Malley, mason Bergen Construction
Co. iron work.
On recommendation of the court
house committee, the contract for
painting the Surr0gate's Office was let
to w. z. Coghlan for $3.50. e. L. Fos-
ter secured the contract for cleaning
the cesspools at the court house for
1915
Contracts for painting at the Aims
House were also ordered let.
Freebooter Mills reported that the
county board OF elections desires an
increase of pay to $3.50 per year. The
matter was referred to the election
committee to report, but Mr.. Mills
commended that the members Of the
committee are opposed to the raise.
Later he attempted TO make report
to secure a vote, but the director de-
clared it was not report and directed
the committee to present a report at
the July meeting.
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