Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-08-03
FreehOlders at Afternoon Ses-
sion Heard Opinion Of County
Solicitor on Matter.
HELD UP.
Other County Routine Matters
Dover Co.'S. Bid Returns
Finance Com. Report.
Special to the Evening News.


New Brunswick. Aug. 3:-The af-
ternoon session of the Board OF
Freeholders was somewhat more
peaceful than the morning meeting
when Charles A., Bloomfield was
present, an account of which was
given in yesterdays NEWS.
According to an opinion filed by
Solicitor Willis at the afternoon ses-
sion, bills of municipal clerks of
the county presented for time
spent in instruction of voters
last fall in the way of using voting
machines will not be paid. Those
bills were presented several months
ago and, as it was not quite clear
then whether the county should pay
such bills, the matter was referred
ITO Solicitor Willis for an opinion.
In this opinion he said that he
could not find in any of the laws per-
tanning to voting machines any pro-
for instruction given. He said that
the makers of the machines and also
the state authorities had given out
circulars about the instruction, but
these were merely in the form of
suggestions. He said he had COM
municated with Mercer, Union and
Monmouth countyA authorities -and
all had refused to pay such bills.
Dover Company's Bid Comes Back.
A Communication was received
from consulting bridge engineer
Thomas H. McGann, who has charge
of the Amboy bridge, in which he
wrote that it would be impossible
for him to finish his examination
of the plans for the Amboy bridge
spans in time for yesterdays meeting
and that several more days would be
| required to complete the work. With
his letter he sent back the proposal
of the Dover Boiler Works, of Dover,
| plan whatever, and he said he was
unable to determine the, character
or nature of the proposition the COM
pany presented. In a seperate COM
munication Mr.. McCann expressed
his inability to attend yesterdays
meeting as he was forced to attend
court session elsewhere.
Mr.. FELTON, asked if all the bid
ders had not bid on specifications
prepared by the county and he was
| informed that such was the case, but
that each bidder had embodied these
specifications in his own plant ex-
cept the Dover company.
| ~ Ia
were referred to Solicitor Willis to
be reported on at the meeting to be
held next Tuesday. Director Foun-
tain also suggested that a message
/ be sent to the Dover company ask
ing it to have a representative pres
ent at the meeting to make an ex-
plation. Mr.. Haney did not think
the proposal should be considered at
all. The Dover company presented
the lowest bid when the bids were
opened July 26. 1t was for $4,000.
Messrs. Haney and Glenn opposed
receiving it then as the check OF
! the company had not been presented
until after the time required.
] To Provide Covered Registery Lists,
On motion of Mr.. Concannon, the
county is to buy $1,000 worth of a
i patented device to cover and pro-
tect registration lists at the polling
places. These will be used in New
Brunswick and Perth Amboy and
other places can have them too, on
request of members.
Finance Committees Report.
The finance committee reported
as follows for the month of July:
Balance, June 80, $17,312.76
Receipts, ............. 56,545.22
Disbursements ....... 30,470.85
Balance, July 81, ..... 26,074.3
The finance committee was auth
orized to have note for four months
discounted in anticipation of taxes.
Oak Tree Road Completed.
The road committee reported tha
the Oak Tree road built by G. M
Liddle had been completed and rec
commended that ethe final paymen
less five per cent. be made. 1t wa
also reported that all roads had beel
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