The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-16
BOARD OF
FREEHOLDERS
The Last Meeting Of Fiscal
Year and the First Meeting
Of the New Year.
A GOOD FINANCIAL SHOWING

The board of freeholders held a short
session on Tuesday, which under for
mer conditions would have been The
last meeting Of the old board. blt,
which under the new law was simnlv
one Of the meetings.
The road committee presented its
annual report, showing the improves
ment Of the Mt. Freedom and Mont
vile roads during the past year. The
former road was graded for several
hundred feet in Randolph township
Including the Arnold hill and the slr-
plus earth from the hills was used "a
MI IN several hundred feet of the Nor
ris township end Of the road. The
grades were reduced from a maximum
OF thirteen per cent. to six and a half
per cent. Macadam was put on to a
width Of twelve feet and depth Of six
inches. The cost of the work for the
year aggregated sl7,713.19.
The Montville and Boonton road
was improved for a distance of four
and half miles, the grade reduced
from nine to six per cent. at a cost
of s23, ,537.l4.
The appropriation for the year was
5000, to which was added s25. .52l. 81
from the state, S46.369.76 was ex-
pended, leaving balance Of s151 .s6.
For repairs S27, ,O0l3 was expended.
and for the removal of snow, 81. sol .S4.
The committee recommended for
the coming year So, 900 for state aid
roads, $4,000 for repairs and $500 for
the removal of snow.
The finance committee presented 4
detailed account OF the appropriations
and expenditures of the past wear.
showing total receipts by the collector
from all sources Of 1926, ,214.43 and ex-
penditures Of s3l4973.9o, leaving
balance of $40, 240.4S, with the follow
ing Ing bills PAYABLE BIZ ST, ,d0dfor energeDcy
bridges; $l0,25O petitioners assess
ment notes discounted for road work
Sl6,500 deficiency road account 81 .l5o
road repair deficiency account total
s35, 1900
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
On Wednesday morning what would
have been the new board convened.
As there were no new members. tha
usual caucus lasted for only a very few
minutes and the board began business
at half past eleven. Clerk Bennett
called the board to order and called
for nominations. Former Director
Becker was the only name presented
and was unanimously elected. Despite
the fact that the terms of Office of
number Of the members terminate on
January first, yet the officers had to
elected to hold Office until next Nav.
For Instance DR.. Beckers term of
Office will expire on January first, yet
he was elected director for the year.
OF course if he fails of reelection
somebody must be elected in January
ito fill out his term as director.
Charles H. Bennett was elected
clerk and George G.. Runyon, coun-
sci. In the case Of the latter a
committee was appointed to conduct
him to the platform, Freeholders
Schoneberger and Hoffman did the
honors with SO much vigor that they
carried the counsel up bodily, lifting
him right over the county collector
tor, whose seat was in the way.
The collector did not desire a legal
settlement on him so boosted the
counsel over on the director. He
finally struck the floor.
Director Becker thanked the board
for the honor and latter passed around
box Of cigars.
Temporary committees were ap-
pointed as follows: Rules Freehold
ers Mills, Moller, Bryant.
Appropriations Freeholders John
son, Baker, LOCKER.
Collector bond -FreeholdersSmith
Cook, Mitchell.
The board then took a recess, on re-
assembling it was voted that the old
rules remain in force, The committee
on collectors bond reported a bond of
100000 signed by Joseph f. Mclean,
Alexander Gilland, +. r. Casterline,
Charles r. Whitehead and to be signed
by Vice-Chancellor Pitney, who was
out of town. The bond was approved.
The appropriation committee pre-
sented the following budget which
was adopted:
| CURRENT EXPENSE
1 Court expenses, S27 600
I lCoronerS and post mortems, 1900
Stationery, 1900
Interest and discount, $500
Interest on road bonds, $4,000
Surplus revenue, 5000
Superintendent OF schools, 900
Aims house, 10000
tChildren's Home, $500
Freeholders salaries, $500
| Officers salaries, $500
Elections, 10000
Advertising and printing, $500
Court house and Jail, l0,500
| LunacY, Z5,OOO