The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-09-19
BOARD OF
FREEHOLDERS
The September Meeting Taken
Up With Routine BuSi-
ness and Reports.
NO FUNDS FOR ROAD REPAIRS.

The board of freeholders met on
| Wednesday with the members all
present. A letter from Mrs. Gather
inc A. Mclaughlin objected to the
servants of the county trespassing on
her land at Mine Hill, digging earth
and removing trees. The letter was
referred to the road committee and
counsel.
A letter from Hugh Fox, president
of the Society of Children's Guardians
called attention to the commitment
on August 18th by Justice Cook of
Madison, of five children to the aims
house. -Four of the children have
been transferred to the Children s
home, but the youngest is still at the
aims house. He stated that the
grandparents of the children owned
property in New York and Madison
and apparently the case had not been
Investigated or anything done to en-
force the law. He asked for specific
instructions in the matter. This LETT
Ter was referred to the aims house
committee and counsel.
The court house and jail committee
presented the following statistics: in
jail at last report, 25 admitted, AS;
discharged, Al; remaining, 26. Or.
GriSwold, the physician, reported four
visits after his return on August Is,
that one child had been sent to Mem
orial Hospital and that the prisoners
looked well.
The aims house committee presented
the following figures in aims house at
last report, So; admitted, Ii; dis
charged, II remaining SO. In child
ren's home at last report 66, admitted,
6; discharged, 2; remaining, TO-
Bills for fox bounty amounted to S6,
the price of two foxes.
Chairman Schoneberger of the road
committee reported that the commit
tee had visited the Green Village
Madison road, which is practically
complete, but refused to give the final
some places. The force at work there
| two gangs are at work between the
Plains station and Shelley's corner.
| The committee asked for the transfer
of 81, 600 to the repair account, which
| is exhaused. After some hesitation
Mr.. Mclean suggested that the money
be taken from court expenses. The
collector said he hesitated because it
| is not probable that the deficiencies
ho 40 n = 6
had been done and cOunSeled that ex-
penditures be kept down. Director
Becker asked the committee if the re-
pair work will not be stopped at once
and the chairman replied that il
would.
On recommendation of Freebooter
Spencer three two-county bridges Dor.
dering on Jefferson township were let,
the cost to Morris county for three
being S2, ,303.90
A transfer of 5000 from the Fourth
/ to the First Ward committee of Nor.
ristown was authorized to meet the
extra COS of repairs over the estima-
tes The bond of r. Dalglish for the
replanking Of the Albeit avenue
( bridge was ordered released
Freeholder Webber moved that the
amount of money spent for repairs tC
roads this year be read for each of the
municipalities. No one seconded his
motion. The freeholder said after
| the meeting that no money had
been spent on the Madison county
roads since they we're built and that
the people are blaming him for theil
condition. Another freeholder he
said had promised to second his mo
tion, but had failed him.