The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-11-14
THE VOTES
CANV ASSED
Municipal Officers Elected IN the
Several Towns and Town
ships Of the County.
LOCAL ISSUES GOVERN VOTERS

The Morris County Board Of Elec-
tion met at noon on Monday to can
vass the returns of the county 1t
kept them busy all the afternoon as
not only did the result of the general
county ticket have to be canvassed,
but also the result in each municipal
ity
The board succeeded in unseating a
Democrat in Passaic and seating a
Republican in the Office of oyerseer Of
the poor, and also made the discovery.
that the Democrat and Republican
candidates for the Office of pound
keeper in Washington township were
tied. The table gives the result on
the county ticket.
The following officers were elected
in the several municipalities Of the
county
Netcong Mayor, Gilbert H. Lun-
ger councilmen, John Benson, NJ. g.
johnson commissioner Of appeals,
Jacob Bailey justices, A. N. Jones, g.
W. Eaton
Mt. Olive township Committeeman,
George N. Salmon; commissioner Of
appeals, Nelson Salmon; surveyors, j..
Mooney, j. w Wack constable, j. B.
Stephens; ;overseer of the poor, Chas.
GIessner; I; justice Of the peace, j. f.
Force.
Jefferson Clerk. v. g. Davenport; !;
committee, W. fl. Coil commissioner,
j. Tallman; surveyors, S. Nicholas,
VIM, Flatt constabes, J. G. Christie,
j, Branin.
Dover Mayor, George Pierson; al
,derman, r. f. jenkins; councilmen,
Messrs. Baker, Mulligan, Richards and
Pitcher freeholders, "A. X. Baker and
John Moller; justices, Hagan, Ely and
Gage: constables, Apgar, Smith, New
kirk and Moore. Mayor Pierson was
the only Democrat elected.
Wharton borough -Councilmen, D..
i. Spicer. r., Michael Kennedy, D.,
! Es r. King, D.; assessor, ]. A. Ber-
mingham, D., collector, w. J. Cheg-
widden. r.; commissioner, NJ P. Cast
ner r., Justice, J. r. Williams, r.
Randolph township Clerk, ]. e.
Cannatta, r., assessor, I. G. Bryant,
D., collector, d. L. Corey, d.; com
mittman, ] o. Wright, Jr. D.; con-
stable, Treble, r., oyerseer Of the
poor, j f. Burnett, d. surveyor Of
the highways, Bryant, D.
Madison Mayor, DR. Calvin Andef-
son; councilmen, Geo. W. Downs,
Joseph A. Whitaker commissioners,
James A. Webb and G. M. Bush.
.Florham Park Mayor, Carnot b..
Meeker; councilmen, VIM " Tunis
and Charles f. Snyder; assessor, H..
w. Young; collector, f. a. Cory;
commissioner, S. L. Youngs.
Rockaway borough Mayor, G. W..
Stickle councilmen, G. S. Gustin, j..
f. Robinson; freeholder, J. ID. Smiths;
Commissioners, W. H. Matthew's JUS
tice, M. S. Lambert.
Passaic Clerk, Harry A. Moore,
committee, J. H. Ortman; surveyors
of the highways, /. Messler, j. r..
Miller; constable, @. Fl. Pehkers over
seer of the poor, Geo. Bowman.
Pequannoc- Clerk, J.. J. Pellett.; as
SCISSOR, Alfred Gilland; collector, T..
w. Benjamin; committee, A. J. Sling
erland;; commissioner, ]. Lyon.
Washington Clerk, r. j. Wiley;
committee, E. A. Apgar, commission
or, Albert Bum; surveyors, d. s..
Trimmer, S. Neighbor; constable,
VIM. VOORHEES,; overseer OF tbe poor
J. w. Apgar.
Rockaway township Clerk, Wan.
Daddow collector, O. NJ Myers; COM
mittee, S. A.. Blanchard, S. T.. Cook,
Joseph Kitchens.
Mendham-Co Committee. e. L. Cara
brant; commissioner, w B. Wood
null; surveyors, E. Evans, @. B. Mills 4
constable, Chas. Reading.
Morris -Committee. L. E. Clark;
freeholder, II. L. Prudden; commits
sioner, Frank S. Thompson; con-
stables j. Fl. Brant, W. e. Collins;
Overeer of the poor, J. Fl. Brant.
Mt. Arlington Councilmen. M. +.
Lowe, G. O. zeller assessor, +. T..
Schafer; collector, f. H. Tappen !:
commissioner, i. S. HimpIer
Montvile Clerk, Fl. G. Baldwin !;
committee, John Hlisk, Jr. freehold
er, J. H. Milledge; commissioner, II.
I'll Bott; surveyors, VIM. Husk, p.
Kayhart constable, Aaron Bott.
Butler Mayor, Paul Witteck coun-
ciImen, j. B. Burlison, E. k. Roberts !;
assessor, q. "A. Decker; collector, Jesse
Ward commissioner, s. Rea.
Chatham borough Mayor, p. L.
Kelley councilmen, d. A. Butler, W.