The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-11-14
BOARD OF
FREEHOL DERS
Routine Business EngroSses the
Attention Of the Board at
November Meeting
HANOVER TOWNSHIP TO PAY UP

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The board Of freeholders met on
Wednesday The only communication
to the board was one from the Chester
township committee asking for the
erection Of railing along the public
road near the mill at Lower Hackle-
barney. The matter was referred
to the Chester bridge committee.
Freeholder Coleman reported that
he had secured estimates for the rail-
ing desired In Washington township
and moved that contract be made
with A. Nichols for the work at four
teen cents per linear foot. and four
cents per foot for extra length posts, OF
which number will be required some
ten feet long. He had no funds in his
appropriation, but the board came to
the conclusion that money better be
taken from court expense fund to
build the rail rather than have a dam
age case, The work win cost about
$3.50 and was ordered contracted.
The finance committee presented a
bill Of J Frank Holloway for 800 for
capturing Buckley, who escaped from
jail in June and for whom the board
offered the reward on advice Of the
Prosecutor. The committee moved
that it be paid when approved by the
committee and counsel It was
/ +I,r.,<rl,+ I,oe,+ ~ eoa,,ro r,<,,o M TIo1a
loway a bond of idemnity so that no
body else could come in and hold the
board for the reward.
The court house and jail committee
presented the following statistics in
jail at last report, 80 admitted, 80
discharged, 81 remaining November
| first, a.
The aims house committee reported
seventy-one in the aims house and
seventy in the Children's home, coun-
ty charges.
| The road committee presented the
bill of Dickerson & Gill for s4,976.26,
| final payment on the Morris Plains
State Aid road, which was ordered
paid and note of $4,000 was ordered
| discounted in anticipation of the re-
ceipt of State money. A bill from
the same firm for 81. 500 the hold back
on the Green Village road was ordered
paid on approval Of the State Road
Commissioner, it being necessary to
secure that approval before the road
can be officially adopted. He is ex-
pected in few days and Chairman
Schoneberger said the committee de-
sired that the contractors get their
money before the next meeting
On motion Of the elections commit
tee bills for services were ordered
paid when approved by the committee.
The Drake judgement against the
county for rent of voting place was re-
ported and the collector ordered to
pay the amount which with the costs
amounts to SS6.40 The Counsel stated
that there were other claims but that
the decision was made after the ar
rangements for the hiring of votings
places for the election Of Tuesday had
been made
Freeholder Moller moved and it was
SO ordered that the legislative COM
mittee have an amendment to the
election law drawn, regulating the
amount to be paid for voting places
and urge its passage in the coming
election.
Freeholder Burchell offered a resc-
luton that bridge committees see that
old bridges are not torn out until the
structural material for the new bridge
is on the ground. No one seconded
the resolution, but there was consid-
cradle discussion of the trouble along
that line.
A contract for railing for the Main
street, Rockaway bridge was ordered
let to cost S47l. 1t is the only cost to
, the county of the widening of the
bridge for the trolley to cross.
The Collector was directed to send
bill to the Hanover township com
mittee for the ten per cent. due on the
Morris Plains road amounting to ST.
304.92.
Aresolution was adopted permitting
the Morris County Traction Co. tolay
their tracks on the south side Of the
road over Mine HILL instead Of on one
side then crossing as the original ordi-
nance called for.
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Needlework Guild.
The annual meeting Of the Morris