The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS
Bonding Act Costs, Committee Cannot
Agree With sheriff on His Bill.

The board of freeholders met OF
i Wednesday. A communication was re
ceived from the township committee
of Mendham, promising to pay the ter
per cent. on the cost of CONSTRUCTING
the proposed state aid road in that
| township. The resolution was filed.
| A letterfrom Vreeland, King, Wilson
& Lindabury asked 81, 800 for the death
of James McLaud, who died, it is al
| legged, through his horse running
through an improperly protected
bridge near Denville, on March 3. The
same amount was also asked by his
widow for personal injuries and dam
ages to horse and sleigh. She was
with her husband at the time of the
accident
| The court house and jail committee
reported the following statistics In
Jail at last report, 49, admitted, 80 !;
discharged, IS; remaining, April 1st,
20. The jail physician reported eight
visits to the jail, which he found to be
in good sanitary condition, and no
serious illness among the prisoners.
The statistics of the aims house
committee were as follows: In aims
house at last report. 10; admitted, 5;
discharged, 7 /; remaining, II. In child
rens home at last report, 49,; dis
charged, 5; remaining, IA.
The road committee reported adj
ditional snow bills to the amount of
$l73.35, bringing the total cost of re-
moval of snow to over 81 600.
Freebooter Schoneberger reported
for the legislative committee. Free
holder Smith and he had called on
State Road Commissioner Hutchinson,
who did not give them much encour-
agemeBt as TO new work The former
commissioner, however, had appropri-
ated to Norris enough to keep things
moving this year. The commissioner
said he would come to Morris county
and look over the roads, if wanted.
They also saw Senator HilleHy, in re-
gard to the road repair bill advocated
by the freeholdeTs> He told them that
the new commissioner was up against
it. The latter acknowledged the fact,
but said he was not thoroughly in
formed in regard to the matter.
A contract was ordered made for
the rebuilding of fallen bridge near
Brookside, to cost about $3.50. The
Chester freeholder was also authorized
to proceed with the rebuildingof three
bridges in that township, the total
cost not to exceed $500.
On motion of Freebooter Schone-
berger, the director and collector were
authorized to sign a note for $4 500,
the amount of the deficit between the
estimated and the actual cost of the
roads built during the past year. The
freeholder said that the ten per cent.
on the Montville, Mt. Freedom and
Green Village roads has not as yet
been collected, and will more than pay
the note In addition, the state owes
the county considerable on road work.
The counsel and engineer were in
structed to notify Colfax & Steele to
make the necessary repairs on the
Pompton turnpike, or cause the re
pairs to be made, and charge to the
contractors.
On motion Of Freebooter Mills, the
collector was authorized to make any
necessary transfers to pay the current
bills.
The Boonton bridge committee was
directed to surrender the bond Of the
Jersey City Water Co, on the proper
completion Of the alterations to the
Washington street bridge.
The committee on the collection Of
the one-third of the cost Of macadam
roads built under the county bonding
law reported a resolution directing the
collector, with the counsel and en-
gineer to report to each municipality
the amount due the county from it.
1t was stated that some Of the NUM-
cipalities are anxious to know the
amount they must raise to meet this
charge
| Freebooter Johnson reported that
| the finance committee could reach no
agreemenC with the sheriff in regard
to his bill, and asked to be relieved
| from its further consideration.
! Freeholder Schoneberger said tile
| question seemed to be personal be.
tween some members Of the committee
and the sheriff, and moved the as.
pointmenh Qf q special committee.
y His motion was defeated, and THE re-
port aud recommendation Of tile Il
nance committee adopted
I Director Becker reported that he