The Morris County chronicle., 1906-12-18
BOARD OF
FREEHOLDERS

The board Of freeholders met on
Wednesday for the last meeting Of the
year, and the last meeting for quite a
number of the freeholders. as the
newly elected officials take Office on
January j There was one gacai t
chair aud that was draped Ia mourn-
ling III memory ef Theodore Ringlieb,
its former occupant.
A letter from q n Hopkins, Of
Boonton, thanked the board for its
leyidences Of esteem to the members
Of the family Of the late freeholdef,
and was ordered filed.
Reed N Salmon again asked what
progress had been made in the claim
of Reisted Of Gillette, for damages
F'reeholder Sclloneberger said be-
hadn't heard of it since the August
letter, and Counsel Runyon for The
damage committee reported progress.
The matter was again referred to the
damage committee with the freehold
er from Passaic and the Counsel.
The Passaic freeholders in d com
munication called attention to the
condition Of tie bridge at Blooming
dale. Freeholder LOCKER said the
pIanking ara bridge are all right as
he had crossed ia the morning. The
trouble dated LEX to the attempt Of
the Passaic freeholders to let con-
tract for a concrete aoor at Al excess
sive price, to which the Morris Com
mittee would not agree.
A letter from Madison claimed DAM
ages for e. Murray, who fell at cal-
yelt near J. O'Bren's and claimed
that he had been confined to his room
since October 10, when he claimed
that accident occurred as be was on his.
way to church, The matter was re-
ferred to the damage committee
The efreeholdersof Burlingtoncounty
sent on a resolution adopted by them,
objectiug to the Increase in the cost
of stone roads through combinations.
to control the price Of crushed stone,
and asking the other boards of the
State to unite with them ia asking
the legislature TO pass laws permit
ting the State to secure quarries and
crush stone for roads to be sold at
cost. Ffeeholder Schoneberger moved
that the communication be referred
to the legislative committee to COM
ply with the request and it was so or
dered
The Morris County Traction Conn
pany, by petition, asked the consent OF
the Board to the erection of viaducts
over the Chester Branch Of the Lack
awanna r.. r. at Kenyil and the Cen
tral r. r. at Ledgewood, and an un-
der crossing at Denville, under the
two sets Of tracks Of the Lackawanna,
and agreeing to pay the entire cost OF
the construction. Plans for the work
we're also submitted Freeholder
Schoneberger offered a resolution,
giving permission to the Traction
Company to do as suggested on their
filing bond toindemnify the county
against any possible damages, and au-
thorizing contracts with the trolley
company and the railroads.
]. II. Fancher asked to be heard and
declared that the people Of Roxbury
are opposed to any yiaducts over the
tracks, and had asked that the road
committee accord them a hearing In
the matter, but had been entirely
ignored by the committee and its
chairman, who never even answered
the letter. In addition, the board has
nothing to do with the matter which
should be settled by the Roxbury
committee He said that 1t has been
the policy of the freeholders to lessen.
grades all through the county, but
this prop sition is to make grade on
a present level road. In addition he
asked what a horse and wagon would
do on the top of these yiaducts with a
trolley car and some Of the automo-
bileS which in summer pass these
points at the rate Of twenty-five per
hour.
Freeholder Schoneberger said the
judge put him in bad light. The
committee had decided that it was
not proper to meet the people at the
crossing, as it would interfere with
their inspection and in addition the
weather conditions Of the past three
weeks had required quick movements
in order to get together at all. The
committee had met some people acci-
dentally aU the crossings and thought
that many favored the plan. Anyway
it is up to The traction company and
the Roxbury people, who could go to
law il They choose. He opposed any
p0stponement OF the matter The
motion granting permission was then
adopted
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