The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-05-08
BOARD OF
FREEHOL DERS
Finishing up the Business Of
the Old Year. Appropri-
atoms Recommended.
ROAD SUPERVISOR ELECTED


The board of freeholders met last
| Wednesday to finish the business OF
the old year. The meeting was de-
layed an hour by the absence of Direc-
tor Becker, who was witness in a
case in court.
The meeting was marked by the
presence Of a new freeholder, George
Estler, who represents Boonton town.
ship Governor Stokes signed the bill
the dag before which authorized this
official and the town committee APP
pointed Mr.. Estler the same night.
The court house and jail committee
reported as follows in Jail at begin
ing of the year, 81 admitted. 454 dis
charged, 434 remaining, 20. Appro-
priation, slO,500 expended, sl0,-
2S3 go transferred to other accounts,
$2l6. 40. Permanent Improvements
appropriated, $1,000: expended, 81
912. 40 ; transferred to other account,
$780, The following appropriations
were recommended F.: current expenses,
SIC, 800; permanent improvement, 49,
900.
| The finance committee recommend
cd transfers Of So, 1856 33 from court ex-
penses and 81 ,O13.67 from aims house
| permanent improvement to the credit
of the sinking fund, which will in
crease the fund to 1000. Monthly
receipts OF the collector, S29, ,119.49
disbursements, $l1, 1,s32.O5; balance,
s17, ,2S7.44.
The aims house committee reported
as follows: appropriation, $4,000;
other receipts, sl87.Ss; total, S10,187
SS bills paid, SO, ,991OS; transferred
to permanent improvement, $l96.80.
Children's Home appropriation, s5,-
500; bills paid, SIS, ,225. 35 balance trans
ferred, $27465. Permanent improve
ment appropriation, $780, trans
ferred to account, S196.5O; bills paid,
s65S.S4; balance remaining, 81, 1,O37.96.
Number of inmates in poor house at
beginning of year, 68; admitted, 47;I
discharged, 81 remaining, Ga. The |
lcommiutee has appraised the goods |
and chattels in the institution at &c.
03355 The committee recommended |
the following appropriations: current |
expenses, $4,000; Children's Home,
So, 500 permanent Improvement, $780, |
The lunacy committee reported the
following statistics inmates charge |
able to the county at the beginning OF |
the year, 1859; admitted, 38; discharged,
40; remaining, 1877 The appropria- |
| tion for the year was S25,000 and to |
| this was added $727.19, all of which |
was spent. The committee recon- |
mended an appropriation of $22, 900 for |
the ensuing year.
The insurance and miscellaneous |
committee reported as follows: free
holders salaries appropriation, $4,000; |
other receipts Sl,61658; expended, |
SO, 1868. Officers salaries: appropria- |
tiOn, $6,500; transferred from other /
accounts, S9l7.36; expended, S7,4l7.36. |
| Incidental. and deficiencies appro- |
priation, S6, 600 other receipts, $l.10: |
expended, $3,29l.06; transferred to |
other accounts, So, 7l0.04. Census ap-
preparation, $4,000; expended, 1886 |
/ 10; transferred to other accounts, |
$603.24. Fox bounty: appropriation,
| $500; expended, S265.50 f; transferred to |
other accounts, S23050. Street light |
| ing appropriation, $3.50; all expended. |
| appropriations were recommended as |
| follows freeholderS salaries, $6 800 |
officers salaries, $7, 900; inciuentalS ana /
deficiencies, 81, 900; street lighting, |
$3.50 fox bounty, $500.
The printing and election commit
mittee made the following report: APP |
preparation, $4,000; other receipts, |
$3.50; transferred from other ac-
counts, $1,000; total, Sl1, ,207.60; ex-
pended, S1l, ,l47.30; transferred tot
other accounts, S60.30. Advertising |
and printing appropriation, $500 /
expended, S3,3l7.05; transferred to
other accounts, S162.95 The follow
| ing appropriations were recommended:
election, $4,000; advertising and |
printing, $500.
The damages committee reported /
an appropriation of S3,066.40 all OF !
which has been expended.
The road committee presented no |
report.
The roll was called for estimates Of I
bridge money needed for the next year /
and the freehOlders reported as fol- |
lows: Boonton 81 ,060; Boonton town
ship, $1,000; Chatham, $3.50; Ches-
ter, 1850; Dover, 81, 800; Hanover, |
81, 800; Jefferson, $4,000; Madison,
81, 800; Mendham, S2,500; Morris, S2,-
600; Morristown, First Ward, 5000; |
Second Ward, $500; Third Ward, 5000; |
Fourth Ward, $500; Montville, S2,-
600 Mt. Olive, 81, ,250 Passaic, $1,000; |
Pequannoc, $4,000; Randolph, $1,000 |
Rockaway, $4,000; Roxbury, $500 |
Washington, $2,340. Total, $4,000.
Ereeholder Cook moved that the
election of a road supervisor be taken
up and on the adoption of the motion
nominated Walter ii. Mitchell, OF
Hanover township, as inspector OF
lstate aid roads for three years at a
salary Of $500 per year and supervisor
! of county roads for two years at a
salary of S25 per year.
EreehOlder Smith nominated Free
,, holder Millidge for the two offices only
at salary Of 5000 for the state aid
: tparb.
ii The roll was called and unf0rtunate-
| ly for Freeh0lder Smith and his candi-
date the new freeholder overbalanced
the tie which he looked for, and on
1.-THE roll call Freeholder LOCKER, the
Democratic member from Pequannoc
Idecliped TO vote with the rest Of the
Democratic members for Milildge, CIV
5 | ing Mr.. Mitchell a clear majority OF
:. / three votpg over his ODpOnpnf, who re-