The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-16
BOARD OF
| FREEHOLDERS
Tackles Various Problems IN
County Roads Cost, also
Of Certain Bridges.
ROUTINE BUSINESS AS WELL


Wednesday. communication was
received from the Passaic county
board asking Morris county to join in
making needed repairs and painting
the Bloomingdale bridge and also in
painting two other joint bridges. The
matter was referred to the Pequannoc
committee.
A bond Of 81, 900 was received from
the town of Dover to cover the open
ing of the county roads to- extend the
Dover water service to Bewlbyyille,
and was ordered filed,
Several letters were received frJm
the municipalities in regard to the
matter of the one-third of the county
road cost Hanover agreed to pay one
bond Of $I,l64 each year, beginning
the last Of the present year, continu
ing till the share is paid. Rockaway
borough and township sent letters TO
the purport that they would pay if
legally bound and other municipalities
paid, but objected to the payment of
interest. Madison borough will pay,
while Montyille set up the claim that
the roads improved in that township
are more used by outsiders than the
residents and the cost should be paid
for by the county at large. Pequan-
noe township asked an itemized bill,
which Collector Mclean stated had
been sent few days ago.
A letter from the d., l.. & W. r. r.
asked conference regarding road
matters near the coal trestle at Port
Morris. The letter was referred to
the road committee.
A communication from the Morris
County Traction Co, stated that they
had laid out their line to Landing,
across thespresent bridge which had
been found to be too light for the cars.
Either lanother bridge must be built
or the company build special bridge
for the trolley. A conference was
asked The matter was referred to
an enlarged Roxbury bridge commit
tee, Director Becker adding to the old
committee Freeholders Fame h er.
Downs and Baker; Freeholders Cole
man, Squires. ]. d. Smith, G. Johr-
son, Davenport and o. b. Smith.
The court house and Jail committee
reported in jail at last report, 30; ad-
mitted 80 . discharged, AZ, remaining,
27. The physician reported nine visits
and three examinations in insanity
cases. One was sent to the State
Hospital, but of the other two, one
had come from st. Johns, Newfound-
land, fifteen months ago, while the
third man had arrived in the county
from New York less than month ago.
He thought that the two last named
should not become charges of the
county.
The aims house committee reported
as follows: in house at last report, 6S
admitted, 13 discharged. il; remain
ing, 63,
The lnnacy committed reported the
quarterly visit to the State Hospital,
where they found SO females and SO
males county charges. The quarterly
bill amounted to S5,097.62.' The bill
of the State village for epileptics was
$178.
Freeholder Fancher introduced a
resolution which was read to the ef-
feet that The townships be released
from all obligation to pay the third OF
the cost of the county roads and also
resembling the resolution passed in
February, calling on the townships to
pay interest.
Director Becker asked the Counsel
what could be done and the latter
said nothing under the law Di-
rector Becker declared that the board
could not amend the law. Freeholder
Fancher objected TO the ruling and
declared that the whole matter is up
to the board of freeholders.
Freeholder Smith called attention
to The dangerous condition of a fence
along the G. r. r.. tracks at Berkshire
Valley and the Clerk was directed to
notify the railroad company to have
it fixed al once.
Collector Mclean stated that it was
the last meeting of the board at which
bills can be paid He suggested, and
it was so voted, that he De given power
10 make any necessary transfers to
close up the business OF the year and
on his further suggestion the roll was
called To ascertain how much is at
present outstanding. In the matter
of bridges the claims aggregated about
S5, 600, the largest item being one Of
So, 900 in Chatham.
The standing committees were called
and outside of the safe ordered for the
board rooms to cost 1885 and the cabi-
net for the sheriff's Office which will
cost $780, there was very little to
record.
Freeholder Smith of the advertising
and printing committee stated that
he had two bills, one OF Il. q. Mark
ham for SAG, and another for $l47 pre-
sented by A. l.. Adams for ballots at
the primary election. He said he
could not report as to these claims.
The only other claim against the
county which was brought out is the
five per cent. due on the roads built
laSt'Summer.
Mr.. Mclean said he thought from
the reports that there will be from
ten TO fifteen Thousand dollars surplus
which should be transferred to the
sinking fund account. On motion of
Freeholder johnson all balances were
ordered transferred to this account.
Mr.. Mclean stated that the members
were to be congratulated on the con-
0itiOnS Director Rocker added his