The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-04-14
BOARD OF
FREEHOLDERS
No Action Taken on Turning
Over County Roads to
Municipalities
COLLECTING FROM TOWNSHIPS

OULLEOllNU ENOM lUW WNOulT ,
No action was taken by the board of
freeholders on Wednesday in reference
to Freeholder Neighbour resolution to
give back the roads in towns and bor-
oughs to those municipalities for their
maintenace. Mr.. Neighbor did not
give expression to his views during the
meeting, but afterward said he did
not care about acJion at that meeting,
as the members went on record by not
taking up the matter.
The expected resignation of Clerk
G. H. Bennett, who has become post
master of Dover was read. Freeholder
Powers moved to defer action on it for
one month and Freeholder Burchell
made an amendment that the resig-
nation lie on the table, which was
adopted instead of the former motion.
A communication from the New
Jersey Dustoline Co., asked permission
to put dustoline on county roads. The
letter was referred to the road COM
mittee with power.
A lengthy letter from r. III. Thomas,
accompanied by a map, again called
attention to the question of the dis
position of surface water on Madison
avenue at his place. which has been
before the board for five years. A re-
port of Williams, Proctor & Potts, ac-
companied the letter, asserting that a
comprehensive scheme for taking care
of the water between the McCurdy
place on South street, and Philip Liv-
| ingston S place on Madison avenue, in
cluding Franklin place and street
should be adopted. The report sug-
gested concrete gutter running from
the brook on the Howell place, under
the unused wagon way under the rail-
road to Franklin avenue, then pire
drain on Franklin avenue and across
Mr.. Thomas place and the property of
E. A. Day to Madison avenue. The
cost was estimated at 81, 800. The COM
munication was referred to special
committee, consisting of Freeholders
Burchell, Powers, Johnson, Norris and
Hoffman, with the engineer and coun-
sci.
4 The finance committee called atten-
tion to the fact that the Surrogate
had turned in 81, 348 to the collector
for the month of March, while the ex-
penses of the Office we're S515, leaving
profit to the county for the month of
$313.
On motion of the finance committee
the collector was authorized to trans
fer balances to close up the year.
The court house and Jail committee
reported the following statistics: in
Jail at last report, 3s; admitted, 80 /;
discharged, 40: remaining, %. The
report for the aims house was num-
Der at last report, 95 admitted, 4 dis
charged, s.; remaining, "a. In the
childlen's home there were 10 at the
last report, since which time none
have been admitted and discharged,
leaving II there at present.
Fox bills decreased to S7S for the
month and.snow bills of $3.50 were Or
dered paid together with S7l4.43 for
road repairs.
Director Becker called attention to
the matter of the road bonds and on
motion the collector was notified to
collect from the several townships,
boroughs and towns.
Director Becker called attention to
the fact that the board meets on the
first Wednesday of May and estimates
of committee needs and bridge ex-
penses should be in before that time.
He declared the board ready to ad-
journ and it was so ordered.
| Freeholder Fancher made his way
to the desk after adjournment and de-
clared that if any attempt was made
to collect road money from the town
ships, Roxbury will fight till the last
horn blows. He further declared that
the money should be paid by county
levy and when he introduced reSolu-
tion to that effect it was kicked out.
Director Becker said nobody wanted
to discuss the motion when it was be-
fore the board.
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