The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-15
REGULAR
MEETING
OF the Freeholders, when an In
teresting History Of +" Sur
plus Revenue" is Told
N. Y. TELEPHONE co. SATISFIED

The New York Telephone. Go. was
granted permission by tie board of
freeholders on Wednesday to erect a
pole line on the Blue Mills road and the
Bloomfield road upon the recommend
alton of the road committee. This ac-
tion was not taken, however, before
Freeholder Edward D. Neighbour had
expressed his indignation that there
was no way for the county to exact a
franchise tax from this company when
it is charging what he termed excess
i've rates for telephones in the county
buildings.
Counsel George G.. Runyon told the
board the reason why the county raises
So, 800 for s'surplus revenue" each year.
He said that in 1885 the Federal gov
ernment had S9.000.000. and as there
was a law that all surplus revenue in
excess of S5,000,000 should be appor-
toned among the states New Jersey
received about $789,000 This amount
was parcelled out among the counties,
Morris receiving 100000 This was
used for county purposes or loaned out
to responsible persons, but just where
the money went is now not known.
Interest had to be raised on this
amount according to law passed in
1887 and this sum was apportioned
among the schools of each township
according to the taxes of each township
paid the previous year. Every county
in the state was in a like predicament,
asserted Mr.. Runyon. He advised that
that the legislative committee do no.
thing about the matter for fear the
county might be asked to repay the
$4,000
Upon the recommendation Of State
Road Commissioner Frederick Gilky-
son that Morris county macadamize
that portion of Watching road lying
in its borders, as Somerset county was
going to pave its share of the road,
met with favor by the freeholders,
they voting that the work be done.
County Engineer William E, King said
he thought the 1900 feet of road in
this county could be macadamized for
81, 500.
The director and clerk were author
ized to sign contract with A. J. Tu-
ers for the widening of bridge In
Hanover township near the Children S
home for $424.
The following reports of committees
we're made:
Finance-Court expenses, 81, 1925 +;
stationery, S1S4.29; coroner and post
mortem, S2lS.25; sheritr's Office, 1852 !;
surrogate's office, $62323; county
clerks office. SS4O.62. Total, 81 4.231. a..
Court House and Jail-Bills, S50S. 30;
permanent improvement, $3.50; sher-
ifs report number in Jail at last re-
port, 81 admitted since then, 33 dis
charged, 20; remaining, 25. The COM
mittee received bids for placing metal
shelving in the law library, and com
bination case in the county clerks Of
fee, and that of the Art Metal Con-
struction company for S1,2O7 was ac-
cepted.
Printing and Elections Bills OF
$234.34.
Almshouse- Bills for the Almshouse,
81, 75l55; Children's home, $437.87
permanent improvement, $122.28. AT
the last meeting there were 116 in
mates at the Almshouse, and since
that time 16 have been admitted and
6 discharged, leaving 125. AT the
Children'S home at the last report
there were II inmates since then
were admitted and none discharged.
Lunacy = Bills of Sl,682.70. The
committee visited the asylum and re
ported that there were confined there
charged to Morris county, 85 males
and 92 females.