The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-18
TELEPHONE co.
WANTS FAVORS
But Holds County Up For Tele-
phone Service Demanding
Construction Charge.
SESSION OF FREEHoLDERs

| Tnat there is nothing backward
about the New York Telephone Co.
was evidenced Wednesday morning at
the meeting of the board of freehold
ers when the company asked for per-
mission to build a pole line on Bloom
field avenue, in the townships of Han
over and Montville. Under the laws
the telephone lines get off without
paying franchise tax so the county
receives no remuneration for any fran
chises granted.
Recently the county asked the tele-
phone company to extend its service
to the county aims house. The com
pany gave figure Of sl28 per year for
che use of the phone and Sl25.25 for
construction. This was later reduced
to Sl10.40 for the phone and S125 con-
struction. The telephone has pot yet
been put in and will not be, so the
lfreeholders say, at such an extortion-
ate rate.
| Now that the company wants ia
lv)r the freeholders do not seem to
like the idea of giving them the use
of the county roads free of charge
when they do not return the COM
pliment and give the county at least a
reasonable rate for telephone service.
Freebooter Neighbour called atten-
tion to the fact that though fran
chise tax was exacted from trolley,
electric and gas companies the tele-
phone company paid none.
Though this company is using our
roads free of charge we are being taxed
Excessively for telephones in our coun-
| ty buildings" 1.-THE telephone, at
the rate charged by the company, is
still luxury don't give away these
valuable rights to the streets for
nothing"
Counsel Runyon explained to Mr..
Neighbour that the road committee
would consider the matter before a
franchise would be voted upon.
The bond of County Collector JOS
eph f. Mclean for 100000 was sub
mitted and approved. The sureties
were Fred r. Casterline, Henry @.
Pitney, L. d. Kay and Mr.. Mclean.
County Engineer William e. Kings
bond of $1,000 was also approved 1t
bore the names of Robert D. Foote,
Theodore f.. King, Thomas H. Hoag-
land and Mr.. King.
Counsel George G. Runyon reported
having collected S50503 from Munson
Miller on the amount due the county
for maintenance OF an INDECENT pa
tient at the state hospital.
Freeholder Burchel reported TWEEN
ty-four prisoners ia the county jail
and also submitted the report of Jail
Physician James B. Griswold, who
told of making nine visits and that
there was little sickness among the
prisoners. Since making his report of
January 10th, 1909, Dr. Griswold has
visited the jail 1873 times.
According to Chairman s. e. Estler,
of the lunacy committee, the county's
wards in the state hospital number
eighty-seven females and ninety-one
miles.
Freeholder Prudden reported lis in
mates in the aims, house and seventy
two youngsters in the children's home.
Upon his recommendation contract
was ordered executed with William
G. Byram for the installation of two
new boilers in the almshouse at 1899
each.
Bills were ordered as follows sta
tionery, S69.27 surrogate's office,
S49S .83 coroners and post mortems,
S279.8O; sheriff's Office, 1852 county
clerks office, 1886. court expenses,
2,372. go; court house and jail, S175.56 ;
aims house, 81 PIG 05 ;children's home,
S437 .04 state hospital, ST. $3.50 IS state
village epileptics, $2l284 ; incidentals,
1888. As; fox bounties, SS1; officers
salaries, S527.31 freeholders salaries,
1856. so; state aid roads, 81, 1926 30; road
repairs, slO,ll5.29; snow removal,
s523.55 advertising, S522.42 elections,
S357.s5.