Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-17
MORRIS COUNTY
BUDGET HIGHER
ANEIHH. HHF n
OkIHOAN
Ereeholders Hear Reports OF
Committee-JaiI Improve
-, ments Put at $4,000.

MORR1sTOwN. Dec. l7.-Au IN
crease in some OF the items, totaiine
sss 200. in the budget fer next yeai
was developed by the recommenda-
ffops Of the committees Of the board
uf-Freeholders at the annual special
Meeting Of the board yesterday The
ordering of the payment ot the
Bowlby bill without defending the
suit brought against the county py
sowlhy. the request Of the surrogate
ana the county clerk for moro room
ma the suggestions of the counsel
and the county collector for the
sandling Of the appropriation sa
hat ali can be taken care OF Wlln
,Aher items OF Importance az th9
meeting <.
INSTRUMENTATION were maue "a
seventeen Of the accounts. ne
largest increase VAS Seieo4 t'4 ~
.iarnaneut Improvement u the jan
3,Tsebol,ier Meade. Of the Jail COM
rtftee. explained that the amount
vas 10 be used IL renodeling the Jan
and putting in many Of the improve
fnents suggested BY the State Board
II Health and iocsd OrganlzdtioIls,
An increase Of $1,000 was also asked
sor the almshuuse, which FfeehcIaef
prudden explained, was 10 erect
5ne-story brick hospital a new natll
is also requested which VIII cos
=. 300 The widows pension account
also showed an increase of s3.o0u, ana
ne elections account Of $1,000. The
bridge account will also be- larger hy
The increases include Almshouse,
~ OOO increase $4,000: almshouse,
permanent Improvement, $1,000, in
erease 81 O00: widows pensions, Se,0oa.
increase 5000 Childrens Home.
sa GOO increase 81 600; Tuberculosis
Hospital. current, $4,000, increase
as .OOy: Court House and jail perma-
nent improvement, $4,000, increase
3s coo; Court House and jail current,
$4,000 increase $1,000; advertising
and printing, $1,000 increase $29g'
elections. s27,Q00 increase - 0o5i
hridees. 81. 300. increase s34 200. The
permanent Improvement account @
the Tuberculosis Hospital dropped
4. 200 the appropriation recommended
being $40, 800. The accounts in Which
there was no changes were: Free
holders salaries. 81, 700; officers
salaries. $500: ineidentals. $4,000;
fox bounty $500; charity hospital ac-
count, s., ,0C0; lunacy account. S23,00V
The Bowlby bill was ordered paid,
after considerable argument, follow
ing the reading of the counse. $
opinion in the matter. Mr.. Mills
opinion stated that under the statute
the bill must be paid If 1t was found
Bowlby had performed the duties o.
sealer of weights and measures, 10
which position he was appointed by
tae small Board Of Freeholders.
Bowlby's memorandum for expenses,
it stated. could not be allowed, and a
judgment which the county secured
against Bowlby, amounting to $500
should also be deducted the opinion
stated. Freeholder Elliott, of Dover,
moved the payment Of the bill.
.-Freeholder Abel opposed it, stating
that he and a number Of others, he
Believed, felt that Bowlby had not
performed the duties of the office and
he was willing that the courts decide
the matter. Freeholder Hulmes asked
Il the board could win the suit if 1t
went into court, to which County
Counsel Mills replied that If Bowlhy
vent on the stand and swore that he
mad performed the duties Of the office
the board had no defense. The letter
p9 1.-THE State sealer was brought up
and re-read, in which the latter stated
that he believed Bowlby had per
sormed the duties. The question was
out to vote and it was decided to pay
the bin by q vote of IA to $
DR. Carpenter Of Boonton, director
ct the tuberculosis hospital was re-
appointed for a term of five years.
On the motion Of Freeholder Abel the
clerk was instructed to answer all
communications to the board and
state when they are referred to a
committee. Mr.. Abel said there had
been a number Of complaints from
correspondents that their communica-
tions were unanswered.
In short address to the board TO
sorrect what he said was an erro-
neous idea Of the bonded indebted
ness Of the county, Collector Nc
Lean said the board had paid off
$500 900 of Its bonds in the last seven
years, and with the law still the same
as when the bonds We're raised, the
county only owed $4,000.
Surrogate Augustus H. BARLEY and
County Clerk Elias Bertram Mott ap-
peared before the board at the invi-
ration of Freeholder Guerin and asked
Tor more room Surrogate BARLEY
said a room was needed for a private
office. At present, ne said, there were
recording machines and typewriters
IN the same room with the telephone,
making il difficult to use the teIe-
phone. He also asked for a new floor
in the main Office County Clerk
Mott said he mad appeared before the
board two years ago concerning the
lack Of space in his department.
From eight to ten recorders, ne
said, occupy a twelve by fourteen
room now, making il unsanitary and
unhealthful. and unless more room
vas provided soon many Of the rec
ords would have to be stored in the
attic He said he was IN favor OF
duplicating the present vault on the
Jail side Of the present vault. He said
he was not in favor Of q four-story
building for the county clerk nor a
aew Court House, be believing the
present building one Of the best in
The State. He was in favor Of re-
modelling the same, however The re-
guest OF the county officials were re-
ferred to the Court House and jail
committee, Chairman Meade of which
said he was willing TO go ahead II
''you give me the money