The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-22
COUNTY NEEDS
MORE MONEY
Many Increased Expenditures
May be Made Necessary.

year was developed by the recommen-
dations of the committees of the board
of freeholders at the annual special
meeting of the board Wednesday. The
ordering of the payment of the Bowl
! by bill without defending the suit
brought against the county by Bowlby.
the request of the surrogate and the
county clerk for more room and the
suggestions of the counsel and the
county collector for the handling of
the appropriations so that all can be
taken care of were other items of i'm
portance discussed at the meeting.
recommendations were made in
seventeen of the accounts. The larg-
est increase was $1,000 for the per-
manent Improvement of the jail. Free
holder Meade, of the Jail committee.
explained that the amount was to be
used in remodelling the jail and put
ting in many of the improvements sug-
gested by the State Board of Health
and ether organizations An increase
OF $4,000 was also asked for the aims
house which Freeholder Prudden ex-
planned was to erect one story brick
hospital. new barn is also request
ed which will cost S3,500 The widows
pension account also showed an in
crease of $4,000 and the elections ac-
count of $4,000 The bridge account
will also be larger by $4,000. The in
creases include aims house, $4,000, in
crease, $4,000; aims house, permanent
improvement, $4,000. increase, $4,000;
widows pensions, $4,000, increase,
$4,000; children's home, $4,000, in
crease. $1,000; tuberculosis hospital,
current, $4,000, increase, $4,000;
court house and Jail, permanent i'm
provement, $4,000, increase, $4,000;
court house and jail, current, $4,000.
increase, $4,000; advertising and
printing, $500, increase 5000; eIec-
tions, $4,000, increase, $4,000; bridges,
l$72,S00, increase, $4,000.
The permanent improvement ac-
count of the tuberculosis hospital drop
ped $4,000, the appropriation recon-
mended being $4,000. The accounts
in which there was no change were
freeholders salaries, S7,700; officers
salaries, $4,000; incidentals, $4,000;
fox bounty, $500; charity hospital
account, $4,000; lunacy account,
$23, 900.
The Bowlby bill was ordered paid af-
T ter considerable argument following
the reading of the counsel's opinion IN
the matter. Mr. Mills stated that un-
der the statute the bill must be paid
, II 1t was found Bowlby had performed
the duties of sealer of weights and
{ measures to which position he was ap-
: pointed by the small board of free
} holders. Bowlby's memorandum for
expenses could not be allowed and a
judgment which the county secured
} against Bowlby amounting to $50 or
} should also be deducted Freeholder
Elliott moved the payment of the BILL
J Freeholder Abel opposed 1t, stating
that he felt that Bowlby had not per-
formed 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 Bowlby went on
the stand and swore that he had per-
formed the duties of the office the
board had no defense. The letter of the
state sealer was read in which the lat
ter stated that he believed Bowlby had
performed the duties. The question
was put to vote and it was decided to
pay the bill by a vote of Ii to 8.
, DIR. Carpenter, of Boonton, director
of 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 COM
munications to the board and state
when they are referred to commit
tee. Mr. Abel said there had been a
number of complaints from corre-
spondents that their communications
were answered.
In a short address to the board to
correct what he said was an errone-
+. GUS idea of the bonded Indebtedness of
the county, Collector Mclean said the
: board had paid off 100000 of its bonds
in the last seven years and with the
law still the same as when the bonds
were raised the county only owed
: $157, 900.
Surrogate August II. BARLEY and
County Clerk Elias Bertram Mott, ap-
peared before the board at the invita-
= tion of Freeholder Guerin and asked
for more room for their offices Sur
! rogate Barley said q room was need
] ed for private office. At present he
l said there are recording machines and
r typewriters in the same room with the
telephone, he said making it difficult
to use the telephone. He also asked
' for a new floor in the main office.
County Clerk Mott said he had appear
ed before the board two years ago con-
cerning the lack of space in his depart
ment. From eight to ten recorders
!. occupy twelve by fourteen room.
making it unsanitary and unhealthful.
3 And unless more room was provided
: soon many of the records would have
to be stored in the attic He said he
= was in favor of duplicating the present
Z vault on the jail side of the present
: vault He said he was not in favor Of
four story building for the county
clerk nor a new courthouse, he believ-
ing the present building one OF the
e best in the state, but was in fa-5- of
r remodelling. The request of the coun-
+ ty officials were referred to the court
! house and iail committee Chairman
Y Meade of which said he was willing to
= go ahead If you give me the money"
Vesper Service at Baptist. Church.
Tho First Baptist church will hold