The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-11-02
Lambertville, N. j., Oct. 81, 1916.
TO THE VOTERS OF HUNTERDON
rnTTATTU.

TO THE VOTERS OF HUNTERDON
COUNTY:
NV opponent on the Republican
ticket, by open letter, public speeches
and private interviews with the peo-
pie of the county, has said he should
be elected so that ne could act with
Mr.. John johnson to remedy some al
legged conditions in the Board of Chos-
en- Freeholders, thereby intimatlng
that | have during my term opposed
measures advocated by Mr.. Johnson
that would result in . reduction OF
taxes and prevent extravaganza eXpen-
ditures of the public money.
| wish to state that in every case OF
paying bills, making contracts, liking
salaries, appointing of offices, except
Road Supervisor, the records OF the
Board show that my vote was with
Mr.. johnson and in fact the Board
was a unit on all these other matters.
| have during my term consclen--
tiously done my duty as | understood
it and | feel that no one can justly
say otherwise. During my term many
additional burdens of expenditure have
been placed upon the county by the
Legislature, but with all that together
with additional cost of road repair.
sinking fund and interest on Road
Bonds of $4,000 for 1916, and loss
of over a half million dollars in rata
bles in 1916, the county tax rate has
increased only seven cents, which ought
to fully demonstrate that the charges
of my opponent are false.
Before Mr.. johnson was elected he
thought it was unnecessary to rent
rooms for the accommodation of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders, County
Tax Board and County Superintendent
of Schools, and before my election
was of the same opinion, but when
one learns the lack of rooms in the
county buildings for the accommoda-
ton of these offices for properly con-
Quoting the business of the respective
offices, we found it was necessary to
continue to rent rooms outside and
take the rent received from the two
offices Inadequate for any of the Off
GERS above mentioned) and add little
more and continue the renting of pro-
per quarters, which was done by the
unanimous vote of the Board. The
difference in what is received in rent
from the offices in the county building
and what is paid for the rooms used
for county purposes is the sum of S24O
per year. The Grand Jury room that
Mr.. Wilson charges should be used by
the Board of Chosen Freeholders, the
County Tax Board and Superintendent
of Schools cannot according to law be
used. The law requires suitable quar-
tiers to be furnished these officers by
the county and so long as the county
building is unchanged it will be ne
cessary to provide offices outside of
the building.
The Board of Chosen Freeholders,
while paying many thousand dollars
in years business, has control of but
very little money, as most all eXpendi-
lures are fixed and directd by law, to
witt Asylum, Court Elections, Judge,
Prosecutor, Sheriff, Clerk, Surrogate
and Freeholders' salaries, Deputy Sur
rogate, Deputy Clerk and assistants
salaries, printing and advertising,
Sinking Fund, interest on bonds, wi
dow's pensions, taxed costs and Coro-
ners, County Board of Taxation and
County superintendent. All the ex-
penditures that are controlled by the
Board are: Care of county buildings,
bridges, Collector, Clerk, Collector and
Superintendent of Weights and Meas
ures, Road Supervisor and County En-
gineer fees, so you see very little is
left for the Board to control. In the
matter of road repair, that is done un-
der the direction of the State Road
Department in conjunction with the
Road Supervisor and County Engineer
and bills paid only when so certified.
merely call attention to these mat
tiers to show you how little my oppo-
nent knows of the manner IN which the
business of the Board is carried on,
and because of his ignorance or lack
of knowledge he is mis-stating condi-
tions. | am unable to see all my
friends personally before election and
take this means of informing you of
these facts. My record cannot be sue
cessfully assaulted in transacting the
county business, and it being the es-
tablished rule to give member of the
Board two terms, | ask that / be used
the same as all former members.
Trusting you will cast your vote for
me and if elected l hereby pledge my
self that l will cooperate with the
other members in giving the people of
Hunterdon county an efficient and eco
nomical administration.
HARRY X. KRAMER.
Ordered ad paid for by Harry K.
Kramer.