Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-09-18
BOARD OF CHOSEN rRREHoLpgRs,

september II, 1878, at eleven O'Clock
a. M.
Present-John G. Rose, esq.,, direc-
tor, in the chair, and Freeholders
Ayers, Cloyd, Flynn, Hubbard, Mack
lin, Martin, Morse, Osborn, Randolph,
Smith, Thompson, Vail, Wilcox, Wood
ruff.
The minutes of the lost meeting were
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
Peter B. Amory, and J. M. Meeker
presented petition for retaining wall
on the east side of the bridge over
Elizabeth river at Irvington avenue.
Which was received.
REPORTS.
The committee on jail inspection pre-
scented report in reference to the over
crowded condition of the Jail.
Which was received.
The special committee appointed to
examine and report on the necessity
and probable cost OF building a brick
and stone arch bridge over the stream
crossing North avenue, in Westfield
township, presented their report.
Which was received.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY the director
Whereas, The county jail has accom-
modations for only 81 persons, and
during the last year the average number
of persons confined in the Jail has been
thirty men and often for weeks it has
contained seventy-three, aud the cells
being only four feet six inches wide by
seven feet long, entirely too small for
two persons to be confined in the cells
at the same time, there being great dan
ger in sickness and inconvenience in
the management of the Jail, therefore,
| be it
Resolved, That the committee on pub
lie buildings be authorized and request
ed to procure plans and specifications
for the enlargement of the county Jail
and report the same to this board at the
next meeting, with the probable cost Of
the same.
Which was received and the recon-
mendation adopted.
By the same;
Whereas, There has been q large in
crease of crime and commitment to the
county Jail, especially during the fall
and winter months, for the last few
years large majority being only trivial
offences in order to secure comfortable
quarters during the winter and where
as, better system would force the va
grants and petty thieves by their labor
to help earn their own living and to pay
the expenses of their arrest, detention
and trial, and thereby tighten the taxes
of the county therefore, be it
Resolved, That the committee on
county work house be authorized and
requested to procure plans and specifi-
cations for county work house, and
to submit the plans with the probable
cost to this board on or before the 18th
day of October next-which report
shall be published by the board in all
the newspapers authorized to publish
the county proceedings.
Resolved, That an expression of the
legal voters of the county of Union be
taken at the next general election held
on the 4th day of November next, and
if a majority of the legal voters shall
express desire for county workhouse
then this board shall cause such work
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the legal voters shall express desire fol
no workhouse then this board shall moi
cause to be built such workhouse.
Which was adopted by the following
vote:
-Freeholders Cloyd, Flynn,
Macklin, Martin, Rose, Smith, Thomp.
son, Wilcox, Woodruff-9.
Noes-Freeholders Ayers, Hubbard,
Morse, Osborn, Randolph, Vail-6.
| BY Freebooter Hubbard
Resolved, That when this board adj
jown it adjourn to meet on Wednesday
October LIST, at eleven o'clocka. m.
Which was adopted.
| By Freebooter Randolph:
| Resolved, That committee of three
be appointed with power to build a
stone and brick arch bridge over Cedar
brook, on Putnam street, in the city OF
Plainfield, the cost of the same not tc
exceed fifteen hundred dollars.
Which was adopted.
Freeholders Randolph, Ayres, and
Hubbard were app 1inted committee.
By Freebooter Morse:
Resolved, That committee of three
be appointed to build bridge over the
stream near the ioiner's shop of Joe
Moffat, in accordance with the report o.
the committee that investigated and re
ported to this board this day.
Which was adopted.
Freeholders Morse, Cloyd and Wood
ruff were appointed committee,
BY Freebooter Thebaud
l pacA1rnI That nf tl,o,
be appointed to build bridge in con
junction with Essex county, on the turn
pike road near the residence of Mr.
Vanderpool.
Freebooter Morse moved to amend b.
inserting after the word "appointed,
the words "to report to this board thu
probable cost"
Which was adopted.
The resolution as amended was thei
adopted.
Freeholders 1hebaud, Wilcox ant
Smith were appointed committee.
By Freebooter Hubbard /:
Resolved, That the warden be in
structed and authorized not to open tn
court room for any purpose whateve
except for the legitimate use of tn
courts.
Which was adopted.
BY Freebooter Hubbard
Resolved, That the committee on iai
inspection be added to the committee Oh
public buildings in procuring plans
specifications, ETC., for addition to coun
ty Jail.
Which was adopted.