The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-13

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rate board of trustees for the State Normal
school, for the Deaf Mute school. OF any
other state institution which comes within
the school system established under the
constitution.
tees OF the State Normal school md the
trustees OF the Deaf Mute school. The
committees Of the state board can act az
efficiently as the present trustees, and
these schools should be under their direct
charge.
| also recommend that the number Of
members of the state board be reduced.
There are twenty-one members. 1t Is too
large and unwieldy; one-third of the num-
Der would make a more efficient body, and
would be sufficiently large not only for all
its present duties, but for the additional
duties which L recommend be intrusted
to 1t.
/ also recommend that no money be paid
out of the school und for any purpose
whatever until the same has been reported
to the state school superintendent, 20 that
he may have in his Office what he does not
now have under the existing laws COM
plete statement Of ali moneys expended
under the school system Of this state.
Here the governor makes brief reference
to the Normal and Model schools, the Far
mum Preparatory school and the School
for Deaf Mutes.I
Pensions.
The official records Of the adjutant gen.
erals office are of the greatest value to
those who desire to apply for pensions or
secure information In reference 10 the SER
vice of New Jersey troops. In no state in
the Union has this matter been more sys-
tematically attended to than here. These
records are now being properly fled in
suitable vaults in connection with the adj
jutant generals Office. He has a complete
record and history Of every war since the
French and Indian war in which troops Of
this state have been engaged. The records
cover the following wars:
The old French and Indian war, the Rev
dictionary war, the Pennsylvania insur-
rection Of 1874, the war of 1912, the Florida
war, the Mexican war and the civil war OF
1861.
There are eight pensioners paid by the
state for services in the war of 1879 who
receive Ss31.S5. The pensions paid to one
soldier and three widows Of soldiers for in
juries received during service in the ma
tional guard amount during the past year
to S2,1l5.16.
United states Pensions.
In this state personal attention is given
to the claims of every applicant for a pen
sion upon communication made to the gov
ernor. | am not informed Of any other
state where this is done officially. This
work naturally entails an immense amount
of correspondence and labor, but 1t enables
every one entitled to a pension to secure il
without cost. A special agent is sent to
Washington at intervals, whenever it Is
deemed necessary TO advance these pension
claims, and attend to the interests of New
Jersey veterans. A large mount of work
is entailed upon the Office in the case of
those who have heretofore applied to pen
sion agents.
The object of nan of these agents seems
to be to get themselves officially recognized
as such, and then to leave the case to
take care of itself. His appearance as
agent entities him to $40 in an ordinary
case and a larger sum in cases where
special services are required. When these
agents fail to do their work the state Off.
cials, upon the request of the applicant,
take official action to do whatever Is neces-
sary 10 present the case to the department
in proper shape and advance its hearing.
On June "a, 1890, congress passed a law
granting pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors
who are incapaeitated for the performance
of manual labor, and providing for pen
sions to dependent relatives of deceased
soldiers and sailors. / Immediately upon
June 80, 1900 sent letters to all the Grand
Army posts Of the state, and to every so
eiety and organization of soldiers, and "a
postmasters and soldiers individually. Over
fifteen hundred copies Of this notice were
sent out for the purpose OF informing sol
diers and their widows that the state would
officially aid all worthy soldiers or sailors, OF
I LutiIA CDCn4EuI 0AdttNCC III hCtaI 1AAS0hA
stances, in the matter of urging the allow
ance of the pension provided for In the act
of congress, and stating that blanks, witt
full directions as to procedure, would be
furnished without cost to the applicant:
To all those applying under these notices
the adjutant general sent letters of instruc
lions and blanks, and did everything in hi:
power to carry out the wishes of the execu
tive and aid New Jersey veterans and then
families. The duties of the adjutant gen
eral were nearly doubled by reason of the
directions given by me to assist those de
string to apply under the act OF Jun "a
1890. Nearly 1900 blanks have been dis
tributed in of my letter of jun
30. Pension bureaus have been established
by several Grand Army posts, and thel
have been supplied with blanks and in
structions as to their execution. The pen
sion bureau of the national government
has given every facility to the officers o.
New Jersey, and all information asked fol
in reference to the acts of congress or mat
tiers in relation TO pensions has been cheer
fully and promptly given.
1t appears from the last official report o
the commissioners of pensions, n from
tabulated statement furnished by the thirt
auditor of the United States treasury, tina
the New York agency, which includes pen
sioners residing in the counties of Bergen
Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex
Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset
Sussex, Union and Warren, paid the fol
lowing amounts;
Invalids. ..................- ........- SSH 2o y
Widows. III, 5si 3
Minors 1878 Il
Dependent relatives. ................ &,eS3 A
Survivors of the war of 1si2......... IA o
Widows of the war of 1Sl2.......... 4s46 0
Total payments of the New York
agency. S45b,Oyo .
At the PHILADELPHIA agenc which in