Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-01-26
AT THE AIMS HOUSE.
A Winter Meeuing of the Counev
Legislators at the County
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The meeting of the Board of Free-
holders was held at the County House
Wednesday. The members were driven
out to the big institution In carriageA
buggAs, hacks and sIeighs. They
were taken the back way, and thu
many snow banks and drifts made
1t necessary for them to 60 through,
fields and over fences, while thosb
who went In hack were obliged on
one occasion to get outside and push
1t was about eleven o'clock when tue
members were seated about the table
in the sitting room, and the ladies'
safely seated in the pnrlor.
Director Berkenshaw called the
meeting to order, and when the clerk
called the roll, all members responded
excepting Phoenix Cosfer and Smith
Dare.
The meeting was not one of special
Importance. There was very little
business transacted. A notice was
received from a Cape May lawyer.
Morgan Hand, relating to the new
lines of partition between Cape Nav
and this county. 1t was merely a
matter of form and the notice was
ordered fled
There was some business pertaining
to the insane patients of the County
and then reports were heard.
Mr.. Harmon, of Deerfield reported
that owing to the cold weather work
had not progressed very much on the
Seeley's Mill Bridge.
Mr.. White, for the Public Building
Committee, reported that some neces-
sary repairs at the jail, had been 90
ing on there for some time. He re-
quested that the committee be author
lied to draw upon the Collector form
sum not to exceed $125 to pay the
men. The request was granted.
The Clerk was authorized to have
some necessary printing for the Board.
Mr.. Harris brought up the matter of
the burying of paupers in the plot as
signed for that purpose at the Alms
House. He thought that the grounds
should be fenced in, and some care
taken of the place. He also thought
that cheap marble stones should be
placed at the head of the graves.
Subsequent motions provided that
the Trustees should properly fence n
this plot, and in the future all graves
shall be marked with stores.
A large number of bills were taken
up and paid.
Mr.. Harris, for the Aims House Trus-
tees, referred d to number of printed
rules that had beon adopted for the
Institution.
The Board passed resolution con-
curing iu the action of the Trustees,
and endorsing the rules.
The Board then adjourned to meet
at the Court House at ten O'Clock In
the morning of the Second Wednesday
in March next.
Shortly after the adjournment the
members with their wives were invited
to the large dining room, where mott
sumptous dinner was prepared. Ex-
Director Bacon graced the head OF the
table, Aims House Chaplain Oottrell
asked Blessing. The delicacies 10
generously provided by the Steward
and his family, were served.
After the dinner the members en-
joyec cigars, and tour of the instfta-
tion was made, and tine hearts OF many
of the inmates were cheered by kind
words and a hearty handshake.
There are now ninety inmates In the
institution, fifteen of these are chilS-
rem. AT this season there are always
more than usual admitted, and the
children are in greater numt ers than
at any time previous during tho term
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