Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-11-14
BRIDGETON, N. j., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER H. 1896.
BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS.
A Big Batch of Business to be Looked After
by the County Legislators.

A Big Batch of Business to be Looked After
by the County Legislators.
Rhe regular November meeting of the
Board of Freeholders was in session We'd
nesday, in the Grand Jury room of the
Court House.
All the members were present promptly
and an air of business pervaded the
room, aud every one realized that there
was plenty to look after before the final
adjournment came.
Several interested persons were present,
and much speculation was indulged in as
to the work of the day. An interesting
report of the Broad street bridge COM
mittee was expected. There was report
submitted concerning the enlarging and
improvement of the County Jail building,
a Steward and Matron of the Aims House
were to be elected: the repairs of the
Mauricetown bridge was to be discussed,
and whole heap of other business was
to be transacted, beside the ordering paid
of large number of bills, requiring the
expenditure of a vast amount of money.
Among the other bills where the expense
of the recent election which were ap-
proved and corrected yesterday by the
Auditing Committee, and these bills
alone will aggregate something like $4,000.
1t was found that cutting off the extra
Clerks of the election, boards by the late
Legislature, would save the County
about 800.
After ten o'clock had announced itself,
Director Harris sounded the gavel, and
the meeting came to order.
After the roll call the Clerk read the
minutes Of the previous session and they
were approved.
Then the County Legislators were
ready for business.
Mr.. White, committee on Broad street
bridge, reported that contract had been
signed and everything was in readiness
for the work as soon as iron work
arrived. The committee reported that
the contractor for the new bridge had en-
tered into bonds with the county in the
sum of SIS, 900, Daniel Bacon and Samuel
M. Coombs being the sureties.
A recommendation was presented by
the Sheriff for the discharge from the Jail
of Theophilus Sutton and Henry Haught
who had been confined for eight months,
upon a charge of selling liquor Illegally.
On motion the committee on discharge OF
prisoners was requested to sign the
recommendation and forward it to Judge
Hoagland.
Mr.. Pagan reported that the repairs of
the Mauricetown bridge, recently dam
aged by collision by vessels, were in
progress.
Mr.. White, for committee on investi-
eating the condition of the county Jail,
desired to lay over the report until the
afternoon session.
On motion the Board resolved to dine
at the Chrysanthemum Show restaurant
at one o'clock.
Mr.. Leach presented petition from
certain freeholders of the City of Bridge
| ton, requesting the removal of the wreck
of the burned steamer, George Laws"
which was lying in the Cohansey river,
near the old steamboat wharf.
Mr.. Leach had conferred with the
County Solicitor, and learned that the
law provided that the county remove
such distractions, paying for the same,
and to be reimbursed by the State.
| On motion of Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. Leach was
authorized to advertise for proposals for
the removal of the same.
The matter of the election Of the Stew
ard of the Aims House came up.
Mr.. Bacon asked for the privilege OF
making few remarks. He stated that
since the present Steward, Mr.. William
Ogden had been in the employ of the
county he had lost his eyesight. He ha6
made an excellent official, and was mos
ably assisted by his wife who had been {
competent matron of the Aims House
Since Mr.. Ogden had been stricken tn,
institution had been in care of the brothe
of the Steward, David Ogden. Now Mr.
Bacon thought the county might re-elec
Mr.. Ogden again, and providing for tht
election of an assistant Steward. TIL,
present salary was $500, and Mr.. Bacol
suggested that the srlary of the Steward
be $3.50, and the assistant $240.
VIM. Ogden was unanimously chosel
as Steward and David Ogden as Assistan
Steward at the above figure.
Mrs. VIM. Ogden was unanimously
chosen matron at a salary of 5000
| A Coincident.
Mrs. H. l.. Douglas has three interest
ing photographs in her stores, shown.