Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1897-01-21
FREEHoLDERs SESSION.
The Session Continues Pretty Much all
Day and Considerable Business


is Transacted.
Director Harris. us usual, presided at
the meeting OF the Board of Freeholders
last week. All the members were pre-
sent, and during the day considerable
business was transacted.
The first of the session was taken up
with the passing of bills. and during two
months, which elapse between meetings.
big batch of these bills accumulated
There was little trouble with these bills.
only one or two OF them being referred
back for correction.
Mr.. Leach, for the Printing Committee.
reported that the new index records for
mortgages at the Clerks Office, had ar
rived, and were ready for the index. The
committee bad consulted with County
Clerk Trenchard concerning the work,
and that official that two and one half
cents per transaction is not sufficient re-
compense for the work. BY transaction
is meant two names. Mr.. Leach said
that if the Clerk was allowed two and a
half cents per name, the indexing of the
records would amount to over 5000. This
the committee felt was entirely too much,
and he desired some expression from the
Board. After some discussion the Board
authorized the committee to have the
work performed as in their Judgment
was best
In the matter of repairs to Ladow's
bridge, the Board authorized the COM
mittee to do what was considered neces-
sary.
Mr.. White, for committee on Jail build
ing, reported progress.
Director Harris reported that his. inyes-
legations of the legal settlement Of one.
Nancy Harmon, now in the State Asylum.
he was satisfied she was chargeable to
Cape May.
Mr. Leach called attention to the fact
that James Green had for nearly six
months been confined in the Jail upon a
charge of non-support of his wife. He
was also under indictment in Salem
county for bigamy, and it was thought
that his discharge from the Cumberland
Jail should be secured. The Committee
on Discharge of Prisoners was authorized
to secure his discharge from Judge Hoag-
| land.
| The Trustees of the Aims House pre-.
sented their annual report which was
read and filed.
The repors shows that during the veal
there have been confined in the institu-
ton 10 inmates. They were divided as
follows: Bridgeton, 55: Millville, Is
! Landis, H. Fairfield, 81 Maurice River
3; Downe. 8; dopewe,l, 10; Commercial
! 5; Deerfield, 3 :; Greenwich, L; Stoe Greek
0; Lawrence, 0. During the year there
had been 10 deaths and births The
valuation of the institution is footed up
as follows: Produce on farm, $1,000 pro-
duce sold off the farm, 1891 SS; value OF
the farm. pa acres, l4,640; buildings and
| furniture, S33, 500; stock on the farm,
S2lOO; farming utensils. $3.50; total valu.
alton, 55.3S1.33. The total expense of the
year footed up to slO,546.o5. The cost of
the inmate per week, Sl.96.
Mr.. Leach then moved that the salary
of the Aims House Steward be fixed at
$500, and the salary of the matron at 900,
| and the motion was carried.
Then the applications were presented
ard the following names were before the
Board as candidates for Steward Benja-
min F. Roray, Cedarville; Ebenezar
Whitaker, Fairfield; Clark H. Sutton,
Hopewell David Ogden, Hopewell ;
George Berg, Downe; Lorenzo D. Hor-
ner. Hopewell.
Director Harris appointed Messrs Lore
and Richtnan tellers, and the balloting
began. There were six ballots before the
successful candidate, Mr.. Roray, ac-
quired sufficient number of votes for an
election. The ballots were as follows.