The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
s11O,251 4s
To the Honorable Director and Board OF
Chosen Freeholders of Mudson County,


a supplement TO an act, authorizing the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of any of
the several counties in this State to lay
out, open. construct and improve
Public Road Herewith, approved March
"a 1897
We herewith submit to you the follow
ments by this Commission for the fiscal
Jersey City, December 1, 1899.
Dansl Y Lewis, Secretary,
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation for fiscal year end 49,, ooo ~
ing November 80, 1893. $780, 900 %
From sale of bonds. ds........-....... 5000 w
From permits and sale of old
s11o,s57 o5
Wardens Grimes, King and Ryan of the
Penitentiary, Asylum and Almshouse, re
spectively, submitted their annual reports
as follows:-
nitentiary-Prisoners, December /,
1888 l18 males, 10 females; employees, zs
males, fenales total, 1859. Number OF
prisoners received during the year, $40
males. 70 females; total $50. Discharged,
sl4 males, 70 females; pardoned, 4; escap-
ed q; died, /; remaining. 120 males, 10 fe-
males, q male employees, female en-
ployes, total December 1893, lS,; 70 o,s Gost 1s.
clothing, 81, 1877; miscellaneous, 81, 959 w;
salaries s23. 3.6Ts.46; coal, s5 ,s5S.5I; total.
$56, ,2SS.97. There were s9,725 yards of
carted The sum of 81. AZ was received
for the care of Government prisoners The
health of the prisoners was uniformly
Adams, and he died of alcoholism two
days after he was admitted. Joseph
Samuels, one of the two prisoners who
escaped, was captured in Newark While
committing a burglary and is now serving
three years term in State Prison. When
he has completed it he will be brought
here to finish his term. Charles Johnson,
the other one, is still at large.
Asylum-Patients remaining December
/, 1888 526; admitted during the year, 1873;
total under treatment, 659; discharged as
charged as not improved. 5; died, As; in
mates remaining. males, 237: females, 80;
employees. A. Total, 55s. Total cost-Pro-
cellaneous, s,s4.5S; salaries, s22,6o6.5s; coal.
IS, ,7l8.70: total, s84 1885, average per cap
MS; admitted during the year, eSs; total,
i ,413; discharged, GIG; died, los; t6tal, 731 ;
remaining at date Of report, 692 as fol-
lows: Male adults, 302; male minors 125;
female adults, 165; female minors, rs; en-
ployes, 76 Cost of maintenance-Provi-
sions ss5, ,221 2s; clothing, s1s, ST q; miscel-
ss,ss5.sS: total. sSS,s60.7s; average per cap
| ita, s125.51.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to revise the rules recommended
few changes. All committees are to
meet hereafter at two p. M. on Wednes-
days. The Committee on County Institu-
tions Is to take charge of the County
Farm and all buildings at Snake Hill and
meet at the Penitentiary on the Tuesday
preceding the first Thursday of each
month The Storehouse Committee is re-
quIred to visit the Storehouse at least once
week. Wardens will make requisitions
on the Storekeeper and he will make
1 weekly reports to the committee. The
committees OF the county institutions will
hold weekly meetings. The County SUI
perintendent, Storekeeper and Assistant
will be required to furnish bonds.
/ On resolution of Freeholder Riordan the
engineers, firemen and auarrynaen will
hereafter be under the supervision of the
wardens instead of the County Superin-
tendent.
Director MdNally announced the COM
mittees. They are the same as last year
with few exceptions. Freeholder Kenny
takes the place of Freeholder Riordan as
chairman of the Finance Committee, and
the Storehouse Committee is almost en-
tirely reconstructed. The new committee
will examine all supplies furnished by
contractors and pass upon their quality
Freeholder AcGovern succeeds Free
holder Tremble as chairman of this com.
| mittee. The other changes are unin-
portant.
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