Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-15
THE CHOSEN FREEHoLDERs.
Last Meeting Of the Old Board

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| The final meeting Of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders Of 190l-'02, was held in the
Court House on Thursday last, all the
members being present except Mr.. Mathers
The annual report of the Aims House
Committee, showing total cost Of main.
tanning the institution to be Sc, 089.66, was
received. The farm sales amounted tC
$3.50. 80, received from State for maintain.
ing county insane, $158S57, leaving the
actual cost to the county for maintaining
our insane, 81, 111.29. The average mum.
Der of inmates was co. there were six
deaths and two births during the year.
The average weekly cost of each inmate
was ST.. 80.
Phones were ordered placed in the
Sheriff's Office and in the prison.
The committee on the county road from
Jefferson to Paulsboro, reported in favor OF
its construction, and a committee of five
was appointed to prepare plans, specifica-
tions, etc., as follows: Messrs. Nichols,
Bender, Hoffman, Joyce, and the Director
of the new board; VIM. M. Carter was
elected engineer. There are several roads
ahead Of this one, and it is the understand
ing that it will come in regular order.
A resolution was adopted to receive
nominations for County Road Supervisor
| by petition or nomination, and to elect
that official at the annual meeting. Pursu-
ant to this resolution, the following nomin-
atiOns were made =
Lewis S. Stranger, Glassboro; ]. Wood
Hannold, Deptford; E. c. Cattell, Joshua
Dawson, VIM. T. Cozens, Woodbury.
Wesley Brown, Glassboro; Samuel J.
Evans, Washington; Alonzo P. Rambo,
John A. Brown, VIM. H. Taylor, Andes E.
Budd, West Deptford; Henry l.. Haines,
East Greenwich; James Horner, Woolwich
Atwood Fister, Clayton.
The committee on wing walls to the
Paulsboro bridge, reported that new wings
were needed.
The committee on Public Property re-
ported that the county buildings were in
good condition, the Jail being in especially
good sanitary state.
Freebooter Ledden reported Mr.. and
Mrs Vanleer off the pauper list, and Mr..
Handle reported Mr.. Sneathen also off.
Both are being cared for by relatives.
Gen'l Howell Post was granted the use
of the Court Room on Memorial Day.
The special committee to secure through
the legislative appropriation bill compen-
sation for maintaining insane patients in
the County Asylum from 1873 to 1891, re-
ported that efforts of the committee were
ably sustained by Assemblyman Avis, but
the effort had not been successful. They
had hopes of being able to secure the
appropriation from the next legislature.
The report was received and the committee
continued.
Messrs. Joyce, Usinger and Director
Miller were appointed committee on the
lower bridge across Woodbury. creek.
Mr.. Usinger, in few appropriate re-
marks referred to the fact that this was the
last meeting of the old Board, and he felt
impelled to express to the Director his
appreciation of many courtesies extended
to him and the various members of the
Board, and moved rising vote of thanks
to the Director for his impartial and cour-
teous discharge of duty, which was unan-
imously agreed to.
Mr.. A. R. HANDLE, of Washington, said
this was the last time he would meet with
the Board, and he desired to express his
thankfulness for the uniform courtesy that
had ever been accorded him by the officers
and his fellow members of the Board, and
said he would ever cherish in his memory
the pleasant associations during his term of
service.
All the bills presented were paid, and
the balance of the various appropriations
was merged into the Incidental fund.
Adjourned sine die.