Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-27
THE CHOSEN FREEHoLDERs.
ments Voted Down--A. II. Swack-
homer Paid ri ROO

provement, as follows:
s'Your committee appointed to conside
Improvements to our county Jail respect
lively report as follows
stAfter looking over the present Jail room
and getting what information they coul'
by visiting other iails, concluded to hay
prepared two sets of plans, with specifica
tions, and took special care that the speci
fications were such that any constitutional
company would not be barred from bidding
by reason of any particular patent.
1.-THE advertisement for proposals ON thi
work was more liberal than the law re
quires. In addition to our county papers ;
New York Trade paper was used. Tit
only bids received were from the Pauly
Jail Building, of st. Louis, Mo. One O
these plans, or plan designated as No L
provides for the construction of entire new
cells surrounded with tool-proof corridor
grating, and the Pauly lever locking device
with five separate departments, at cost o.
SIS, $50, complete except the cost OF chang
ing the steam heating pipes and fixtures fol
either steam of electric power for running
the ventilating motor The other plan, Oh
plan No. 2, provides for leaving the present
cells intact, by surrounding them with the
same tool-proof corridor grating, as pro-
vided for in plan No. 1, with four separate
departments at cost of Sc, BIT complete,
except the cost of extending two of the
present water closets to the second story
tier of cells.
Herewith is submitted the bids Of the
Pauly Jail Building Company together
with their certified check for 81, 600, as a
pledge to enter into a contract to furnish
| the work stipulated in their bids.
Respectfully,
CHARLES WALTON,
D. T. MATHERs,
WILLIAM H. BARNABY.
Mr.. Barnaby moved that proposition No.
be accepted. He was quite sure that
the complete rebuilding of the inside was
the only thing to do. He said the Grand
Jury would indiet the members of the
Board unless the Jail was put in better
shape, indeed, they had already ordered il
DONE Mr.. Usinger thought the proposed
| improvements ought to be put into new
wing that could be built at small expense.
Mr.. Mathers thought that it was ques-
tion whether the county could afford to
spend SO much money. Plan No is a
very complete plan but so far as the safety
| of prisoners is concerned plan No. 2 would
answer the purpose. 1t would require the
| TAILOR to 90 into the corridor with prisoners
which would be an objection.
Mr.. Walton said that after twenty years
study of sanitary matters he was convinced
that the jail was as perfect in that matter
as any institution in the State. Plan No
was not needed because of the sanitary con-
ditions. 1t was his opinion that the i'm
provements under the second plan would
not be lost if the Jail was afterwards en-
arged. 1t would then be the time to put
in all these other improvements contem-
plated by plan No. 1. On being asked
jailor Platt said that the capacity of the
| Jail is 4S. There are now 81 in there and
the average is 20. 1t has never been filled.
Director Miller thought very few dol
lars would do all that is necessary to do to
the jail. An iron grating built on the in
side of the outside door and grating put
over the inside windows so as to prevent
the prisoners from getting SO near them
would answer every purpose
A model of the proposed locking system
was shown in the sheriff's office and the
representative of the Pauly Jail Building
Company said Plan No. would increase
the capacity of the jail prisoners. The
bucket system of removing stoolings was
unsanitary, the plans provided for sanitary
closets. There was no danger to the jailor,
| the gratings are tool-proof and there is no
possibility Of escape.
The vote on proposition No. l, was:
For-Barnaby, Ledden, Nichols, Silver,
Jones, Bendler.-6.
Against = Joyce, Beckett, Tombleson,
Miller, Clark, Mathers, Walton, Usinger,
Tonkin, Wilson, Cunningham, Wolferth-12.
Plan No. 2, was then taken up and dis
cussed briefly. The vote on plan 2 was:
Aye-Joyee, Walton.-2
No-Barnaby, Ledden, Beckett, Nichols,
Silver, Tombleson, Tonkin, Miller. Clark,
Jones, Mathers, Usinger, Wolferth, Bend
Ter, Wilson, Cunningham.-16
The matter was temporarily postponed.
The Committee of the Board, ap-
pointed to settle with A. H. Swack-
hamer, ESQ.,, for legal services in
Comptroller, to compel payment of claim
for maintaining insane patients in county
asylum, reported that they had agreed
upon the sum of 81, 800 and recommended
payment in that sum. There was objection
urged by three members-Mathers, Nichols
and Barnaby-on the grounds that the fee
was excessive, but Director Miller replied
that in appointing the committee to settle
with Mr. Swackhamer he had regard to
their intimate knowledge of the case, and
the committee was unanimous in their
opinion that the fee had been we'll earned.
Mr.. Swackhamer came in for many high
compliments for his skill and industry in
collecting so large sum for the county in
speeches made by several members OF the
Board, among them being Freeholders
Walton, Usinger, Wolferth, Clark and
Ledden. Report of the committee was
adopted with but three dissenting votes
Barnaby, Nichol Mathers.
The Special committee on ballot boxes
reported having awarded the contract for
same to Jos. B. Best, of Woodbury., at
$3.50 each. The action was approved.
A loan of $4,000 in anticipation of taxes
was ordered.
Stephen Kelley and wife, of East Green
witch, were placed on the pauper list at 81
each per week.
The condition of the Pedricktown bridge
was explained and Messrs. Usinger and
Wilson were appointed committee to act
| in conjunction with the Salem Freeholders
in repairing same.
The Aims House Committee was in
structed to have the personal property al
the Aims House insured.
Clerk Bell was instructed to notify
Woodbury. City Council that German street
road was completed, and charge on tht
City.
After paying bills the Board adjourned.
Gloucester County Board of Agriculture.
Gloucester County Board of Agriculture
will meet in Town Hall, Mickleton, N. J..
Monday, September 7, at 2 p. m. Afte
the usual order of business will be thu
following program
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