The Penn's Grove record., 1903-02-20
BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLD
Frs.

The February meeting of the Salem
County Board OF Chosen Freeholders was
held in the Court House Wednesday the
18th. All the members were present.
Sheppard Johnson, Of Union Grove,
presented a bill of So bounty for killing
a grey fox in the township of Pittsgrove
OF the Goth day of January. This is the
first and only fox that has been killed
in Salem county since the enactment Of
the fox bounty law.
Contractor Sweeten wa given an ex-
tension of so days in the building of the
Upper Pittsgrove State road.
Solicitor Summerill reported that he
had had a conference with State Road
Commissioner Budd in reference to the
claim of the Delaware Granite and Min
ing Company for extra work done on
the new stone road in Oldman's town.
ship, but as the contract fully covered
the matter the claim was refused.
Mr.. Burk, who was appointed at the
last meeting to look after the repair Of
the washed shoulders of the Oldmans
State road, stated that according to the
contract it fails due to the contractor to
keep the shoulders in repair for one year
after the acceptance OF the road. He also
stated that about $50 wagon loads of sand
from the Trumbull tract had blown upon
the road and that in some places the
sand covered the road to a depth of five
inches. The Board also commended that
it was the contractors duty to remove
this sand.
The Clerk read the following commune
cation:
s'To the Honorable Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Salem-We
beg you to consider favorably the fol-
lowing suggestions for the improvement
of the county jail: First, the Women's
Department should be shut off from pub
lie observation and be provided with a
bath; second, the tin ve~ntilations ought
to be superseded by outside arrangements;
third, the hospital could be divided SO
that boys and girls, if in jail at the same
time, may be separated without being
committed to the adult departments in
direct violation of the law; fourth, addi-
tional Hospital accommodation could be
provided, at a small expense on an up
per floor which would greatly assist the
Sheriff and Turnkey in suitably dispos-
ing of all the classes Of persons: fifth, we
ask that the cells be made more secure
and non-communicable; sixth, that eff
forts be made to stop all communications
between the different rooms; seventh,
that personal cleanliness be compulsory
on the part of the prisoners; eighth, that
communications between persons inside
and their friends outside be made inn
possible, all of which we respectfully
submit in behalf of the Salem County
Branch of the State Charities Aid Society.
Sarah P. Petit, chairman Jail Com.
Anna H. Van Meter, Sec. Salem County
Branch"
On motion the matter was referred to
the committee on County Buildings with
instructions to report at the next meet
ing Of the Board such changes as they
deemed advisable.
Freebooter Hannah stated that as the
committee for the purchase of shells for
the building of the State road in Penn's
Neck could not procure any the residents
now wished the road made of stone. A
motion was made to advertise for the
building of this road with stone but was
lost.
Messrs. Briant and Borton reported that
they had paid a visit to the asylum at
Trenton and found all the inmates there
that the county was paying for and that
they were exceedingly well cared for.
There are now confined in the institution
about 100 persons, one-half being fe-
males. There are Al patients from Salem
County.
A petition was received asking for the
signatures of the members Of the Board
who were favorable to the establishment
of a State Reformatory for Women. It
provides that a committee of five persons,
two of which shall be women, be appoint
ed by the Governor, and that the sum of
$1,000 be appropriated for the expenses
of said commission. The members all
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