Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-01-26
THE CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS.

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| The January meeting Of the Board Of
Chosen Freebolders was held last Thursday,
with all the members present.
The business of the meeting was COM
pleted at one session, and consisted princi-
pally in receipt OF reports of committees
and payment Of bills. The most important
reports were those of the committee on
Public Property as follows:-
TO the Directors and Members of Chosen
Freeholders Of Gloucester. County:
GENTLEMEN - Your Public Property
Committee respectfully report that we
have had Bell telephone put in the Sur
rogate's Office, at q cost OF $50 per year.
The contract gives unlimited local calls,
and SIS worth of outside calls during the
year.
As previously reported, the roller shelves
in County Clerks office were filled up, and
it was necessary to provide additional room
for record books. The COMMITTEES pur-
chased steel roller book cabinet with desk
top, having room for 112 books 1t cost
$3.50, and was purchased from Stiffel q
Freeman, Philadelphia. At the present
rate of recording this will provide room for
the accumulating record books for about
ten years.
| The Committee has ordered sectional
book case as directed for the Court Library,
at a cost of $67. The book case now in
the Library will not hold all the books we
now have, and more will be purchased IN
the near future, their being an appropria-
tion Of $50 for same.
The remodeling Of the jail, including
changes, repairs and Improvements made
at Sherih's residence, which it seemed
necessary and advisable to have done while
the rebuilding was going on, all Of which
were duly reported to and authorized by
the Board as the work progressed cost
ST, ,947. .95. Received from sale of per
cent. bonds, $4,000, 900; received from
sale of old material, $7ss, ,s5, making
SIS, ,7s8. So; leaving S11591o paid from
Counfy Jail representation.
The itemized cost was as follows: This
is complete except for the carpenter work
and painting of the new outside water
closet, put in to comply with an order Of
the Board of Health
Pauly Jail Building Company, twenty
eight new cells. gratings. etc, as per con-
tract. S15, ,629Oo; three wash sinks and
connecting with sewer (extras), S172. 35;
twenty eight Jail mattresses, $37.25.
Sheriff for hire of constables guarding
prisoners in Court House cellar during re-
building (nearly five monthsl Sl,21s.
VIM. Wakemen, material and labor for
installing heating plant, S2l2 50; material
and labor new water main and sundry
changes to old water plau), S59. 81. labor
and material gas pipe and fixture, S58 80;
material and labor hot water generator,
wash basin and water closet; $50 so.
City of Woodbury., water tap and valve
and sewer permit, $34 70.
| W. IT, Fennell, installing electric light
wires aud fixtures, Sl6S11'
A. J. Rice, connecting sewer, $48.
Joseph B. Best, carpenter work, jail roof,
! SIS 81; carpenter work in dining room at
sheriff's residence, $3.50.
E. i. Cloud, papering dining room and
Office, Sheriff 5 residence, $13 80.
Charles E. Sampson, rain conductors and
conn-ctng with sewer, $50.
Harry A Fish. weighing old iron sold,
y James " Breeding, painting at sheriff.
residence, Sza3
Samuel Hobbs painting walls Of Jail,
s.. IS.
a. j. Riggips; % toilet paper racks
| 81 40. Total, s17,947.9a.
Very respectfully,
ID. T. MATHERs.
w IT. BARNABY,