The Penn's Grove record., 1906-02-16
BOARD OF F~REEHOLDEKS
Order Insane Asylum Built

The February meeting of the County
Board OF Chosen F~reeholders was held on
Wednesday III the Court House, i'll Sa-
lem. All the members were present eX-
| cept Mr.. Borton, of Pilesgrove. Director
Ayres presided.
Among the bills ordered paid was that
OF Coroner Donnelly for $50 rs i'll the
case of death of Harry Moore, shot by
Charles Roberts; another of $500 for
work done on the new iron bridge over
Alloway creek oil the road from Salem
to Harmersville. The bill for tramps
was only S30.45 against 1913 80 at tie
January meeting.
Enoch 5. Fogg, Esq, representing the
Woodstown Sewer Company, stated that
the Company had purchased a piece OF
land and prepared plans for the erection
Of a Reduction plant" i'll the borough
but to lay pipes and make connections
with the residences on Main street it will
be necessary tt. tear up a portion of the
State Road. To get per mission from the
Board to do this Mr.. togg presented a
resolution allowing the Company to tear
up the State road and to repair it to the
satisfaction OF the Borough Council and
Road Supervisor.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the tramp nuisance reported that
every tramp committed to Salem Jail
should be compelled to break stone for
i've hours a day as a compensation for
his maintenance. The stone is to be fur
nished by Salem City Council. The re-
port was adopted.
The committee appointed to inyesti-
gate the building of an asylum for the
insane in this county reported that they
had visited the asylums in Burlington,
Atlantic and Cumberland counties and
found the patients were well cared for,
and tin t there were possibilities of re-
cover in a County asylum that did not
take place in the crowded State Hospi-
tails. The average cost OF caring for 1874
patients in Burlington county was So. O3.
The State paid So, leaving $l.O3 for the
county. The net cost to Cumberland
county for $50 patients was So, 625 81.
Their report concluded by saying:
"In view of the crowded condition OF
the State Hospital at Trenton, the very
inadequate accommodations for out in
sane at the County ~Almshouse, the great
er opportunity for care and attention i'm a
lOOoi lbCbitthlOlI3 "a well DO UIl0 GENEROUS
State aid granted, we would respectfully
recommend, that tins county construct a
Hospital for the Insane, in some conven-
lent location, with accommodations for
not less than 100 patients $50 male and
30 female) at a cost of noteXceeding $75,-
600, the same to be raised by a bond is
sue in accordance with the statutes of
this State in such case made and provid-
ed"
The report was unanimously accepted.
Mr.. Griscom informed the members
that DIR. Ward had stated to him that un.
less a new Asylum was erected the pre-
sent one would Immediately be condemn
ed by the State authorities.
Resolutions were adopted that the
Board build a County Asylum at some
convenient location to be selected at a
cost not to exceed $4,000 by issuing 4
per cent. bonds; that plans and specifica-
tons and a location be procured by the
committee.
The Board gave consent ito the cree
ton of telephone poles between Salem
and Pennsville to the Delaware and At
lantic Telegraph and Telephone Com.
pany.
Messrs. Griscom and Batten reported
that they had visited the State Insane
Asylum and found all patients well cared
for. They recommended the release of
Samuel Foster, OF Salem, who was com
mitted November 1894 and who has en-
tirely recovered. Motion prevailed that
the Superintendent of the::Asylum be di-
rected to release him if he thinks he is a
fit person to be discharged.
Mr.. Freas stated that he has ascertain
ed that the Union Fire Company and
Liberty Hook and Ladder Houses and j.
w. Acton's law office are on ground rent
and no rent has been paid for ~ or Is
years and he suggested that some steps
be taken to procure the rent due. On
motion the Public Building Committee
was instructed to look after the %county's
interest i'm the matter.