The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12
APPROVE BOND ISSUE
FREEHOLDERS FIX DATE TO
TAKE BIDS.
$4,000 Worth for 0verbrook-0. X,
Salary Raise for County Auditors
Clerk and Gascoyne.

The Board of Freeholders late yesterday
afternoon unanimously approved the issue
of 100000 worth of bonds for the construc-
ton work at the Hospital for the Insane
at Overlook, as recommended by the
finance committee at its session last
Wednesday, and concurred in much other
work previously threshed out in commit
tee. Immediately after the close of the
boards meeting the finance committee met
again and fixed the date for receiving bids
on the bonds as Thursday. July 25, at 2
D. M, and the place as the Court House.
The other more important Recommended
lions of this committee, which were APP
proved, were the Increase In salary OF
Harry Housed, clerk of the county audi
tors office. from 1900 a year to $3.50,
and that of Probation officer John j. Gas
coyne from 81. 200 a year to $1,000. Free
holder Nathaniel ]. Ward, as chairman of
the committee, made the motion for APP
ptoval.
Before this business was disposed of,
Clerk Joseph A. Wright read those parts
of the last Grand Jury's presentment
"touchin' on and appertainin' to" county
matters. In 1t the grand inquest. which
died officially last Saturday. condemned
the board because OF alleged inadequate
inspection of the Job at Overlook, and
referred to the dangerous grade crossing
at Bloomfield avenue. Montclair. On
motion of Freebooter Charles j. Watson
the matter was received, filed and directed
to be turned over to the proper COM
mittees.
The only comment before this was done
came from Freebooter Edward c. Eaton.
For the benefit of the board" said he,
IT wish to state that the Overlook work
is under thorough inspection and there are
now four men employed as inspectors in
stead of two, as remarked by the Grand
jury"
From the Cedar Grove Improvement AS
ISOLATION there came a request that caused
a general smile. 1t was to the effect that
che board put a high fence around the
hospital grounds at Overlook, SO that
patients would cease to wander careiessly
into the highways and byways, as they
occasionally do. This was referred to the
committee on county hospitals,
After deciding to buy a new $700 van
for tail purposes. the board heard n pro-
test from Benjamin G. Demarest. a lawyer.
whose client. Henry M. Reeve, claimed
that the proposed route of the new Morris
County Traction company through Mill
burn would cut into the sidewalk In
front OF his property. This was re1erred
to the committee on ronds and assess
ments.
Before the board adjourned TO August g.
FreehoIder Frederick c. Steck. as chair
man Of the special committee on the Free
holder-Aldermanic baseball game tomor-
row. reported that Director Michael Barry,
OF the board, and President Sinnott, OF the
Common Council. would head their respec-
tive reception committees, and that Free
holders Fred L. Baldwin and John Scan
Ion would usher for their side. and Alder
men Lee and Mullin for their crowd. 1t
was also urged upon oil players to be on
hand in the City Hall at 1 o'clock tomor-
TOW afternoon, so that the final instruc-
tions can be handed out.
The building committee at a session pre-
ceding that of the board decided to go to
Overlook next Tuesday morning and look
the field over. The committee win try to
locate the place for the proposed ice plant
and accomplish other committee work. The
committee on county hospitals will have
its regular semi-monthly session at the
same place during the afternoon Of that
Gay.
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