The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-13
IN
PENITENTIARY
MUST WORK
Handkerchief Industry Fa-
vOred by FreehOIderS.
County to Derive Revenue.

Withoht a word of discussion and
acting as a unit, the Board of Free
holders at its September meeting.
which did not close until "the shades
Of night were falling fast yesterday
decided that it would be in the line
of progress to keep the prisoners in
the ~penitentiary employed at some in
dustry hat would not compete with
honest labor. A resolution to that
effect, authorizing the committee on
county prisons, which is in charge of
that institution, to advertise for bids
for the employment of such prisoners
in accordance with the terms of the
act of April IS, 1894, and to accept the
most favorable bid for such labor, was
passed.
The resolution of the committee on
penitentiary was indorsed by a SUBJ
committee at a recent meeting, and
the resolution was presented by Free
holder John r. King as chairman of
the committee on county prisons. Its
specific object is to consider a con-
tract for the manufacture of handker-
chiefs, in which line, according to those
who investigated the matter, there is
no competition.
The contractor is to supply the neces-
sary machinery. and the county will
get the benefit of the convict labor.
A system of premiums, such as is in
vogue in State prison, is to be intro
duced in connection with the innova-
ton.
Tbnro uToo Coma dfca.Y1cion aVar a
resolution introduced by Freebooter Ed
ward c. Eaton on behalf of Valentine
Braun, who has a contract at the hos
pital buildings in Overlook for excava
ton and hauling work. Mr.. EATON
wanted Braun to receive Sc a day per
team. instead of S., and said that the
work was worth it. Freeholders David
A. Mcbride. jeremiah Baldwin, Fred
Baldwin and Wallace Ougheltree, how
ever, disagreed and the resolution was
lost on a tie vote. Freeholders John
Scanlon and Hugh Gallagher favored
the increase and Director Michael
Barry also spoke for it.
Acting upon a recommendation of the
committee on public buildings, which
recently threshed out the bills against
the county presented by Engineer
George F. Drum for his work in con-
nection with the investigation at Over
brook, the board ordered hat the bills,
which amount to 81, 959. 81, sbe ordered
paid as soon as Mr.. Drum had signed
the formal release from further claims
against the county, which was read at
the same time. Mr.. Drums original
bills had exceeded the original appro-
priations made for the purpose, $1,000,
but in order to keep within it he had
waived certain amounts, bringing it
down to the bill that was passed. The
release precludes the possibility of flu
ture claims for services rendered.
1t was ordered that placards be
posted in the auditors office calling
attention to the fact that bills, in order
to insure payment. must be in that
office on the Monday preceding its
meeting, so that the members woul
not be hampered in signing the big
batch.
The board confirmed the action of
the finance committee in raising the
salary of Enos Runyon, chairman of
the County Board of Elections, from
$500 to $3.50. There were seven votes
against the confirmation and twice as
many in favor of it.
The award of the contract for the
building of the Central venue bridge
over the canal to the Hay Foundry and
Iron Works by the Eleventh Ward
bridge committee 1T $49,9S5 was also
confirmed, and so was the employment
of Henry A. Hickok as consulting engi-
neer, he to receive / per cent. of the cost
of construction of the bridge.
After the board had adjourned until
October 10 the Freeholders viewed the
work of the "Invincible electric enc
I%vator." a new cleaning device, the
mechanism of which was used on the
floors of the auditors Office.