The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-16
COUNTY HOSPITAL
NOT. ADEQUATE If
EPIDEMIC BREAKS
Retiring Grand Jury Says Room
Would Be insufficient
for Newark.
NEW GRAND JURORS TO
BE SWORN IN TUESDAY
Working Prisoners in Pen I'm
derfed and Cells Cut Off
from Light.

toudy, anu Lne makeup or another was
announced by Sheriff Frank H. Som
mer. The new jury win be sworn
into Office before Chief Justice Gum
mere in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner Tuesday morning, with George
F. Reeve. vice-president of the Essex
County National Bank, and dealer in
coal and masons' materials, foreman.
Newark
George F. Reeve, merchant.
Horatio NJ. Van SAINT, insurance
Thomas L. Curran, grocery manager.
The Rev. William Y. Chapman,
The Rev. Stephen Cranberry
DR.. William d. Bleick.
John Howe, tax commissioner.
William J. Burke.
David Straus, merchant.
Charles w. Beardsley, real estate.
Michael w Higgins, city editor
Frederick o. Runyon, electrical en-
gineer.
DIR. Antonio D'Anico.
Edward H. Bedford, clerk.
East Oratge-Charles e. Cameron
Michael c. Ward
MillburR-Albert II. Baldwin.
Orange--John J. Booth.
West Orange-Farnham Yardley
South Orange-4Albert q. Borden.
Belleville-Frederick w. Ashworth.
Irvington-Thomas S. Osborn.
Montclair-Nathan T. Porter. jr.
Benjamin NJ. IIurd.
The old grand jury. without any COM
ment from the court except the usual
formal thanks, was discharged today by
Chief Justice Gummere in the Supreme
Court circuit The retiring members
made UP the first April grand jury, of
which Frederick Frelinghuysen was
foreman.
He turned in the presentment and a
large batch of indictments. They de-
cided to have no dinner, as usual, but
had farewell handshake and made a
presentation to Clerk Timothy e.
Scales.
The presentment is simply recital
of the work done by the grand jury.
It's tone is generally commendatory.
Greatest attention is paid to the County
Isolation Hospital Excise conditions
are passed on as favorable.
Much space is given to the new isola-
tion hospital, and the jury says, after
reviewing the history of the institution
and the $193,000 spent on it:
NOt SuUicttnt ItuOms
"As the buildings now stand, there is
barely sufficient capacity for the scar
let fever and diphtheria patients of the
city of Newark, under normal condi-
tions. In time of epidemic Of either of
these diseases the hospital, in its pres
ent state, could not take care of the
probable patients from the city of
Newark, leaving out entirely those from
the townships which now have a popu-
lation of over 100000, and are entitled
to and require the use of the County
Hospital.
1T is. therefore, recommended that
the Isolation Hospital becompleted as
rapidly as possible. and upon the orig
inal plans with such notifications in
details as may be justified by expert
ence and by the advancement of sani-
tary science since the original plans
we're drawn.
'At the county penitentiary the
jurors were impressed, however, with
certain defects that might be remedied.
I'VE think some sort of daily exer-
else by all the prisoners, similar to the
setting up drill of the United States
army, in the open air would prove of
great physical and moral benefit to the
prisoners" The jury also recommends
the men be drilled to walk erectly and
with spirit.
I'VE are also persuaded" says the
"that the men who work
need more nourishment at breakfast
han bread and coffee. This is hardly
enough to sustain men for four or five
lours' continuous work over power
machines and in the stoneyard We
earn that the men who work in the
factory have fallen away
physically since this work was begun
n January"
Some cells are almost cut off from
he daylight because of partitions which
we're erected to make passageways.
We found men," say the Jurors. '1n
hese cells trying to read in a light
hat would strain the eyes to the point
# injury.
1.-THE county jail seems to be wen
according. to the present.
nent, "but in view of the fact that
everal inmates have attempted sui
ide by leaping from the upper tiers in |
me portion of this institution, we rec.
'mmend that screens be placed above !
he ratings"
"The extent to which fraud in the
natter of false weights and measures
a-s prevailed with some dealers in the
ity of Newark. as shown by the re-
ort of the sealer of weights and meas
res, demands more vigorous enforce
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