Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1908-01-02
$40 Coats ST
THE FREEHOLDERS
ARE RE-ORGANIZED,

Cumberland Uounty's Board of
ohosen Freeholders yesterday after.
noon was re-organized and took M
the work OF ths new year 1908.
There were more tnan the usual
number of changes in the Board this
year as result of the November cleo.
tion. and eighteen OF the twenty men,
bers entered upon new terms.
CLERK a. L. Tyler called the Board
to order promptly on the stroke of ons
O'Clock, and the roll call presented
the following membership:
Bridgeton First ward-Jere. N.
Ogden.
Second ward BENZ. Erickson.
Third ward-Frank z. Muta.
Fourth ward-Isaac T. Nichols.
Fifth ward-Elmer M. Bacon.
MiliviIle- First ward-Zorobabel
GaskilI.
Second ward Charles B. Conover.
Third ward Samuel b. Durham.
Fourth ward-Gsorgs Reeves.
Borough of Vineland-Cha Smiley.
Lands township-Dsniel s. Edison.
Daerfield-Elbert @. OFT.
Hopewell-Dsniel r. Moore.
Stoy Oreek-Oharles D. Fogg.
Lawrence -Harbert o. Newcomb.
Downe-Reuben H. Leaning.
Oommercial-Joseph S. Turner.
Maurice River Joseph W. Sutton.
Greenwich-J. Henry Bacon.
All OF the members were present,
and CLERK Tyler called for the nomi.
nation Of candidates for Director. Mr..
Newcomb Immediately nominated
Capt. Jere. N. Ogden and he was
unanimously elected. Messrs. OFT and
Turner conducted Mr.. Ogden to the
chair and the Director briefly thanked
the embers for the expression OF
confidence and the Board at once pro.
ceeded TO business.
For Board of Managers, Mr.. Muta
nominated George Reeves, Jere. N.
Ogden. Charles Fogg. Ebert OFT and
Samuel Dunham. These gentlemen
were unanimously elected. Mr.. Foge
is the new member of the managers,
taking the place made vacant by Mr..
Turner. of Landis.
Mr.. Reeves nominated the follow ing
as Trustees of the Aims House: Benz.
Erickson. Joseph Sutton. 4. o. New.
comb and Daniel Moore. and these
gentlemen were elected without oppo.
sition. J. H. Bacon is already a trus.
tee and holds over. Daniel Moore IL
new member taking the place OF
Charles Richman. who retires from
the Poard.
Owing to the fact that this year two
Of the county Offices pass from the fee
system to the salary system, Mr..
Reeves Offered two Important resolu
tions which were adopted. The reso'
lutions we're as follows:
Resolved, That a standing commit
tee Of three be created. to be appointed
by the Director. to be known as the
Committee on Fees and Expenditures
of Saiaried Offices; the duties OF the
said committee to be TO have such gen
eral supervision and direction of the
offices Of the County CLERK. the Surro'
gate and the Sheriff. as is consisteu,
under the law to arrange and have
charge of the system for rhe. keeping
OF the accounts of said offices, for the
collection of the fees In said Offices
for the benefit of the county, and te
audit the accounts of said offices q,
least once each month; to Recommend
appropriations for said offices, and te
perform such other duties in conneo
sion herewith. as is consistent so tt
do."
Resolved. That q standing com
mittee of three be created and ap
pointed by the Director, to be known
as the Board Of Inspectors of the.Oum
bsrland County Jail. the duties OF th'
said inspectors to be to have such gen
eral supervision and direction of th'
County jail. the prisoners confipel
therein, and the management thereof
as may be consistent under the law
80 arrange and have direction of tn,
system for keeping the statistics