The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-17
JAIL FOOD
ALL RIGHT
So Says Dr.. James B Girls
void IN Report to the
Board Of FreehoIders.
BRIDGE CONTRACTS AWARDED

That the food served ia the Morris
county jail was all righu was the opin-
ion OF Jail Physician James B. Girls
void as stated in his monthly report
to the board of freeholders. His only
criticism was that fish might adyan-
tageousIy be added to the bill Of fare
and that the meat stew, now served
once week, be served more frequent
ly. The beef was fresh and well
cooked, said the physician. He has
made fourteen visits To the jail during
the past month
In presenting DIR. Griswold's report
Chairman Reuben Fl. BurchelI, of the
court house and jail committee,
said that the committee had invesUi-
gated the complaint against poor food
served the prisoners and asserted that
it was groundless. The present num-
ber Of prisoners in Jail is twenty-one
Forty-four were received and forsy-
nine discharged during April.
Upon recommendation Of the bridge
committees contracts for new bridges
ware ordered executed with the Cot
ter Bridge Co.. for structure on Keai
avenue, Butler, cost s6755O ; with Fl.
NJ. Butler for bridge at Parsippang,
cost s24S and with the Ferro Con-
crete Bridge Co., for a bridge at Stir
ling, cost So, 1873. The latter isa two
county bridge, half the cost being
borne by Somerset county.
To the road committee was referred
an application from the borough Of
Chatham for permission to open Main.
street, Summit avenue and Budd lane,
county roads, for the purpose of lay
ing sewers and to the same committee
was referred the application Of George
W. Earl to move house along the
highway at Mt. Tabor for a distance
Of TOO feet.
A petition was received from resi-
dents of Butler asking that the Boon
ton road in THAT borough be macadam-
ized, with an ultimate view of maead
amizing it for It's entire length through
Pequannock, Montville and Boonton
townships. The distance in Butler is
about one and one-quarter miles. This
was referred to the road committee as
was the application Of the Bernards
Water Co. for permission to erect
poles for carrying electric wires in
Chester.
Permission was granted the Somer-
set Water Co. to lay water mains along
the Gladstone Chester road, the COM
pany to file bond with the county
for $4,000
The bond of former Road Inspector
Walter Mitchell was ordered returned
to him. Freeholder Edward Neigh
bour raised the point that perhaps
the bond should be retained In poses.
sion OF the board, though he did not
wish to intimate that Mr.. Mitchell
had been derelict in his duty. Direct
OF Gustav A. Becker ruled that it was
proper TO return the bond.
In the children's home are sixty.
eight youngsters. Two were admitted
and five discharged during the month.
There are lis irt the aims house-ad-
mitted one, discharged thirteen.
Bills we're approved and ordered
paid as follows Aims house, 81, ,036.13
children's home, S407 ST officers and
salaries, $4S3.l2; freeholders, S684. "a
incidentals, $3.50 fox bounties, S2I
road repairs, S374.42 state aid roads,
1905. 81 court house and jail, S4l2.60
sheriff's office, S5S2.o6. county clerks
Office, S92l.S1 /; surrogate'S office, S62S-
80; stationery. 1877 % !; coroners and
post mortems, S50 court expenses,
Sl,071.31.