Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-06
SUNDAY LIQUOR IN
HUDSON OPTIONAL
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ship on large percentage of the
people, and that they do not receive
any complaints from citizens.
LAS to the bishops law. the testi-
mony was that this law had not been
strictly observed until a few. weeks
ago, when they received orders from
the prosecutors office to see that the
law was enforced, since which time
the law has been strictly observed
and no complaints have reached
them. In many instances they (the
chiefs of police had made personal
Investigations and could not find
violations of the law. The testimony
also showed that the majority of the
people did not insist that this law
should be enforced, and that as long
as a saloon-keeper kept his place
quiet, free from obnoxious persons
and that no inducement was offered
for a person to enter their place, the
majority of the people were satisfied.
"It is the opinion of the Grand
Jury that whenever a majority OF
the citizens in the different munich
palities in the county want these laws
enforced they can and will be en-
forced by the authorities"
The Grand Jury recommended that
the freeholders give the county In
sane asylum immediate attention be-
cause of the overcrowded condition OF
the institution. 1t was designed to
house 400 patients. There are more
than 800 now. The county jail came
in for criticism as being entirely ur1-
fitted to be of any other service than
TO lock a person In for few days"
1t is recommended that the old, aban-
tloned boiler-room in the rear of the
jail be removed. The Hudson County
boulevard was found in fairly good
condition with few exceptions"
where repairs are much needed. The
exceptions are in Bayonne and on the
"loop" near Liberty place. 1t is urged
that the needed repairs be made as
will mean q big saving later to the
county"
The committee of the Grand Jury
appointed to investigate the condi-
ton of the City Hospital, Jersey City,
following the death in that institu-
ton of William Mack last summer.
reported that certain of the hospital
records in the case had been de-
stroyed The committee recommend
ed that the cells for delirious and
syiolent patients be equipped with
rubber padding, both for the pro-
lection of the patients and Tor SAM
tary reasons. The rule that persons
injured in the county Jail should not
he sent to the hospital caused the
committee to suggest that the free
holders make arrangements SO that
patients In the Jail in need of surgical
treatment can be attended to at the
county jail"
In regard to the condition of the
buildings at the City Hospital the
report says:
"The main hospital building Is bad
| ly in need of repairs; that it Is kept
| in an unclean condition; that most
of the equipment, such as sterilizers,
| flushing basins, etc., were out OF
order; that 1t is not properly equipped
with fire escapes and that 1t is mol
properly equipped with modern sur
gical appliances and that there was
an absolute lack of system and dis
cipline. nobody appearing to knew
| to whom they were responsible.
I'VE wish to call the attention oil
the Grand Jury to the dilapidated
condition of the Nurses Home and to
the quarters over the stable which are
! used for sleeping purposes by the
female help and male help, such as
drivers. stable men, utility women
etc. Your committee visited the ma
ternity ward of the hospital and found
same to be in such condition that we
recommend the immediate condemna-
ton of same and the erection of a
modern building.
"In conclusion. your committee rec
ommends the passage of Legislation
whereby the hospital viii be governed
and controlled solely by board Of
directors, who should institute sys.
tenn ito operate the institution in the
manner that BELTS so large a city as
Jersey City" The report is signed
by DIR. N. +. Feury. e. s. Purdy and
Fred Klein.
During the six weeks it has served
the Grand Jury has heard about 56i
cases and found about 300 true bills.
7! besides devoting many hours to thu
{. counting of the contents of the pri
mary and general election bailo
boxes.