Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-03
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partments.
A big saving to the county alone
has been made in the methods Of
handling patients at the Overbrool
Asylum for the Insane. Under the
old regime practically no attention
was paid to the collection of pay
ments for board at that institution
from patients whose relatives were
able to pay for the same.
When DIR. Guy Payne took hold as
medical head of the asylum one of
his first acts was to ask the coopera-
ton of the county officers in this
matter Judge William p Martin,
then county counsel. fully agreed
with DIR. Payne's views on the matter,
and the first Of the law clerks came
in at that time in the person of
Raymond L. Mahoney, who, though
listed as clerk to the county counsel
devotes the major portion of his time
to investigating the financial condi-
ton of patients at the Institution.
AS a result thousands of dollars
yearly are now received in payment
for board of patients at the asylum
where previously the amount was
practically a negligible sum in pro-
portion to the number of patients
who had relatives who were perfect
ly able to pay some amount each
month for the board of the unfortu-
mates of their family confined in the
asylum.
Sample interview with Timothy F.
Scales. clerk Of the grand jury. The
interviewer Is seeking information on
Tuesday last as to what action the
grand jury was liable to take on that
day In connection with the raids on
the hotels Navarro and Broad last
Saturday night. Bear in mind that
Mr.. Scales has practically full charge
Of all matters to be presented to the
grand jury:
VIII the grand jury act on the
Saturday night raid today, Mr..
Scales?"
Raids? Raids? What raids?"
why. the raids on the hotels
Navarro and Broad last Saturday
night"
"oh yes, yes, I believe I did read
something about that in the Star.
What about them?"
will the grand jury consider tho
finding of indictments against the
men arrested today?"
why. how should [ know? The
grand jury meets today. know
that"
But will the evidence gathered
the iurors?"
Business of looking ont of the win
dow bv Mr.. Scales while he fishes
around his desk for a cigar. which
he hands to the interviewer.
"Win the grand Jury hear the evil
dence today?" repeats the inter-
"Say" returns Scales. all smiles,
1--WE got a friend that has a birthday
today. What are some of the latest
novels issued that would make a suit
able birthday PRESENT."
He ia informed, and again the ques-
ton is asked: rs the grand jury
going to act today"
'U'mm. You say that Is a good
book and one of the latest Well,
guess I'll have to send out and buy 1t
for my friend
But how about the jury?" persists
the interviewer.
well, now I know they meet this
afternoon and 50 do you. There are
twenty-three men on that jury. You
can guess what they are going to do
Just as well as I can"
But will you present the evidence
to them?"
Dead silence on the part of Scales,
then pretty nice day for the ball
game" as he grabs a bundle of pa
pers and shoots out of the office
bound for the grand jury room.
The interview is ended.
DR.. Ralph H Hunt, of East Orange,
president of the Essex County Mos
quito Termination Commission, was
Board of Freeholders the other day,
and while there gave out some in
teresting information about the pests.
Hudson county, it appears, allows the
Hudson commission very small sum
of money to combat the mosquitoes.
1.-THE mosquito said DR.. Hunt,
knows no boundary lines. If Hud-
son county does not allow a sufficient
appropriation to permit Of work being
done in the salt meadows Newark