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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1851
Page
2
Plainfield residents are urged to attend a Tuesday evening gathering at the Methodist Church Lecture Room to consider forming a Public Library and Reading Room. Speakers include Dr. Simeon J. Drake and local organizers, with discussion on liberty and government rights.
Correspondence reports the inauguration ceremonies for Gov. Port Fort at the State House in Trenton Newark attendees included Gen. James Miller and staff and Brown and staff. Fort took the oath as governor, with the great seal presented by Gov. Haines, and a benediction by a Presbyterian minister.
An ambitious prison expansion plans a new wing with 15 cells for females, total 74 cells, four tiers of 14 each, and a central workshop. Each cell includes bed, mattress, blankets, eating utensils, chest bench, a Bible, and a hymn book. The wing rises to eight by six by six feet per cell, with a 20 by 8 foot workshop windowed for light. Cost exceeds eight thousand dollars and takes at least two months to complete. The committee overseeing the erection includes Z Webster, W Garthwaite, and S Gould. The report also notes New Jersey pilotage stats: 95 vessels brought to port, 523 piloted out, 21 branch pilots, five boats with one added.
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