The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-02-09
County InfirnllRgy.

The Star Of last week is down upon the County
Commissioners quite severely in reference to the
Infrmary Buildings. That is the second article
it has put forth upon the subject within a
few weeks and it promises to recur to it again.
Before it does so we hope it will take the pains
to obtain information from the proper source, that
it may speak from the record, and not predicate
its charges against the Commissioners upon mere
rumor, or supposition. 1t assumes that the Com
missioners determined upon @erectfng new mfr
mary Buildings, at cost to the County of from
eight to twelve thousand dollars,'' and that they
have done without condescendng ''to enlighten
the public the subject. Now this is all pre-
mature, for, if we correctly informed the Com
missoners have come to no determination in the
matterHvthey have made no appropriation of mon
ey to construct said buildings, nor have they ex-
pressed any intention of doing so without consult
ing the interests and wishes of the people, as is
intimated.-
Upon the representation of the Directors of the
Inrmary Of the condition of the buildings of that
institution, and at their solicitations the Commits
sioners proceeded to visit it, and took with them
competent mechanic in order to ascertain what
repairs were necessaryto make the buildings con-
venent and passably comfortable. On inspec-
ton the mechanic decided that the buildings could
not be so repaired and that it would be waste
of money to attempt to patch them up. Two or
three visits in which they saw the young and old,
the sick, halt diotic and insane all mixed togeth-
er in the same apartment, satisfied the Commits
sioners that those whose misfortunes had made
them public charge were but poorly provided
| for, and they determined to ascertain what would
be the necessary expense ofbuildings for the pur-
/ pose They accordingly employed Mr.. Skinner
to draft plan of a suitable building, without die
tating to him in reference to the plan. When
his draft was completed it was submitted to the
/ Commissioners and others for inspection. Thus
far and no farther have they acted. They have
taken no hasty, nconsiderate steps in this matter
and none which the unbiased public will not fully
approve. The insinuations that the Commission
ers were appropriating thousands of dollars in the
dark to useless objects, that they are doing this
thing in a corner, and that they are un1nind
full of the public interest, all gratuitous and
without foundation in truth, and for which theil
action has furnished no ground.-Portage Sen
! tineL
In justice to the County Commissioners, we
give them the benefit of their explanation, as we
find it in the Sentinel, for the foregoing statement
was doubtless authorised by them. We are glad
TO learn that they have proceeded no further in
the business, and SO we trust will be the pub lie
generally. We presume the idea of erecting new
buildings will be abandoned. An expenditure o
few hundred dollars in increasing the present
accommodations, is all that will be neeessary-and
anything necessary to be done, will of course be
cheerfuliy acceded to by all.
Under this aspect of the case, we have no dis
position to pursue the subject. Large numbers o
tax payers, without DISTINCTION of party have ap
proved of our course, and neither the public moi
J the paupers are likely TO receive any detriment
! from what has been said on the subject. Th,
personalities, abuse, impeachment of motives &c.
} &c., which we have brought down upon oursel
by heading off an extrayagent movement we pas
, by as unworthy of notice.