Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1857-11-11

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I Isw saas slase ~ pabiiszad = -
q ~ RI ID d ahe poor, and
- II rsssnl was good ~ 70
pssrassa poor farm. W Les
sAas over two years ago tbs question -
sszAlass u : paaE faem 80 -;
sesesian Of q soanty peor hoass ous o.
lie proasesaa Of Ehe salsa ef the swanp
Iands, was snhmiEtsd 70 ths peopis q
shaa semHsy, ana Il Uua rsooiasssssa
saxysa = s0rrsetly, tie peppls then desi-
Aaa In kmsoE * he parnhasss end The
sxasaann II shs honse. Why soansshang
mss ssak 60 aumasas saug puFshs sFs
are nos inEesms n ~ pespia hare )
rsxss ID - apass ! pozsieH % nc srsasp
aAssd - fss - sneesIen q ) peer
hpssne. re gAink TIA FARM oagAs u hass
bs1s purebassa ama ahs houss araesed
laae As i Iasgs aaasaas "a msasy
has been Fansiysa from shs sales Of swAsap
lsaaz y ~ psoyls Asvs glgba V sss
Ahesa ands apaEk ~ speoias psrpsaas
ne supa1g dudgsy who ID bat shs agsaa
u - people, eannot appgsprfats saaa
fpad n ~ othss paTposa. Thea Sc
nak slg hsa NOT poor farm hean psas~
ahAsed and peer Aosse arsetedg We
bsEisYe thai ths laae CouHsy 1adss wss
IL she hahia ID leening ous ne msasy
arising frun - sAla II EhaNmsap aknza;
aud ws bsIieve ne prasans Csansy aaa
i pursuing The SANS e0arss. Noe Il
shs people have sss apars shoss kandz
for aspeCiae puEposa, ahe CounsY 5ssdaa
cannos make use Of them foe - estse
purpose. II hs does 80, ka does Il wikh4
out authoFity and in viOlasien 81 Law,
and arg contract nsde for the diSposAl
Of those funds In an illegal manmst =
for q purpose not authorised by Law, i
aulity. We 90 upon the presumption
that the people have right 20 sea spazi
portion Of those funds for 9 spsoi6s
purpose and Of sonrse il thsy bare n
such Fighs our argument falls 10 III
ground. Proceeding then upon the a..
sumption that the people possess Thu
right, wa hold that the appropriation q
the fund FOR any other purpose than III
enc designated BY the vote Of tie peopla
il illegal, and has no binding gores what
ever. II this position be true, the Lac
County Judge as well as the pssssna
| proceeded without authority in Ioaninl
the funds arising from the sale Of III
| swamp lands. Tkoloan being illegal !
| is the duty Of the present County Judg
to call the late County Judge 10 N Nc
count fer the use made Of the money
and TO require at least thai the sum Sc
apart for the purchase Of poor farm
and the erection of a poor house be pail
| into the Treasury This being done i
is his duty to purchase = poor farm ana
erect poor house. IL the money alrsad,
loaned Gus cannot be recovered, then vi
regard il Is the duty Of ths County Jsdg,
to use what ueaey may come into tn
Treasury from The sales q swamp lands
in the purchase of The farm IN accord
sROe with the instructions Of the pespl
| given more than two years ago througl
the ballot box. This is matter whiel
should be attended to now-now Will
hands are cheap, and can be ohtaiust
! %SsAin a few zAilea Of tie city. Las
winter tho expense for nursing the poo
was OvsR thirty dollars per week. II
poor house had been crested and son
fOrtsbly Rttsd up, tweAty dollars Pc
week could have been saved in nursing
the poar, rs in tAat case one person eoult
attend On several persons. This is /,
subject which demands immediate a.
tention at the banda Of our County Judge
and We hope 10 see him stirring Ia Ii
matter. We think Il would be good pol
icy to rent house large enough to 40
oommodate the poor aud appOint SON.
person to superintend it-hx up q roou
where dozen could b kept warm b.
the same Are. As the matter Is gOinI
on now with a room and IRE to sachper
son at So SO per weak, the revenue d
the County viii hardly support the poo
through the coming winter. We belisv,
that the people decided in favor % II
esnses being granted to retailers Of spir.
ituous liquors. Let thsisw be snforcet
and let those shops that do nos take on
license be CLOSED mp at Qnee, and lst Gh,
rooms be occupied by persons Engages
ia more respectable, if nea ) NOR,
profitable business. IL cur County Judg'
will exhibit Eittls nerve Ia these mat
terra, . fund may he raised for The sap
| port Of the pooss aaa . few sssak hole
will be- closed up. Respectfully KEEP
| places Of amusement, and where liauorl
are sold by The SMALL, NO do not objee
to--in fact We regard than - necessary
but there are some places which are |
diagraoe 10 oar eity-plases where mel
are spsaalng thesg tins and nsansy nov
/ who viii be eOanty ohargo before twr
mOnths Close up ali such places V,
say.
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HEKs Ten nroeckss SExnmKngss
Aasyegyhody 10 saxioas 70 know whsth.
sx Mr.. Ten Brock made himself whole