Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-10
r. Coanty Hssnital.

| rs CoaAsy Hospital
Asssns. EDTTORs.-I stated IN an article that
opPsaFed IN the MOUNTAIN DEuocaAF Of July
81, over the signature Of ''Ta1 Payer" On
regard to "COunty Hospitals, which rsf0ted
ed sOccesAfOlly disprOvsd many Alss state.
meats made by "AnOtheF TAx Payer" In 90
article Of June 9Th, that "With this article
which cannot be truthfGlly eONtrOverted, !
win close any further controversy upon the
saejoct" Since then NeesrA o. Harvey and
A. n. Hawley have seen At to take umbrage
ct . sentence embraced In said article, and
which elected . card from each Of them IN the
issue Of Aug. 27th. ] would have replied in
your issue Of Sept 3rd, but business and i'll.
health prevented.
On re-Purusal Of the article, find that Of
some dozen points, disprOving assertions made
BY Another Tax Payer, and this D. Harvey
Ono and the same-that this is the only one
that he presumed to combat, and which " rilcs
his bile > to SUCH dcgrCO IS to state. that:
"hAd this statement occurred over the genu.
Inc name oil s. Titus, it would not have re.
ceivsd the slightest notice. The Ialsity Of
this is shown by his not remembering what
b wrote, over the rom de pluNs Of Another
Tax Payer " on June 9Th, in reply 70 the Hrst
article from "Tax Payer" He there asserts ,
"IA the communication referred TO, clearly
discern the footprints Of one, who for four
successive years, has been an unsuccessful
bidder for the Hospital" This he applied
with his clear discernment, TO me, and drew
from him column Of matter against my short
epistle. Il was untrue, In fact was IN un.
successful bidder for three years; but BY some
PECULIAR management, the Board Of Superb.
soss in 1855. against al former precedent, did
not advertise for proposals at the proper pc.
Rod, Tor at any time Of said year.) Two
months elapsed, and the Clerk was ordered to
enter the contract as awarded to the old con.
tFaeeOFsy Harvey & Clark, at the same price
- the year previous, t. e., $1,000. and pre-.
vented, in al probability, my being unsuccess.
Cul lcr the fourth time.
Why this policy was pursued, the public
have never been enlightened.
The present price Of q, e00-furnishing
clothing and all-against $1,000 without
clothing, AFTER the lapse Of one year. severely
and justly reflects on the wisdom Of the par.
ties engaged in this transaction.
Az regards the passage which excites the
ire Of this man, and the reference made to
matters on file, no one capable Of reading,
would be verdant enough to suppose that they
would leave on file, bid Of O90, 900, when
they received the contract ct Ol6,00O.
The matter referred to a. being On ale. was
their contract Of el6,OOO; and no one, bat
who would so insidiOusly pervUrt it. - has
been done BY o. Harvey, could cOastTus Il
di0srsOtly. As respects the copying. was
was % informed, and ] know Il On actual
comparison, to be q copy verbatim Of pro-
pOaal In form Of contract presented BY NY.
sslG with one single altesaaiOa-sAiUe he'd .
provision requiring the county to bury the
dsad-in the one on Rle they agree TO psrsosm
oAid service.
A regards the opportunity given BY the
immAceulats Board Of Know Nothing Super
Visoes 10 examine ell the proposals." ives
Glss inSoswsd ct the time. and have always
aassstsd L GOm that period. II this o. Has.
Wy Sslt agEisved on seeing the article, know.
iAg The authOr, why did hs not request ths
eeaesadicsio0. would have dONs % % rad.
ily &C. hin e. fOF one Of the Board; and be
wOald have been the proper person 10 have Il
Fstsacted, e. no one member could speak SOe
~ private actions Of the entire Board b rs.
gard 10 It. lwhilst be could say directly if be
were . party 10 the charge.
in his age wisdom and usual discernment
be OndesVoes to show that prevaricAtsd With
NJ. Hawley, and that Mr.. Denver had not 20
informed me. In connection with this, pub.
lish the following letter:
COLOHA, Aug. 9, 1859.
I. 8. Trrrs - DEAR STA: Ny recollec.
tiOn Of the matter now Is that EAwley was
anxious fOs Dr.. Cook to put In bid, andwe
dowA street saying he would telegraph to
10 Cooke 10 come over. Also that the bids
were Opsned before l9 O'Clock BY NJ. Robin.
sOa. don't think Hawlcy bad any hand Ia
L. IrscOlloct distinctly o6iecting myself to
he bids being opened before the proper time,
but some one said it did not make any dit.
ferenca, and ssthey proceeded. have no 70.
collection Of any one standing around to re
what the bids were, altaOugh there mAy haRe
booa.
Both HaEVey end Clark wsVV h tOWRS tAsy
had pae n bsd with blanhsas b ne amOsNa
Tho cOaNraca wac awarded to them on Q BID
I I'D 10 recollection Of ever sseMR belbre
ths aWaEd W. sasds.
THIS b ny recollection Of the matter ; h b
% log go ~ ny b n error HhO0t so@0
lhlngG fhN bids WAtsA sho0ld NV b o.
alsla he CleFk's oGlce, Win show whether len
cosFsca q not; bat Tel almOGe esEoAla, ~
~ ~ e. which the award Was ma6st Auad
iOs way am0Ng the other hads without ny
kn0wlsdge. Asa WaldFOn. perhaps. FsOos.
lecls oomeGhing about L. have no FeasoN 10
believe that Hawley had anything 10 Do with
the Managemsnt Of the affair. made this
statement 70 Hawlsy and told him I woOA
write yOa, giving my recollection Of The a0Air.
A. ST. G. DENVER
Aitsr The appearance Oc ths aaagHS spistle
Of O. Harvey. 10 yOGr peOss 8 GNg. - 3
aadrsssea letter - ~. DSnROF, askhaR -
miasioa 10 pabssh hin letter. h answered
Aug. Slst, gsas9Og ne request. 10 sGNslAaOs
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