Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-11-03
SHALL THE Covsrr BUILD Pooh HOUSE, sowr-


SHALL THE Cousrr BUILD PooR HOUSE, sow7-
This question is one of great Importance to the
taxpayers Of Marshall Coensy. and they should ii
possible in some way instruct their Commissioners
how TO act with reference to IT, Some favor the
pruiect and many are opposed tOit The question
csunos we presume assume political shape or have
any influence on the politics of the county, as IN In
.s.ne.s without number the members Of the same
party entertain directly opposite views Hence IN
discussing this question we shall pay no regani W
the opinions ola partizan simply because he Is
such. We must not be understood. however, as
shrinking from the responsibility of advocating or
opposinr the project as a party measurc We
could advocate either side OF the question al least
as web as any Democrat could the past policy OF
his party with regard to this qaestion. Ii is now
acknowledged by all PARTIES conversant with the
matter that the sale Of the old poor farm and the
tu chase of other land in its stead resulted in great
loss TO the county. However. that portion of the
p,.t Is nothing to i o with the present.
In answer to inquiries pde We have been in
esr.,, tl,at there are now about twenty paupcrs IN
the county, and that the cost ofkceping them un-
der the preseut system is from 81 500 to 2ooa per
wear. Il j. esiimsfed that on farm as good as tue
,,e te county f.,rmeri, Owned this number of poor
,.xsous could be maintained, with comfort to them
selves. for from $50 to $500 per annum-slepcnd.
ant of course upon the ability of the P'"cr< to per-
form m mn Il labor AMI the fortune oil the count!
in letting the Esrns- Surprising the lowest number
ar 6.,u-es ,.cd correct, poor farm would save to
a.. .o,.tx the sum annually of { 00O. The laid
now owne. by the county, it is sad can be a. well
narrowed As the farm disposed OF for about Sj,'wo.
A. matter of course the number of panrers, their
,h,..hrIeincs AMI prov dence of tenants would va
nv from time To time, insomuc that nothing more
than an approximation tr the actual figures can he
made. Il mar he added that the number OF per-
..n- unable to- support themselves would he ma
t.riallv diminished if they hid to TsrS Tor '"'r
4, ..r.l..rd clothes According 10 the lowest es''-
n, n. m de aleyc en.ugh womb be saved 10 'he
-, ,,v i, thru, years to max. the proposed I'M
provrmcntsT TTI G E~
Npx. il, the county were out o. deo' IN = hecu'u
N other i'm rovemrnts ,rc tli'n poor Farm we
should aecorIin To the best of our ability urge our
Commissioners tn make the proposed improve
a. ats ON her poor laad- - 1oif
hut sub. unf..rtsu ltely. is not her con iiticn-
The indebtedness OF the county Is not less tam
a. 600. am, the cost of o,,r firm added a above
ruld increase, il To 100. d., the eitizs,ot the
county desire their pecunary burdens thus ncrcas-
ell. and do oar Commissioners desps the response
,ili,y Of having increased them7 Bat l. there
u,.I,iu- else more NEEDED by the County than poor
f,rml Oder snd wiser men than We say that
s,ss.. me .nS OF PROTECTING: the county Records a~i
ofri Il pspcrs against fire should be procure before
ANYTHING else of eanil cost, The los the county
m.d snSt,i,, tv the burnin, the cour'sy Records,
e.. ,.iucsIcuIal,Ie. Thors sof,isars would not
coxrrit- So great is such loss considered to he
that the Legislature of this State as>ed an act to
prviic ~ far a. may be "a s.il> the Consequences
,-un o. likely from 'li'. dc 'tr'icri"'' OF
b ok. I'm lcts paper. 'ris or other Writings
a any COMFY tins State, of any circuit pro
he. comm >sioners or other inferior court OF re-
cord therein" &c, Sc. This act, however. among
a few other things, only directs how to rcinstste,
(, n,rt. IN lsmen,s. decrccs &C., Ac.-and a com-
pance with il alone woali thousands 81 doiars
Sge1 Is, We JUL &C, ascry los ''lmue 81 ''e e'n'
q. the o.. already bestowed upon the R@conis
sri papers neces.. ry to be preserved, nv IN our
very ind m,blc Court House II, addition to tbs
the Rccorls and papers themselves cost quite
l,rce sum--sereraitioasa nd dollars. Then IN addi-
tim to their actuaic cost they almost sspensibiy
nscesssry, and il lost can BE- repiaecd, all the
r.ss,ey in chrsscueom would hot do IL. And iur-
cher in aiirion To all this. of their siestrue
sun, AN immediate expenditure of iarse sum wou'd
have to bc m ale for Record books and papers,
The figures getting large and unweidy, ana
havin. shown them sufficiently great, We have no
furtla.r use far them in this drecton-thou.' mify
more could lie added Thus, the reader can have
= fair conception Of the damage the county would
Su stais from 4 Loss OF her Records, &c.
Reasoning according the above. We concl1s'e
that the county needs fire proof Offices more than
she does the Improvement OF her poor tsrm; ard
If she has 5000 spare she can appropriate II to
ma better purpose than the one we suggest
With tine s. 200 debt ON the taxpayers should
rrs. il. after the. completion of the poor farm i'm
pruvemefs at -, 600 the aforesaid Records should
&c estroyed-nm an unlikely event@-in what con-
s5iss..n would Marshall county be pecmiAril, p
Wuu!d she not be somewh MISUNDERSTANDING!
" ouid h<r county oruefs bcif u pr '~'ott ITO"
much taxes would her citizens have to pay! Hor
pssear
A poor farm properly managed would lac fine
'instifation for the connfy. and if we need poor
f.rzn much. rr sred tire-proef Offices n,ore. Per-
h,ps il is not necessary to m, Ike either of these
improvements for year or two-or Till the ~ 900
Indebtedness is paid 10y
.weslall pursue this subject farther at another
fine If we think best s-sT5t
S,csssIEs.-The Sunday School Social Circles
ere egsin in full operation The VI. E. Sociable
~ is last meeting clecs ed Mr.. VIM N. Kendall.
President, NJ = VI Try Ackcrmsn Vice President,
Nm Stilie BsrusrI Secretary, AMI MS Jennie