Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-10-02

ent. We examined the bids closely and
awarded the contract to the lowest bidder.
The bid for carpenter work was like
wise agreed upon by two Of the com
mittee. The bid for laying up th > stone
was agreed upon by two Of the commit
tee. and the written acceptance of the
! two members signed thereto. Now Sir,
/ YOU sec for Yourself the falsity of said
aaticle, as on all those occasions it was
agreed upon by two of the three MEM
bers, which, if my memory serves me
right, is, in body of three, members n
quorum for the transaction of business.
The next statement in the said article
| wish to call your attention to is in re-
lation to the amount Of appropriation,
and what Mr.. hkers has done in digging
foundation, boarding, etc, etc. This
AGAIN Sir. is false Said article says |
paid a certain German so per day
and board, and further says two good
men offered to do the work for So, Co.,
Both statements are false, for first, no
person has been boarded at the OK
pense of the county by The committee,
and secondly, we never had an offer from
any man or men to dig the foundation at
Sc 90, or any other sum. l again chal-
! lenge the writer 10 the proof.
Now, Sir, wish to shy few words
/ in relation to the appropriation, to show
to the pul lie that the committee have
/ done as intended Ivy majority of the
! Supervisors. First, at the time Of ma
king the second appropriation the style Of
building was talked Of by the superyi
sors at the same time and on the same
plan that the committee afterwards adop.
| ted and commenced; and then stated to
the Supervisors that in NY opinion such
building completed with all its sur
roundings would cost $4,000. | fur
( Their stated to the Supervisors that in
nv opinion the building could be Gu
/ closed ard so far advanced with the APP
! propriation so rs to enable the county
/ to oct the use Of tie same the coming
winter, leaving the pIastering Of court
room, The fitting mp Of the bar, the seat
ing of the court room, finishing Of the
gallery, cupalo, columns on the front.
aud primng court room windows, rs
well as the most Of the painting to be
done next year or when it best suited the
taxpayers. Therefore you will perceive
it was far from the supposition of ma
jority Of the Supervisors, that the bull
ding when completed could be SO finish
ed without y larger outlay than So, 500.
/ Allow me here to state that it was the
/ intention Of the committee. myself inclu-
| ded, to make no further progress with
the building this year than what the
amount already appropriated would co
yer. Said article further enquiries why
hework has been parcellcd out, and asks
why the contract WAS not given out
that is, the whole building to one person.
Ny answer to that is this the first com
mittee advertised for proposals by CON
tract for the erection Of q building,
which at tue depreciation Of county Or
ders ought not to cost more than ST.
600; yet they could not get single bid
The reason assigned to me by several
persons was that it was too large . Job t.
/ do and receive county orders only in pay
ment therefor, and wait ill the tax of
1861 could be collected before cash could
be obtained from the County Treasurer
in redemption of the said orders. Now,
! Sir, | would ask any man of common
sense if work to the amount OF $4,000
could not be done in county orders by
contract. what WAS the Use ~ attempting
to oct done in the same way work TO over
three times that amount The very idea
is absurd Allow Inc further to state that
the work Was l,arcGjcd out by the com
mittec with a view soI,iy to The best in-
tereSts of the taxpayers, and net to
benefit any certain persons rs said
article alleges; and then goes on to ask
WHY this delay, and adds why does the
building not go on H.! Now, Sir, this is
certainly cool. After having done, with
a few others, all he could by Injunction
and intrigue and other means hy no
means reputable, to cmbarrass the com
mittee and stop the work he now enquiries
why this delay? The writer of said art-
Gle Was very much in favor of the major
ity in Pierce county ruling so long as
( their fullng Sulleu MS interest. But the
vote Of Apri last showed different state
of things, and now every effort has been
and is now being made to defeat the
wishes of thc people. And why is this
rebelious effort made against very large
majority Of the electors and Supervisors
Namely because the electors determln
cd to have the County Seat located where
they wantedit. Oh We wicked presump-
tive people to charge the 10 alton; We
wicked Supervisors 10 make m appropria-
ton; yet, strange to say, there are men
who were SO liberal rs 20 make great
effort to have the peoples money spent
in buildings before, bear in mind. the
people had said where they intended TO
have their county seat. The great trou-
bic evidently S that the location fails to
suit the interests of some, therefore ev-
cry obstacle has been thrown in the way
and missta;ements made, and for what
purpose To hinder, and if possible,
prevent the buildings from going up,
thereby hoping that it might at some
time be taken back to the old spot
This is the secret Of all this babblinp.