Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-10-02
Correspondence Of the Journal.
Reply 90 County Buildings.

MR. EDIroR My attention has beer
called to an article in the transcript
Of September I, headed "The County
Buildings aud signed "Con," and IN
asmuch as the said article is made up
with falsehoods and Misrepresentation
intended to iriure myself and deceive
the public, wish through the coldmrs
of your paper to show the people Of
Pierce County the uumauiy character Of
i;s author.
To begin; the said article says tllnt at
tka tine Of making the first appropria-
ton Tie Board appointed James Akers,
O. c. Whitney and E. Quimby as the
Building Committee. Now this, to start
With, is untrue. The first committee
vas appointed in April, and consisted of
Akers, Copp and Williams. At the
mcating of the Supervisors held III June
this committee reported, their report ac-
cepted, and the committee discharged.-
- ;his meeting an additional appropria-
ton Of $500 was made and new
committee appointed consisting Of Akers,
Whitney and Quhnby. The committee
held meeting to consult on the kind Of
building and the manner of getting the
work done, aud were unanimous-all
agreeing to erect stone building Of the
dimensions as per foundation; and fur
ihcr. the committee did then and there
arree to piece out the work in the man
uer It has been done, and at the same
time appointed my humble self to super
intend the construction Of said building;
"nd this too, without any intimation in
tie slightest manner possible on M part,
that | would or wished to sup erintend
the same. Said article further SAYS, that
Mr.. Qnimby declined having anything
further to do with the matter, which at
least, is equivalent to his being at the
time rcsigued-and further SAYS this left
Akers and Whitney as members Of the
Building Committee. Now. MIR. Edi-
tor, this is again untrue. Mr.. Quimby
continued 10 he member Of said COIN
,ulttee, AMI was such when the Supervi-
sors met To district the County, gu the
second Monday in July. During this
session, Mr.. Quimby rendered bis resig-
nation. which was accepted, ana immo-
diatciv thereafter Mr.. Cox was chosen to
fill the vacancy. You will therefore per-
ce.,e that 50 ar from Akers and Whitney
beng left clone to act Us said committee,
40 svoncr had Mr.. Q1i;rby resigned than
SIR Cox was appointed. see record.
Said article further savs, that Akers pre-
,:n;ed . paper 10 Whitney and Quiinby
FIX iLen to sign, to tie effect that they
resign, and recommending that Mr.. JAS.
Ahcrs be appointed a committee to carry
ur the work alone. Now this last state
ment is false and devoid Of truth. Mr.
Akers mover wished or int!Eated to any
person that he wished to serve on that
committee alone or with others. So far
from it that when the committee was
about to be made q resolution was BY
enc of the members handed to ne with n
motion to adopt. On casting my eyes
over it | saw it was for tie purpose of
making Building Committee of one
only, and that myself at once becon-
ed the member who had offered it and
requested hila to withdraw it befo'e be-
ing seconded, which was done. You
will from this fact discover my great anx-
ietv to stand alone on said COMMITTEE
AGAIN; allow me to ask what motive |
could have had in wishing Mr.. Quimbv
to resign ?-for if the statement in the
said article be true, Mr.. Quimby resigned
at the first meeting of the said commit
tee, which was in June; and further al
leges that it was in July that l wished
him to sign his resignation. This YOU
will see is on its face contradictory. The
only paper | ever presented to them to
sign was as follows Both Mr.. Whit
nev and Quimby wished me to 90 on and
III their absence have work done, and see
to the purchasing of material. Now the
PAPER referred to has simply authority
from them so to do. Now Sir, was there
anything wrong in this ! Nothing of
which can in the least perceive. The
said article further alleges that neither
Cox nor Whitrey has had anything to do
with contracting for work or material.
This again is false, and challenge the
author of said article to the proof of this
rs well ms all bis other statements. The
writer, Sir, evidently all through bis ar
tole is pointing bis arrow at myself; yet
the allegation last named, in my orinion,ls