The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-12

] &s A0WSS.a; 60 ghsrTf5t.s etsstE
IEsroosedknass or Eirst aaetins .
/ zsoard OF Gene oil aaf ia0saA asaA,
itary CotnsnissaSn. g fEs
H4FE4l . "a ff@S f4s n 4 dstIsta hsIeasaa. M
/ In response TO the aaIi Dl the Houora
Il bic JOAN =. Dillon, Presiasas 0f +ts lows
Sanitary Corinnissioa, Z, the = BOARD d
assembled ID Teinr rl6rsiie6 llEaIi Bsyen.
port, " Wednesday DeO. 3 2 1868. Ut a(
4 o'clock q. N. ea ''safsE Esss ( !
/ Pas.sns4--Haon,, s !, John Iii Z, pilion, pre..
ident, Mrs. NeYcomb of Davenport and
Il Mrs. Conger of Dubuque, Vice Presidents,
Hon. Z, Clark Of Iowa, City, Treasurer,
and C. e. Trusdefl, Secretary, and The
following members Of the Board Of. Con
4 IItrol. viz: g. M. Edwards, ESQ Mt. Pleas.
4 ant, Nh. 5Brainard, Esq. Iowa City. and
Hon. James Wright, Des Moines, ALSO as
visitors, Governor Kirkwood and other
ditting guished gentlemen and ladies, in
terested in Sanitary enterprise. =.
| Meeting was called to order By the
President, who briefly stated the object
of the meeting 10 be to perfect q plan of
operations According 10 the requirements
Of the Constitution adopted BY the Sani-
tary Commission held at Des Moines
Nov. 18th, and urged the board to adopt
such measures as would unite the people
| OF the State and induce them promptly
and fully to meet the waRts. Of our suffer
ing soldiers. ss/. = - ~ :'+%, .
Mr. Brainard stated, that i there were
only three members OF the beard of con-
troll present. they could take no legal ac-
ton, but proposed that any officer or Wis
| itor might present their views Of the gen.
eral interest of the commission, BY which
the board may comein possession OF facts
which may govern their action at SUBJ
sequent meeting. unless other members
of the board should arrive during the
day, so as to form Q quorum. 2.s - & Z
Judge Dillon presented letter from
Judge Bissell, member Of The board from
Dubuque, regretting his inability to be
present; also q letter from Col. ". NJ.
Stone, Governor elect, which, upon mo-
ton of Mr. Edwards, was read. -.
On the suggestion of Mr. Wright, Gov.
Kirkwood was invited to address the
meeting, which he proceeded to do, Civ
ing much valuable information. being
the result of personal observation in the
Geld. =, ..., -. XIII.
Mr.. Ely OF Cedar Rapids, member of
the bcard of control, and Rev, Mr.. Skin,
ner, e5r. Secy. of the Comtnissiofi, srrfv-
ed during the Governors address, and
there then being quorum prssent, the
Board announced themselves ready for
| business. 49,.
Mr., Edwards moved to appoint COM
mittee to prepare articles of incorpora-
ton for this Commission.
Mr.. Wright moved to amend by re-
| questing the President to prepare such
articles of incorporation in accordance
| with the constitution adopted by the
convention at Des Moines and report to
this meeting. Adopted,
Mr.. Wright moved that the President
and Vice President. and Secretary of the
Commission act in their respective ca
pacities for the meeting, and that all Of
hcers of this Commission and friends of
Sanitary enterprise be invited to partici-
pate in. the decision of such questions as
may come before this Board. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Edwards the chair
appointed the following committee to
| prepare business for the board, viz: Mr..
Edwards, Mr., Brainard and Mr.. Ely.
| On motion of Mr.. Edwards the commu.
nication of Gov. Stone was referred to the
above committee.
! On motion of Mr.. Brainard, Hon. Jas.
! Wright was added to tIEat committee.
On motion adjourned till 81 O'Clock p,
| m. -. - III .., :.
Board met pursuant to adjournment at
81 o'clock p. m. ~. ......
Judge Dillon presented and read arti.
Ecles of incorporation, which upon motion
of Mr.. Edwards were adopted. Said ar,
ticles were then signed by the officers oi
the commission, by them acknowledged
before a Notary present, (ses articles,
and were then referred to Mr.. Wright
with request that he should have them
recorded in the Office of the Secretary oi
State, and count; recorders office o.
Polk county via ..s.:s, :.a..s.s' =.
Mr. Brainard preseutetl and read the
report Of the committee to prepare bust.
ness, D. The report was taken up scridtin
and freely discussed and several ament''
! ments we're proposed and considered
During the discussion. the president pre-
se nted and read dispatch from Mrs
| Wittenrneyer, ia. which she proposed tc
resign 10 this Ccmmission her shipping
and other facilities for conducting Sant
| tary enterprise, and expressed her entire
willingness 10 eo-opH1ats With this Con
missiou Ia their aGorts to combina The
sanitary efforts Of the State 10 one or
ganizatio -, .t.,.,.s. b.. m B..
The Governor then addressed the bnart
Ion the impoRtance Of, this board taking
some action with reference TO- this, Tehe
of the families OF soldaera, Knowing d
many cases Of want, and fearing that tlz'
counties are foraetful Of their claims. hi
earnestly arges this board to carefully
| consider, this important interest, Sgstf
l On lnotion Of Mr. Wright adjourned =
10 o'clock ., n. THURSDAY, Sd inst: 5as e
I Thursday, nec 3d,9 o'clock q i1f.
Board nat pursuant to adjournment
Minutes were read and approved.
The President pFesented snd read |
: letter fsom MAI Gen, Curtis, excusinl
4 Mrs. Carts, YicrSP President for LIST, Con
eressional DistFiat, for not heing able I
attend the mseting Of Chic Board, and u
Il fsrina some vainabl gastions. and yez
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