Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-02-24
HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE.
House or REPRESENTATIVES, !
February 21st, 1865.

1UbSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, I
February 2lst, 1865.
To the Editor Of the Bedford Inquirer
The following bill of local interest tn
your readers was read in place by Mr.. Armstrong.
your intelligent and attentive representative last
evening:
An Acr authorizing the Directors of the Poor &c
the County Of Bedford to sell and convey the pres
ent Poor House property, and purchase 9th er
property.
BE 1t enacted, de-, That the Board of Directors
OF the Poor OF the County of Bedford State of Penn
sylyanla- be and they hereby authorized and en-
powered to sell and convey the property known as
the Poor House Property, together with all the an
purtenanees thereto belonging. situate in Redford
township, County and State aforesaid To the biob
est ana pest bidder. PrOrtded, That the said Di-
reetors shall cause to be published in two neV,sna
pers printed IN the county, at least three weeks
yious to the sale notice of the time and place where
bids, IN writing for the said property viii be re-
ceived.
Section 2. That the said Board of Directors shall
as soon as conveniently may be, after the passage
OF this act select and purchase such real estate as
they snail deem proper and necessary for the sup.
port and employment of the poor of the said cnnntv
ana take conveyance of the same in the name and
Ior the use OF the said county, and the said Drec
tors shall proceed to build such buildings &c may
become necessary for the reception and emnloy
ment OF such persons as may be a public CHARGE on
the townships of the said county and increase and
enlarge said buildings and accommodations as the
same may become necessary; and the said directors
sha, IN July, IN the year one thousand eight hun.
dred and sixty five, make out an estimate of tba
proDaDie expense OF purchasing the land, and inn
proving, enarglng or erecting buildings thereon.
ana the SAID Directors hereby authorized tn in
crease the poor tax of the county not exceeding one
nan OF the present rates, and ike increase Of one
nan IN each succeeding until the said expenses
are Iuy PAID and discharged and the said Directors
are herepy authorised to procure upon loan if thev
deem 1t expedient, such sum of money as NAV he
sathclent to pay the aforesaid expenses: Prorided
That any real estate purchased by the Directors
aforesaid for the purposes contemplated in this act
shall be at least four miles from the borough of
Bedford. v
Both branches of the Legislature having agreed
to adjourn sine die on the 24th of March next
they have gone to work in earnest and are now dis
patching business rapidly.
Volunteers from different counties in the State
are coming in here in large numbers, and it is
thought the draft viii not be very heavy. Some
trouble or misunderstanding existed a few days
slneei between the National and State authorities
IN reference to providing for new troops coming in
which 4 am glad to know has been all made right
An act to authorize the Board of School Direc
tors OF Bloody Rum in the county of Bedford to use
surplus school funds for building purposes was on
the private calendar to-day, and passed the House
finally.
AS matters OF interest transpire here, will en-.
deavor to inform you during the balance of the ses
sion
Although this is his first winter in this body, your
member, Mr., Armstrong, gets along very well,
seeming perfectly Of home. He is more ofa worker