The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-22

need for the Ohio county poor. BE did
not see that there was single building
there that would be len unoccupied
for any length Of time. he had
been an oyerseer Of pooE d IN
his township for three years, and
seven -eighths of all the poor who re-
ceived assistance from the county were
able to. 60 ont there and do work that
would tell. AS they are now situated
they have TO have their help as regu-
larly as the week comes around They
are poor women, widows Of soldiers,
or who have lost their. husbands
by some other mishAps, with each from
three, four to seven children. They
do washing and house, cleaning, and
whatever work they can get to do, We
have to pay high prices for rents, for
coal, for provisions. And these fami-
lies would have suffered terribly dur
ing the past winter Il they
class of persons could all go to
this poor house, The women co1ld do
a great deal of work. They could man
ufactute all the clothing wanted there,
and in excess OF that would help 70
meet whatever actual expenses the farm
might Incur. He didn't think It could
be made self sustaining In less than
three years but at the end Of that time
he thought It would certainly be self
sustaining and produce a little actual
revenue for the county. There Were
100 acres. Of land, and he did not think
there weIe $acres of 1t that could no. be
ploughed.F He went over the farm ex-
pressly to see whether it was in 8
condition TO make 1t of real util.
fty. he had no personal preference
for this farm over any other that would
be suitable for the purpose; but he
thought the buildings on 1t would be
worth to the county all they would pay
for the entire thing. The house, the
Stables, the sheds, the work shops are
all just the very thing they must have
house farm. Hewished every person
in the county could visit our present
poor house. If that didn't influence
them in favor Of some better provision
he did not know what would.
His own conviction was they oughi
to buy the farm, but he thought it bet,
ter to defer action till after the township
elections.
Mr.. Goudy said he didn't think the
case was properly understood by the
DR.. Todd said they were now spend,
ing outside OF the poor house about
8, 5000 year which would be almost
entirely saved If they had this kind ol
a poor house and farm.
Mr.. Goudy said these remonstrantf
say the farm is not adapted 10 the pur.
pose. There was not farm in the
State or county SO well adapted. There
was no better land in the county-nu
better buildings everything adapted
to the special purpose We want It for
He believed II the people looked at /
right, they would say as he did, that /
Is the cheapest farm In the county fol
the purpose. In his township every
man of them was in favor OF buying
the farm. sft 7H ~ Han
Mr.. Murray moved to postpone ac
ton till the regular meeting on the
first Saturday of May, and that propo,
sails be meanwhile advertised for.
Mr.. Garrison moved to make it the
first Monday of July. -
Mr.. Murray accepted the amend.
ment, and the proposition was adopted
with Misunderstanding that the adver.
tising would be done during the two
weeks preceding the first Monday ol
July, and that alliproposals were to bt
addressed to the President Of the Board
Of OVerseers OF the Poor.
Some levies were ordered in behalf o.
certain applicants for aid and the Board
adjourned. go
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