The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-03-21
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gran Adjourned Meeting will take
place =, ksehs Hag NJ ,, on saturdsy
night next. to hear the reports Of Com
mittees Our citizens generally are in
vited 70 attend. sza'hitHa 17afH" ~
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tbs JAIL QUSsIIok ExcITEAksI---ln
consequence Of some nisapprehension
regarding the extent Of the "mandater
of the Common Pleas Court to the Com.
missioners Of the County, regarding the
jail. our. oitisens have held meetings
and taken that matter under considers
ton. A committee wac appointed At
the hrst meeting 10 Investigate and re
port on the subject at . subsequent one
That committee suggested in their re-
port that he taxes from all sources were
already large and should not be increas-
cd, without tina most urgent, necessity
that the removal Of the eeunty seat and
erection o. county ~ buildings. woald
burden the people, already too heavily
taxed. and. from the neccessity OF using
rigid economy, deprecated the erection
now Of a. new jsil at Centreviile. or
elsewhere The committee say that the
order of the Court, only requires the
Commissioners to maintain prison suf-
fcient for the ssfe and proper keeping
Of prisoners--the bailding of a new jail
being LEFT to the Commissioners. The
committee deem the present jail, with
some repairs sufficient for ell purposes,
taking into consideration the estsb-
lishment OF the Criminal Court at the
recent session Of the Legislature; this
Court, being open at oil times for the
trial Of criminal causes. will, by it's
prompt action, prevent the Jail from
being filed. The committee suggest a
very feasible plan for repairing the Jail,
properly ventilating it, and making it se-
cure and conclude, il the Commission
ers persist in erecting new prison. and
thus make an unnecessary expenditure,
of $50 600 or, $4,000, that the people
Of the county should demonstrate; If,
on the other, hand, the project is aban-
doned, postponemcnt Of all questions
as to a change Of county seat, is recon-
mended.
A committee was. appointed, consist
ing of Messrs. A. F. Scott, Charles F.
Coffin, and William Parry, to ascertain
the intentions Of the Commissioners re-
garding the building Of a new Jail, or re
pairing the old and another committee
1eI sppReipted to have printed a number
tee and procure their circulation.
The Secretary, Mr.. Vaughan, furnish
ed the following proceedings Of an ad-
journed meeting held on the 18th inst |,
TO hear the report of the committee ap
pointed to wait upon the Commissioners,
separately, to ascertain their views in
relation to the building of new Jail:
Harmon b. Payne reported that he
had waited upon Oliver I. Jones and
d. B. Crawford, that Crawford was will
ling to abide by the will Of the People,
Unknown, be that what it might. Jones in
timated that he would pay no respect to
the wishes of the People Of Wayne
county, if they should be in OPPOSITION to
the building Of new Jail. William Par
~ reported that he had seen Pierce and
that he informed him, If the same num-
Der Of voters should vote against build
ing a new Jail, as was required to relo-
cate the county seat. then in that case he
would be opposed to building . new Jail
but would be in for repairing the old one
VIM. Parry, also reported that there
would be meeting OF the Commission
ers called the next evening, whereupou
the meeting appointed VIM. Parry, Jas
Elder, Howell Graves, A. F. Scott, j. H
Norman, to meet With the Commission
ers, collectively, and see If they would
not be willing 10 leave the building Of &
new jail. to the vote Of majority Of the
People. ns might be expressed at thu
April election, for or against the build
ing Of a new JAIL The meeting then ad
journed to meet on the Goth 3. : o'clock
to hear the report'of the committee.
AZ meeting held pursuant to An ad
tournament, the Chairman Of the commit
tee reported that three of their numbe
uatteuded--tllat only two Of the Commis
sioners were present, viz: Crawford m,
Pierce. Jones was absent without Civ
ing any reason. Crawford was willin.
70 be governed by vote Of major
ity Of the voters taken at tbs April elec
tiop upon the question But Pierce wa
not willing TO recede from his former Pc
sitioa, whereupon, the nesting appoin
: ted COMMITTEES. OF seven to circaaat
petitions tor signers throughout Oh
county, against building . new Jail, bu
repairing the old one Said Conmitie
consisGiAe AZ Wmo Rarry. Chairman; jas