Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-24
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.
JANUARY SESSION, 1865.
AFTERNOON sLsslo,,

Doatu mct 0i t"o " SaneAs pursuant 70
adjournment. M
Upon calling the roll, all the mem 5ers
appeared except Nr. Heron
The Clerk laid before the Board the pe.,.
ton of ]. b. Bsrr for change Of foss In
I Lincoln ,ownship: and petition Of 6. Whit.
.scr. asking Id. Board TO recocsi Ter their
action as 81 ordering the opening of road
! iu teClaire township; which were refe rrep
! 10 heCommntee on Bridges and Highways.
! NJ. Aulin offered thc following resolu-
iioD
| br r,oues,e,l 10 ray into the county treasury
cf scott county, on ol before the June Ses-
sinn az the Board OF Supervisors, the amount
of license fee theu in arrears, or then TO fey
fci, their license.
Which was adopted.
Nj L.nphcm moved that tie report Of
the Committee on the poor and pooi house,
laid on the table this forenoon, he taken ar
Which was agreed TO- Whereupon
| Mr aoplepate offered the following r-sc
! luton. aas substitute for the report o! the
committee:
WHEREAS, This Board is satisfied that Tor
the want of proper system IN the manage
ment and distribution OF the pauper and
insane funds Of this county, the expenses OF
l tDiHg VIC HttNy INCt ohi ~ AH|A.'~ 80
unnecessarily large, and that economy as
wei as humanity require that reform
should be effected in the expen liiI-e Of
ss1 funds, and in the manner cf Invest.
| citing application for relief thereiiom.
therefore, be /: Resolred, by the Board,
| Is. That {. s. Watkins, julius Lancheim,
and n. Linderman, be, anu they are hereby,
appointed aud constituted the Board OF Di-
! rectors of the poor house OF this county, the
| las, named TO be also Commissioner or Su-
! perntendent of the poor.
oJ The said Directors and Superinten-
dent shall have \ suitable cfice in tho
| civ of Davenport, 10 be furnished ard
! supplied with all needed books, blanks,
and stationery. and rent paid BY the
county. They shall keep books
Of record account and register. thsil re-
| ceiye daily reports from the township trus
tets. hold regular monthly meetings for
conference, and audit and examine the &C
counts and dolngs of said Superintendent,
and shall in every way endeavOf TO promote
the economy and efficiency of the county
charities.
81. 1t shall be tie duty Of said Superin-
tendent 10 carefully investigate every appl,
cation made for reiiei from the county, TO
attend in the county court in matters of
COMPLAINT against insane, where the object
of such complaint is TO procure the alleged
insane person to be rent as a public patient
| from this county to the Iowa Hospital for
the Insane; and to ascertain, so far as
possible the propriety and justice of such
application, and in short said Superintend
enl shall thoroughly examine every appli-
cation made for reliei, and ascertain SO far
as may be- the actual wants and needs Of
! the applicant, and furnish relief accordingly.
And for such services the said Superin-
tendcnt shall receive the sum Of s. per
month, including pay as Director, TO be
drawn from the county treasury, ihe war
rant therefor to be issued by the Clerk on
the order of he Chairman of tho Board of
Supervisors.
4ih That the County Judge is hereby re-
quested - cooperate with said Superin.epG
cnt in so far at east as to notify him ni
complaints against ailec ed insane persons
and the time of hearing the samc. when the
object OF such complaint is 10 procure SUI
port at the expense Of the county
slr Appega'e moved to fl tie blank
with 500
Mr.. Newton moved TO amend; strike out
$1oo and I'll tile blank with s,5
Tho question being on the last amend
mcnt, which was lost
The question now being on the molten Of
Mr. App,egate to Gil the blank with $iOD.
which was carried. The resolution was
then adopted with the blank filed with
800.
Mr.. Applesa'e offered q resolution as to
the rc.d from LeCiaire TO Princeton, which
was referred TO the County Attorney.
On motion of Mr.. Miuhes, sd ioutned
till O'Clock tomorrow morning
NINTH pAY-roRENoox SESSION.
January 24.h, 1868
Board met at . o'clock a. NJ. pursuant to
adjournment.
Upon calling the roll all the members ap-
peared except Mr.. Aplir.
Minutes Of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Baker the rules were
suspended.
report OF the Committee on Accounts and
Expenditures be taken ffon tho table,
which was agreed 10
Your COMMITTEE on Accounts and Ex-
pendtures, TO whom was referred the Re
port Of the Directors Of the poor FOR the
year 1857, respectfully state that they have
carefully examined said report, and find i,
TO be utterly worthless ard unreliable. and
calculated to convey an entirely enron, Gus
impression Of the expenses Of the county
pauper system. We find various items in
said report repeated. othe- items are mis-
placed or not properly carried out. and 9
careful collecting and proper placing of all
the debit and the credit items shows an ex.
pense of sl0, i52. ia discrepancy of
S457.5 being thus found in the report it.
self But erel this total Of SIS, ,l52 10 SO
arrived at Is re lly $3.50 SO less than ,ls
actual total ces. of the pauper system in
1867.
The books ofthe County Clerk and Coun.
~ Treasurer show that from January 1ss,
1867, to January LIST, 1868. there was paid
out in cash from the county treasury on
raupes account. B.............S 1902 10
Aed sales Of surplus products
from the farm sold By the
steward. and the proceed
expended for the benefit OF
tho Fam and Poor House.. 1892 Is
Add decrease in farm inventory ls4 75
sls,so9 90
Deduct collections ior paup,r
estates. ...-.....s....... 207 rs
Showing the actual cost Of our
pauper system in 1867. .....9 18,6 %
It's also proper to state that in addition
10 the above there are several bills and claims
from the Directors and Trustees that have
been presented to this Beard and referred
to the Finance Committee, and their claims,
il allowed and paid, will still further in.
crease the total cost Of the pauper system
in 1867. Your Committee respectfully de-
sire to state that the inefilciency and mis-
management Of the county pauper system
10 . constant matter Of pubic con- ment,
and much indignation is excited by the de.
ceptive reports Of the Directors. This same
Bosrd Of Directors on the FIRST day Of Jauu-
ary, 1867, made report BY which it was
made to appear that the total cost Of the
ps1psr system in 1866 was but IS. 800.
when at the same date the County Clerk
reported that he had paid eut elO. i94. and
the Stewart at the Poor House rs ported that
be had sold 81 1915. and expended the pro
cseds in paying {os labor aud supplies Al
the Poor House fare, thus showing total
cost Of more than e12 ,0oo-s discrepancy
Of nearly - geo from The impreesjou cen.
veysd by the report sfAhe Directors. Your
Cs0mittes dsem IL proper 10 remind the
Board Of Superv,sors sthet il these defects
are allowed to pass unnoticed, the people
will feel that the public interests are not
npOuePlv attended ~ v~.. r---i.A--