, 1869-08-05
THE INSANE ASYLUM,
Spttial Meeting Of l1e Doard Of Suptr-
FlSors--lnsunt Asylum Business.
The Hammond Farm Locnt4on
Knocked In the Head.
An Asylum to be Built on the Poor.
House GroundA

.s An Asylum to be Built on the Poor
Ie House Grounds.
L MORNING SESSION.
The Board OF Supervisors held Special meeting
d beginning 10 O'Clock yesterday morning, 5upei
) y1bor Hammond In tbs chsir.
" l Supervisor John8ou moved that The Insane Az
Q | lum Committee report to the board.
+ Supervisor Thompson mored that the minute
y y Of the meetings Of tho committee be resd.
~ 4 The amendment wns. on notion tabled
= Supervisor Ham demanded the report from ths
I committee They hid plenty Of time 10 report
and should be required to do "a
Il II not in,pEudent to demand report from tnt
;, con1nstee- The committee L fn no way bound Il
lie da 30. lee IL ase o sueea !eiM 20 a1
. when the board bad accees to the minutes OF The
committee which would show them III their &c.
ZOE ~ deta!L He81deG, a report wouM occnps
! much tune 10 PREPARATION, md could moi possibly
$ he presented a thas meeting or on that day.
be satisfied with the minutes when they Tere eu:L
, tied to tpec1al report
Ing 70 lay on the liable, the committee had almost
unanimously voted uEalnst reporting. and showed
% %adi'poslron not T. report That was unusually
Tue board Insist upon lhe report
~, saIss.1,or nre1aaa said 4 the eommlrtee were
minuni4 nTt ne could bring In
Supervisor 1honpsoh. s4'e';! There arc minute. Of
the acilon Of The committee, Int the board wants
II doea not naka my difference whether the votes
arc KNOWN or rot, md report cannot be written
,isH - masa al, Doi: Inc ooata wefe not e..
committee were Invested with power to act,
Though the committee might respond to the cali
Q! me boa1d merely as matter OF courtesy. The
reading Of The minutes would be the shortest way
to aetslc Me mnier." lie would vote aguius. Inc
The original resolutions Of Supervisor Ham, TN
der which the committee vas organized, we're
send 1or the Information OF the board.
| TIC yeas and nays wero called for. when tho
notion Prevailed by vote Of % to Is
Tue committee were allowed until r. n to
A protest from hlr. J. g. Wcs.erdc,d, Of Now
1Iisr, aSnnst the location Of the nsy'uu ct uan.
HHrcr1so1 Kea1ncy orercd tho folIowtuz;
III. eIy ca ae.s sssaraa, I'D ua's eoa,nao R
,.If M,Enxts, , rs Common Council l.. esteuded the
IT,. s ;t y tef'oI ou With tho
a, 3s cnei % In cstehatns liz welcome 70 sie Tis
,,. s1d M T; t: e;"Hmse II s' ;ese b. b snp;osd to
Tn re Z 5ssola:.eDs xese passed. tn. the appoint
Tho hoArd adjourned mill 2p. m
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met Ut p. IN, pursuant 10 ndJou1o-
msnt, supery,aor Kcarney Id lie CHAIR,
ThE Insane AFyium Special Committee reported
Your ,reci.l c''mmt.tees srpo'ned to .e1cs Ioc..
i" as ii oSt asz .'Re1s Hs[sas III
:.cnt t1rnl.h an seear.,s .od f4 ,opa1. oi le
ib't bsaia IT, reer. 81 '4e!t Ae.es
The aoovo was s,gnsl BY Supervisors Gruy, sau.
let, Thomrsou, t'erscil, Hayden and Kingsley.
Appthied 10 the report was The following:
IA4lsd MHftr acknowledges thzt tho Minutes Arg
tc .stiss ,Ar committee bit he ojoess TIC .sion
.s,G2sr'ess;: s2e " e
TT bnSI If,trf far
ora .' ~, ~ M 9 s;hs w. pa produced lkrre
The clerk read The minutes Of tho several meet. |
snEs Of the committee, and the opinions Of the |
assh,,eS 1 mud ph5aic'Aa all OF which have been be-
,hey could noi ne,ee .Nh tho majority Of tho
{! s: t;sy's
from Fl I ! n:s xa s.es ;;s s:9 S;1,s
G s~n r .ss Ses Me IT, As ssy s ;d STU son % ), iss ,s
t ,std;s eoaa S: ~ sas ,ta
;s, e ,s. 'hs fsa @ 5, ws1e sssa .ay
."ns u nd lin III l. IN H. fsa"t.s ri
@ II a' ;ne esa'as sas 'aas' IL .ya gi'
st & s1s4 s4 y E i s.s pt1s
= T.; :ss|:s:: Z ias
e. s 4 s Ii :ss
..ied nar r.id 1le sanlos1ty iu:i.: upon iko slua
i; Y E:sss; :s5:s ~
M.,erts Z d s Ws IL "a fstts ''gs nsSs
sSs sss1S'i:e r ,as a. Il, 4 ss !; ssass.
rssTcnd M that hs asoa 4 tAs ma!oy e u. en
.. Go19d e %
The Above Tss sighed by Leopold Mayer and
Supervisor brennan spoke against the selection :
not selected BY The vote, MI. Pratt gentleman ,
snoT dss e.
IT'D It all, aud II fou1 votes were given for the {
tow ns Of aaoESt M ratt r. Tas entitled e hem
nttiee 70 get from Nj: RosentaAl written opinion
been obtstneh the COMMITTEES eau 50 no further
until the subcommittee Is discharged after doing
i8 dGtF.
Supervisor Thompson dcsended Mr.. Hammond, I
and said he eare ths committee every Opportunity
70 visit other places IL ths county after his farm
4utsuon-ao economical and q humanitarian side,
and 10th ma, be equally honest. The most econ. /,
Will cost nothing, but It Is unsuitable H2mn1oudB
farm s The nearest Of any Of the p.ees 10 nail:
% Tiii stop thetr irss as near As possise
10 tic Eylu1n- lie went Oh 10 defend the hctton :
q The commiHee At great length. nud stated th.t
the assertions and objections made we're ground
lesA lie might Say that the devil would get every ! !
one Of the Board IN twenty one minutes, but Il
IN possession OF the board within thc specified time
noeever, be Eonld not Ike 70 guarantee toat he
Hammond nd farm ase i IN tie hands Of tic cIesk
MI M:Der1nott pitched Into the hammond
prove u, he water on The farm could not be !
raised TO the hulldinrs- He never saw more | +
n nonotonous plase than the proposed site y wa
fire, would De t. a. much by Ia, ioT shs Ms
IS Supervisor Ms5er followed II the ssne strain
+ Supervisor Hane was OF opln,on that the main
and distance. He could not comprehend whJ 8
they should pay much for thnd. thu Ave acres
Thompson S has rs gwen M m rosy aoeount Of ,6is farm
that i no reason VIII. they. should 90 fozy-tEo ,
niles from this city, when they can get Suitable
report would be adopted
Heights was not visited when the COMMITTEES w1s
invited 70 so there There seemed 70 be a dc1cE-
HAMMOND i.rm and nowhere else: The engineer
epokc IN hts report as II he was paid: be (sandcssl
ao Oh % Re' ay he Il
and hAd NO. q good word to say for any other
supervisor Hammond said he told Mr. Drndley
the INT that he DID hot want to divide bis Iar,
and he told the Eletn people the sa1ne when they
pr.ce on his land which would compensate him for
sutllps his Ia1na. Tn this place there are eighty
ncres Of orchard, txo houscs and barns. The |
buildings would not be worth much 10 Cook |
County rs 70 him, perhaps, bat Cook County
sbould pay him for his buildings II .they wanted
them TN the etate Asylum land there Is no
Fpt1nr, md zoe nnter musthe got from Fox River.
Neitkcr has It any trees or shrnbbery.
Supervisor Miller ohected 70 MI Hammond |
voting tor The sale Of his OWE faEu.
Supervisor johnson sail The Eighties were very |
kind to the board, and dld all they could TO SECURE
the asylum. He Was opposed TO spending 60
large an amount OF money outside Of Cook |
County. tbs land for the St8te Assium Is fAf |
superior to the Hammond farm. There Is differ
Comfy IOs inferior land, to that which the State
bought for elV0 IN acrC- It may be sak that COM |
nllr alton would reduce the cost Of uanspoEta- |
ton, but visitors could not anJfd to pay Tor 100 /
Eto<.d four for Dntton and four for IistnnOnd,
with Mr, Gray . vote outside, and Nj. tIammunds
vote cass for h,mten. Now, Mr. Hammond hsd
not voted for his OVID fRIm- II would not hare
plenty of s,one and good water, land Gould hc had
Supervisor Gray defended his coptnct and VOTE.
lie believed tie rnce Of Hammond farm WIS
lnrEc but the Fltc wAs good |
Supervisor Wtat wished 70 whtn tho board
aea1st ph5 sictant' reports
Tie ycns and nays MI the adoption Of tho minor. !
II, rposs werc cslcd for and taken. a. sollows:
-nrannan n:,aneE ha.,c htS;srcn1sTE frf1
5.tpton, K1sG1t, keIney Lsdd!1s AS;4ncIy, nusi.
man liey noids, Smith, sandcrA- scuno. Teseh. WAsd
Say44- Albert nol.nder Dr. .dlcy. Carroll. Esh.ra.
Supervisor namlnGnd declined to vota
The m,n0rit, report uxa adopsed-
offered aid withdEa1n. Aflcr whlcn supervisor
johnson pfcFc1 the following: