Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-06

have not the enterprise 70 seek for employ-
nent when work 10 not tendersd 70 them.
Nov il ssns plea could be furnished st oil
timss. and particularly in thsas dun winter
mouths, wheo want pfeeses the peop man
On oil sidss, the public might iu many
instances get value reseived 10: what 10 10
now compelled = give the industrious and
worthy, but nssdv peer nsn b furnished
With the ef support, without the odi.
um Of being . county charge. and The
indolsnt inSostsr b. compelled t. sosa HE
living. Such . plan and the only enc
that occurs to me 40 being q present prac
ticabls-l will venture briefly TO suggest
There are many place in our highwaye,
even within shert distance from Davsn-
port. where . permanent, and I'll timss
passabls read bed can only be made by ,hs
use OF stone % McAdsm. and large quanti-
ties Of stcne are annually needed fer the
ccnstructisn of BRIDGE and culvsrts in eur
country roads-besidss, the city needs and
ought to have constantly on hand, and
ready Tor use, stone and AcAdam with
which to repair and improve her streets
The city ewns stoone quarry. Now lot
the Board Of Supervisors and the City
Council enter into an arrangement wheaeby
this quarrJ can bs opened and pot into .
condition to BE- worked at Ill times, 10 that
when able bodied men. or men able to labor
In any dsgrss,apply 70 the county for sup
port. % the ground that they are out Of
employment they can bs Immediately set
70 work. Let them quarry and dress stone
ready for use. and break the small refuse
sssk into we'll prepared "AcAdau," and
tor such labor let the county pay them in
such nscsssaries - it 10 now compelled 10
give them. And then whom the ssunty
wants to use either the stone or NsAdam
thus prepared, let it pay the city Just what
the material was worth in the quarry and
for what TIE city uses, either Of tho stone
or McAdam, let it pay the county . fair
price for tho work done in preparing the
Same.
To this matse-, I respectfully, but earnest
y invite the attention Of the Board-n not 20
much for any direct pecuniary benefit, that
apprehsnd, will result TO the County from
the adoption Of the plan above sugg sstsd,
but commend it to your favorable notice,
- an aid to the worthy poor man In bis
struggle against want, and - . means Of
detecting imposition. For II II we're under
stood that the want Of employ msnt could
20 longer be given - IN excuse fsr apply
ing to the county fer rslisf-and that il
persens able 70 earn their living. procured
support from the eounty. they wsuld havs
to work for i'll have no doubt, but this
class sf psrsens would very soon cease to b
applicants for county charity-snd their
NAMES satirsly disappear from our pauper
list.
In regard 70 The insane Ia our city, much
better oan b. said. They are % we'll pre-
vidsd for, 90 our present aecommodat
Or rather. want Of accommodations will per.
mit-they are Ut least humsnely cared for.
There are now at the Poor House persons
Of unsound mind, viz: Males and females
10 addition 10 these there 10 one % msls)
in Winfield Township, and one "a female,
in Davssport-sash being taken care Of BY
.hsi. friends, the county paying in part
ter theif kespiss Il is perhaps no. correct
to class these oil ~ insane. Coo. ar.
idstic-some are imbscie Those that
nay properly b called insane, are chronic
incusabls eases. who simply require safe
custody and proper attentien to their phys
ical wants. While the Directors do not
like the idea Of ningliDg this class Of unfor-
tunatss with the paupers at the Psor House,
and providing for them oil in csmmsn, y st -
long - this can b done ~ well % il new Is,
and in view ofthe present state Of county
finances. with the large demands already
upep eur treasury, and others likely TO ac-
crus. for which your Beard must make pro
vision, We do not feel justified in recon-
msnding % large an outlay 81 money ~
would bs nscessary to srsot separate build
ings adapted to the proper custody and care
of the insane. We therefore think 1t much
better - wait for the additional hospital
and asylum accommodations that the
State Is as rapidly as possible providing,
than 70 undertake to provide county
institution, which, with the means at
hand, would, in all probability, a. best,
bc very imperfect and unsatisfac.sry,
both in construction and management.
II. LlSDEnaAS, Supt.
BuRsErr's PREPARATIONS are favorably
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