, 1869-05-20
K0RTHERN lRsAnE HOSPITAL.
Meeting of the Board or Com.
mfssiuncrs Yesterday.
Seeking for q Location.

The first meeting Of the Doard Of Commissioners
for locating shr Northern Insane Hospital was
held ri the fremont House yeste!,isy afternoon
The commission Is composed OF the following
gentlemen: Hon. :. u. lockwood, Of Kauc
County: Colonel J. II. Bryant, o! Busea1: D. s.
Hammond, Of Cook; n. l. Josl5n, Of McIIcury;
A. Il. AdamA OF Carroll: 4 F. sbA~. Of Lee: VII
liam Adams, Of viii; William r Brown, Of Mnssac;
aEA A. J. Mntteson, Of Whies1ae All were
present except Judge lockwood, who Was kept
AWAY by frason Of illness.
The commits sion wAA Organized BY the election
q Cosonel J. u. Bryant AZ President, aud u. +.
Shaw, Secretary.
anxious for the location Of the hospital In thtlr
Sartoua cities and towns wc1c Invited before the
board for 4 hearing.
St4el, Mayor OF Joliet, lnstinR the commission to
y1st that cdty aud c1amlne its manIte1l advantages
for The location Of The hosnital The communlca-
nEn enclnRel resolutions ct the Common Council
os that city TO the same effect
\ letter was reah from Hon 3 D. lockwood. OF
lxd1r condition arrvea,e,l his attendance, anrtsln9
the toatd to witt that town and satisfy themselves
q ~ asptablllty to the oecess!es of the conscm
Colonel Dcmcnt presented the resolutions Of the
Common Council Of Dtxon, Inviting the commit
lee to visit that city, and view the advantages It
presented for the location Of the contemplated
hospital. Colonel Desnent added fen words to
the sesolntionA
llou- Washington Dnshuell, Attorney General Of
half of lie author1ttes Of taas cty. lie sid tns.
whenever The commission visited D1laR. thry
would be prepared to give Them IN open or seaiea
rro7ostlion- ThcJ meant bustncsA
Commissioner ADAMS, Of Viii, thought the
psnposluona or inttts1idns fram the various 10
c41ttics ought TO be more specific, 80 that The
commission scould determine nhtther II Has
wo5sh the trouble Of r,s.ttne the localities He
sa!d The law evidently meant that the highest &d
Conrrssie,. -, nr,-, ..,,+s,+ suHua a..-
al ttons ns any man to Eet Through with the Hnal
mesa be thought II proper and right that a iocaas-
tses who put IN c'tlaF should ne rsstets. Tie WIS
not 1u favor OF giving The institution to the high
CT bidder unless Other points wcrc at least equal
Nj. Cofan presented the clalma at Dasas1a 10
II was here suggested that The law consem-
plated Invitation to TWO ply eei.ns TO pct with
] The committee In stuatnE the local.sy. nnd that
boty sho,,ld be int1:ed 10 select tro Of thce nam
! bcr 70 act One Of the Commissioners hastn1
stated tnas the Medical societ, had adjourned for
Iii. SteTens, o. hchau of isu1ean County, tn.
! vtted the CoEnD:sstoncFs to r1slt tso pol,ts In
ttcular coulmtnde1l the last haned place 10 tnetr
| attention.
{ Mr. Chszies BALDWIN, Of Princeton, spokr IN ia.
! Nj. NJ. Il. Easdwtu, Mayor Of E1gln. invited the
| G nautsspn to s!sit that city. and Nttre8s the
ah,ants9es thai could Be presented to them foE
| On motion ot Nj johnson, the committee yot-
cd 10 liot Hatnyia today f9oth>t Ind tr1Axa to-
morrow (9lstS anu tha. they si}ourn TO meet Al
! tte Trrnaout liouHc. On Moncar evening nrx.
| TIE s<ta int, whence on the following, {25:tt
tbey:Nn proceed to ysit Other points wheacc inyi.
tations hare Heen extended: alld the commission
! scQMes< that III CITIES and towns which have not
| communicated with them, and wish 70 do 70. to
send their cornmunicasions addressed to the Sec.
rcta1F, carc of fremont ffonka, Chicago, On OF
hrsorc Aon'laf next, s+th Inst, or Appear By rep
! rrsentAtfon before the coudn 6son on the evening
! Of thxt day.
The commission then ahtonrne4a. TO meet Al th<
| depot OF the Chicago. burlington + Quincy Rail
coed TO l,a,aria, returning tais evenlng.