, 1870-06-04
SOLDIERS HOME.
Annual Meeting OF the boafd
Of Managers.
The "Home" to be Sold to the Uni
tarians for $4,000.

the nnuua] meeting Of the Board Of Managers
a, the Soldiers Home Was held at $50 yesterday
afternoon In the once OF General Inlus White,
No. ss LaSalle street. On motion Of Judge Brad
well. Dr.. uamill took the chair. MrA. C. n Clark,
Secretary called the roll and read the minutes Of
the last injecting, which were adopted.
The Superintendent reported that during the
month o1 May % were admitted, and 81 dis
charged, the number remaining being Is Four
month. Of whom SIX recovered, and eight are still
General White, Treasurer, reported that the re-
expenditure to s6ol.5s leaving balance ia the
treasury Of $st,lll07.
: The reports we're ordered On lle.
MI, T. B, Bryan, from the Committee on the
Saie Of the Home, reported that they had received
an oner Ut $5eoo0 cash from the UntartanB for the
home, to be used as Theological Seminary. He
tenden On Behalf Of St. Luke:s Hospital, Offering
to pay ior the property s51,ooo the home to be
rented for one wear loE = ooo at the end Of that
to ' ee e' psld ID I've I've yeah yeafs, N bca1ins inter
est At 9 OF 10 per cent per annunl, Mr.
Bryan said the committee appraised the prop
Unitarians, and ne was OF opinion that the offer
was the best bona Fde cash offer they could e1-
pect
calculation, By which he demonstrated that there
was 3 difference u but s100 between the bids. aud
he WIGS inclined 10 give the property to the Unlta-
mans, as tNGI 1Daat ING NlAt 0hef.
Mr. Bryan said his personal preferences were In
favor Of ihe St. Lukea Hospital, but his duty told
hin that the Unitarian proposition was the one
tsn1 70 be affepe iS
the home cost, and they should get all they could
for the property. She thought the home should not
that aIllount tor it She was absent from the city
ana could not oppose the movement to sell, but
She would place hersclf right on the record, and
even st that late hour vote against selling. The
E,r{1f u NJ oil rDS
JetcnDinc.l to sell, she thought those who gave
The property should 20 for the benent oE the sicI
rather than for any sectatlnn purpose.
Judge Bradwpll contenled that it required 8
majority Of the members Of the Board Of Mail
uRcrs to dispose Of the property
a general whispering followed the debate.
iii, Bryan read from the charter, to show that
that majority vote OK those at an annual meet
lng could dispose Of the property. When they
soId the property they could salt down the money,
IN honor to stand by the agreement made with tho
i ther Ra6tt n se they had good caaucs
would 40 Il they ownsa ;as gds ~ ac,a, vans
Of eTeRs5t|Sn III q I,S ssaf !efptity. !eS
j GSjer Bridges thought il was good price.
General White thouent tney nha oetteE stu.
Mt. Bryan Baid the gentlemen were IN favor OF
selling, ano they knew What t1ey were Young
about Letter than the ladies' could know ABOUT Il
IN their own sphere tney Wsse oettef snan 'nea'
lut mol u matters OF tnis l'na,
Judge Bradweli said he Was IL favor q q woman l
suffrage, and thought the opinions OF the ladies'
should be asked.
Mrs. Sanford was opposed to selling. II vas TOO
late to talk against It now. They could nave cot
more than {o0.0o0 for 1t year ago, and property
was very much depreciated nt the present time
Mr. Bryan moved that the report OIL t9e CON-
mittee be laid temporarily on the table.
Nfry Sanford seconded the motion.
General BcTe11lgc moved thst the report be re-
celyed and the ofler OF the Unitarian gentlemen
be accepted,
Mr: Biyan's motion was carried.
shnre1 were there to stand BY their otIer, b1t ii
the ofieF was not accepted then It wonld not be
accepted at ali They had a great deal Of tall,
nnnrressary fals. and he hopeG they would sool
eet throar6 and let them Know what they werc
Eot Eotne to do - They should have an immediate
atont haif an hnnr Was consume1 In mlsceI-