Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-12-09

to commence actions, civil or criminal, or
both, against any and all persons who may
have thus fraudulently or unlawfully OBJ
tanned Territorial funds.
Mr. SPEAKER: Your Committee of
Ways Means and Claims have had the bids
for keeping the Insane under considera.
ton, and find as follows That Hill liar
mons bid was for S2 cents in coin per day,
for each person, medical attendance and
medicines to be furnished By the Territory,
amounting in legal tender notes, to the
sum of 81 ceuts, which is the contract
price. The bid of George +. Atkinson
was for Sc cents per day, for each person,
medical attendance and medicines included,
as is shown by the bid Of which the follow
ing is copy:
TACOMA, w. r. March II, 1871.
| will agree to board, clothc and fur
nsh medical attendance to the insane, at
the Asylum at CSC cent? ciShty-six cents
per day each. Good securities will be fur
nishcd for the faithful performance of
the same. Security DR.. Il. II. Lardale
AnOtncr Will Ue lurnlSHcu.
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE f. ATKINSON
TO Hon. T. S. SALoMoN.
Which bid was intended for Just such
money as was in the Territorial treasury
as is shown by the following aliidavid
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,
County of Thurston. coz
George T.. Atkinson being first duly
sworn, says that in the month of May, in
the year lS7 he sent to the Governor and
Auditor of Washington Territory bid for
keeping the insane at Fort Stcilacoom,
w. T., as required by the advertisement
of said Governor and Auditor; that in
said bid this ai'iant agreed to board, clothc,
furnish medicines and medical attendance
for the sum of IS cents per day for each
insane person; that said So cents meant
Just such money as was in the Territorial
treasury, aud none other; and further
that said advertisement for bids did not
require said bids to be in coin that this
atfant was prepared at any time to give
good and sufficient bonds for the faithful
performance of the contract, if said con-
tract for keeping insane had been awarded
to this afllant that the said contract, has
not been awarded to this atiiant but he is
crcdibly informed was awarded to one
Hill Harmon, for the sum of 81 cents for
each person, Of just such money as is in
the Territorial treasury; that from the
advertisement for keeping the insane for
this Territory this atiiant expected to take
the buildings Gf said contract was award
ed to him) just as they were, and that all
the repairs would be at his own expense
George Il. Atkinson being duly sworn,
says that the foregoing affidavit is true
and correct; as therein stated, to the best
of his knowledge and belief, so help him
God. GEO. 4. ATKINSON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of November 1871.
STEPHEN JupsoN,
Notary Public, W. r.
The advertisement for proposals for keep.
ing the insane did not state that the Ter
ritory would repair the buildings which is
as follows:
PROPOSALS TO CLOTnE AND KEEP THE
INSANE.
Teritoryof Washington, Erecutire Of
fce.-Sealed proposals for keeping aud
clothing the insane, at the Territorial Asy-
lum at Stclacoom, W. T., for the term of
five years, will be received by the under
signed, at the Executive Office, on or be-
fore Tuesday, May 23d, 1871, at 10 O.
clock A. NJ. The envelopes containing the
proposals must be endorsed Proposals
for keeping the Insane" Bidders must
be prepared to furnish bonds with good Sc
curity, for the faithful performance of
their contract. The undersigned reserve
the right to reject any and all bids.
EDWARD S. SALoMoN,
Governor of Wash. Territory.
JOHN G. SPARKS,
Territorial Auditor.
May 18th, 1871.
Your committee report the facts in the
case and leave the public to judge for
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