The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08
For the Jasper Weekly Courier.
The County Poor ASYLUM.

$50 Nvsssssy OOI <ASy hOuls
j MIR. EDrroR: l understand that Jos
Egg and John Miller have had publish
ed an article IN the lImntingbury Sig
nal relative 10 the action OF the Count,
commissioners in letting the Poor Asy
ium on the 10Th OF january last.
i IL the taxpayers OF Dubois Count,
knew Egg and Miller a. well as | do. i
would be unnecessary for me to max,
|ahy reply to the batch Of stuff whicl
they have published.
| On page 400. lst Gavin. and Hord
the law says that the Board Of Count,
commissioners may employ some h,i.
name and responsible person to take
charge Of the Poor Asylum under sucl,
restrictions ms the Board may think best
for the interest OF the county.
Under this law the Board Of County
Commissioners had an advertisement
published in the Jasper Courier stating
that there would be sealed proposals re-
Iccived at the Auditors office. in JASPER.
up to the 18th OF January. 1872. for let
ting the Poor Asylum. rescrvimy the
right to the Board to reject any or all
bids. When the Board met on the 18Th of
JAM. to let the Asylum, after examining
the bids, the Board was at II los, to know
what was best to do under the rircu,n-
stances, from the fact that all the bids
which were put in by men whom the
Board thought might make good super
intendcnts. We're by the hoard thought
too high. 1t was thought best under the
clrcnmstances,to adjourn fOran hour and
a half, in order to consult with some OF
the taxpayers OF the county, in order To
get their views relative 10 what would
be best to do under the circumstances.
When the Board met after adjournment.
II was the unanimous conclusion that IL
was best to let the cont S.,rt to Phillip
Staringer, mt two dollars per week for
each pauper.
| suppose the reason why Ey. aud
Miller have got their tlandcr up 80 m,svli.
Is That Egg had Il bid in ut Sl2I peri
week and Miller one at $l.15 per week.
Persons who 10 not know Egg and Mil
Ter may think strange why the Board
did not let one or the other uf them ha W.
the contract Now will proceed so give
some of the reasons why the Buard did
not let either of them have the contract.
Egg and Miller arc hrahers-in-law, ana
Miller has kcpt the poor asvlum for
three wears, Egg seeming TO be End boss.
Or superintendent over the asyluin.whiIc
Miller kept il. When the hoard fonn,i /
bids in both by Egg and Miller. Err be-
ny cents higher than Miller. The,
anne to the conclusion that there was m,
With Egg and Miller, that
the bomb rejected Milicr's bid an.'
hould take Eggs, then he would turn
he cOntrset over to- Miller. and let him
.eep the asylum. The Board asked Eyw
he would move Oh the farm and take II
barge Of it himself if he got the con- II
lact. In answer to this question he said IN
hat he wVsssl not. Then the R.arfl was
onfirmed IN the opinion whirh it had
revionssy form'd ii Egg got the con-
Iact he would let Miller have it. The N
'oard F=sd for some time before that day d
cen OF the OpinissA. fson whit il could
&c and bear from some ct the hes, citi- :
Ems of the county, that Miller was MOI y
fit person TO be superintendent OF the II
sylum. Therefore the Board was de- /,
,rinincd not to let Linn have it OH any ;,
rms whatever.
Now ] will say a few words relative :
, Joseph Egg. II he had promised. il, q
use lie got the contract. that he woul.l :,
Ike charge of it himself. perhaps the ;.
oard would have awarded him the con-
act; but il would have been under some u
oubts IN regard 10 his fitness for the II
lace, cngcndercd by their knowledge OF "
is previous conduct. Now will in
,rm the taxpayers of the county wha, :.
ind Of low. cunning trick Joseph Eyy -
las guilty Of when the County Commits b
Onprs were frviu.r IN ,,nr.,h.,. :, H.. ~