The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

feuiuoiy y ~, lo9Z, pdlu W W. -. sF
Peck, Superintendent, S1,500
February 15,paid W L. Peck, ,Su-
perintendent, to February Is, 1900
February 15, paid Sarah v. Peck,
Matron, 400
April 1. paid W. L Peck, Super.
intendent, 500
May 9, paid Sauah " Peck, Mat
ron, SOL
May 9, paid W. L Peek, Superin-
tendent, 240
fotal, $500
The Journal objects to this Statement
thus.
s'The writer has fallen into q great
error in supposing that the items referred
to are for services for the period of time
only embraced within the dates men,
toned. He is also mistaken in includ-
ing the first two items, making $4,000 as
a part of salary allowed for services"
The items TO which objection is made
in the above are those of the date Of
February 10, 1872, of $1,000, and April
4, of $500, as not paid DR.. Peck on ac-
count OF salary Its charged in the
Auditors Report, page 5, in current ex-
penses, aud it reads thus:
February 10, 1872, W. L. PEEK,
Supt, $500
April 4, 1872, w. L Peck, Supt., 500
Total, $4,000
Had the money not been paid on &C.
count Of salary as Superintendent as
part of current expenses, the entry in the
report would not have been for the pnr.
Pose OF paying the superintendent. AS
| it stands on the Auditors Report il is q
charge against the Superintendent for
bis own personal use for services rem
dered
Again the .Jsurns! says of the CORES
rondent of the Enquirer thai
HE is further mistaken in supposing
| that at any time DR.. Peck received two
or more salaries under different names
or Offices
The Enquirer correspondent in mat
ters Of this kind, when he speaks from
the record, makes no mistakes. He
speaks from the Book" and of that
which he is prepared to prove, and thus
he does it.
On page six of the report of the Au-
ditor of State is found the following.
showing the money that DR.. Peck drew
| for the various offices hix accounts show
he held, and for which he was paid:
May l6, 1872, w. L. Peck, Resi-
dent Architect and Superinten-
dent of Construction, $3.50
June 10, W. J.. Peck, Assistant
Superintendent of Construction
one month, 416
July 16, W. L. Peck, Assistant
Superintendent, one month, 4l6
August 81, w. L Peck, Assistant
Superintendent, one month, 4I6
September paw. L Peck, Assist
ant Superintendent Of Con-
struction, 416
October %, W. L. Peck, Assistant
Superintendent, 416
November IL, Assistant Archi.
ftect 4l6
The salary in the FIRST account--that
which the Journal says was not for sala-
ry bnt for expenses, but which statement
is shown to be untrue-was for salary
as Superintendent the second account
he draws for salary as ''Resident Archi
tect and Superintendent Of Coast,nc-
RON" as ".Assistant Superintendent of
Construction" and as s'Assistdnt ArcAt-
tect." high salaries for each On the 9th
Of May, 1872, he drew S240 az Superia
tendeat of the Asylum, while his wife
the same day draws $50 as Matron.--
| One week after, DR.. Peck, as 'sResident
architect and Superintendent OF Con
struction" OF the new Asylam, draws
$3.50 per month more; less than one
week after he draws S4l6 as "Assistant
Architect" and SO on, until he gets the
sweet little sum of @6,S22 for nine
months service in filing divers offices
And yet the Journal denies, in the face
! of the Auditors Report that DR. Smith s
| pet received salaries for different Offices
held by him.
| To show that Dr.. Peck held but one
Office and could only draw pay for une,
the Ohio State Journal says that because
of his onerous duties, Dr. Peck's salary
of 81 200 per annum, which was paid
while the Asylum was filed with patients
was increased by the Directors to $4,000
per annum, and DR.. Suiith in bis report
/ to the Legislature, gives the reason for
the increase; (See Report of the Board
! OF Trustees of Central Lunatic Asylum,
PIP 4 and 5
"The general knowledge possessed by
Dr. Wm l. Peck OF all the plans and
designs of the new structure, as well of
the main building and its line and rece~
ding wings, as more especially of the
rear central wing, g,over which he has had
exclusive charge as Assistant Architect,
and the skill and practical judgment with
which he has in his past relations, and as
the general agent of the Board executed
and carried forward their plans and pur-
! poses, pointed liim out as the proper mau
for the place Indicated by the new regu-
| lations s.
"The Board therefore, on the 18th OF
May last, appointed DIR. Wm. L Peck