, 1874-08-28

letter from Com III iaNi0ncr Df0ngh.
| ~ The Editor Of 7hs Ch,raHo Tribune:
Sin: nm gratf0etl to know TINT tho Board Of
County Commissioners has at last determined to
Investigate tho nattor of supplies for tic CUT.
ront year, aa wosl M tho supplies for 1879, I
suppose jnat now 1t would not hnyo occurred 10
any to inquire Into tho flour oontracto Of 1879,
voro 1t not for tho fact tnnt wns tho contrao.
tor; but imagine tl,o flour OF 1874 will hardly
fill tho eyos Of tho public 30 TINT lEey ca,luot SEQ
The tros,blo about the supplies OF tB74.
Thefacts will fully appear by reference to tho
| reports made to Tho Board, Nov. 10, 1874 whicl,
showed that no ono bud boon imposed upon, and
which completely exculpAtcil any QUO from auy
blamo. Tl1osc reports were road by your COM
mittco At your first session, on Tuesday 1nHI i;
and, II It is proposed to chargo TINT my connuc-
ton with tho 1our-buslnoss WAS not perfectly
honorable mud square, rotor to tho reports for
my vindlcation. am informed TINT thene papors
havo boon loHt. They woro lust sccn In tho poa-
session of some of The mcmbolB of tho Board
who arc no froHtlH OF niue.
II the Committee haye airy doubt about tho
contents, will rotor tltoM To tho Inter- Ocean Of
Nov. IL, 1874, att extract from Which is ~ fol-
lows:
Or. Topc, Resident Physician Of tho 1nsanc Asylum
md oor.o'see submitted report IN to tho character
Tho said institution. In every tnstn1co, MI meats,
flour, groceries, bter olo, ,iz.ul, havs been VI,
grade; md, when al inferior grado was found, 1t was
A report from Mr.. O. s. Kimbc:ley, Warden Of tho
1nsano Asyln and pocrlIouse Regarding tho quality
OF supplies at tho said nntttution, was Freaaned al
accolItod. refutaon OF charges thnt provisions Of
inferior grade had boou Furnished by contractors
burden Of thc report wi.la stated that, In evury ln-
sanre, articles were accepted that we're not In
cordanco With the contract.
Tho nboyo is tho report, as appears in tho
inter Ocean OF lilo 18th Of November. 1879, Of
ito proceedings Ct tho County Doard of tho 1lth,
tho tlay previous.
I also rofcr to THE TRIBUNE Of tho samo datc,
Which says rs follows:
anu Wars n. denying tho charges rrccntly published
that roor food Ii furnished 10 thu innlufes Of tho
,sstInas at Ill srre I Of o rnsoa u srs fy
up to tbs quality required ly tho contracts.
Tho aloro appeared IN TIE CluoAuo TR1nuNE
Of Nov. H. 1872, n ita report Of tha rrocue.lings
Of tho County u ard Of the day previous.
also refer to tho Times uf tho sa,no dato.
which speaks NJ fo!lown:
Dr.. Tuic. Resident physician Of tho 1nsnne Asylum
and lo'r liot.ae ade ro'ort regardng tho supplies
competency Ut tho o,ok, ctr. Thio ordered y tls
nocrd hec'9se If communication lisey printed IN
eoaa swoet, snd Wholesome: tho tour has been eood.
with the exception Of QUE lot: tho groccrlrs have a.
s n# ans es Dso" y
ever had.
MIR. George s. Kimberly, Warden Of tho institution,
concurB In lilo Ductors report. le Says In hts re-
part: It mny be tlat a7e visitors hsys bud teeth
If tlts ts Ro of curso they wond hnre moro trouble
In chewing, and poesibiy did not cat meat ail."
Tho above appears in tho report Of tho Chi
cago Times Of Nov. 49, 1872, Of tho proceedings
Of tho Board OF tho previous day.
AZ ha,o said, these papors woro before your
Commitioo Mt your iIrst maeting, and wore, M I
am informed. publicly read, aa apron,B by tho
report OF. tho In'e''- Ocean Of Wednesday last,
which iB ns follows:
Some conversation then onnued respecting tho -four
supplied to the 1usano Asylum n,1 roor-lIo,se hy
Commissioner C'nugh III ls'2 which forms part Ut tho
subject Of inquiry.
Gen. stiles {st real extracts from official reports
malo the 1our during tlio year. The nrst, tated
Nov. ., lBi2 referred 10 the circumstance that tho
tlulr supplied hnd been Of inferior quality. II was,
howeres: shortly t.onght up to grade, and Of
the supplies we're Of hcttor quality than was CONTRACT
cd for In the secDnA reuort, dntcd Nov. II, 1872
which e!nanne.l frunl DR.. Tore, the }usr was report
ell 10 Lave been fully o4ual 10 sample With the exccp
ttoI, of ono lot.
Gen. Nles thought Tho lot whs twenty harrcls.
THO above appears in tile report of tho Inter-
Ocean of Aug. &C. 1871. Of tho proceedings Of
the Board Of tho previous day.
]. II. CLoUaH.