Litchfield enquirer., 1875-01-14
tn have voted unon separately:

E 1st. Resolred. in the opinion of the representatives of Litchfeld, County greater and better accommodations should be provided for the prisoners in our coun ty jail.
 2nd. ResOlred. a committee be appointed to enquire into the the proper remedy for and correction of the evils nov existing.
 Mir. Baldwin had expected that the members of the convention would be of fered more detailed information regarding this measure. He thought this was not the time to build a county jail. Doubted the urgent necessity of it. In 1865 spe- cial legislative committee, appointed to examine jails. had reported this as the second best jail in the State for conven- ience Could not see how it had become so dilapidated as to be utterly insufficient in so short time. Formerly the prisoners had work making baskets, inside. He thought reformatory measures inapplica- ble to county jails where the prisoners had such short terms as would render them of little practical benefit. He thought there was no use of an adjourn ment and the expense of a second meeting, and consequently opposed the resolution.
 Mir. Catlin thought that the facts stated in the first resolution could hardly be questioned. He was not himself prepared to vote a new jail, but there should be a committee to enquire into the whole mat ter and report on the question of enlarge ment or rebuilding. Thepassage of the jail.
 A vote was then taken by ayes and noes on the first resolution which was rejected 19 to 15:
 YEAs.-Woodruff and Newcomb, of Litchneld; Payne, of Barkhamsted; Bacon, of Bethlehem; Sage, of Celebrook; Hull and Wadhams, Go shen; Catlin and Barber, of Harwinton; Marsh, of Morris; Cogswell and Hollister, of Washing ton; Clark, of Winchester; Huntington and Strong, of Woodbury:
 naan; Peet, of North Canaan; Persons, of Cole brook Harrison and Beach, of Cornwall; Page, of Kent; Nash. of New Hartford: Taylor and Baldwin, of New Milford; Hurlburt, of Roxbury; Harry and Richardson, of Salisbury; Rowley and Everett of Sharon; Church, of Torrington: Beeman, of Warren; Woodruff, of Watertown.
 ABsENT.-Rart. oi Barkhamsted; Barber, of New Hartford; Ryan. of Norfolk; Andrews. of Plymouth; McNeill, of Torrington: Bills, of Winchester.
 There was then some discussion on the second resolution. MT. Baldwin favoring the appointment of comittee to examine and report the following morning, and oth- CTS desiring longer time for investigation. MT. T. M. Clark offered the following res olution as a substitute for MT. Catl1n's second resolution,
 Resolved. this meeting resolve itself into senatorial district meetings each of which meetings shall present to this convention two names of persons to be ap- pointed a committee to investigate the needs of the county respecting it's jail and it's criminals, said committee to report to an adjourned meeting to be holden at this place at two o'clock P. NJ. on the 1st Mon- day in February 1875.
 Mir. Clark said he had visited the jail and was obliged to confess that it was a ruin and dilapidation; was surprised to find it so cheerless and comfortless. As regards division of the county he should favor no such plan. He didn't believe it would be for tho advantage of his own town to have the county buildings there. On the other hand, he should not feel warranted in voting anew jail. The ques- tion had not been agitated among his con- stitnents and ha did not know what their views might be. The old hulk across the street he considered unfit for HousG6 of Correction. but the matter should be fur ther discussed and inyastigated hafnraeiti zens were taxed to build new jail.
 MT. Catlin said he was not yet prepared to act and wanted committee appointed.
 Mir. Sage, of Colebrook. also favored the passage of resolution appointing 8 committee.
 MT. Church of Torrington favored the appointment of committee. There are iatimations that there are abuses that ought to be corrected. MT. Clark sug- gested that the convention had no power to remedy abuses if they found them. MT. Church thought the thing should be investigated anyway. The local taxes of his town were heavy and he should not wish to vote for new jail just now.
 Mr. Catlin's second resolution was in definitely postponed.
 Mir. Huntington favored MT. Clarke's s resolution. He thought that no commit tee could investigate and report intelli- gently by the following morning. One thing was certain; prison of only seven- teen cells could not accommodate the average number of prisoners in this coun- ty.
 Mir. Wadhams thought the probable e1- pense of temporary repairs could be as- certained well enough by the following morning. The county commissioners would have charge of the expenditure if any was authorized. not any committee of this convention.
 The resolution was then put and declar- ed passed ny the chairman. The conven- ton took recess and the following com mittee was then reported and declared chosen:
 18th, District, Catlin of Harwinton and Clark of Winchester, 18th District, Bald win of New Milford and Huntington of Woodbury, 17th District, Rowley of Sharon and Beach of Cornwall. Adjourned till 2 P. M. of Feb. 1st Morris.
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