Litchfield enquirer., 1875-08-26

case each party lodges its special danger, chance of very pretty fight about no one can guess what, with the odds some what in favor of the Democracy. Meeting Of County Representa- tives. The meeting was called to order at the Courtroom at D. m. by MT. Ransom, Clerk of the Court.
 Mir. Charles Edwards of Kent was chos- en chairman.
 The Commrssioners' call was then read, and the roll was called showing thirty y-one present:
 I.itchaeld-william Demins, Garner E. Curtis- Barkharnsted-DelOs II. Stevens. Bethlehem-Henry C. Hill. Bridgewater-Bruce E. Beach. Canaan-MyrOn U. Dean. North Canaan-EdwArd $. Roberts. Colebrook-IIarvsy L. Coy.
 Cornwall-Myrun I. Willard. Goshen-Wiiliam Davis Jr~
 HarwiAtOn- Cyrus l.. Barker, Delo<s Bristol:
 Kent-Charles Edwards.
 Mouis-NeIson Edinunds
 New Hartford W. l.. Thompson. S. H. Mason.
 New Miliord-J. H. McMahon. 0. <. Hartwcli,
 Eorfolk-Miles Riggs.
 Plymouth-Abijah W. welton.
 Roxbury-A. 2. Hodge,
 Salisbury-John r. Walton.
 sharon-Baldwin Reed. 2d, William E. Marsh
 Torrington-C. F. BrOoker, E. c Hotchkiss.
 Warren-George Wells.
 watertown-william G. Freneh.
 Winchester-M. E. Dutton. Henry Gay.
 Woodbury-J. Huntington, W. A. Strong.
 The chairman asked the county com- missioners to state the reason for calling the meeting.
 Mir. Rufus Cleveland then said, I've have an old jail, % prisoners and but IT cells. One time last winter VIC had 36 No facilities for working prisoners. The repairs of the old jail would cost as much as the building of new jail. The old of new and suitable one. motion was carried to adjourn till three to examine the premises.
 On reassembling, MT. McMahon, of New Milford, offered resolution for laying a tax raising ,001 for the repair of the present jail.
 Mir. Huntington, of Woodbury, said that experienced builders who had exam ined the jail thought the walls were in such unsonnd condition that $8,O00 or SIC, 900 would be needed to make the necessary additions and put it in any sort of suitable repair. Mir. McMahon's resolution was lost. Mir. Hodge, of Roxbury, then offered a resolution for the appointment of Q com mittee to report facts to future meeting of the representatives.
 A resolution was also offered laying a tax for building jail.
 The chairman then took up Mir. Hodges resolution.
 Mir. Deming, of Litchfeld, said that a site for jail would be furnished the county by the citizens of this place, free of expense. He believed the commission CTS had made some plans and estimates regarding the building of new jail.
 Mir. Cleveland, one of the commission CTS. said they had no accurate estimates but believed that mill tax would be am. pie for building a jail. They did not propose to erect such buildings as had been put up in Hartford and New Haven counties. Last winter they had had a plan for a jail, but he believed it to be a little too citified and ornamented for Litchfield county. He seemed positive that the S2S, S,000 mill tax would raise would be ample. Mir. McMahon said he should favor the passage of the resolution with the clause calling for an estimate of the expense of repairing the old jail. MT. Hodge suggested as the committee: Messrs. Abiiah Catlin, of Harwinton; John T. Rockwell, of Winchester; and Geo. M. Woodruff, of Litchfield.
 The chairman said the name of Henry R. Coit,o Litchfeld, had been handed in.
 Mir. McMahon moved to add one more Litchfeld man to the committee and make the number five. He thought no names should be forced on the convention.
 Mir. Huntington replied that it was proper that one Litchfield man should be on the committee to get information re- garding location and the price the old jail would bring. The other names men. tioned would certainly command the re. spect and confidence of the whole county. | MT. McMahon moved that Q blank be filled by inserting the word five" and the motion carried. The other blank was filled specifying time of report. and the resolution passed as follows
 Rcsotued-That committee of five be appointed to inquire into and estimate the expense of new jail, what the old one can be sold for, to ascertain the loca- tion and price of new site, and such oth- CT facts as will enable the convention to act in iudicious and intelligent manner. aud that said committee report to the meeting on the lst day of October, 1875. at ? o'clock p. m., and that said commit tee estimate and report what expense would be necessary to put the present iail Tn good repair, and report at the same meeting.
 Mir. McMahon then moved that the committee be elected by ballot, and ob. iected to having names sprung on the con- vention by nomination.
 Mir. Huntington objected to the length of time that would be required for electine five men by ballot, and after further col.