Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-27
Meeting of County ReprssentatIyes.

Meeting of ofcounty RepresentatIyes.
 Our last weeks report closed just be- fore the, reading of the specifications as changed by Mr.d Bartram to smzkeyshis plan of repair practicahlaa The changes made were of considerable importance. Mir. rBartram substituted iron bars in place of those of steel required in the specifications. He substituted stone two feet in width for those required to be four. He proposed to use the old locks and cell doors as far they would go to leave the large windows now in the jail room untouched to have the addition connect with the old part by arched openings each side seven feet high instead of being made into one uniform room throughout. He also proposed to have the addition 40 feet long, only, where the plan of the architects require 49. The difference in the office part of the new jail was very great. Mir. Bartram' g plan proposed no new windows and little if any repair above the floor of the first story. 1I
 MT. McMahon then moved a reconsid- eration of the vote passed at the meeting Oct. l, appropriating s10,OO0 for repairs.
 with view of substituting the name of Mir. Hodge for that of Mr. Perkins on the repairing committed. The motion was adopted, and Mr. Nj. moved the resolution appropriating $1O,OOO for repairs pass with the proposed amendment. -sZ
 Mir. Hodge preferred not to serve on this committee, it was large snough al- ready and the addition of his name would only increase the expense. He thought the four mill tax too small to raise the money required for repairs and for the other expense that had been since made.
 On inquiry Commissioner Cleveland stated that after paying outstanding or ders there would be only $47 left in the Treasury. No orders had been drawn to meet the expenses of the committees, of the architects, or of the present meeting of the representatives. Mir. Bartram had received $75 for his services, but no other of the committee appointed Aug. 24th, and who prepared the report of Oct. 1st had received orders. The four-mill tax would raise about $1O, 800. .t.-......
 Mir. Bartram.-Mr. Hotchkiss told me. this morning, that the architects had fail ed to make specifications for repairs in accordance with the vote of the represen- tatiyes' meeting of Get. lst. ...,......
 Mir. MeMahon suggested that the archi- tects in that case ought not to be paid anything. .............
 Dr. Deming remarked that he consider ed SIG, 900 spent on the old jail as com pletely thrown away and he should vote against it. -''A ''.-5 ''1s .-.' ?
 MT. Ives of Goshen said the building was an old one. If we had new enc placed or,land where the Fsssonssa could labor the jail might be made almost self supposting. He should vote against the EsF
 On rising vote the resolution was lost.
 MT. McMahon moved to adjourn sine die.
 Mir. Dutton, of Wlnchester.-I do not like to adjourn without making some pro- vision for the needs of the p. .isoners.
 Dr. Deming offered the resolution for building new jail which had been de- feated Tuesday. T.
 Mir. McMahon raised the point of order that the matter had once been decided and and could only be reached be reconsid- eration. The chair so decided. -
 Dr. Deming then offered another reso- lution for building new jail, differently worded but in all important respects the same. The chair decided to receive the resolution. t~-
 Mir. McMahon spoke in opposition, urg- ing the convention to adhere to it's former vote. r''5
 Mir. Huntington.-I believe that build ing new is in this case much better econo- my than repairing; The present site, the committee say. will sell for $S,OO0. When repaired, therefore, tile concern will stand us in $18,0OO. It will be miserable botch when it is completed. and will sat isfy nobody. Ten thousand dollars, in addition to the $10,OOO it will stand you in when repaired, will give us suitable new building in new location where the prisoners could earn much more than the interest on that SIC, ,00O. ma s..-,.. -.f Mir. MeMahon objected that there was no limit to the expense in the resolution.
 MT. Gay, of Winchester, thought a new jail ought to be built for less than $3O, 900. He said it had come to the knowledge of the committee that. SlS.O will build new jail. He thought McMahon's reso- lution appropriating 10000 for repairs was not understood.
 NIT. Frisbie moved an amendment linn. ting the cost of new jail to s30, ,OOO. Accepted by Dr. Deming) There is much material in the old jail that can be used for a new one. aaa'4'@ -,,s- --.s
 The vote on Dr. Deming's resolutions was taken by Ayes and Noes and resulted in its defeat, 16. to II. =s-@
 We give below classified list, showing the standing of the representatives present either day on the question of building new jail It will be observed that Messrs Davis, of Goshen. and Barber, of Harwin- ton. who voted ..No," on Tuesday after noon, became convinced of the impolicy ot attempting repairs. and voted for a new jail on, Wednesday. This is the more sig nificant because Mr. Barber was on the committee which conferred with MT. Bar tram. Tuesday evening. .-ED EsQ] 2 .e7@ ess 9tsg 53soY YEAS. :f,sf.,..., q -,,a
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