Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-04

for the purpose aforesaid is the
sum 374
And the report Of your committee
shows that whereas in and by resolution
No. 4 it was specially referred to them,
to examine into the condition of the poor
house and into the manner of it's manage
ment and to report to this board thereon,
that they have discharged that duty and
have made a careful and searching in
spection into the condition of the said
house, into the manner of its manage
ment and into the treatment Of its un-
fortunate inmates and that they find that
the said poor house is well and cleanly
kept, that its sanitary is good and that
the treatment of its inmates is kind vet
firm and that in the opinion of your COM
mittee is kept and managed in good
and perfect manner as an institution of
that kind can be with the limited con-
veniences and means at the disposal of the
same.
And the report Of your committee
further shows, that they have considered
Resolution No. /, specially referred to
them and after investigation of the sub
ject matter, embraced in said resolution
they do report and SO recommend,
that tight board fence as described in
said resolution be built, and that the sum
Of one hundred dollars be appropriated
for tne building Of the same, and that
east corner of the jail, running thence
north twelve feet, running thence west
thirty feet parallel to the north wall of
the jail and thence running south twelve
feet to said north wall; and that said
fence shall also commence at the south
east corner Of the jail, running thence
south twelve feet, running thence west
thirty feet parallel to the south wall of
the jail, and thence running west to the
said south wall The object and purpose
of such fence being the preventive of ac-
cess to the windows Of the jail from the
outside and Of any intercourse by out
siders with any Of the prisoners confined
in said Jail.
And the report of your committee
further shows that they have had under
consideration resolution No. 6, which
was yesterday referred to them, and they
do report and do recommend that the
said resolution be not adopted but that
the appropriations herein before recon-
mended to be made, be made in favor Of
the sheriff, the keeper Of the poor house,
the county clerk, register of deeds and
clerk Of the court respectively, and that
each of these officers shall make the re-
pairs and purchases Of supplies properly
belonging to his own respective depart
ment and render an account of all moneys
received and disbursed dy him in pur-
suance Of the aforesaid recommended ap-
preparations to the next county board.
The reason why your committee does so
report are, that the greatest share Of the
said proposed appropriations are for the
benefit OF the poor house and are in the
aggregate Of the amount, two hundred
and eightyeight dollars, and he would be
false economy to appoint q committee of
three members to supervise the expend-
iture Of the same, as by so doing a large
per centage of expense would be unne-
cessarily added thereto, as such members
could not be expected to give their time
and travelling expenses without any COM
pensation, and as, in the opinion Of your
committee the matter can be safely left
to the discretion of the keeper the poor
house. AS to the sum of one hundred
and forty-fiye dollars, which under the
recommendation would go to the sheriff
and the sum of thirty-one dollars to the