Daily Republican., 1880-04-01
removal, bat the tiras ~ sacL q step
was not yet at hand.
The Board then adjourned for din

removai, bat the titus iSss shch q step
was not yet at hand.
| The Board then adjourned for din
ner.
Upon re-assembling the petitions for
removal were brought up for considera
tion, and Mr.. William Van Dyke offered
a resolution to the following effect:
Rssoirsd-That the petitions Of citisens Of
this county, presented to the Board this day
! asking Tor the removal OF the aims house, be
| referred 10 q committee OF fiye, whose duty 1t
| shall be to take into consideration the pro-
| prlety and praotisability ofprocuring anether
location for q new building for the care Of the
ing Of the Board
This was violently opposed by Mr..
Brinton, Laekey and others on the
i ground that 1t was too sweeping and
gave the committee powers that were
far too broad.
Finally to of set this Mr.. Springer
offered preamble and resolutions de-
Ginning to DO any thing with the re-
moval OF the alma house when the first
reao olution was finally pressed to vote
and Lost as follows: Ayes, Messrs. ia
cob vandyke, William Vandyke, ). p.
Armstrong and Parra, 4; Nays, Messrs.
Samuel armstrong, Brinton, Laokey,
Cooch, Springer, Groves, Hickman,
Evans and Chairman Bird--9.
Mr.. Springer's resolution was called
mp and on Mr.. Farrs's melton the
words sat present" we're added. 1t
then passed with two or three opposing
votes.
The proposals for erecting the pro-
ieeted addition to the insane depart
msnt came mp for action. They had
been opened at ths private morning
session and are as follows; |
VIM. G. Pierce. s6,93S.42; J. z. D.
Seeds & Son, 81, ,070; Henry NJ. Barlow
81, ,074; Bdwin W. Thorn & Bro, $7,-
40; Henry Lape, $7,3ss.32; W. s.
Poole, $7,500; ]. D. Winslow, $1,000;
p. A. Fseney, s7.943; VIM. Il. Poulk,
$7,95s.
There was also bid for gas fixtures,
plumbing, and heating apparatus
amounting to S1,l42. (By this 1t is
seen that tho above bid, added to the
lowest proposal, would have made the
cost for the proposal building, alone,
IS, ,0S0. .42--REPoRTBR)
Mr, BriHton made motion to adopt
the lowest bid, but ii was lost by vote
Of Q tod
A motion was made to reject all the
bids and this was finally adopted.
Mr.. William Van Dyke moved that
committee OF hve be appointed to ex-
anime the old inssne department with
D view to improving. The number OF
the committee was reduced to three
aud hessrs. Van Dyke, Armstrong and
Ford were appointed ON the committee.
soon after this the Board adjourned.
The session was stormy Ons and warm
we're made on both sides.
The Trustees OF the Poor are much Z
by the citizens for their re-
'usal to grant the request made in the =
petition. Many Of the leading bust
less men Of both parties are very in
iignant at the treatment OF the re-
lusst that they examine into the FEAST
,ility of removing the aims house, with
ueh contempt, as 70 decline 10 even
onsider the matter for moment. The
Onduct Of the Trustees during the time
he CitiEen's Committee was before !.
hem Is unfAvorably ooEmsnted upon,
md the action Of the members of the
'oard in arguing against removal
Vhile the Committee stated the case TO
hem, is characterised as discOurt teOus "
o the extreme.
1t appears that the Trustees were op. n
,osed TO removing the aims house from !.
he 6rst and the old adage, "a man d
onvinced against his will Is Of the same o
piuion still" appears to apply to this q
ass exactly. Friends Of the removal O.
rojeot declare that majority there v ',
losed their ears to all arguments from n
he tims that the REPUBLICAN, frat urged ~
he matter, and went on in their mar r
ow minded prsjudioed way. No bet o.
81 evidence than this can be seen, If "
ny is needed after the astion taken
the session on Wednesday afternoon,
han the course pursued by the Board
nth the supply furnishers. With one
xcsption none of the contractors signed u
le petition. This gentleman is grocor 10
i town. His name had not been to III
le petition long before he was quietly ~
formed that he had better be careful W
: he might not be allowed to furnish ct
~ more goods for the institution. al
Harmed at this he hurried TO the place or
here the petition was and had his ca
sme erased. oa
The cause of the eagerness Of some IN
the Trustees in psrSistiag in their nc
Ideavor TO have the proposal awarded Do
ID work commenced on the new addi-
IN at once ia assribed to the fact that
is only ons Of the many "jobs" that
9 put up at the alms.houss, to berecc;s n
;ns favorite. If this DO trIs nothing da
IA be found out about it as the meet. sri
s. are private. DO