Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-11-23
let it lie over, as if we have no building


&. G. RoDoLF moved the board adj
journ until Z p. m. Carried.
FOURTH DAY EVENING SESSION.
Board called TO order by the chair
man. Roll called and quorum present.
Report of the committee on insane the
special order of the evening.
j. ID. WILSON asked for a second read
ing of that report. Report read again
by Col Clark.
THE CHAIR-The question is upon the
adoption of the report and resolution.
c. G. RoDoLF moved the report be
adopted
I'D. WILSON called for the ayes and
nays.
p. hartley said he had been asked
by different members of the board where
the committee got the power to exceed
the appropriation. He would like to
know where the committee got their au-
thority. a great many people looked
upon this asylum as a grand steal The
travel and expense oftaking insane back
and forth was not lcssened. They would
still have to be sent to Madison. The
people in the west part of the county
would like to know where the commit
tee got their authority. The speaker
thought his friend Rodolf, and his friend
IIubbell, and others, would 90 in for
economy and reform The building was
now on our hands, and the speaker
expected we would have to pay for it,
but especially would ike to hear from
his friend Rodolf. He was an attorney,
and a lawyer. The people Of the county
had to keep that building up, and il was
no wonder that they should teel indie-
nant at the advance in cost When Nj
Robbins said, last year, that they ought
to put up building costing $4,000,
Mr.. Rodolf said it was too much. 1t
would have been better to have gone
upon a cheaper scale.
G. g. RoDoLF did not know but he
owed an apology to the board. He had
no more interest in this matter than any
other member. He had meant to do his
duty. That was the intention and de-
termination of the committee when they
accepted the trust. The gentleman
thought that, having done his duty, he
was EMIT d to the thanks of the board
ia tead of censure. The committee had
IN expert architect figure on the build
ing, and to say what it would cost. He
said it would cost a little less than Sl2,-
0O0 The chairman of the committee
had information from the builders that
the building could be built for $4,000
There was some danger, however, that
the state would build, and we lost time
in which material rose in price We
had been encouraged that bids would
come in for $4,000. But there were
only two bids when the time came, and
these SO high we sent them back, to
make them less, and then they came in
a little lower. The gentleman thought
then it was their duty to 90 ahead and
did not expect Grant county would plead
the baby act. Ten thousand dollars
more would finish the building complete
We were now taking care of these in
sane at the poor farm, at two dollars
per week, and could care for them less
then. OF course il was our duty to send
acute cases TO Madison, to see if they
could not be cured. Ii the gentleman
friend, BARLEY. should be so unfortunate
rs TO hurt himself, so as to 20 insane,
and should be sent back, would it not
be Il pride for his friends, if not for him.
self, that he had good, comfortable
home? The jail was not q proper place
to put any good man in. Would any
Of the gentlemen say that was u proper
place for his friends to be taken care of.
The gentleman did not think the com
mittee should be censured 1t was tbs
desire of great majority of the board
last year that we should build lnstcat
OF calling us to account, you ought t.
be obliged to us for the work done The
building was a good one. land one Of
which mono need be ashamed. Had the
committee given up building, they woult
not have done their duty, and the gen
tleman had faith that the board would
say well done, we will give YOU the
money The building could not now be
put up for any such money La FayettC
county had building that cost $40, 000
The committee had, in the opinion ol
the gentleman, done its duty. Ii yot
condemn MS, you have to condemn
yourselves rs well rs us The speaker
had believed the building could hay,
been built for the money; believed the
contractor could have built it for tho
contract price, but now know he is los
ing money and was sorry for it.
w. IL. BEEEE said he felt he coulJ
not let the matter 80 by without say
ING something upon the subject. lie VA.
here to represent the people of Platte
willie and knew that they gave Il rcluet
ant approval to the appropriation ..
$4,000, There was a good deal of worl
aud log rolling to get the appropriation
committee was appointed TO recon-
mend the building Of en- insane asylum
40 an expense of $4,000 That was all
They only asked $4,000 The boart
cut ii down to $4,000. 1t was said W,
had great many insane. Whcu treat
ing this subject tile committee hat
treated it So a- to mislead, it seemed 4
the speaker We pay the ahoriiriust ia,
same us before We could not trea
acute cases IN the new asylum, only
chronic cases We could not have en-
mincut physicians ut a high salary
Coming up TO this appropriation. til,
board considered that $4,000 woul,
build q building to accommodate the in
sane for some time 10 come.
RuuoLr $4,000
BErGG $4,000 Grading from repor
Of last ycaO OF course that is all tn,
authority This committee d > The,
can provide for sixty persons FIR $1,000
Now we have no sixty chronic inSau,
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