Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-11-23

Messrs Hubbell or Robbins. These gem
tlemen were present and Platteville's
hands and Boscobers hands were not
clean if those of the committee were
foul. Censure your own men if you
must censure some one. The duty had
been forced upon the committee to take
care Of these insane patients. That
duty was forced upon them last year.
The gentleman read the law OF 1881
and continuing, said, if you take these
insane out of the poor house and out of
the Jail and place them in a proper hos
pital instead of paying from $500 to
| g. 80 per week for them we get 81 sol per
week. from the state. There was dan
ger that insane would be taken to other
counties and the question was forced
upon the committee whether they would
receive pay or pay for them in other
places, and yet the gentleman talked of
economy. The members of the COM
mittee of charities and reform had told
US that unless we cared for them they
would take them elsewhere andwe would
have to pay the expenses. The county
might even be compelled to provide for
the acute insane if the state asylum could
not care for them. The committee had
not built palace, there was not even u
room for the superintendent in the build
ing. They were governed by the best
light before them and had endeavored
to put up q building that would last for
ages and not fall down as your poor
houses have done.
The committee had gone through the
specifications item by item, even down
to the locks on the doors. But every
thing went up last year. Lumber that
could before have been had delivered
here at fourteen dollars per thou
sand now cost fifteen dollars at
Warsaw. The result was that the archi-
tect figured little too low. The COM
mittee were all present when the con
tract was let except Mr.. Hubbell. The
gentleman from Platteville would hardly
consider any other plan.
When Senator Ryland got home from
the senate, and it was found that the
State was not going to do anything, the
committee advertised for bids. They
considered whether they ought to call
the board together. The gentlemen
was satisfied the people would say all
is right and if the board will do what is
right they will be satisfied. Then
tleman had supposed the building could
be erected for $4,000 but everything
had gone up. Had the committee de-
layed we would have had to build next
season. Let the board place themselves
in the position of the committee. What
would they have done? They would
have done just what the committee did.
! Each individual member of the commit
tee had done Just the same as they
would have done for their own prop
crty The gentleman had heard it as
serted that the building would cost
$4,000. Last year the committee
called builders and masons into the Dis
trict Attorney office to consult on plans
and they thought the building could be
built for the sum fixed but they had
underShot. Gentlemen say to us how
do we know but you viii go up further?
1t was not fair to conclude that the COM
mittee would make mistake of five or
ten thousand dollars, after giving the
matter their thought for a year. Men
were now astonished that the building
was put up for that money. Thomas
was u doubter until he saw The
nail holes and thrust his hand into the
wound in the side of the Saviour If
my friend from Platteville would 90
down and put his hands on the build
ing and examine the bonds perhaps he
would be satisfied Twenty thousand
dollars would complete the building
ready for occupancy, bedding, chairs
or settees, dishes and everything com
plete. The committee had estimated
everything carefully. What would be
the result if the county board should
not vote to complete the building. The
matter would go into the courts. The
contractor would bring suit. OF course
the county would say the committee
had no authority. Then it would have
to be settled, whether the county paid
for the building.
7. BARTLEY-Or the committee
CLARK-Or county.
WILSON--Or committee
CLARK Or county.
WILSON When agents exceed then
authority, Colonel, they become prin-
cipals.
Col. CLARK Under that resolution.
That gentleman was the resolution.
under which we acted (the last resolu-
tom. That ~ N certainly requir-
ed us to 90 and construct that building.
The question arose in the speaker mind
whether the committee were not exceed
ing their authority. Mr.. Rodolf took the
same view as now But thought best
to 80 on. II Grant county is so poor
that at the end of long litigation il
saddles the debt on the committee they
are able to stand it and their children
viii not want The State institution al
Madison had cost 81, 200 for each patient
while the cost of this building would not
be only from $500 to $3.50 for each
| patient if you limit them to sixty, if you
take more the cost is lessencd. The
committee had simply built strong sub
stantial building and the gentlemen
were responsible to Their consciences
and themselves The speaker then
dwelt for Il time on the cost to the county
of insane, The gentlemen claimed that
$1,000 year could not be saved by the
new building but the speaker claimed
there was saving 10 Grant county of
over $4,000 in the points just enumcr-
ated. He was not a prophet or son of a
prophet but he could see this.
WILSON not SO, the position is a
false one.
CLARK continuing said he left the