The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-13
COUNTY .sOLONs.
They have stormy Meeting this Morn.
ing Over the Hospital
Matter.
Supervisor Werlich Makes Himself
Obnoxious.

Supervisor Werlich Makes Himself
Obnoxious.
The board of supervisors met accord
ing TO adjournment this morning, with
| all the members present and President
Heath In the chair After the reading Of
the minutes Of the previous meeting. the
committee on county hospital made the
following report:
That in their judgment the only feast
bic and practicable plan of complying
with the expressed will and desires of the
| people in voting the sum of $4,000 for
| hospital for the insane, with medical and
| surgical wards attached, would be sub
served only by building the same between
the cities of Rock Island and Moline, or
as near the same as possible That
we believe the hospital should, under no
consideration be built on the present poor
| farm. We would further report that
suitable grounds can be obtained by do
nation both between the cities named,
and also south of Rock Island We sub
nit plans for the hospital with this report,
and recommend that this board take as
early action as possible toward building
| the same, and relieve the overburdened
condition af the present unfit accommoda
ton on the poor farm, for the insane; and
we further recommend that the keeping
of the insane and paupers should be in
| separate institutions.
p L. McKINNIE, Chairman,
GEORGE SCHNEIDER.
JOHN WARNoCK."
| The same committee also submitted
supplemental report to the effect that the
| present poor farm. with its lnconvenient
Buildings and arrangements, are not in
the interest of economy to the county
That the farm could he sold aud suitable
and more acceptable tract of land could
be purchased and maintained by market
gardening.
Messrs. H. c. Connolly, Judge Wilkin-
son, DR.. Truesdale, and Alex Steel, a
committee appointed by the Business
Mems association, were present at the
meeting, for the purpose of making a few
statements in favor of having the hospital
located in the immediate vicinity of the
cities of Rock Island and Moline. As
| the question was then under advisement,
Major Connolly arose to make few re-
marks, when he was rudely interrupted by
Supervisor Werlich. who jumped up in
an excited manner and said he did not
think it proper for outside parties to
| interfere with the business of the board.
and endeavor TO lobby schemes through
in favor of the city of Rock Island He
further thought the board was capable of
running its own business
This piece of impudence on the part of
the supervisor from Moline was entirely
uncalled for and caused considerable disap-
proval among the members of the board.
Werlich put his objection in the form of
motion. His own vote and that of
Supervisor Weatherhead were the only
ones in favor of the motion.
Supervisor MrKinuie hoped that the
board would excuse Mr. Vieriech for bis
ungentlemanly conduct, and in doing as !
he did, he (Vieriech) did not voice the
sentiments of the people of Moline
| Supervisor Barton moved as an amend
ment, that the visiting gentlemen be al
lowed thirty minutes in which to express
their views. This motion was carried.
The gentlemen from the Business Mems
Association then made few statements
favorable to the location of the hospital
near the cities OF Rock Island and Mo-
line. They clearly and forcibly showed
the folly of placing the hospital on the
poor farm, and on the other hand the
many advantages to be gained by placing
it near the centre of population.
By request of Supervisors, Barton, Vie
riech and Robertson action was deferred
upon the motion to adopt the first report
of the hospital committee, until p. m
The supplemental report was then with
drawng
After the reading of some bills, Super
visor Gordon moved that Supervisor
Schneider be directed to pay the sum of
$50, realized from the sale of house on
the pest house property, to the county
treasurer. Carried.
The report nf John Warnock, as over
seer of the poor of Rural township, was
received and placed on file.
| 1T CARRIES
After some minor business was trans
acted at the meeting of the board this
afternoon, the county hospital matter
again came under advisement. Supervi-
sor Vieriech made another speech in favor
of location on the poor farm, as did
also Supervisor Campbell. After consid-
cradle discussion on both sides the matter
came to a VOTE which was very close, but
resulted in the adoption of the resolution
favoring location near Rock Island and
Moline The vote stood as follows:
Ayes-Aster, Blomberg, Brooks, Cor
don, Martin, McKinnie, Schaefer Schnei-
der, Shallene, Taylor, John Warnock and
J. d. Warnock.
Nays-Ba-ton, Campbell, Clarke, Kist
Ter, Knowles, Pearsoll, Robertson, Trent,
Werlich, Weatherhead and Wray
The ARGUS congratulates the board of
supervisors on their narrow escape from
committing an egregious blunder; blum
der that would have caused the county a
heavy expense, and that in direct opposi-
tion to the will of the majority of the
cifiynuo xvho votad tho honda rrith fha