Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-12
Special Nee ting Of the County
Board of SUP OTS.
To II. E. Hing County Clerk of jefferson Cou
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Board of fSuDerViso ors.
To r. E. Hing, County Clerk of jefferson Coun
ty, Wis:
The undersigned members of the Courty
Board ofJ JeffersOn County, Wisconsin, request
that special meeting Of the County Board of
said county be called and held at the Court
House in the city of Jefferson, said county, on
Monday, Feb nth, 1884, next, at the hour of 3
o'clock in the afternoon of said day, to further
consider matters with reference to the proposed
new building for the male insane, and for the
disposition of other matters.
Dated jefferson, Feb. 1st. 1884.
j. W. Ostrander, 9. A. Spragne, /. N. Stone,
G. J.. arity, c.. II. Powers Warren ii. Porter.
Geo Billett, F. G. Lehman, o. $. Cornish.
Jaehrling, John Reinel, Jr., VIM. Ziebcll, w. ID.
Stiles, John Wbittet w. w. WoOdmaD, III
Meyers, j. g. A. Allen w. S. Greene, F Huebner
o. L. Ray, ohm Daniels. Count, Clerk office.
Jefferson, Feb. 2, 1884.
DEAR Sm-Pursuant to arequest duly signed
by q majority of the members of the County
Board Of Supervisors Of jefferson County, and Oh
file in my office, you are hereby notified that a
special meeting of the County Board of Super
vsors of said county Will be held at the Court
House in the city of Jefferson. Monday, Feb. II.
1884, commencing at three o'clock III. Your
attendance is earnestly requested.
F. E TLLING County Clerk
SPECIAL MEETING.
Pursuant to the above call, the Board of Super
visOrs met at the court house In the city of Jcf-
ferson, on Monday, Feb. II, 1894. Board called
to order by chairman Greene at O'Clock, p. NJ
Roll called by the Clerk. Members all present.
The Circuit Court for Jefferson County being in
session and occupying the court room, on mo-
tion of Mr. willard board adjourned to city hall
Board reassembled. Meeting called to order by
chairman Greene. Roll called. Members all
present. The call for a special meeting of the
Board was read by the Clerk. MIR. Ostrander
chairman of the building committee" present
To the Hon Board Of Supervisors of Jefferson
County:
GENrEMEN:-On the Dist day of December
last, your building committee appointed for the
purpose of erecting an asylum Tor the male
chronic insane met the State Board of Charities
and architect, ii. G. Koch, and with them visited
the poor farm. After careful examination of
the ground, present condition OF the buildi gs.
the necessity of new ana better accommodations
for the insane, and after carefully examining the
advantages and disadvantages of various plans
and learning the wishes and views Of the State
Board of Charities. together with the expert nee
of the architect we were of the opinion that tb e
plun now submit ed for your consideration. is
what the county needs and soon must have, and
that il would be poor economy to bu Id a build
ing that would need to be eulark ed in or two
years and one that would cost much more TO
manage than if properly constructed. Believ
ing this we adopted said plan, and on the 18th
of January advertised for bios for the COnstruc-
lion of the building. On the a1st of Jan uarV we
received two bids, one for S137S5. and ole for
S13150; we also received one bid for heating for
SO, 42s. Finding these bids far above The
amount that the committee were authorized TO
expend, and feeling that it would he an unwse
expenditure of money, to make any material
change in the plans, your committee were of the
opinion that it was their duty to call your hon
Orable body together, in order that you might
take such action as in your Judgment might seem
best. You will see that in the plan presented
w have provided for additional building not
contemplated by YOU. This has been done for
the reason that to your commit tee it seems to be
a necessity BY providing Kitchen and dining
room, it viii from tee first save much expense
in the item Of help. as the two dining rooms and
kitchen are connected with each other in such Il
manner that the cost in this department WOul9
be much less than it would be, as it now is, and
at the same time it increases the capacity of the
building used by females, of at least eight pat
tents also the building for the males in the same
proportion, Also the corridor between the poor
house and present building could be utilized to
accommodate eight more. And it is very evident
to yonr committee that all this room is needed
at the present time, as we understand from the
superintendent that he now has dIty patients
which draw money from the state. This plan
also provides for rooms, one dining room and
Kitchen for help, needed about the Institution.
Your committee are the opinion that snch a
building as the county needs cannot be built,
heated and furnished for sum less than S18.0O0.
From bids received and from the best inform alton
we can get we make the following estimates:
Building, S13,150 heating, S. 425; architects per
centage, S65}; drainage and cistern, $3.50; fur
nishing and incidentals, $1,350; making q total
of 81, ,923. We would therefore recommend that
an additional sum OF $4,000 be raised fOl that
purpose and would also recommend the adop-
tion of the following resolutions:
Resolved, InaL Gu0 Dullu1Qg cOmmlIUC6 be ana
is hereby authorized and directed to issue bonds
of the denomination of $500 each, bearing inter
est at the rate of 6 per cent? payable annually at
the office of the county treasurer in the city of
Jeffal SON. on the 1st day of March in each year,
for the sum of $4,000. Said bonds to be paid on
the ] st day of March, 1890. That such bond shall
be negotiated by said building committee to the
best advantage for the county, but not tor less
sum than their face value. That the proceeds
of said bonds so attained is hereby set apart to
be expended by said committee for the erection,
construction, heating and furnishing OF said
building.
Resolved, That there is hereby levied oInthe
taxable property within Jefferson county to be
collected with the county taxes of said county, a
direct annual tax suffiicient to pay the interest
on said bonds. j. w. OsTRANDER,
o. S. CORNISH, SCom.
JOHN WHiTTET,
Mr.. Ostrander then called on Mr.. Schnetzky,
of the firm of Koch g. Co., architects, to explain
to the Board the variOns details of the plans be
fore the N for the proposed building for the male
insane. which was accordingly done.
The State Board of Charities and Reform be-
ing in atten ndance, Mr.. Giles, member of said
Board was invited to address the board. Mr..
Giles accepted the invitation, and spoke at some
length on the question OF care" and treat
ment'' to be accorded to the unfortunate chronic
insane; of the treatment these unfortunates re-
ceived in former years, aud the homellke care
and attention paid them under the present coun-
ty systcm expressing the So satisfaction OF the en-
tire Board Of Charities and reform IN the steps
taken by Jefferson county in this direction, and
assuring the county board that by the erection
of the proposed addition for the male insane.
Jefferson county will possess the best and mo 81
conveniently arranged asylum buildings or any
county in the state
Remarks were also made by President Elmore
e-President Reed, ana secretary wright on
the same subject.
The question being on the adoption of the re-
port and resolutions as presented by the build
ing committee.