Daily Republican., 1885-08-06
The AImshouse.
WHAT Is SAID BY SOME OF THE
TRUSTEES or THE POOR
A BIO g t 1T.
sc AIRED TRU USTEES

point Of view If an election could be
held now, the cry Of tarn the racals
out" would be answered Immediate
by the retirement of probably one.half
or more members Of the Board Of Trus.
tees OF the Poor.
Meeting Daniel Farra, one of the
four mem bers of the Board from this
city yesterday, that gentleman spoke
his mind freely to representative of
the REPUBLICAN, in reference to the
question. '' / am glad he said THAT
the newspapers have taken this ques.
tion mp and are giving it such tho
rough ventilation" He said ne want
ed to strike hard pan and lie. the worst
cDme to the top. For his ovn part. be
feared nothing, as he had slws's been
In favor Of reform in The Infringement
ofthe almshouse, but was often prevent.
cd from carrying out his plaLs, and
could not have things at he wanted
them.
He had been appointed chairman OF
the committee on accounts, but he was
forced to resign, because he would no,
approve bills he knew were wrong.
He was surprised that MI. Solomon
should have made any proposition tt
put in a bid for coal either for himself
or for Mr.. Voshell, his partner. and
though Mr.. Solomon said that If Mr.
Voshell put in y bid he (Solomon) hai
no interest in it whatever. told hin
he could net make tbe pubic believe
that, and l opposed his biz on priuci
pie. In doing 30 1 incurred his displea
sure for some time, but he afterward
apologized for being 80 hasty. die
not like the way Solomon was made
chairman of the Committee on Sup
plies.
He Vas new member and was pu
at the head Of the most important com
mittec. j have been a usmber nint
years and have never been pat on tn
supply committee simply because
was known / would not sanction ex
travagance. The President of theBoard
Thomas Bird, was to blame for this
Unless there was purpose in view
new mem bers were not generally PM a
the head of important com mittees. MI
Farra says he believes Mr.. Solomo
| was informed that as chairman of Com
mittee Oh Supplies he had right t
purchase without consulting othe
mem bers of the committee.
Mr.. Farra spoke very freely In refel
ence to the enormous bills ior furnitur,
table cutlery, spoons, water cooler an
the purchasing Of safe. also of tt
manner in which horses we're parcha
ed and sold to the Trustees. He is nj
Isurprised that the people are arouse
upon this subject. They nave a rigl
to be, for they are taxpayers. He a
cuses Milton Lackey Will being One
the leading ring men. Es always wa
found voting with then and alwa,
voting against every L. 7asure OF r,
form.
When the cloud bursg, Lackey W.
the first to say thai tEe~ whole soar
was disgraced, but gave him to vi
derstand that there was nothing in N
conduct in the board that / was asian
ed of. Lackey not only voted to o,
clude reporters from the meetings, bt
he announced himselfin favor of aware
ing con trac for supplies only to Dem,
Icrats, regardless of bids. / AWAY
wanted fair, open, honest dealing. Tt
bills run up by Mr.. Solomon are simpl
loutrages. When Mr.. Bradford was !
the Board he was too much in favor
reform to suit them, and 30 the Lev
Court was induced to drop him and a,
point Mr.. Mooney.
When Hickman was transferred
the Levy Court they had some troub
to find o man who would take his pla,
and work with the ring as he had don
They first offered the place to Mr.. j.
carlisle, but that gentleman decline'
. preferring to be contractor. 1t W;
then offered to A. j. Hart, out that gel
tleman also preferred being left In
position to enter into contract If
wanted to do 80. Then they strut
upon Mr.. Solomon, and they have got
little more than they bargained for.
Now, then, for in examination, an
!, let the blame rest where 1t belongs. M
1 Farra complimented young Mr.. Cha
); dler, appointed from Chrlstiana Hu
l dred to take the place OF Adolph
: Husbands, deceased. Soon after M
Chandler's appointment he was Sc
:; for by Mr.. Mooney, who he suppos,
= wanted to post him. told Mr.. Chandl
to never mind going at the beck of al
member of the board, but to 20 to Z
: meeting of the board and do and vo
exactly as his good judgment dictate
y, He did so and he was pleased to s
' that his better judgment led him to {
:. side of reform in his first vote. N
y Farra's advice to the newspapers W
!, to 20 ahead and expose the ring doin
all they could, and the more the bette
He was in favor of o regular overhal
ling of affairs, and the more thorough
the more iaat,ug will be the reform.
i. 1t must De said, In justice to N
n Guthrie, that Mr.. Farra does not Ii
> much blame on him, as he was know
q to protest against things being seLt
\. the alinshuuse that were not want
and had not been ordered,
e Mr.. Solomon, was also seen by {
i. REPUBLICAN, representative yeaterd
! in relation to the matter, but that &c
- tleman had nothing to say that he wis
y ed to be published, preferring to VI
! until the next meeting OF the BOARD I
A 26th of August, when he will make
4 full statement. He says, however, II
"a nothing has been done by him that
, Is ashamed to face
- 1t is understood that Mr.. Lackey
N very severe upon Mr.. Solomon.
~ says that for twelve years he has beel
,r mem ber of the Supply Committee, tt
he has always acted in conscientio
manner, and tried to use the utm
economy with the county's mont
=. Mr.. Solomon, he says, assumed the
10 : sponsibility of putting in furniture
:, the building without consu ltin2 him
s any other member of the commit
'a and he (Lackey) WAS not aware Il
~ the furniture was purchased until
-. was put in the almshouse.
er I'm refererc ce TO Mr.. Solomon furni
" ing coal, Mr.. Lackey is represented
o saying that Solomon wanted to supI
!, ss the coal that he told him TO put in
y, y, bid, and If it was lower than any otl
10 he should have the contract, and
a a bid being so cents the lowest he got
~ y Mr. Lackey says the purchase of
u, new safe is piece of needless extra
" gance. If there was any crooked W.
~ = in the affair, said MIR. Lackey, L
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