Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-06
READING THE RECORD.
Some Extra Gus f oa the
Jo rnaI of the Insane
b ard.
Pr ceedings Relative TO a Committee
Ct Architec cts and Joseph Neili's
Appointment.

SIP
1t is well enough known tibet there IS
trouble in the board of trustees OF the
insane hospital growing out of the re.
cent accident in which two men were
killed, A minorlty of TIE board
Trustees Woolley and Qaigley-are OPP
posed to any further progress in con-
structlon of the defective east wing
(where the accident ocourred) until the
structure has been examined by q COM
mittee of competent architects, that
they may know whether or not it is safe
to complete the building. Their fear is
that if construction goes on the walls
may fall again and many more people
killed and they believe it would be
better to take down the walls and start
anew than to invite a second disaster.
This would involve %peouniary loss to the
contractor, a result the board of trustees
are not bound to consider. The con-
tractor is under bonds to put up the
building and the territory can recover on
his bond, bat there is no power that
can restore life to the msngled dead.
A minority of the bosrd-Trustees
| Woolley and Qaigley-are also opposed
to the employment of Joseph Neill. q
plumber under Contractor Pattee, as as
sistant sur erintendent of construction,
thereby obligating the territory to pay
two superintendent OF constructions,
neither OF whom is known to be compe-
tent.
a minority OF the board-Trussees
Woolley and Qnigiey-are opposed to
any action relative to the completion Of
the wings or the hiring of superintend-
ents until the c%oroner's jury renders its
verdict. The work now in progress at
the scene Of the accident is against their
protest.
Artayed against this minority 10 q
majority of the board, composed OF
Trustees Cox. Gale and Peemiller.
For the purpose OF placing the matter
accurately before the public the Press
and Dakotaian to-day called on Score
tary Woolley, OF the board OF trustees,
and requested PERMISSION to make ex
tracts from his official record. Mr.. Wool
ley said the record was public property
and any citizen had e right to look at 1T
. Whereupon the book was delivered owe
/ to the scribe and the following extract
made from the proceedings of recen
meetings of the board OF trustees OF tn
, insane hospital:
, November /, lS88.-A letter from sgd
ney Smith. president of the western aB
. ISOLATION of architects, Omaha, Neb
} rasks, was read, asking information an,
r particulars respecting the accident t.
. she new building (eaet wing). Ate
: reading OF letter same was placed on fix
wANTED-A COMMITTEE.
On motion OF Trustee QaigIey, SCI
9 onded by Trustee Pesmiller, Presider
Robert Coz, of the board, was instructe
TO wire Sydney Smith, president of til
q western association of architects, 6
follows:
8 Sydney Smith. president FIRST M
tionaI Bank Building, Omaha, Nebrask
Will a committee of three of your az
8 ISOLATION come at once to inyestigat
> cause of accident, provided actual *
: penses ere guaranteed. Answer imme
o diately.'
{ President Cox sent the above. OF once
H COMMITTEE WILLING.
{ November 2, 18SS,-The president pr.
sented the following telegram from sgd
ney Smith, which was read and place
: on file, to,wit:
"Yes; committee will attend as def
mite instructions are received and tim
sufficient to notify them.
al [Slgnedl SYpNEY SMITH.
DON'T WANT A coMMIrTEE.
Trustee Gale moved that the matte
OF procuring q committee OF architect
from the association be deferred for th
present. Trustee Peemiller seconde
9 the motion. Trustee Qaigley called 10
). the ayes and nays. The secretary Gale
the roll. Those voting in the affirmstiv
i, were Trustees Cox, Peemiller and Gal,
y Those voting In the negative we're Trul
tees @ ligley and Woolley. The motto
prevailed.
DILAToRY CORRESPONDENCE.
Trustee Gale then offered the follow
ing motion.
nj That the president be requested I
correspond with competent architect
outside Of the association, at st. Paul {
. Chicago, and ascertain if they will com
OF once and on what terms, for the pu'
pose of inspecting the new wings OF ii
hospital and examining the plans an
: specifications, and that the presidel
y call q special meeting as soon as /
ascertsins. Trustee Peemiller seconde
the same and the president, on putin
If il to vote, declared it carried in ii
:. affirmative.
AsoFT THING FOR NELL.
Trustee Gale thereupon offered Il
y. following motion:
10 That the oyerseers, a. M. English ar
John @. Baker, be relieved, and th
Joseph Neill be appointed acting assis
ant superintendent OF construction uHt
further orders of the board, at o .aals
OF FIVE dollars q day.
u There being no second the preside
us declined to put the motion.
be After some discussion al to the legal
of appointing an assistant superinte
~ dent, the mover asked to have the VICE
"acting assistant superintendent
stricken ont and the word "inspecto
inserted insteed. Some OF the membe
not being satisfied as to the legality
,st appointing an assistant superintende
AT of construction, further action was pc
poned by common consent until so-m'
row, allo wing such members oppostuni
&c. for legal advice.
A LEGAL oPINI1N.
e. Novemhar q 1S92-Trnekaa Gala NJ