Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-06
READING THE RECORD.
Some Extr1cts f orr the
Jo rnai of the Insane
Is ard.
Pr, ceedings Relative to a Committee
Ct ARCHITECT III and Joseph Nellie
Appointment.

In the BOARD OF trustees Oh tns
insane hospital growing out OF the re.
cent accident in which two men were
A minority of tie board
Trustees Woolley and Quigley-are OPP
posed to any further progress in con.
structlon of the defective east wing
where the accident occurred) until the
structure has been examined by q com
of competent architects. that
they may know whether or not it is safe
to complete the building. Their fear is
that if construction goes OF the walls
may fall again and many more people
killed and they believe it would be
tt take down the walls and start
than to invite a second disaster.
This would involve peouniary loss to the
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, but 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. a
plumber under Contractor Pattee, as as
1sistant SUP erintendent of construction,
thereby obligating the territory to pay
two superintendents OF construction,
neither OF whom is known to be compe-
tent.
A minority of the b~oard-Trnstees
Woolley and Qaigley-are opposed to
any action relative to the completion OF
the wings or the hiring of superintend-
ents until the %coroner's Jury renders its
verdict. The work now in progress OF
the scene of the accident ID against theis
protest.
Arrayed sgainst this minority ia 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 OF Score.
tary Woolley, of the board OF trustees
and requested PERMISSION to make ex
sracts from his offiolal record. MIR. Wool
ley said this record was public propert,
aud any citizen had @ right to looK at it
Whereupon the book wal delivered owe
to the scribe and the following extract
made from the proGss tinge of recen
meetings of the boalA II trustees OF tn
insane hospital:
November l, 1S88.-A letter from Syd
ney Smith, president of the western as
ISOLATION of architects, Omaha, Net
raska, vas read, asking information an
particulars respecting the accident {
the new building (east wing). Ate
reading OF letter same was placed on fiji
wANTED-A COMMITTEE.
On motion OF Trustee QaigIey, sci
onded by Trustee Peemiller, Preeider
Robert Cox, of the board, was instruete
to wire Sydney Smith, president OF til
western association of architects, .
follows:
Sydney Smith, president First M
tionsl Bank Building, Omaha, Nebrask
win q committee OF three of your al
ISOLATION come at once to investigat
cause of accident, provided actual ea
penses ere guaranteed. Answer imme
diately.'
President Cox sent the above. OF one,
THE COMMITTEE WILLING.
November 2, 1S8S.-The president pr
sented the following telegram from Syi
ney Smith, which was read and place
on file, to.wit:
Yes; committee will attend as del
mite instructions are received and tim
sufficient to notify them.
[Slgnedl SYDNEY SMITH.
DON'T WANT A COMMITTEE.
Trustee Gale moved that the matte
OF procuring o committee of architec,
from the association be deferred for tt
present. Trustee Peemiller seconde
the motion. Trustee Qaigley called IL
the ayes and nays. The secretary Gale
the roll. Those voting in the afirmati,
were Trustees Cox, Peemiller and Gel
Those voting in the negative were Tru
tees Q1igley and Woolley. The motto
prevailed.
DILAToRY CORRESPONDENCE.
Trustee Gale then offered the folloy
ing motion.
!, That the president be requested
correspond with competent architec
outside of the association, at St. Paul
Chicago, and ascertain if they will con
at once and on what terms, for the pu
. pose of inspecting the new wings of Il
Hospital and examining the plans al
specifications, and that the preside
> call q special meeting as soo as
r ascertains. Trustee PeemIier second,
the same and the president, on putt.
it to vote, declared it carried in Il
/, affirmative.
SOFT THING o NELL.
Trustee Gale thereupon offered Il
!. following molten:
That the oyerseers, A. M. English al
John O. Baker, be relieved, and th
Joseph Neill be appointed scting ASST!
: further orders of the board, at o sala
of five dollars q dey.
!" There being No second the preside
Is declined to put the motion.
le After some discussion "a to the legal
Of appointing an assistant superlntt
dent, the mover asked to have the VOL
: "acting assistant superintendent
stricken ont and the word "inspectt
inserted instead. Some OF the memb
not being satisfied as to the legality
at appointing an assistant superintend,
IL of construction, further action WAS pc
poned by common consent until tom
row, allo wing such members opportun
for legal advice.
A LEGAL oPINIuN.
November 8. 1s8s-Trustee Gale n
!, presents the written opinion OF r.
Trip relative to the appointment OF
assistant superintendent and asks
have the opinion FLED and therenpon
fers the 4following motion: