Omaha daily bee., 1893-09-17
HIS MENTAL TROLLEY'S OFF
Sad Case of a Man From Cunning County
Who Went Crazy.
AFFLICTED WITH POVERTY AND DISEASE
insanity Follows Medical Trca mcnt-
Dumped on Douglas County as
fauper-f'efore the County Com
miss!oners-Protest of tho Board.

When the Board of County Commissioners
convened yesterday afternoon the Sisters OF
Mercy in charge of st. Joseph's hospital
served notice that they had an insane man
from Cunning county on their hands and that
he was without money. They asked that
he DO taken INTO the custody of the county
and be removed from the hospital.
The request resulted in the making of an
investigation, at which it was learned that
the man came to this city some weeks ago
for the purpose of being doctored and that
since his arrival had become insane.
Chairman Stenbcrg opined that it was
another cnse where outside counties were
trying to foist their insane and paupers upon
Douglas county and that the commissioners
might as well begin adopting severe remedies
in order TO stop the imposition.
Commissioner Livcscy stated that during
the past year nj least six paupers from other
counties had been shipped into Omaha and
gained their residence before being located.
All OF them were young people, he said, and
would continue to be county charges for
years.
The result of the discussion was that the
committee on charity was Instructed to take
charge Of the Cunning county insane man
and send him back to West Point, the town
from whence he came, but the matter did
not end there. The committee WAS given
additional instructions to the effect that
aIter the man was sent away, If he should
again be found here as IA public charge sthe
officials of Cunning county should be prose-
cuted under the provisions Of the pauper
emigration laws. 4
Grading contracts for the removal Of 3 900
cubic yards of earth in Union and .Ieffer-
son precincts were awarded. Lamreaux
Bros, got the contract for 1000 yards at
s $40 cents while James Etinger got 300
yards ut l32-lO, and 1000 yards at l0l( cents.
BIDS Referred to Committees.
Bids for furnishing the coal for the court
house, the jail, the county hospital and the
OUTSIDE poor were presented, opened and re-
fcrred TO the respective committees. The
lowest bid on hard coal was at the rate Of
S925 per ton delivered, and was from the
Nebraska Fuel company. The BIDS on soft
and steam coal varied, as they were sun
mltted upon a dozen different kinds and
grades of the article.
The request of j. II. McShane to have the
suits against the contractors of the hospital
and their bondsmen dismissed was refused,
inc county attorney maintaining that the
time might come when the county could col
lect from the bondsmen some of the money
which the county had been compelled 10 pay
on account Of the contractors, RYAN u
Walch, having failed 10 live up TO the terms
| of the contract.
BY the adoption OF a resolution the Pokrok
Zapadu aud the Swedish Journal1ribuno
were designated as official papers for the
publication of the delinquent tax list and the
treasurer was instructed TO furnish each
with a copy Of the list.
In response TO an invitation 10 submit q
bid, John Kemerling offered TO bushhammer
| the granite steps leading 10 the court house
at the rate of - per step The committee
on court house and jail viii decide upon the
necessity of having the granite bushham.
mcrCd.
Sheriff Bennett was instructed TO invite
BIDS for the furnishing Of fifty pairs Of
wOolen blankets aud 100 suits of clothes at
The Jail, for the use OF the prisoners.
Fine boating. CORTLAND beach.