The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-30

c1Q41MkMaNalntlH Goes not snow IN H.
jury nffher. that the material allega-
anSWer. which claims that the commits
sion had right to reconsider the action
taken onsDec. 49, when it was attempted
to glocatS the hospital in the vicinity Of
HaSttng1sS and that the action Of the
commission In afterwards locating the
hospital 81 tAnoka and selecting and pur-
Z chasing 9 definite site there was proper.
It 81 claimed. although the commission
voted for Hastings In the first place,
that they did this only to determine the
general location Of a hospital and that
they, never8selected definite site near
Hastings, and when the commission re-
considered the matter it simply changed
the general location from Hastings to
Ancka and afterwards voted to purchase
for the state a definite and specific site
near Anoka. - - '-""
member who Changed his vote, states in
his affdaYit that he seconded the motion
to reconsider, made at the Fergus Falls
meeting; that the Fergus Falls meeting
svas simply an adjournment Of the St.
Paul meeting; and that the motion to re-
consider. was carried by 10 vote: of four
to three, MI the commissioner being
present: that thereupon q resolution was
introduced to purchase . specific site
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a,t,' ~ aouI " W.. "" 4tn-
the resolution was carried, Smith stated
that he could not understand how COM
missioner could change his vote. and that
he thought it was illegal; but DR.. Smith
did not make the point until after the
.i,.T. scons ua'.!, Wa Ha, ~
uhtn aIlersAne tesolu!lon 70 P9tcnase me
s!ss go pasSsu: -.
tnaI Wien IL sLus carsu ~, y e, 20
fepMeo as .IolioWs't 'nsseao OF - sssteo
~ the complaint: x s:sa -
AT the meeting IN 81. Paul voteo ZOE
Hastings am now convinced that the
best interests OF the state Will De served
by locating the fourth hospital north OF
the Twin Cities, and IN 80 voting am
repreSentan9 tne eenliment q my ~,
ulct. When ! returned home round
tllatays people -thouEht Assreaf an9ustice
had been done the northern part or the
state, and received petitions from many
Of the most prominent citizens IN the
Seventh district asking me to vote Tor
q reconsideration and correcting the mis-
take In Judgment had made" He also
adds IN his affidavit that, he produced
for the ccmmission the petitions when
he received. They are attached to the
afidavit. are very voluminous and con-
tain the names Of the
I l&$$$. ~ Y. E1 Agss.tS'. <,...
o 90 1ro"Anene oeA"'
Of the Seventh district. Among the men
signing afe: q. L. Melgaards " - korest'
F.3E. Lenhart, c. S.@Mitchell. George ~:
Treat, 5S. Gillkin, w. K. Barnesy Fred
Won ombach. CO.. Gunderson. OF Alex
andrie. among those from st sIs n ase
John GMlespie. E. J. Kussel ana II: r.. a.
Whitney. Among the s'gners IRON m.+ Wa
rem are CT. ste2nen, 5gnn =; sn,ans.
John =: Mattson, r. Grinee, ~ 1,ra,.s IS.
tn0so A11 ~, - - raun+ 1ohn p VII
liamg, t. ~ McLan, r. T. 3 ~,
and p. syeMett,. z. p Co' go. f. stsen.
ford From $Crooksto R. are iaIVc - Son
erson:, AieA sk,. p Mac,,ire Inilre
ems John Ssomo. r. =. cu .nS =
Montague WH1iam A"sHn "'0 a.
Wilkiiln nllt g.. -. .,.r,ar .e+s
The oommisslon IN ns ams~ ~. ,, ss
forth the sdiMerene Propos..,ons - ~ rn,,.
sites weresonereo' ~ appea a e en- 1Ia.t.
were offered near Anoka, t"o on. nsA na1ano
ings. one. near .s sUsuA.' wb H the commits.
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