Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-05-11
May 3, 1899, 8 o'clock a. m.

standing committees:
Finance-Wm. Hooper, chairman
VIM. A. Zelm, JOS. Z. Arpin, Jacob
Specht, Martin Jackson.
Equalization-L. NJ. Nash, chair
man, G. S. Vedder, L. L. Doud, Free
P n. Christensen, A. E
Bennett, John Parrish.
Delinquent TaXes-P. n. Christen
sen, chairman, Q. E. FerO. E. F
Mechler, Knute Knuteson, John Her
ron.
Printing and Stationery - B. r
GOggins, chairman, Geo. Tremmel, c
B. Long
Public Property-W. E. Wheelan
A. E. Bennett, B. r. Cog
gins.
Roads, Bridges and Agriculture
John Juno, chairman, E. E. Ramsdell
John Parrish, Geo. W. Brown, Aug
Moerbe.
County Poor Farm and County Poo
Accounts-Herman Boetcher, chair
man, John McTavish, VIM. Hooper.
General Claims-L. Ward, chair
man, Fred Schultz, Simon Worlund.
Judiciary-J. w. Cochran, chairman
Fred Schultz, w. E. Wheelan.
Bureau of immigration and Genera
Industries L. Doud chairman, L
Ward, Joseph Reimer, John Friedel
Geo. |. Strong.
Moved by Supervisor j. W. Cochran
that the rules Of last year be adopted
for present year. Motion carried.
On motion reading of minutes OF
previous meeting was dispensed with
Report of committee on county
asylum read by clerk, as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Super
yisors of Wood County, Wisconsin,
Your committee ap
pointed to investigate the subject of &
site for the county asylum
beg to report as follows:
At the time the resolution was
adopted, the general opinion prevailed
that MarShtield should have the first
opportunity to bid for the location OF
the site.
The committee consulted with some
of the supervisors from Marshtield
ard ascertained their expression OF
opinion were favorable to calling q
mass meeting which was to be held in
that city.
We are informed that there recently
was mass meeting held on that
subject, and that they were willing
that the county should locate the
asylum in their midst, but the opinion
prevailed that the city of Marshfeld
should not pay for any location.
Your committee did not feel that
they had the power, under the cir
to investigate any sites,
and therefore, have no report to make
on such proposed sites.
We attach herewith copy of cor
with Judge Lyons, presj
dent Of tie State Board of Control al
Madison, in relation to the erection OF
the proposed asylum.
Dated at Grand Rapids, Wisconsin
this 2nd day of May, 4. d. 1899.
II. L. "A ARPlN,
JOHN Juno,
VIM. HOOPER.
Grand Rapids, Wis. April q. 1899
Hon. VIM. 2. Lyon, President State
Board of Control, Madison, Wis.,
Dear Sir: AS chairman of the specia
committee appointed by our county
board last fall, | am about to investi,
gate the several proposed sites for Ou
county insane asylum.
We thought it would probably bt
wise on our part to select the sites
now, even if we did not proceed t(
the erection of the building for a yea
or two more. Thought best to write
and ascertain if the status Of affairs
had changed any since the writer wa
down there.
| understand that the county boar(
of Trempealeau county have takel
some action towards building az
asylum, and did not know but wha
you were encouraging them to cree
this very soon. and if so, it nigh
make some difference in your opinion
as to the adyisability of our proceed
ing on the same plan.
Kindly advise me soon as possible
as our committee expects to go up t,
Marshfield the first part of next weel
to look over proposed sites there.
Yours and oblige, E. ?. ARPIN.
Madison, Wis. April "a, 1899 e. P
Arpin, Grand Rapids, Wis.-Dea
Sir: | have your favor of April y OF
the subject of building an insan
asylum in your county.
In reply, the board. would say tha
the conditions are unchanged SO far a
they effect the question of your build
ing. 1t is true that Trempealeal
county has been authorized to cree
an asylum, and, as we understand
proposes to commence work at once
We had located the site at Whitehall
and the location is encOuntering
good deal of adverse criticism. W
advised that county as well as we di
yours, that it would probably be thre
years before inmates could be fur
nished them outside Ut their Ow
county. and advised them to select
site and proceed rather slowly wit
the erection of the asylum. but mas
much as that county has sixty or NOR
insane of its own. it was thought wis
TO proceed dU once Will tue building
taking the chances of getting outsid
inmates at an earlier date.
The board much prefers that Woo
county should build the next aSylu1
in preference to any county on
parallel with or south of it. and ther
does not seem to be any prospect tha
any of the northern counties will NOV
in the matter of such an erection at
very early day. So the board does nc
see any reason to qualify what it hs
already said on the subject. u
doubtedly it would be wise for yor
county to procure a proper site at a
early day. Then it becomes Questio
of policy with you as to how rapid
you should proceed to erect tt
asylum II we recnllecr right. YO