The record-union., 1899-08-10
MCLAUGHLIN An DIRECTOR.
WANTS TO DISPENSE WITH
CHARITY WORK.
Opposes Payment of Bills for
Necessary Road Work Done
Last Fiscal Year


AT yesterdays meeting Of the Board
OF Supervisors, Supervisor McLaugh-
lin requested that the minutes be cor
rected SO as to show that he voted
against granting an additional so a
month to the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Children. becaue he OBJ.
9ected to raising the salary of the So
clety's officer, Dan Healy, from $50 to
SIOO per month.
Supervisor Jenkins thought it was
hardly right for any member to explain
MS vote day after it was cast. lie
uld not object to the correction or in
sertion being made provided McLaugh-
lin SO desired. but he said such thing
had never before been done.
Supervisor Curtis suggested to Nc
Laughlin that a good way out of the
trouble would be for him to change
his vote from no to aye.
Supervisor ellis said the additional
allowance was given to the society,
which could use it as it saw fit, and
it did not follow that the money would
be turned over to any particular Off
Ger. He said he talked but little, but
knew what he was saying when he
did talk.
Mclaughlin said he was not opposed
to the society, as he had in the first
place advocated taking $50 per month
from the Salvation Army and turning
the same over to it. He thought the
society was a good one and ought to
be encouraged, but thought it should
get along with the funds it already
gets.
jenkins suggested that the society
was growing, and that as it grew
stronger and spread out in it's work,
it cost more to make ends meet.
ellis said he did not vote the ad-
ditional $50 for the purpose of increas-
ing Healy's salary.
Mclaughlin said that Mr. Woodson
in making his statement before the
board, specifically stated that the ad-
ditional $25 was to be paid to Healy.
who had stated that he could not get
along with the salary he had drawn TO,
two years, $50 per month.
ellis said that Mr. Woodson was not
director of the society and could
have nothing to do with placing its
funds.
In the end the minutes were amend
ed to include McLaughlin's explana-
ton
Mclaughlin said he believed he would
move to withdraw for the present, do
nations for the following named So
cieties, for the reason that the State
takes care. of orphans and half or
phans. giving 500 per year each for
support of the former; $50 per yeal
for support of the latter. and SIS each
for abandoned children: Catholic
Ladies' Relief Corps. SD per month;
Protestant Orphan Asylum, $50 per
month; Founding Home, S25 pc,
month; Lawson Children, $50; Ladies'
Relief Corps, $25 per month; Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren, $50 per month
Jenkins said if Mclaughlin would
make the motion he (Jenkins) would
second it, for the purpose of bringing
the matter before the board in order
to get the sentiments of the several
members respecting charitable dona-
tions.
Thereupon Mclaughlin made the mo-
ton as above stated. and Jenkins sec
onded it, as per contract
Curtis said the county was growing
and the people demanded that the do
nations be made and that he could not
vote to withdraw them at this time.
ellis said that Major Mclaughlin
would have to change his reasons be-
fore they would stand fire. He called
attention to the fact that the Catholic
Ladies' Relief Society, the Ladies' Re,
lief Corps and the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children. had
nothing to do with providing for or
phans and half orphans. and that if
Mclaughlin would exempt those So
cieties from his motion, he (Gillis>
would vote for it. He moved as an
amendment that the societies named
by him be exempted from the motion,
jenkins suggested to Mclaughlin
that he second ellis amendment but
the latter by maintaining silence, de-
clined to do so. Then the member
from the Fifth proceeded to give his
reasons for opposing McLaughlin's mo-
ton. He said the money handled by
the board belonged to the people, and
that if the people demanded that it be
expended for charitable purposes their
demands should be cons Idered and al,
lowed
The roll was called and in voting no.
ellis explained his reasons for so doing
as being because nobody had seconded
his motion to exempt the Catholic
Ladies' Relief Society. the Ladies' Re-
lief Corps and the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children.
McLaughlins motion was lost by the
following vote: Aye-McLaughlin. No.
Curtis, ellis and Jenkins
RECLAMATION WARRANT.
The warrant drawn by Reclamation
District No. 341 in favor of L. NJ Up
ham for levee construction on Sherman
Island, was approved by the board. The
amount of the warrant was $500. II
1t was stated that the levee now en-
closes the entire island and that there
is no danger except from exceptionally
high water. In the meantime the work
of grading and Strengthening the levee
is going forward.
FEES ALLOWED
Bills for Justices and Constables fees
for the several townships We're read
and approved.
SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX
A certificate of the election held in
the Gait School District on August 5th
for the purpose of deciding whether a
tax of 81, 300 should be levied for the
purpose of remodeling the schoolhouse
and paying a second assistant teacher,