The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-18
NO BONDS TO BE ISSUED
And the Tax Levy Will Not Be In
creased to Build:
OLD BUILDINGS TO BE USED
Howenstine Gives His Ideas Con-
cerning the building Project
Building Of stone and

Brick.
Infrmary Directors Howenstine and
Reese were in the city Wednesday
morning They went out to the mfr
mary for the purpose of arranging for
the repairing Of the buildings where
they were wrecked by the storm last
week. In speaking of the project Of
putting up new buildings as contem-
plated by the commissioners, Mr.. How
enstine said that the idea was to follow
the general plan prepared some years
ago but to separate the buildings SO
that they can be put UP one at time.
1--WE do not want to issue bonds" said
he. 1.-THE people do not want any more
bonds and we do not want them either.
But there is money enough in the build
ing fund, with what we can save from
the poor fund, to put up very respect
able building or two this coming year.
We can save about $4,000 out Of the
poor fund and still not increase the
levy over the present two-tenths OF
MILL The law allows the commission
ers to transfer from the poor fund to
the building fund so that $4,000 can be
used. Some has already been transfer
red and I am told that there will be this
year about $4,000 besides this $4,000
in the building fund. This would give
over $4,000 and that would put up a
couple Of good buildings.
Our idea is to place the new buildings
up on top of the hill east of the present
main building. The first thing we want
is a large brick and stone building. 1t
is to be substantial but nothing extrav-
agant, and entirely practical in all its
arrangements.
BY building on top Of the hill we will
follow out the plans as before prepared
and the old buildings can be used till
the new ones are completed.
We have in mind also the putting in
the new buildings that are erected more
small rooms. Often there are cases Of
disease out there that are Of such a ma
ture that the physicians object to hav-
ing them in with the other sick and we
need a place for them by themselves"
LEGAL OPINION.
The inflrmary question was taken up
again by the commissioners Wednes-
day morning. Prosecutor Day was
called in to get his opinion as to what
the board could legally do. The prose-
cutor stated that the commissioners
could go ahead and contract for the
erection Of any buildings that would
not cost more than there was money in
fund for building purposes. But they
could not build nor contract to build
until the money was on hand. This
money may be secured either by taxa
ton or by selling bonds.
When the prosecutor said the word
''bonds." 1t stirred up the commission
ers. They all protested that they did
not want to issue any more bonds and
would not. Mr.. Crawford was vehe-
ment in his statement on the question.
II am opposed to bonds" said he,
II don't think 1t is necessary and as
for myself I don't propose to sign an
other bond. believe the people can
have a new infirmary and not Issue
bonds. And we ought to have better
buildings. 1t Is a disgrace for a county
like this to have such old buildings that
are not fit for a human being to live in
But believe we can build one this year
and one next year and finally have
them all without any more bonds or in
creasing the tax levy"
The question of hiring an architect
to go to work and prepare plans for
the entire infirmary was discussed. II
was thought feasible to get the plans
for the whole thing and then build as
money comes In. The prosecutor said
this could be done.
| Architect Tilden was in during the
conference. He said that the old plans
which he had made several years age
and for which he got $4,000 were Out
of date and could not be used now
He thought 1t would require new plans
to be made.
Before adJourning for dinner the
county commissioners authorized Ar.
chitect Tilden to get to work and con.
struct plans for the new infrmary
buildings. He will commence at once