The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-01
Question to BE Sub
mitted to q Vote.
|NF|RMARY BUILDING
Authority to Erect II Will Be
Asked Of tho Voters at
the Election on
Saturday.

There Will be submitted TO you Ior
your approval, Nov. 9Th, 1901, the
question of levying tax for the con-
struction of very necessary building
at the inflrmary for the accommoda-
ton of those who have been less for
tunate in their affairs than you have
been. Upon this proposition most Of
you will vote "yes" or mo" That
you may vote intelligently upon this
question is the purpose of this COM
munication.
About a year and half ago, the
needs Of the infirmary were thorough
ly discussed by the county commission
ers and the infirmary directors, and
after due deliberation 1t was
| UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED
that a building in which one hundred
of the three hundred inmates could be
properly cared for ought to be erect
ed. The services of competent arch
itect were accordingly secured, and he
was instructed to make and submit to
the Joint board of county commission
ers and infirmary directors suitable
plans for such a building as said joint
board thought ought to be construct
ed. In accordance with said Instruc-
tions suitable plans were made, pro-
cured adopted and paid for and are
now the property of Stark county. By
resolution of the county commission
ers, the auditor was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for the construction of
the foundation of the building. Bids
were received and contract entered
into. The contractor had much of his
material on the ground and was
READY TO COMMENCE WORK
when an injunction was allowed upon
the ground that the building when
completed would cost more than $10,-
900, and that the county commissioners
were not authorized by law to erect
a building the cost of which would ex-
ceed $4,000 without first submitting
the question to the qualified voters Of
the county and getting their approval
erection of the building, but 1t did not
: lessen the necessity for the same
So matters stood until Aug. 2Eth, 1901
} at which time a public meeting was
!, held at the Infirmary to whicl every
body in the county had been invited
Many came, and saw for themselves
now HtCtSSdIy lb " nave pCllSI az
commodations. We think it was the
unanimous opinion of those present
that a new modern building ought tC
be erected as soon as possible. Here
1 are few facts every voter ought tC
know. You now have first class hos.
pital building and first class insane
building. You ought to have a first
class woman's cottage, first class
mans cottage, and a first class admin
istration building. While the build
] ing we now wish to erect is called 9
: woman's cottage, yet 1t can be used fol
! a number Of years for both nA,n anG
women. After this building is com
pleted, and the people want it, tn,
. mems cottage can be built and later OF
the administration building can bt
} erected. When all these buildings are
J completed, Stark county will have in
, firmary buildings
SECOND TOsNoNE
J in the state of Ohio, providing tn,
! three buildings above enumerated arr
3 so constructed that in connection will
+ the two now built the result will b,
a complete and harmonious whole.
3 While the law simply requires tina
, the following question be submitted t.
: the electors Infirmary building tax
YES" infirmary building tax, mo-
yet in order that every voter in Starl
county may know how much tax w
propose to levy, 1t Is right and prope
that the following statement shoul,
be made: The estimated cost Of tn
contemplated building is 100000. /
cannot cost more. 1t will probabl,
cost $5,000.00 less. This building will
have frontage of 116 feet and dept
= Of 78 feet, two stories high, modern 1,
every respect and fireproof, and will
accommodate 100 inmates. 1t will con
! tain day rooms, sleeping rooms, lava
tories, etc., with plenty of light an,
. ventilation; the architecture bein
:. pleasing, but
PLAIN AND SUBSTANTIAL.
What the people who vote upon thi
proposition will want to know abov
all other things is this: How man,
dollars worth Of bonds will 1t be ne
cessary to sell, or how much of a Ia.
must be levied to pay for the buildin
which It is proposed to build?" 1t
right that every taxpayer should asl
this question. And 10 Is right an
proper that this question should be an
swered SO that every man who pay
taxes shall know exactly what he |
j. doing when he votes on this proposi
tion.
J. Now pay attention. The buildin
!. cannot cost more than the estimat,
!. SAC, 100000. We do not think 1t wi
n cost more than $40,000.00. The presen
tax levy will produce enough, which
used in conjunction with the none
now ON hand, We will have $S2 2,000 O
with which to start the contemplate
J. building. Now suppose that the build
v ing should cost as much as the est
} mate, 1t would be necessary to lev
d only $13,00000 to complete the who
r structure. II we can build for $40, 900
d 90 which We think we can, 1t will /
" necessary to levy only $8,000.00. w