The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
PROSECUTOR DAY 4
ON The W0RKH0USE
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missioners to have two citizens build
the shop and take 1t out in convict
labor, he does not mention 1t. This
shows the fallacy of the claim that
the innocent broom factory, or as some
will have 1t brush factory, cost what
was intended and 1t was other necessi-
ties that brought the bill up to the
outrageous proportions 1t assumed up
on the completion of the project
and the numerous incidental under
takings. Prosecutor Day has seen fit
to itemize bills so far as the broom
shop Is concerned, but has not done
so with reference to other matters.
COULD NOT FILE 1T.
An idea of the difficulties the pros.
ecutor met along the way may be
cleaned by the fact that after he had
made an investigation, during which
he had no power to subpoena wit
nesses, save for specific criminal cases,
he could find nobody who would accept
1t. Nobody wanted it, No statute
seemed to authorize It, and he had done
1t on the theory that the people wanted
the facts.
Judge McCarty said that 1t would not
be proper for him to take any official
recognition of such report, as he had
not appointed anybody to make such
an investigation. Had the grand jury
made a report or had an authorized
commission made the report, the court
could and would have accepted 1t.
Judge Amber said substantially the
same thing. The auditor did not want
1t, as he has troubles Of his own.
The probate Judge could not take 1t, for
there seemed little left in any find any
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properly and with due regard to proper
and legitimate fees. Treasurer Smith
Is broke so far as the workhouse is
concerned and he did not care to In
vest in another pigeonhole to. put the
thing into. Recorder Dougherty
hadn't any space on his books for it
ard he had a rolling mill matter on
hand anyhow, so he couldn't use 1t.
Surveyor Hoover looked over picture
of the Canal Fulton Colossus and stood
aloof Clerk Casselman could not see
the advisability of spreading 1t on the
docket and his deputy is too polite to
mix Just at this time, so 1t could not be
gotten rid of there. Holman and
Hauptfurer have juries on their hands
and they have their pockets full of
tracts anyhow, that they hand out to
, attorneys where they will do the most
, good, and didn't have pocket empty.
The commissioners had not got the
blisters on their hands well healed
from their contact with the bills them
selves and could not bear the touch
of 1t, SO they had to be passed up.
Crubaugh was out hustling for votes
and the sheriff was singing OF the Sui
tana, so the custodian of the report
backed off.
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some good fellows engaged in news
paper work, and by combined effort
succeeded in receiving it at the hands
, of the prosecutor, 1t will be discussed
more minutely hereafter. Here it is:
THE REPORT IN FULL. ,s,g
Having investigated the matter of the
! Stark county work house with reference
to it's organization, it's cost and its cur
rent expenses, submit the following
findings:
1t appears that in April, 1892, q
Bill was passed in the Legislature OF
Ohio, providing for the purchase of n
site and the erection thereon of build
ing to be used as a work house for Stark
county, Ohio, not to exceed in value the
sum of fifty thousand dollars 1850, ,000,-
00); that the county was authorized to
issue and sell bonds not exceeding that
t amount and provision was made for
, their payment; that the commissioners
by said act, had full management and
control of the location and erection OF
, the same, and that a board of work
house directors, consisting of five mem
bers (not more than three of whom
: should be of the same political party) tc
' be appointed by the commissioners
; who should have the direction, man
: agement and control of the said worl
:, house, and the maintenance and care o.
Z the convicts therein. That said boart
should elect President and Secretary
and that the Secretary should receive
such a salary as the board should SCI
fit to fix, and that they should appOin
a superintendent who should reside a
S the work house and receive a salary
d not to exceed one thousand dollar
r ($1000.00) per year and his light ant
fuel, and in addition thereto the boart
should have the power to appoint sub
ordinate officers, guards and employee
. as they might deem it necessary. TIL
act, as amended in April, 1900, furthe
provides for the regulation of the insti
tuition, the care and conduct of tn
prisoners, for monthly statement
specifying minutely all receipts an,
g expenditures, from whom and for wha
= purposes money was received, and I,
whom and for what purposes paid
q with proper voucher for each item, an,
II submit such statement. properly certi
e. fed, to the commissioners of sue
p county for their examination and ap
proyal. The further cost of maintain
ing such county work house, over an
above the proceeds arising from the In
T. come thereof, shall be borne by Star
II county, and such expense shall be pal
If monthly by such county out of tn
e treasury thereof upon the certificate c
/, the secretary of such work house an
: the approval of the commissioners q
10 such county. And the board of count
l. commissioners are authorized and re