The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-02-04
BOARD or SUPERVISORS HAVE THE
NATTER UP.
ASK FOR PLANS AND ESTIMATES
Committee Appointed to Ask For Plan,
For New Pest House and Jail. Also
Addition to Jail.

session at the court house last Wednes-
day and got through with a lot Of
business. the work moving along
rapidly and smoothly. One Of the
most important items considered was
the proposed addition to the Jail and
a new pest house. AS stated in these
columns few weeks ago. the com
mittee appointed ut the last meeting Of
the board visited the pest house and
their report corroborated all that we
said Of the place There was no ques-
tion in the mind OF the committee
about the advisibility Of building a
new pest house and the supervisors
wer, OF the same mind when they
heard the committee 3 report
There was some talk Of building two
pest houses but that question was
short lived, the supervisors being a
unanimous in agreeing that a second
house Is unnecessary.
While the committee report was up
for consideration Captain Richards
took the floor in behalf OF com
mittee appointed some time ago TO
inspect the Jail.
Mr.. Richards was member OF this
committee and had gone over the prop
erty very carefully, as shown by his
report. He stated that the committee
had inspected the Jail and that they
came TO the conclusion that II Is in
adequate At the present time eleven
persons are confined therein. whereas
but eight ought to be- Accommodated
There is no place for female prisoners
and when one is incarcerated both
sexes must mingle. There is no place
20 confne inssne patients except in the
steel cage and that is not practical
place. All Of these matters were care
fully canvassed by the board and mem
bers finally concluded that the prob
lem might as well be faced now as
later In order 10 inform themselves
on the probable costs OF such struc-
ture the chairman was instructed TO
appoint committee To secure plans
and specifications for a new pest
house for an addition 10 the present
Jail structure and for new Jail. The
chairman appointed the following
members on that committee Messrs,
Richards. Bjork and Gibson
An echo Of the small pox cases came
up when a complaint was made that
misunderstanding exists in Bates
township as TO which official is the
proper one 10 order quarantine OF
camp run by the Northwestern
Cooperage company ia Bates township
and from which IL is alleged several
cases Of small pox have emanated.
Prosecuting Attorney Watson was
present and the matter was referred
10 him. He informed Supervisor
Forsberg that il is his duty 10 ascer-
tain IL the camp Is dangerous TO the
public health IL IL is ne is to order
the health officer TO quarantine it and
IL said officer neglects 10 do so, 10
apply 30 the governor for his removal.
Tn. matter of the printing OF the
proceedings OF the board was taken mp
then. The bids were opened and read
as follows. Pso yrien offered to do
tue work for $50 per year Donald
Mcdonald offered to do the work for
$3.50 per gear, The Diamond Drill
offered 10 do the work for $3.50 per
year or do ali Publishing required TO
be done for the sum OF $3.50 per year.
Communications were read from the
county clerks OF other upper penin-
sula counties showing that the $3.50
bid was about what is paid in the
ajority Of counties although much
more is paid In some OF them. The
$50 bid was recognized 10 be. below
what the work can be done for in the
manner in which the board req, Tres IL
10 be done viz published in II the
week Immediately following the kheet
ing. including the annual m.fting.
and in neat an attractive mGuitr
The newspaper men present were
asked 10 step ont while the supeif isor-
conferred over the matter No con
clusion was arrived at even thdh. a
committee being appointed 90 co .tider
the matter and report at th-tEfxt
meeting W
The usual batch Of bills were atow
el and the board adjourned hntil
March ist