The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-12-08
FISCAL COURT.
Committee Report On QuaIlfiCa'
! tiOns and Bids of Applicants
for Rental Of Poor
House Farm.

the renting of the Poor House
farm. We were delayed in giving
full proceedings. That we may
fairly and impartially present the
matter we reproduce a part and
for the first time give the conclu-
sion. ~
From the records Of the Fiscal
Court October 8, page 14O, we
copy these words: The Poor
House Committee is hereby order
ed to investigate the conditions as
existing at the Poor House and re-
port same at next meeting of the
Court in November and the man
ner in which it is and has been
conducted and also investigate as
to whether or not the Keeper of
the Poor House has been drinking
too much while in the discharge
of his duty; and at the November
meeting of the Court said Poor
House will be let to the lowest
and best bidder"
To the Fiscal Court Of Monty oma-
cry County;
AS a member of your committee
appointed to investigate and report
upon the sobriety and fitness of
MIR. Juo. A. Tincher and Andy
James for keeper Of the Poor
House, I would respectfully report
that l have investigated, as best |
know how, by visiting the neigh
bors adjoining the Poor House
farm, namely: Ambrose Amburgy,
Robt. Chambers, Sonny Robinson,
and also interviewing DIR. John
Shultz, the present physician on or
for the farm. They are unanimous
in the opinion that there is no ma
teriai difference in the two mems
habits of temperance, at least not
enough to justify the Court in
making any difference in the price
of the letting; bu5 some of them
giving Mr.. Tincher the best repu-
cation for sanitary condition and
moral culture of the poor. anu in
view of the results of NV investi-
CATION and the further cousidera-
ton that Mr.. Tincher bid S25 more
than Mr.. James for the rent OF the
farm and cares for and feeos the
paupers for $40 less on the head
than Mr.. James, thereby making a
saving to the county OF from $500
to $500 per year; and whereas this
Court set this day to decide on the
letting Of the farm Co one or the
other of these men without taking
further bids and ordered the COM
mittee, of which the undersigned is
a member, to report on this day, |
would recommend that Mr.. Tincher
be awarded the lowest bid and ia
other matters Of fitness the equal
OF Mr.. James.
All of which is respectfully suo-
mitLed to the consideration of this
Court. JOHN K. Thomas,
Member of Committee.
The Poor House committee con-
sists OF JnO. L. Thomas, j. ".
Henry and Jno. &. Trimble. The
Court at it's November meeting let
the contract to Mr.. James.
The December term of Fiscal
Court met on yesterday. County
Attorney Thomas filed objections
to the action of the court in letting
the contract for the Poor House
farm for term beginning after
the present courts tenure of office.
He cited authorities to show that
the contract let was void. and sta
ted that the court had as much au-
thority to elect u. 5. Senator as
to elect a keeper for the term in
volved in their choice.
|, In order for further investiga-
ton the matter was deferred till
December %, the next meeting OF
the court.
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