Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-08-04


from that leaves siOo731 which IS not accounted
for. That squares the account OF iowa Sount5
mp Go June 70, 1902 There Is @looI surplus ln lle
County have Mr.. Perkins word for that;
that ne sold seven hundred dollars worth OF
hogs and two hundred dollars worm OF loe,
making nine hundred dollars, when Wouiu
leave something over 500 actual cash IN the
treasury today, aud beside that there are Cfcdil-
due earned previously TO 1909 Of t4'f. now ~
anyone can get around those figures l Wonld
like 60 see him do 81. ! don't want 10 cast any
. reflections on the committee or anyone. Ihc@e
figures speak for themse!Fos. They can take
these same figures aud figure them out.
(Mr peuhallegong There has been . great
deal said on this floor regarding reflections up
OH the work Of this committee. desire TO say
on behalf OF this committee, that IN gong INTO
this work we're not biased ~ any manner
chat there was no malice, no auimus; that n we
we're Co express ourselves correctly, can non
estly say, aud I voiced that feeling before the
members OF the committee before part OF our
work was taken up that was preJudlced IN
favor OF the superintendent aud trustees !
could not feel otherwise. have regarded thcin
as my personal friends. ! have known every
one OF these members aud have always re-
gardcd them most highly. also desire 20 go
on record as saying 10 the committee, 10 my cot
leagues, that would not under any cifcuni-
stance attempt to cover up or hide or whitewash
any act that we might tud that could De con
strucd as being wrong, OF that II any diSti'pah-
Cics OF irreguIaritic, we're shown u was our duly
as honest men 20 point them out that no matter
how they might Hurt, the fact should be MADE
known. II was due our constituents. II was
due the members al TINS nOhoidDit bo"5s w
we're appointed 20 perform an important duty
and we saw duty as IS gathered from the
evidence that wc we're enabled to secure from
ihDSc whom Wc called in, and want Go say that
W. had purposcd Go be- fair and honest toward
all. Wherever We found credit that could be
applied in ans way tO Offset any deficit, we ap-
piled H. We had 40 intention to do any inJu0,
slice, but as stated, as honest men charged
with responsible duty, we ielt that VIC RAD To
call a spade a spade, and that we should not
miuCc words iu framing this report
esft min bri u
~ on that committee or at least ] could not put
any other construction upon 1t. II was CHdigta
that Nj ROethc was the month-pece TOR me-
that they could read through the lines ana sec
Dis fine hand iu the language OF that report.
I want TO set mysei right and say, without
Wishing TO ASSUME any glory Tor anything Una,
might appear there, that wanted to put myself
ou record as willing to go before this Board ana
MY constituents and the people of Iowa County
a. saying that perhaps am responsible Tor the
writing Of AT least oucthird of tile paragraph
contained iH that report believe my colleagues
will bear me out iu that. II we have erred in
ihe use Of the English language which pre-
sumo we did iu many Instances charge Il up To
Ignorance rather than any intention on our part
70 do anybody any injustice don't want 10
draw this matter out. don't want 60 bring any
controversy before the Board / don't want to
say anything that Will hurt nnybody'@ feelings
because As stated AT the outset tie gentlemen
fEdt have represented the County as members
Of the trustees have been honorable gentlemen.
They have been selected with the greatest care
and dciberatiou 10y the County Boards; they
have been specially chosen because OF their
ability, because of their honesty, because of
lhcir willingness TO serve the people. / take IL,
gent cmUu, that IL means great sacrifice tor
these men to leave their homes once q month 90
80 20 the performance OF their duties Tor me
snail stipend they receive. feel, geuuciueu,
that We have NO desire or no intention whatever
30 cast any reflections upon them, only iu-aS-
much as their failure to look more closely into
the doings and affairs OF the duties that they
were charged 90 perform
certainly shall feel, gcutlemeu that the sub
slituic as offered by our friends should not be
carried by this Board. | think u would reflect
Ecry materially upon the people Of Iowa County
represented here. I cauuOt conceive, gentle
men, how you can face your constituents on
your return home, after the facts have been
presented, have been. pnbished and read aud
fully discussed. h8W Noa Cau harmouizc the
admissions that haVes been made by certain
ones under consideration, / cannot understand
TOW you can harmonic these things with the
proper discharge of your duties. may be glad
Go add few remarks later, but In the meantime
MI Chairman aud gentlemen, thank you.
(Mr. Codya ] would like 10 have Mr.. ! rltins
On the floor now, find near the bottom page
OF the report of the committee, ~ four rtuutit-
tee Is of the opinion Il al prices paid for many
stems charged To the County are rNhorhitaut
aud unreasonable aud not properly chargcablc
10 such charitable Institutions, and. which have
been admitted were Intended for personal use.'
"a the following page also which will not
read, hut which you may read for Yourself from
the following two pages. The reason | called
Mi, Perkins here this morning Is for this pur-
pose. ! recollett one testimony IN which IL
stated that MIR. Perkins has made some aduiSs-
Anus as 10 personal items which have been iuCor-
ppratcd IN this and have gone through, purcb So
ses made from different firms coming 10 Iowa
County Institutions. ] say that he has made
some admissions that part of these purCh t~cS
were personally used. Now, wouldn't YOU t,el,
a. least would want 20 know, that you would
want 60 know the amounts OF these items which
nc has admitted were his.
tNr. Perkins, They amount to but very
little
tNlr Cody;1 1t seems tu nae from the report of
ihc committee OF admissions made 10y Mr., Per
kius that Il leaves this County Board u the
dark as to the actual findings of the committee.
The committee has charged that thrry are ir-
icEulafiucs and that some OF these items have
been personal charges, but they did not definite.
~ state as 70 the amount, only as take h hy
guess work
lMr. penhailegoua rise to inquire ii may
interrupt the gentleman from Highland We
have published there, Mr. Cody. list of
amounts from the several invoices as examined
by the committee, aud iu their opinion every
item charged there rs properly ChaTEuahle Co the
superintendent. II t- very plain I'm that report.
We did not include any item there that W" trlt
ihcrr would be any doubt about
tMr. Cudy9 understand YOU, Mr. Pvuhalle-
gou, that there isn't any doubt as 10 any itCW~
following this paragraph
tMr. pCnhdilrEuuH There isn't any doubt iu
thC minds 1T the committee. Ii may br proven
otherwise. We don't ClJim tO bee auy other than
human, aud We are ready tu accept any explain
auous that can be given satisfactorily, Wvarr
willing To place ourselves ON record I- not want.
AuW 20 DO anyone any wrpur
MIR todyA understand that, Mr.. Pruhlllg-
Euu. That b the reason that want Mr. Per
Rims before this committee and before this opcu
board TO make this Wattrr as clear as hc pu4si-
~ can. IN There are mlsCuu~truCtlpuS aud mis-
understandings concerning these iIrui-, | want
to be thoroughly informed before commit my.
self 20 the adoption of either of these reports.
For that reason have asked this a~ part of wy
information Nr Prrlius, | will ask you to
ans"nr IN so Tar a- yuu believe that yuu are per.
eona.lN able. What manner of procedure can