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


price 10 pay for those iumates7 a. | shosiS
think that would be pretty stiff price
9. That would represent goods to sell at from
90 to Is cents each. Has you attention ever
been called TO those items in passing over ti,' -
invoices? A. No, don't think so.
.. Are You familiar with iuvoces2 A. never
kept store. won't say that man can't fool
me. | am no merchant.
0. Do you think six yards OF shifting or dress
goods at dollar or Sis yard would be neces
sary for any patient of that institution A
shouldn't think for any patient, unless II
was one furnishing her own clothes from her
own money.
Q. If they do this, don't you think there oupbt
10 be a receipt to offset this charge? A. Yes
| Q. Have you ever had any credit items OF thai
kind come under your notice A. No, think
0. Did you ever see the book where Mr. Per.
kius kept the accounts of the private patients
A. No, don't think have
O. Do You know that there is suce book keois
A. suppose there is list OF names thoupb
caunot say that ever il.
@. Don't you think If there is such a h. III IN
ought to be available to the trustees when they
make out their annual reporty A. Yes
Q. To your knowledge did the trustees send
out bills to the private patients asking for the
amount due the County each year? A. supp.s4
Mr.. Perkins does that He has had hi In
structons since have been there to send them
out
Q, Do you think it is the duty OF the superip-
teudent TO send out these bills? A. 1t seems to
be the iule for great many years. AS far as
sending out the amount and such as that is con.
cerned think the main part OF il is the paving
Of il. think the money ought to be paid 20 the
County Treasurer, because he is the custodian
of those funds.
Q. Under the present system the superinteu.
dent receives that money, does he uot2 A.
never knew until that question was brought ND
These matters have been anlatter OF public talk
especially since you had the last session of the
County Board, aud ! spoke about it at the iast
two meetings we had. | said as far as Mr. Per
kins' sending out the amounts is concerned
that Is all right because he knows the people
when they were committed there and what is
due TO the County, but these parties should he
instructed to pay this money to the County
Treasurer instead of to the superintendent
| Q. Don't You think II there is a clerk among
the trustees who receives salary that il should
be his duty TO send out these bills! A. Perhaps
So,
O. Does he receive extra remuneration for this
service? A. l think so.
: O. Has any money belonging TO the county
, ever come into Your hands? A. No.
/ O. Did any OF It ever come into the hands of
the other trustees? A. | don't think so.
! Q. Mr.. Perkins, them has been the sole
custodian of the Asylum fundst A. He has re-
ceiyed them aud disbursed them.
O. Did IL ever occur to You that ii would be
better to have the money paid to you trustees
/ than himI You as trustees are placed under
bond. Why are You placed under bond If you
do not receive any of the County funds; Do you
know that Mr.. Perkins is not under boudt A.
! II you will permit to take little of your
tlme will explain my position in that There
| isn't one of the trustees that has the right 10
receive dollar. the way | look at II, but all
this money ought to be paid TO the County
! rcdsufeT several years DaCk. by action OF thl~
board they took the treasurship away from the
trustees, and by right the County ought not ask
bonds from trustee for the simple fact that
they took the chance of their getting any money
, away from them. 1t doue at the time VIM.
, H. Curry was trustee. II was done at their
, instance.
| O. Are you aware that since that time certain
moneys belonging to these funds have come in
to the hands OF the trustees! A. Not sjuCe !
have been in.
o. But previous to your being a member of
Z thenly A. If there | didn't know
Q. Why have the trustees within recent years
IN organizing at the beginning of the year
chosen chairman, treasurer and clerk A.
They never have since have been ill.,
Q. But previous to thatE A. didn't know they
. O. The minutes show that at certain annual
meetings OF the trustees they have organized
themselves in that way. They have chosen
from their number chairman, treasurer aud
5 clerk. y. don't know why they did so. uOnt
. know what the hooks show for | never went
back of the time | was elected.
? O. Isn't IL fact that for number OF years
good many of the powers tine trustees have
been taken away by the superintendent A.
Cont know that they have been taken away by
, him, but have been assumed or given over TO
him.
+ 0. Do tie trustees purchase he supplies for the
Asylum! A. No, but they give their sanction 20
whatever II is necessary to have purchased.
9. When new span or horses, or a carriage,
! or oats or feed are purchased, dQthe trustees
authorize the superintendent TO make this pur-
chase! A. presume they generally do
/ y. nave they done so during your term \.
There have not been any horses purchased since
| have been there. There has been flour or mill
feed or such as that and generally that has
been spoken of. and the trustees ordered him 10
purchase II, or did not, just as they saw III,
whether they thought it really needed or
not. 1t may be in some cases i'll regard to feed
that he purchased it without asking the tru7-
tees.
O. Pave you as trustee ever passed claim
that had no signature to il! A. The best of my
recollection is that all the bills that have come
before the board have been signed by the firm
or such as hat. and then of course Perkins for
the Asylum that he has received 1t and attess
that the bill is correct.
O. Does he simply state that he has ordered
these gondsf A. think not Not only ordered
them but he has received them.
Q. Do you know how many horses there are on
the tarmf a. don't know since have been
there. think there are probably II or Is head.
Q, How many work horsesE A. think they
are pretty nearly all work horses.
Q. How many horses does Mr.. Perkins own
A. think he has two.
Q. lie doesu have a work team that lie claims
IS his own? A. don't think so. haven't heard
Q. How many acres of land are they farming
there: A. | couldn't say exactly, | think they
had 90 acres of corn, 90 acres OF oats aud about
y acres OF potatoes and garden aud such as that
last year
O. How many teams would YOU think It would
require to farm that much landy a. They may
nave other thugs TO come In there that we don
know, but think | could farm il with less
number or horses than | spoke OF. We nave
!
9. What does Mr. Perkins saw A. He claims
that he finds use for all Of them. He claims ne
mas not too many. He says they tried 20 cut
Down the number of horses once or twice and
they couldn't do the work and had to get more
y. How much extra teamiug does Mr.. Perkins
nave more than ordinary people? A. don
know, according to the size Of the institution.
Inc hauling Of coal aud wood aud that ice 0usi-
ness aud one thing or another. They certainly
require more fuel than ordinary people ana
then they haul the supplies from Edmund, ana
" would take little more horse help than orui-
nary farmers would require.
- how many teams would you think q neCes-
sary 70 keep shod the year around 10 DO lhls
hauling that you say has TO be dOne2 A. / don
know.
Q. Would il be necessary to keep the horses
shod for farm work? A. No uot If they kept
them of the roads.
=. How many teams would you think Il ueees-
sary 70 keep shod the year arouudE A. thluk
mat Tour teams ought to be sufficient.
=. How often do YOU think they ought 70 pe
shodf A. Under ordinary circumstances don
thnk Il is necessary for horses 10 be shod more
ihau once a mouth.
.. Has there been much sickness among the
stock necessary to call Veterinary A. dou
know. The last time was there they had lo-t
morse. presume with that sickness IL Wouiu
DC necessary TO call a veterinary,
/ .. DO you recall how MANY bushels OF odl7
We're reported threshed last year, a. thihh
probably from 20OO to 24O0 bushels. | recau
talking about IL, and think there were % acres
ana the oats averaged Ia the neighborhVou OF
80 bushels