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

! to hire clerk for the purpose of keepir
the records and minutes OF the trustee
q. | understood you to say that yC
C thought II would be essential A. | simpl
. replied To Mr.. PenhallegonS suggestio
that the course would be good one.
q. Does the clerk of the trustees receive
salary? Did he when you were "A trustee? A
don't think he did. At least don't recn
? It.
q. IN auditing bills while you were truste
! have you any recollection OF passing ON thn
bin? tpreSents II, Il. Smith & Sons Go. bill
A. don't remember IL. Mr.. Roethe.
| Y. You VIII notice that IL Is I'm the yoa
1896, during the time you We're trustee, wa
tt notS A, IT seems To me I went out N
1905. think Mr.. Rewey died I'm 1903 and
filled out that term As to what dnte th,
incoming trustees took otlice' l do not re
member,
Q. IN that invoice you VIII notice som,
items that are checked. think the item,
are shoes ut $50, $40 and $50 per pair
You passed those items over nresuming that
the shoes were properly chargeable to the
county? A. don't know that passed on
these at all Mr., Roethc. doubt H. as they
are dated May, 1905.
| q. You were trustee at that time, were
you not! A. Not II went in IN l@H and
was out IN 1893, I presume the records OF
the office ought To show when / took office
and when went out, take IL that these
passed under my examination.
/ 9. II Is your opinion that these were proper
charges against the county, \. For all
that knew, yes sir don't recall now what
the articles were.
/ q. Have you any knowledge OF these bills
/ Marshall Field & Co, the word case is
erased from the word suit ease" SO rs TO
! mike IL read one suit. You have no knowl-
edge OF that bill being passed. A. No SIR, !
! haven't
/ Q. Was that item called to the attention OF
! the trusteesf A. I don't think q was, 1
! have no recollection OF It.. As To these other
/ bills, II Is quito a while ago and could
/ not recall the particular items.
/ tMr, koethc) The committee brings them
/ TO your inspection for the simple reason that
! il IS their opinion thnt they are Chargvablc
to the superintendent rs his personal pur-
/ chHsos,
q. Wncn you were "a trustee, do you re-
member OF any stock being sold? A. My
/ recollection is that there were hogs sold,
but / wouldn't be sure of tHat
! q. You are of the opinion that Il was Gus
/ tomnry for tie superintendent to sell stock
! \, Yes sir, any surplus tnnt Ho might nave,
/ .. DO you remember II he made any pur-
| cHascs OF frvsH becl2 A. / tHink tie aha,
! q. nld you ever udd up the amounts of the
/ different INVOICES of fresh beef TO ascertain
! Wnetucr that amount was more tHan ne
really sold during the year, A, No sir. /
| didn't compare anything as To the amounts
1 purchased with the amounts raised ON the
/ firm, ether In grain or.stock.
] q. Were you u member of the building com-
mitteeF A. No, never was member OF
/ the building committee.
! q. You were trustee and made some rec
/ concentrations in your report 4. Yes SIR,
I Made Il personally mere TO the bO0rd.
| q. Before you made your personal state
mcnt 20 the board. as "A member of the trus-
| tees did the trustees get into communication
! with I'm architect regarding the cost of the
/ plans wHicH you were going % present. A.,
! tHinN SO, u general arcttitect; ms recall II,
/ MIR. R...... submitted tentative plan, also
an estimate of TIE cost.
/ Q. WHAT wns that estimate? A. don't re-
call exactly. Seems Co me Il was somewhere
between eight or ten Thousand.
! q. 4 wasn't fourteen or eigH'centHousandt
! A. No sir
Q. VIII you tell this committee whether
there was a chapel incorporated in thai
plnur A. I don tHink there was A least
/ mad never heard of II. TITO intention
think az that time was to supply wards for a
certain class OF patients thut ought TO hy
isutnted rs suggested by the State Board Of
control ana there was no such Hccomodh-
ton In the Town County Asylum aud It APP
pcnrcd TO ms. and q does To me now, tEnt II
was the proper tUing TO do.
! Q, II was on the suggestion OF TIE sta q
Board ofControl tiTHt you took up this matter
with TIE County? A. Wen, after discussion
amounE ourselves ana Win TIE suporinteu-
dent we thought II was the proper tHinR to
do
q. In talking those matters over with the State
Board of Control, did thew Indicate an inteu-
ZION their part 10 nh the Asylum with pa
teuts from the State Institutions Did they say
anything To you regarding that, make any
pruuiscsf A. They made no definite promise,
bat stated that no doubt the institution would
be filled. | think Mr.. CpuoNcr make that state.
meut. In a visit made To Madison on personal
business, also talked with Mr.. Tappau about
Il.
o. They led you to believe that II this addition
aud improvements were made til,y would furu-
sh patients 60 fill the institutions A. As stated
4 they made no promise whatever.
O. They left that impression IN the minds of
the trustcesl a. II didn't necessarily follow
that they would do 1t because we felt that the
institution was crowded; anyway, that need
ed this space 10 take care Of violent patients
aud for other purposes. Not necessarily that, 1t
was to take care Of more patients than we had.
II was for the purpose of giving individual
needed
That j. the general Impression had from con-
yersation with members OF the state Board Of
Control
o. bid they intimate 10 YOU that they would
Withdraw heir patronage IN case this was not
doucy A. don't recall that.
o. The statement made here ON this floor
that they would withdraw their patronage. a.
am not sure that they didn't state that they
couldn't send more state patients here unless
something could be done la that line.
O. When you were trustee, aud before your
term expired, had you at any time knowledge
that things az the institution were not g. they
ought 90 bcf A. In what wayt
o. In general way With the superintendent
and farm management A. No -ir la fact
thought the care aud attention given by the
superintendent to the physical condition of the
patients WAS good.
Mr. Rcwey. DO you consider the furnishings
of the table, such As linen, etc, in Keeping with
an institution of that kind A. ! thought So
that they were very proper
o. In your opinion Mr. Jones, ought this in
stitutiOu be conducted mOucy-Walger for
the county or as q FnbN nome Tor uuioftuuAtfNf
/ a, ! don't believe that the County Board ought
to lose sight entirely of the financial side of the
question, but | think the other side ought to
predomnate.
| mr.. Jones, From the course that the cxaniiu-
alton has taken. think am entitled on behalf
of myself aud on behalf of the members past
aud present of the trustees, to comment 20 some
extent on some items OF this report, unless ! am
prohibited from doing 80.
! will say at the start Mr. Chairman. that iu
regard 10 some particular items that the com
.If lnd has az
knowledge. These deficiencies and discfrpan-
cics az the committee has found them, under.
stand eau 10 a large extent be- explained. and
until they explained the opinion % the com
mittee Is fairly entitled 10 consideration
1 Near the bottom 81 page three, the committee
. recommended that a separate account be opened
vs. the County Treasurer with the Asylumf
showing detailed receipts from private patients
/ aud from sales Of stock and produce. That D.
| an well aud good, aud the suggestion ought ~
b. carried out. Again "that the superintendent
make a detailed monthly exhibit 10 trustees OF
all moneys received; that trustees be required
to.receipt for same and promptly deposit with
] the County Treasurer Such a report was
. made out and presented 30 the trustees at every
, meeting attended when ] was member, and
think that this was the general practice. The
suggestion made that the trustees BE- required tu
! receipt for same may De an right, bat gentle
men. the superintendent Of the County Farm
aud Asylum is the executive officer Of the board
+ 81 trustees II cannot be- otherwise Some one
must b. there 10 attend to the executive part OF
% the management, aud the trustees a. least W.
did delegate Mr.. Perkins "a act as their exrcu
tive officer, and his receipt for sIch funds ought
D 10 be- sufficient. We could not always be- present
t 20 receipt 70 persons who paid for the care q