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

matter. | will again ask the steuOgrapher e
state that motion as submitted 70 this Board hN
the Chair this morning, | could not state q
| verbatim, but member Of that committee
feel that we must insist on having complet,
| report. That Is what that motion called toi
this morning. Ii was never ANYTHING else =, nd
as | stated, as member of that committee
| shall not be satisfied with anything but a com
! plcte report TO date.
! Mr. Eagaua l don't believe il is going to de-
| lay us any hy having them get those books over
| from the ASYLUM. This committee that Is ap-
/ pointed Is working away but are not through,
/ aud perhaps will not be through by the time
Mr.. jerks aud the trustees have that report
which has been asked for la hand for us 10 list
en- to, Refer that report back To the trustees as
| II Is not In accordance with the original resou
/ ton
! MIR, Rcwey; Can Won refer il hack before it
has been received by this Board2
/ lCbair | believe the Chair will rule in that
matter that the report has not bcen actually re
ceived,
| Judge Ieuks) hold IN MY hand the books
/ that We simply made = copy OF showing the
disbursements of both Asylum aud Home, aud
/ IL seems to me unnecessary trouble TO 40 TO
work aud copy that OF 10 torm 60 file
! MIR. Roethe;' That wpuldnt rquirca great
amount OF time aud 10 will be more satisfactory
/ to this committee To have those Hgurcs TO refer
70 and 70 be made part Of Your report
Mr.. Roethe moved TO adjourn until $500 .. IN
Motion carried.
Seven p. m, Friday, March 4th 1910
Board called to order Mr.. Cody in the
chair.
Mr., Eagau moved Go take recess un,n ooo
/ y, M,
| al privilege: ut has been charged ON this
\ noor that the committee ju presenting this
] port to take the place Of the regular auditing
/ report, desired to shut on further debate aud %
close the unttvt up Now, ] viii say that this
/ was not $50. SO Sac As / was concerned. and
think ! can say this Tor the rest of my colleagu-
es ON the committee ltw1s with p9iu that l
I was compelled To- dlitcr with MY fellow mem
I her from Mineral Point. Me. Pcuhallcgau; With
/ Mt Roetho and the other mvmhcr ot the audit
I ing committee. But did not hclicve-aud do
not believe, that the report of the auditing
/ committees should be adopted tn lbs entirety. |
! believe that there are excellent Recommended
! tiOns IN that rcport-vc excellent recommen-
/ dattouS. shall ask the indulgence ct the mem
| hers OF this board while I name such recon-
! meudatious. I have not heretofore asked Tor
4 much of the tune of this meeting, aud y You
1 grlut me few moments, viii he pleased.
] The FIRST recommendation Us good one,
/ will read it "Nour committee would recon,
( mend that separate accounts be opeued wtth
the county treasurer showing detailed receipts
/ from private patients, aud from sales of stock
/ aud produce. That the superintendent make
detailed monthly exhibit 20 trustees of all
moneys received. that the trustees be required
TO receipt for same aud promptly deposit with
( the county treasurer
Ihavc my doubts about this recommendations
/ eve feel warranted Ia urging that county or
dcts be rendered 80 payment of all claims
against the county, IN lieu of tue custom OF
cashiug such orders, aud RENTING by check
| or draft"
The following recommendation | regard as q
very good one: I'VE insist that la future all
supplies purchased for the personal use OF the
supernteudrnt or family be billed separately, 50
that no possibility of an error can be shown
Here Is something that could not vote for,
aud therefore could not vote for the report IN It's
entirety. "Your committee would deem that a
salary of $3.50 per year would be sufficient pay
for the Superintendent aud mattou OF these
institutions" Now, am not well informed IN
regard TO what other institutions pay, but | ne
ItglF H ~ uau pAi -
ton to Try get its help at the lowest possible
price. ] believe, gentlemen, that this matter
/ should be left TO the trustees, who should have
the confidence of those who appoint them, II Is
| a most important matter that the head OF such
an institution be the best man obtaiuablc His
duties are manifold. u requires MANY qualidca-
tons In a superintendent aud 1t were worse thau
folly to try to secure superintendent At fixed
price. Il Is my judgement that to offer low
price would be very unwise
! will read the following from page 10 of the
report: 'Your Commttecis of the opinion, after
hearing the testimony of the trustees aud super.
iutendcnt that tpr the greater part of tho period
which this report covers, the trustees have not
performed all the duties which the position
carries. and the superintendent has assumed re.
sponsiblities which should not be required OF
think that MI W. A. Jones', who was q trus-
tee clearly polluted out 10 the committee the
necessity Of the Superintendent being an eNccu-
tive officer. as he Is often called upon 10 perform
duties which IL might seem that ne had assumed,
but which are In reality demanded of him on
4, always room for differences of opinion; but n
my Judgment, Mr.. Perkins management has
been very good In some things he has not
been beyond Censurp; but that he has built up
an institution Of which the County has reason to
be proud is beyond dispute Men OF experience
and Judgment who are familiar with the man
| apemeut OF such institutions, testify to what
have just said. He inaugnrated aud carried 60
! this day plans for the hctermcnt OF the iustitn
I ton. aud for the care aud comfort OF the un-
fortunates contained therein. He took pride
. Ia Inc mai Il %
there Is an accounting, am glad that there are
some kind words said for him. am not here
gentlemen to sanction any wrong that he has
done. He has done wrong. He has done wrong
/ in allowing to bo charged to the County even
single article that purchased for his person
al use. am not here 10 say what motive
prompted him 10 do So. He has rendered great
/ service 20 this County. II may be said that he
was well paid for the services which lac rendered
But do men who are well paid never s1itk their
dutiesF Superintendent Perkins never shrlecd
his duties. Now, I say that II had been his
/ employer, aud he had given the service which /
know that he has given the County, Ia caring
for the lex aud diving, Ia his kindness "a the
patients under his charge, iu his attention 10
those whose sad duty n 10 visit the inEtitu-
ton. knowing an this as do, and knowing the
deinqueuccs with which he Is charged, would
| say TO him, sd. Perkins, you don't owe me a
cent? Knowing as DO the services which lie
has rendered NOW that he i7 under cloud, /
/ would be false 10 my duty ~ did not stand up
/ and say a word for him. There are two sides Ia
this thing gentlemen, and that Is why cannot,
1ud VIII not Nolt TOT lht ifp1it lu us fDlItAfs
Gentlemen, make no charges against this
committee. ] have said no uukind words. ]
mean none Let us extend 30 them the same
charity we would ask for ourselves, If we had
performed the laborioug duties which they have
Undertaken during the last three wcrts II b.
not for me 10 im pupn their motives, am not
here TO do that | am here ~ speak for ms self
and to tell you, gentlemen, In answer 20 those
[ who have said that we must not 70 back 10 orr
constituents without feeling that we have clear
/ understanding of this matter, that have b. I
one constituent and that Is my conscience
What my conscience dictates, that | VIII do
could not, and viii not vote for = report which
contains reflections ON the men who have been
the Asylum trustees during the last twenty
three years. cannot do Il. hare kuOwn them.
have walked side by side with them, aud know
them to be- a. honest men the sun ever .hyue
upon. / would name kcarton Coates, Did any
one ever doubt his integrity ] am not going 20
throw stones at his grave. ! would name Dim
ock, Ole Steensland. JOsephus Bailey, James
Spensey from Mineral Point, aud our old
friend, J. W. Rcwey, who Is not here 10 defend
himself, aud who II he were here. the charges
that have been made dare not be made against
him. Aud ! would name the late James l..
Jones, and w. A. Jones Of Mineral Poitt; aud
Mr.. Murphy, who Is now before us, aud Mr..
Billings and Mr.. Jackson. DO you think that
/ these men have wiiifully neglected their dutes1
/ ] think that this convention Will result IN
great good; and that the thing complained Of
will never occur again; that whatever services
are performed for the County BY the Snpcrinten.
dent, which are Uaisde Of his official duties Will
be charged for BY him, aud that whatever items
are purchased for the personal use Of the Super
intendent will be charged 90 his own personal
account I believe that this will be The result.