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

/ iect In view Of hindering any report being
taken up by this meeting of the County
Board. ] as a member OF that committee
ana ] think the other members of the com.
mirtee agree that the construction placed
by Mr.. smoker Is correct and we could not
make an accounting If we had done other
| wise.
| lChair:l will have to rule that way for
| believe that is the sense OF the Board and
l that was the object of the resolution.
| Mr. Reweya Would you consider then,
| Mr., Chairman that there is no limit to be
/ placed on this Investigation?
I tChalr;l don't know that there was any
| limit set by the authority of the Board.
! Mr.. Rewcya Ny object in bringing this
nntter up AZ this time, is not to prevent
any testimony that might be offered here
/ Is not TO prevent this committee from
| bringing in II report, but II ! cNr read the
| English language, il ] understand anything
| at all about IT, you suppose when resolu-
| ton or report is made that that report
| means Just what II says. II doesn't mean
something else. | take IL that IL wasn't the
! object OF this County Board TO come back
| here and question the motives and methods
( Of men like Kearton Coates, sam Swlnehart
aud ;. W Reese and other men of affairs
/ that have been known In this county al
/ most since il was organized, men that have
| been recognized as honest men. They may
/ have differed In their opinion rs TO politics,
4 but never heard that one of them Ques-
toned the motive of the other. / want IL
understood here that as long as blood cours-
1 es through my veins and GR long as have a
/ breath OF lie, / Will never stand here ana
see my father accused of petit larceny.
Gentlemen, IL is something uuheard Of. If
I they say that the trustees have been guilty
| Of graft and the superintendent has been
guilty Of graft, then every member OF the
county board and every member OF the
auditing committee Of these accounts for
tweuty-t hree years is a party to that graft.
! II Is something / don't believe, and | don
I believe that majority of the members of
this board believe any such thing. don't
/ believe that committee believes it. If they
/ don / want them to stand up here ana say
my tather was guilty of diShOnOrable acts,
that he was stealing from Iowa county, ana
| | say to you viii stand up to the last ditch
] before admit &C.. When the people of Iowa
county find men that are capable Of hand
/ ling the affairs OF the county, and these men
| give their time and the best part OF their
/ lives TO Iowa county for three. four and
/ FIVE years and after they are dead and gone
and not able TO stand here ana defend them
/ selves, for these men to bring i'm that kind
/ OF "A report is something ! never heard OF,
and don't believe II will ever be sustained
/ by he members of this board.
Mr. RCethe:l In answer to the gentle
man who has Just addressed you, | don't
I think 1t is necessary that any lengthy re-
| ply be made by this committee. The report
{ Of this committee, IN their opinion doesn I
I doubt the honesty of any man who has serv-
d rs trustee OF the asylum, and / don't
/ think that in any paragraph of this report
I there is any such reflection east upon any
| trustee who has served this county. We
I nave CRITICISED bNctl as Ihf rs tnelr methods
| have been concerned, but as far as any graft
/ on the part of any trustees, we do not in-
/ criminnte any trustee.
| Mr., Bcwey:l VIII you explain what you
mean In your report on page 3!
Mr.. RO5the9 That is "A plain statement
of fact. We are not discriminating any sin
gle trustee. Those are our findings on the
/ books Of the county treasurer.
q. The trustees rs wholeI A. The
/ trustees that have served in the years That
there are shortages.
tChair.9 Gentlemen, the question before
the house is on the adoption OF the report OF
the auditing committee.
Mr.. Roethe0 In view of the fact that
the committed that are working i'm the nd
| Joining room Will not be through for about
an hour, make the motion that we ad journ
until seven O'Clock this evening.
Motion seconded by Mr. Bennett and car
ried.
Seven p. m. Thursday, March 3rd, 1910.
Nj Dickinson in the chair.
lOhair:D Gentlemen. the question before
| he house Is on the adoption of the report
of the auditing committee.
Mr.. Cody:) | have here the report of the
adjustment committee which was appoint
ed this morning to adjust the claims
against X. j. Perkins.
Dodgeyille Wis. March Bird, 1910.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF
Iowa County. Wisconsin.
Your committee to whom was referred the
adjustment of the several claims as referred
to in the report of the auditing committee
on the asylum and home, as found on pages
/ b 4. 3, 8, : and s of SAID report.
We have carefully inspected the several
bills as per markings Of said auditing COM
mittee rs outlined in the above said pages
and have separated the several numbered
oils ana terms contained therein,and found
TO be charged to the personal account of f.
J. Perkins the sum of SlOS3.22 for which we
have taken and attached to this report his
check for the said amount to be placed to
the credit of Iowa county.
An OF which is respectfully submitted.
lSignedl Thomas f. Cody,
j., b. Eagan
Responsibility assumed by T.. j. Perkins.
Superintendent, for goods purchased that were
paid Tor by Iowa county and should have been
paid for BY him.
These amounts are tented in earlier part
| OF proceedings giving interview of Mr. r. J.
Perkins before the board.)
........,...... .......................S $40
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