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

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a vote on il. Then II we can't agree on that,
let's take this boo1up, paragraph by paragraph
and give two minutes to each one ana vote on
Clerk calls the roll for a vote of ayes aud nays
on the previous question, which resulted ayes
% and nays O, and the previous question was Or
dered on the adoption of the amended report OF
the auditing committee.
The roll was called on the adoption OF the
amended report with the following result;
Ayes: Messrs. Bennett, Davis, Dickinson,
Eagan, Lewis, Peuhategon, Roethe, Ryan, A.
+. Thomas and w H. Thomas-lo
NAYS: Messrs Cody. Crawford, FlanneiY,
Gorgon. Grimsied. Harker, Horn. Jackson, By
ron Jones, h. f. Jones, Meyer. O'NeiH PA
deaux, Thomas Rain II. G, Rain, Rewey. kich-
ardson, Thompson aud Smith ~. he report
was declared rejected.
Mr.. Roethe:l have aresolution which wish
to offer
sDodgeville Wis, March ] o, 1910
To the Honorable Board OF Supervisors of Iowa
County:
RESOLVED, That Superintendent Perkins
OF the Iowa County Asylum aud home be mere
by asked to place his resignation forwith in the
hands of the trustees, so that the best interests
of the county and these institutions be subserv-
ed. Respectfully submitted,
A. C. Roethe."
l move the adoption OF this .e-oi"'tou.
lSeconded by a. E, Thomas.l
Mr. Crawford:l Before that motion would be
in order should think motion - do away
with the trustees would be in order. If Mr..
Roethe any other member had abrogated the
duties of the trustees then perhaps this notion
is In order but hold that the motion Is ~vutire-
~ out OF order when we have board of trustees
whose duty it is to employ a superintendent. IT
the trustees derelict in their duty, bring
them before this board
MIR Eagan; would like to ask Mr.. craw-
ford was the Creator first was man first!
Mr. Crawford:l demand the right TO an
swer. | appeal to the chair. | am not going to
make any speech, bus il is simply right that II
this board Is going to interfere they should call
the trustees, and ii they dismiss the trustees.
then they have the right TO dismiss the supef.n-
tendent, but not until then.
Mr. Roethe:l / have offered this resolution
to this board This has been offered by no
committee. This committee has gone out OF eX-
istence, bnt am Offering II on my own person
al self. | am not going to tax, gentlemen
whether It is right whether ii is wrong for
this resolution to be entered here, but am GO
ing TO talk few minutes the resolution IL
self / won't go into details but want to say
here that we were empowered by this county
to go into the accounts of that institution.
Leaving out entirely the discrepancies which
we have discovered, taking it for granted or as
Stunning that there are discrepancies, we found a
set OF books that have not been kept ia proper
condition, and there is a little check Tor SluS
which is pretty good evidence that there has
been wrong doing in that asylum. II Is evi-
dence to me that there is superintendent who
has been living on the county. I here has been
superintendent who has appropriated Tor his
own use items that were charged 70 and paid for
by the county His admissions have proved II.
In other words, gentlemen, we have got him
with the goods on HIM l don care whether he
has been there ten years or whether he mas been
there thirty years When a man goes wrong
gentlemen, he goes wrong, and the evidence of
these two committees has shown couclusively
that this thing has been going on for years, aud
il has gone far January 1Otd OF TINS
year. There have been done by THIS sGperin-
tendent things which you and as honest men
wouldn't do,-that is, if you are honest and true
TO yourself, aud true to the constituency winch
YOU represent. When mau deliberately talsi-
fies records when he makes erasures, when he
makes additions 10 bills and on bills that man
is not worthy TO stand at the head of an insttu-
ton of thi kind in the County. You have voted
down this report, and say gentlemen that
that was as honest report as we could make,
but you have eutrhly lost sight of the wrong
doing. The wrong doing has been out OF the
minds Of those who voted against this report.
There are men here Know who think that long
service should cover up misdeeds, but | say that
truth is mighty You may impugn the motives
of this committee, but you cannot get away
from the facts. They speak louder than words,
gentlemen II will be brought home 10 Us IN the
future, and | am glad to say, gentlemen of this
Board, that am proud OF the committee, ana
proud OF the work they have performed. But,
gentlemen, do you wish 10 teach your little
children to put premium on rascalityl DO you
want your children to learn that men can do
wrong and still occupy high places in CONF
munity? Gentlemen If you do, YOU Will vote
against this resolution. The time will come,
gentlemen whether it comes today or not;
whether men assume to be blind to existing con-
dtions or not Truth will triumph Hou may
haul the Goddess OF Liberty off its standard in
this County ii YOU wish, but when You are doing
that YOU are consort to evil. ] assume all re-
Sponsibility for this resolution. The members
OF this Board can vote this resolution down, but
We have proven without the shadow OF doubt
that this man has committed great wrong.
and in my opinion, he should be punished. The
only punishment that ask Is that ne pe ae-
prived of his position as the head OF that insti-
tuition. We are not asking any more than we
would of any other man that stood IN the same
peculiar situation. Do you want II 70 reflect up
on the people OF this County, upon ourselves, if
You vote this resolution DOWN Think OF IT.
Think what it rleans to MS as men, as honest
men. | say in ali caudor, gentlemen, hesitate
before you vote. AS far as am personally
concerned, l shall vote for this resolution
Mr.. Rewey: Before this motion Is put, uu-
derstand that within the last day or two one %
our trustees had conference with the State
Board of Control on the matter that we are con
Siderinp and before this motion is put J would
like to hear from Mr., Murphy the information
he obtained there as 70 the value OF the present
superintendent, in their opinion.
MIR. Roethe: u seems TO me that this County
Board ought to handle its own ahairs' = ne
County Board doesn't have to ask the state
Board of Control who shall be our Suprrinten-
dent We have got that 60 decide for ourselves.
and ask for the previous question.
Roll call of members on the motion TO adopt
the resolution of Mr.. Roethe resulted: Ayes
MeSsrs, Dickinson, Eagau, Jackson, Lewis
Peuhallegon, Ryan. A. F.. Thomas, w Ii.
Thomas. Thompson and Smith,
Nays Messrs, Bennett Cody, Crawford,
Horn. Byron Jones, r. f. Jones. Meyer, O Neil,
Prideaux, Thomas Rain, II G. Raine Rewey
and Richardson-lS
The resolution was declared lost.
Mr. R0ethe took the chair.
Mr. Eagap.l am not going TO make speech,
but have something to say thdl luluh HiiE ~
be of interest. We have just finished up an M
vesligatiau of the work that has been going on
for . years. We going to start an new era
with the same superintendent that we nave had.
make the suggestion that two members o. thl~
County Board be appointed TO go there AZ least
six times between now and the meeting OF the
Board in November. That they go when IT IS
not known that they are coming, and That they
investigate the management and the book-keep-
ing Of the ASYLUM aud make report ~ the
November session, I am simply making thls
as a suggestion, and am willing 20 take IL back
III there Is ANYTHING to come before the house.
lMr. ReWey.I / offer the following reSoiu-
tuus;
"That from and after this date the Trustees
OF the Iowa County Asylum aud County Home
shall be held strictly accountable for the person.
Il supervision of the affairs of the Asylum ana
Home and the faithful performance OF an duus :
pertaining To- theif office, and that they shall
NOT delegate any Of their powers 90 any oiher
person or persons
That as soon as possible new and complete
system OF bookkeeping be established whle q
VIZ, show the receipts from an sources ana
L" what accounts credited, aud that all as
hursemeHts be accompanied 10y proper
vouchers showing the particular accounts
TO which charged.
That i'm the future all supplies ana puF-
chuses made for any other purpose than LOT
the Iowa County Home and Asylum or lheit
inmates he billed separately.
That the minutes Of the Trustees ne VIII