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

straight up, but II he had told me that he
had made a payment of twenty dollars
would understand that he had. | wouldn't
make 2 minute of it and think Of il years and
years afterwards
O AM not disputng that Mr.. Perkins
did place that twenty dollars in the Treas
ury. am not contending that he did not
put it in, | am saying that il might be
hard matter to prove whether / did or
whether he didn't All the evidence You
have is 'ha, ne said he put it in There was
no item in the minute book or no item on
the bill2 A. | don't remember that there
was, but if Mr.. Perk ms said II will do
that, the trustees took it for granted that
he would.
Q Isn't il true that any personal item. that
was marked on the bill and the item was to
be deducted from the bill, that Mr. Perkins
was to see that the total was paid? Wasn't
that the general rule on personal charges of
his? a. That wasn't my recollection. My
understanding was that any charges of that
kind were fixed in the way | stated.
@. Don't you think that if there was a
charge on the bill that it would have been a
great deal better for Mr. Perkins to dig
right down IN his pocket and pay that
twenty dollars? A. think he did that.
Q The records do not show that. ] am
going by the records 70 whom did he pay
that money! A. To the County Treas
urer.
Q. How did he account for ir' A In
that way He said he put it it in at that
time
Q If Mr. Perkins had taken twenty dol
lars and deposited il in the County Treasury
don I you think that the County Treasurer
would place it to the credit of the County
Asylum OF the County Home? A. If Mr.
Perkins had pulled out twenty dollars and
handed it right over TO the board of trustees,
they would have handed it back to him and
told him to deposit it in the County Treasury.
Q If he had taken that twenty dollars and
brought it to the County Treasury it would
be credited to the Iowa County Home OF
! Asylum? A. Yes, sir.
o. IS there any record in the Trustees &C
count to show that this was received, or is
there simply that much credit to the Asylum
| A. | presume not If that money was
brought over, Mr. Roethe, when your com
mttee examined the trustees books you
certainly ought to have found it.
| (Nr Roethe:) | will state for the lnforma
ton of the gentleman from Avoca that there
! is no information in the Treasurer records
| for the last twenty -three years that Mr. +
Perkins paid anything for these persona
charges
| (Mr Rewey:) In your opinion was the
! furnishing of the table, food ETC., supplied
the help, and the superintendent and family
as well as the inmates, were these in keep
ing with what you should think would be
used in an institution of that kind? A. The
intention of the trustees invariably was te
! furnish the patients with fairly good furni
! ture of every kind. There are great many
pieces of furniture in the superintendent
home that belong to him personally. Mi
Perkins had the right 10 purchase anything
he wanted there.
! Q. You thought that the furnishings gener
ally, the tableware, linen, bedding, cloth
ing, shoes, etc are in keeping with wha
the patients there demanded? A. The
trustees are in the habit of going there and
looking over those things, and we always
thought that they we're very well supplied
On motion Of Mr.. ROethe the board tool
a thirty minute recess.
Board reconvened at 400 p. M, MI
Rewey in the chair
(Mr. Roethe:) Your committee on audit
ing these accounts has made its report anc
I also read the testimony. The testimony ha,
been presented to you--al that we have, al
that you have asked for-and in view of tina
fact, TO bring this matter before the board
| move your adoption of the report as reac
in your presence, with the exception of par
| agraph two on page ten; that paragraph re
garding the McGillivray contract which we
| incorporated into this report not having thu
agreement as entered into by the trustees
and which plainly states, "In lieu OF evi
dence to the contrary" The evidence ha,
| been presented and we wish that paragraph
stricken ftom the report. make that as
motion, that the report be adopted with tn,
! recommendations as read with the exception
of paragraph two on page ten.
| A + Thomas seconded the motion.
] (Chair.) Il is moved and seconded that tht
report of he auditing committee be adopted
With the exception Of paragraph two on pag,
ten.
! (Mr. Roelhe:) In view of the fact tina
we have had very strenuous and busy day
and in summing up the evidence that we vii
! present to you this evening that we will wish
70 talk about, move you to give us a littlt
time, to give us a little rest, to prepare some
data that we wish to present that we adjourn
until 100 this evening
Motion seconded.
/ (Nlr. Eagan: | don't see how you car
very well move to adjourn and have mo
ton made and seconded before The house a
the same time. Can you until you put tha
motion2
! (Chair) Yes sir.
(Mr. Cody;l viii you permit question
to be asked during the tendency of this mo
! tion2
(Chairl Yes sir.
/ lMr. Cody@ would ask, will it be per
missible TO ask questions of the committee
pertaining to any points that you have found
during this debate?
! tMr. Roethe:l Yes sir. You can ask the
committee any question that you see MT.
(Mr, Eagan@ | notice that Mr.. Roetbe
has made the recommendation that all of
this book be accepted with the exception of
this paragraph on page ten. Nov, | ua
| ietstand, although haven't any definite
authority that there are some things printed
in this book, If we should publish il as il is
now, il would not be the right thing to do.
| understand that there are some things in
here that are of great importance that NAV
be cleared up. If such should be the case
think 1t would be well to have them taken