Show THE ASYLUM BOARD it meets and transacts some very important business the board of directors of the territorial insane asylum met last gov A L thomas judge W N dusenberry L W shurtliff ifT and george sutherland were present of the directory armstrong farnsworth and being unavoidably detained the application of delia fitzgerald for increase of wages from 16 to 20 per month as leading laundrywoman was read and on motion of george sutherland was not granted the claim of treasurer W II 11 dusenberry for services amounting to was on motion of L W itT laid on the table until the nest meeting the executive committee reported progress upon the work on the spring under the borders of the blaid on motion of george sutherland the special committee on the purchase of land was instructed to purchase land from cluff and beesley on r before november the salary of secret aryA 0 smoot jr vas on motion of george sutherland increased from per year to per year while upon motion of L W shurtliff the salary of the treasurer was raised from to per year oa motion of governor thomas the board adjourned till friday november at the of the baard held prior to the one last some important work was done among which was the following on motion of george sutherland the bids for rejected and the medical superintendent instructed to pur chase it in the open market on motion of governor thomas the contract for brooms was awarded to thomas daniels payson at per dozen besides meat the following goods will be purchased in tho open market machine oil vinegar bees wax hops and rolled oats on motion of P T farnsworth bids were awarded as follows sorghum to john fitzgerald draper dried peaches and apples coal oil straw turpentine and tea to provo coap co ap general groceries to Ee johnson co potatoes to peter stubbs at per cat cwt for bushels the bids for drugs were read and on motion of george sutherland the medical superintendent was authorized and instructed to purchase all drugs needed from the lowest bidders upon each article the executive committee authorized to have the main drift at oak springs cross cut and improved reported that it had been done at a cost of 4 per foot the total cost of alie work reaching 03 the same committee reported the completion of the north stairway at a cost of the executive committee to whom was referred the matter of constructing a fence around the grounds reported tho completion of the work at a cost of the same committee reported the purchase of a safe halls safe and lock co st louis mo at a cost of the medical superintendent reported that he had purchased in pursuance of instructions 1000 bushels of wheat at qa cents per bushel delivered at the the mill on motion of P T arnsworth the medical superintendent was instructed to binish coith line of fence and put in a gate on the west of the institution on motion of the same gentleman alic matter of repairing the spring in the asylum pasture for water supply digging the necessary trendier tren dies and putting in alie necessary machinery was referred tache executive committee with instructions to do alie work at once the claim of it kletting architect amounting to wag rend and on motion of george sutherland the secretary was instructed to mr liis claim would be adjusted upon alie completion and delivery of ahe plans to the board of directors ahe secretary haq further instructed to ay mr kletting on account claim of A D holdaway for services as member of alie executive committee amounting to 20 was allowed |