Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-01-28


4 4 case is referred to where the "period
lot the termination Of The association" has
-lpassed and no new GER: feate &c association
4 filed. The Bank is in operation without
authority of law, and there is no power in
that department to efficiently interfere. -
In all such cases the Comptroller SHOULD
be clothed with power to close up the
business of the association, and the atten
tloo Of the Legislature is invited to the
subject. | have no doubt that tho Leg
islalnre has power 10 amend the banking
law of this State without submitting the
Amendments do not change the pricniple Of
the Banking law, but merely aid in car
i rying out its true intent and meaning, and
tend to perfect the system and prote-t the
public.
1 CHARITABLE 1NsTTUTioNs-~rnE STATE HOS
PIrAL FOR THE INSANE.
/ The buildings of this Institution will not
! be prepared for the reception Of patients
before next spring.
The report of the building Comnission-
ors and Of The Trustees. explains their pres
ent condition and future necessities.
Institutions Of this kind are everywhere
more expensive than those Of any other
public character. Whether it was wise to
let the contract In the fret instance to
erect 50 much Of the proposed buildings at
50 early a day, may be question Of doubt.
But if there was any error in it, it is now
too late to avoid it. All that hes been
done would; at some timo, have been nee
essary. The money expended is not lost
4 The buildings, when completed according
I'd the present plan will be less expensive
than those of almost every other State
The want Of facilities for safe keeping and
successfully treating insane persons in this
State is keenly felt. The institution sho'd
be prepared for the reception of patients
\ immediately.
4 The Trustees estimate the amount of
money required for the use Of the Hospital
for the year 1880, at $25,096 90, and
for the extension Of bu ldings $20,0OO-00.
4 A careful examination Of The reports and
lof the buildings themselves, by commit
j tees of the legislature, will show the nee
essities Of the Institution, pecuniarily, in
its own behalf and as public charity, in
behalf, of the unfortunate class il is dc
signed TO relieve.
R STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
d At the last session Of the Legislature, ter
J thousand dollars were appropriated to en-
liable he Commissioners to prosecute til,
work upon the buildings of this Institution
There was clause in the law requiring
from the Secretary Of State certificate
!, that the title of lands belonging to Tho
9 State upon which the buildings were 10
Gated, was perfect; before the Treasurer
was authorized to pay tho appropriation
81 The title to the lands upon which the
q buildings were erected was certified to be
9 perfect. There were about ten acres Of
4 hich were encountered in such a manner
q that they could not be cleared 50 that the
. money could be paid, if a technical con-
struction was given to the law. Nearly
. iixty acres Of the lands are entirely unin.
) numbered. The condition Of the buildings
!, was such that if the work had been stop
Iped, the State must have suffered great
loss. It was advised as matter ofpublic
9 necessity, that such construction be civ
en- to the law, as thai The money might
D be drawn and expended, upon such GER
tifcate of title as the Secretary was able
to give. This course was very properly
t pursued; and the money drawn and cx-
e pended in other respects as the law requir-
J ed. The appropriation last year ought to
/ have been $50, 600.
h The amount required this year; accord
,sag to the estimates of the Commissioners
4 $1,000 "a. The building is not yet
completed Most advantageous contracts
have been made to complete it, with the
advice and approval of the Executive, as
i tile law provided. The whole amount re-
! CURED to complete the buildings ready for
Eliminates will come within the first esti.
mates Of their expense. The plan is the
most perfect one for'the purposes intended
Of any institution of the kind 10 the coun-
try, and the money appropriated has been
more directly and economically expended
than has been usual in public improve
ments ofthe kind. The reports of the COM
missioncrs of the past two years and Of the
present year; give full information upon
the subject.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
The buildings Of this Institution, SO far
as any will be required for some years,
are nearly completed. The main Building
with the exception Of the front porch, has
been finished during the past year under a
livery favorable contract, aud the work has
lbeen well done The appropriation Of last
year was short Of What vas asked for by
the Trustees, and less than was necessary
for the requirements Of the Institution; a
Gebt has therefore been contracted OIL
SCI, 75o, which is to be provided for by this
| Legislature. lam satisfied from my ex-
animation that the public money has been
we'll and economically expended. If the
appropriations asked for this year, are
made. there will be no necessity, for sew
eral years to come, of any considerable
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