The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-11

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sum OF 5000 per annum An
| Industrial Home was provided for by
the last General Assembly; but owing
to the large number pressing for
admission into the school only six
could be received inte the House
during the term, and till lens, 10 IL
thought, can be accomp oda' - dusing
tie next two years. "a I'll
I.would suggest tllae the GenesHl
Assembly fix Definitely the NAME ~
this institution. Il 10 called 10 the act
| organising IL the "Asylum Of the
10 incidentally den0MinHted the
Blind" The latter. or \ shorter title
preferable. Asylum" II evidently
not = proper designation.
INSTITUTION OF THE DEAF AND
DuMB.--Iu the month of DecsmLer,
1870, the school Of the Institution Of
the Deaf aud Dumb OpeOed In the
new building at Council Bluffs, with
ninety-Ons pupils la attendance.
The whole number In the school
during the two years was ll0-an
increase Of seven over the previous
term.
The State contributes 70 the general
airport snd current expenses at this
Institution the same amount pro rata
and annually - to that OF the blind.
THIS appropriation drew from the
State treasury during the past two
1 ypars $30,820. The report Of the
Trustees nd:Superintensisnt rspresent
. condition of the building mot
favorable to . high degree OF comfort
or economy. recommend 70 your
attention the remarks Of the Trustees
thereon. This badly finished structure
aflorsis an unfs vorable commentary
upon the contract system In erecting
public buildings commentary
which, IL horne out by the history Of
many rimilar underta kings In our own
and other States. Appropriations are
asked by the Board, OF SIC. 900 for out
hnuses. gas houee. furniture, &C., and
Of 81. 600 to be refunded, being amount
expended for furniture. out Of funds Of
the school; likewise the sum of 500,
600 Tor finishing the other wing Of the
building and for grading the grounds.
The Board also deem the appropriation
| for current expenses too small and ask
that the same be enlarged to twslve
thousand dollars per annum.
| The expense attending the
construction Of this building amounted
to Sl44 $500. To this sum must be
added the amount due the contractor.
viz: $l4.a40.04, less dedaeti0hs for
unfinished and imperfect work. To-
meet whatever may be found thus due
the contractor tuere Is an uDexpended
appropriation OF SIS, 1892.
q = q x.sAaA TNss AYE -fNhn
grounds OF the Hospital for the insane
by the purchase Of some forty eight
improvements provided for By the last
torily made. The land and
current expenses for the term
amounted to Sai7 $40. ". The number
admitted to the Hospital during the
term was SO. ana the average present,
al. IS At the close Of the term there
were $40 under treatment and this
number has aimee increased to SIS.
building Ii intended to accommodate
less than 400 patients, the overcrowded
condition Of the house becomes Ut
once apparent. This state OF affairs
will continue until the building 1t
Independence 10 ready for occupancy
commend to your attention the abe
report of the Superintendent. aud
would respectfully ask for IL . careful |
examination. His suggestion OF 1
separate institution for the epileptic
aud the hopelessly insane, I deem
especially wOrtbyOf yourcOnsideratiOn. !
TIN. Anu ri NJ fNrtl ~ AL hps <,f 4
$27 800 for various improvements aud |
for contingencies.
The b0jlding OF Independence |
progressed rapidly until the appropri |
alton was exhausted. Three sections |
OF the north wing. the engine house.
aud the rear center building are now
covered snd enclosed, and the founda
tian and basement walls Of the
rsinsining section are up. The found
alton OF the chimney 10 laid, and the
air ducts are nearly finished. The
outlay since the previous report has
amounted to $2sl SSH. From per
sAnsl inspection, I am satisNsd that
the work on this building hes been
we'll done.
To prepare this Hospital for the ~
eeption OF patients, 1t wiil'be necessary
not only to complete the parts already
commenced hut to construct the main
center building. To do this, II 10 esti
mated, will require 500. 900. In view
Of the urgent demand for the early
completion OF this building sufficiently
for The reception Of patients, | would
recommend the immediate passage Of
o Joint resolution, authorizing the
Comm issioners to employ such labor
IS may 30 psoH;ab:y used during she
present winter months. This action
would continue the work aud an ap
preparation could be made aud become
available.
/ have recently received the
resignation OF Hon, Geo. w. Nemis,
one Of the Commissioners appointed
by act Of the last General Assembly.
Il being 20 near the time OF your ses.
sion. have made no appoi ntmsnt Of
y successor.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. - The
State Agricultural College, during the
past Two years, has made good
progress toward periecting it, facilities
for educational work. In that time
the farm has been greatly improved
by fencing and by increasing tile herd
OF blooded stock thus greatly
its value as an experiment
a and model farm, An orchard and
an experimental garden have been
e established; q work shop erected, and
furnished with tools aud machinery
= chemical laboratory constru, tel, aud
fitted with apparatus; and beginning
made in collecting physicOl apparatus.
The library and museum have receiv
ed considerable aooessians, thaugh vet
quite inadequate tn meet oil demands.
The grounds around the College
building are greatly improved by the
OF drives aud the planting
Of trees aud shrubs. In all there
the progress has been
quite a. rapid IA the means Ut hand
would allow.
The income Of the College, derived
entirely from the Congressional
endowment fund, acounts to about
$50, 900 per year. This fund cannot
legally he applied for any other pur
pose than the Support and main
iena,IOeu al the Cnllske, aud its use
for the construction or repair Of build
ings Is strictly prohibited.
The first senior class, numbering
thirty, organized last fall, will Rra,Iu
ate the present year. During the two
years past, the attendance has been
shove two hundred students . yewru
and many had to be refused amittsnce
on account Of want Of room. By the
extension Of the present building
there will he accommodations, next
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