Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-01-22


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;rsk tnssor sos. Madss be established ct the
structicn "a such trads = dssirshie ~ tSst .n
deem Il only necessary 8 All Vonr 5000
attention Thereto, bsne3inr tat the rro. |
pftety o. the improvemese rroposed viii ~ |
|ree0uy apparent to I'll. Il Al7 -. n v. 4
,.1 ~ oo ol cosm',mis.ers present their
iof completing the building "a nSst;ne l ny.
qfy improvements, they have Srpendeds aimee
last repcrt, q, s1os7. OF th.sanpronr,s s so
% l0sD fcs barn, gAa. works, r.sorvoIr. shrub.
berys repair 81 carpenter wofE, etc. 0il.-
v6l.3 has been expended, and IL work con-
tion hes been ceMpleted. W.
The commissioners have been h,atsseed for
some years ~ lawsuit brought aesinst them
BY the contractor who put up the hu;X1ins, IN
account Of alleged extra work, which enit IL
now pending 10 tine United states circu6 CONT |
is 2 dse 70 these officers think ut a.
qoisy % msoe, g, ps .S ior, By thsGsn-
and, II II should be found baseless, thsNfhe
state aseume the aesehse Of the suit whiie II |
the claim % Consi0er00 Well founded, 40 /
the action Of the commissioners to have besa |
IN entire good faath, y would seem propN
tlat PROVISION oe mAde fof tne payment byd
ne STATE Of wAatsvsr amount may be found
due the contractor. n
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The report Of the trustees Of the Soldiers
OfphAnes Home. with those OF the euperin.
tendent4, win be laid before you. The num-
Dor Of children 10 the homes ID 50e, repre-
senting s. counties. or these. 256 are at
0lenwood. Two years ago, rs children were
Ia the homes - that the present report
shows 3 deefe1se u SO IN the number pres-
emit. The suppoft OF the homes has cost dur
Ing the year t146s go whne III, 90 was *
~ ~ al ~ Seen 1890 M S., Fall.
ct cost. Including furniture and heating ~.
pAfasuss OF ,7bOl the barn tf!pied q sixe, and
ths savings Tof the gsnsszl snpport fund.
Otbef mpfovenents including adequate
sewerage, have alto bee secured. The board
ak FOR ", 500 fer fufnitufe, repairs, etc.,
49, 0f library, ior the several homes.
I The Wofk q thas great chAfitys - the chill
dren q the soidicu paee beyond need q tts
neip dreM 20 close. 10 view OF sh!s h.cs,
shd o. TIE large !nvestments inside ~ the
sepel!ntsnoeen fec0mmend snss the homes
20 openea 20 al orphans end g tnls g done
teaS paOvl1son % mAde t0f inssfucttng the
cnndren - trades. Hi. .s.
l An ineeeoetsnx s!ase1ent u pfeeented %
ne supenns0aent q the Oodnr Helis home
- me resss q e encr g aeeessaM some.
snlns @ ~ nlssol O. tne cnldfsn eisel
leaving - tnst0uaCn. Ninesy.nvo n vafi.
onsl OceurAtaons- fAfntefs, mechAnice, &C.
are Aot0 Or lees cfodltAblY performing thell
respectsve duties n llte; While el8hty.twc
have NOT been hoafd from. Could al have
been sccomte4 for, excellent ldetA would
dptbtteoe have been Furnished fbr Judging q
tha nj &kA tks
children for the work Of lie. The informa.
ton, 20 mf - received, rejects much credit
upon the homo and its beneaeent influence8.
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!, The reports Of the board Of trustees, the
superintendent, the assistant superintendeht,
and the treasurer Of the Reform School are
respectfully referred to your consideration,
lows, Ii keeping with the advanced inteili.
gence Of her population. d moving abreast
with the older Of her sister States, In the
number and character Of her benevolent ana
reformatory institutions. Your immediate
predecessors therefore provided for the per
made An appropriation OF as COO With which
to improve . farm, erect buildings. &C.. &c.
and Of q, 600 with which 70 continue the sup.
mort Of 4 girls, deuartmant IN Lee cnnntv.
near Salem, on the farm leased orieipsliy iofs
the accommodation Of the entire institufion.
The trustees ct their meeting In April, 1879.
gave public notice that they would receive
nations their citisens would Be willing 10
give TO secure the locetIon OF the school.
Dies Moiuee. OttumWa~ Oekaloosa. Muscatine
and Eidora were the principal competitore.
and were seyerally yIsited ~ the trpstees'
Eldura vas finally selected, The citizen 81
land-400 being prairie land, within mile OF
the city, and 10 acres Of timber in the yicini-
ty. Last April, two buildinRs being nearly
complete, and the third under contract. the
trustees determined, In order to raise crop.
and to sutilixe the labor Of tho bovs In max.
ing the improvements, to move them - the
new; homs. Accordingly tho girls school
was placed under the Immediate supel yiIion
or M. and Nrs. Lew cling, I'll being under
the general superint endence OF frofceeor
AcOArty. There are now 116 bows in the
school ct EldorA, and II Rirls In the school
q Salem. The pro9ress 81 the reformatory
work In both branches Of this Institution ~
creditable to those employed Ia the work.
and is 8 vindication OF the theory. Of com.
ling With ~ profession OF ths Community
from juvenile offenders the purpoee ,of their
iinal restoration 10 society yefos,,>ed 90 &c.
~ eitissRs. ~, ,ssl N $50 IS ~
The trustees, ask fof IN appropriation ,ofa
~, 900 tor future imprcvemsuts aud mr.
s,..S ~ ~ 49, ss0S,H saeeo s.aon - empnaf
Their ststsneaA respecting the necesstties Of
the farm and school should be carefully re "a
and consklefsd.s j. visited the Institution
when the present Improvements were near
and desire TO add my testi-
nony to that OF the board and the superiu-
tendent that It has been located with good
judgment, and that the appropriation has I
been expended most economically and judi |
ciously. Il seems 10 me thai no better piece
Of land could have been selected for farm.
In natural drainage, fertility Of coll, and con-
veDienee to water and fuel, 1t could hardly |
have been excelled In the State. That 3
larger area to be used for the purposes OF
general farming will be required In the near