, 1874-01-19

| Ntilth-Maklt1g road alonH right Of way from
Aul,a 10 Hospital, ,...................... 10. 90
7ensh-To erect coal-aouse. ......; 6.6oo.0o
btestnthLtos earpehter-snor' eng'ae-shop' mn m
ny ~ v,c :nr*;ao ~, 1ooooo
wSuot,a. . a.>. .' a5ho IN
T,h., fecnii-For iibsary, musical Instruments,
anl atlt1aenlens, 2GGo, 90
-.. - =.
.Iotat. 'soa lS8oA
OF these itoms, oil, oxcopt tho sixth, eighth,
and ninth. hnvo our unqualified approval: Tho
sixth itom might, VIC think. be somewhat ro-
| ducbd In amount; and the eighth and nnth,
though desirable, and porhaps necessary, might
DO postponed uutil another year. We hesitate
to Bpenk definitely, because VIC DO not know
| Tho other items will commend themselves to
my Committee Of tho Legislature Which may
visit the institution.
Tho amount asked for shops and machinery
| Is probably less thnn ought to De Askod mud
| granted. .
Of the deficiency Of 910, 1864, $10, ,0o9 is due
for furniture. Tho purchase OF Ills furniture
was necessity ~ ordor to enable the instleu-
ton to open. Ihtn amount has bcen .,,, tenn
porarlly borrowed from the centfo oulloinR
fuMd, but viii require to be- replaced.
| We are informed ~ the Snperlntondent or the
1NsTiruT1oN ron THE EDUCATION or THE RIiSp
that an appropFlation, We 40 nos KNOW M o. What
amount, VII! DO needed TOT nenttaG ana 1nrnl5a-
lug the new centre bl1'idlng. Ihe 1fuetcos AaVo
not communicated With ns upon Inc subject
The appiicatlon Of tue --
| souTHEnN NORMAL UNIVERSITY
Tor slo. .ooo for fencing atd grading II probably
reasonable anu 1tat; but wo tilfk tnat . bmalior
appropriation 1or thls purpose "ould answer 1of
tho present year, ana that the Institution ls IN
moro pressing pooa Of library anu apparatus.
~ ofaer 70 meet the ena OF lts creation, than or
funds 70 % oxpohueu IN exsornal oinaillonta,
ton. "o nope tnat tha tehesal Assemoly WI
| DO aole and Wiling TO appropriate proper
amount for these objects.
81 TnE n5a eoLn1Ei.s I'D ohrnaSs ~, n1ME
Tor & ou.aiae improvements. , ,cateialiy-pfo- ~
| palou estimate 1as oeon s"oas''seo W us ny tho
| Iiustoes, AZ follows:
nedssaas beds, and 9'Bs5oS %
Darps.s and anma' oo %
ssn,sa1ag shaaiH13esks 9SSo
Minhen an.i dinina.raom furnIturo' '' 5oLot5
Cunatrucifny cistorns. rns............ 10Uu. .ol
uos-lens ant casie-ahels.. 12c0.0o
mo.o, ......... -: o37 ~
That lnrge amount Of new furniture Is great
" needed Dy thib institution wo know to DO the
case from our personal inspection and observa-
ton. Whether all that is asked is indispensably
required, NC aro not prepared to say. We do
not know, howoyer, ut present, whore to
cut the estimate, il ut all; for tho
reason that, at tho time OF our last
visit to tho Homo. tho officers were absent
at Chicago, ascertanlng tue prlccs OF furniture,
oto., and wo had no opportunity for consultation
with them. or for Gloss Rnd accurate oxnmina-
tiou OF the degree Of dilapdaton Of the furniture
now in the building WHICH we rcEret.
appropriations now pending before tho General
Assembly, containad in our lust report, All the
reasons therein sot forth for tue enlargement
and pormaneut establishment Of tho
INSTITUTION FOR rEEBLE-a1SDEp CHILDREN
still exist. With undiulinisAcd forco.
With regard to the
1SpuBrn1A1 UNIVERSITY.
Wo congratulate TINT institution aud tho State
TINT tho clearer Wow Of their mutual relations
secured By tho legislation of last session atfurda
a solid blIoiB for confidence On tue part of tllo
Legislature in voting whatever appropriations
for its successful nlaintouauco tho Assembly
may doom to bo necessary aud judioious. Tie
University, re bolioyc, neotls some smali appro-
priations not yot formally asked of tile eAasem-
bly, but the Trasteos have not decided wAothori
to make any further application for funds ut this
session, nor il 10, in what amount or Of what
character.
SOME OTHER NEW LEGISLATION
concerning some Of the institutions will probably
bo required before long, it not Immediately.
10 proyont misuuderstnnGinss and conflict