, 1875-08-15
Some Of the Municipal Improve
ments Recently Undertaken.
Eayer Lndington's HardCash Principles
lIluStrated-Dealings With
Contractors.
News Of the Week in Keno
eha, Racine, and Other
Suburbs.
Late Arrivals at the Principal Summer
Resorts in Wisconsin.
WISCONSIN.

nASkVAsoAAse
TAIL VyAUKEE
rupEa AND CLOTHING The SAAAp 49,
From Our 0arn Correspo"def9-
,,rw.rrrr Wis. Aug. 14-There is psobar
b,v Inore talk and less known about the County
1oo,-F.rn than ANY other Milwaukee ansutu-
,;o, It ia nevertheless, worthy OF noIlco
~ tbe hands Of the newsssribbler. Inc
charities Of this city are, probably more
o4+ansirs and better organized than tnoso
of ,nv CITY in the Northwest, Chicago oy
10 means excepted. / have, at various times.
c;ron in these columns tolerably full notices OF
The different independent organizations sup
ro,ted py the Indies, and societies in connection
.rith churches, ard some account Of the County
poor-Fa1m is now in order. First, it may be
said that anybody in really needy circumstances
ran obtain admission to the county institutions
without unusual trouble or difficulty; and, sec
ond. that. when admitted, they are treated with
more than the average kindness and consdera-
tion. Now that Boek and his W1fe-Keepe1s Q.
the Insane Department-haTe been gotten fio
OF, tie only exception to this rule susts no
longer.
THE coCsTI FARM
is situated about miles from the dty. upon
beautiful enineuce overlooking Wauwatosa, the
buildings erected thereon forming in themselves
not iuconeiderable village. Tie principal
structures are, the County Alms-House, the
County Hospital, and the 1nsaue Department.
Tue grounds conaist OF 156 acrea Of the best
land in the county, purchased BY the county at .
lsl' ~" r.v ,oc eos s. ,,,ao, cn1t,vation, and
N.Y. Aoou' ~ .:aes ~, c,,no.-e IA.
lne 1woou. y. 4,,t. p ~ .,.,oet nv farm of tbe
'olao, w. I, go Ct-;t,,s,,ra;nc - the
eAtue N'1o ~ ~ 49," t...+;o, .nd tha GREATER
1utn % s-s, esA-p. ,sho- :. ,arfornad hv mar
s1o ~. ;,s,;.r+,,, In.
eons Isns .a.s 10, .ns..,r;no and nrobablv
pe'e -, - Tha ..r,sa 70, t]ie ia oificult
nesei VIZ 70. ~ - - -, s,,eca.a;va C.onutv-
~ a.s.' - NJ ro,nd foolish nol,cy
aae' 10 s1 -1art,., % s,urd ,n.,nar in winch they
~. s.t p 49, 1or. ,aanoos;ble for it than
'e' o,1' e' rhs a,-a.ae-,an+ ~ Mr pate,
$780, +ta nav snne1ntendant. appe.,s to
.~'.:s aono,n;a., nd enl;ohtened. and
r-.., ..o,, .,,a s,s,;c,on of
'0A@' --..-a,- ~, .,x,z ,7r7n,xoa
-as .a.st,-a,1 1ood h,,r that ra-
80. s..:...a =, ana-xno,a cost in
eu1 40 oe. .1.o;~,.ss - s,o-ao,r -o,r tha az
pats.n s;.s.":.1 49, 3,,an, - s+ste ~ aa1niz
peuse u a'ala1a'''ne eae" -
preservation being beyond al teasonape Ffopot"
ton to the original outlay and the necessity
for 1sroar etrnctnres- Of A more substantial
.h...,+.x win ho++ar
auo petuAneu'
ventilation, more spacious court6, ana
modern conveuiences, is already making
80. .-,. <.,t p,u.,h;,o !, tl,;a
1tsen sAoneH t.,' ee -. ~,
dlFectlon' indeed VIII o@'e 70 No oouo 1ne oon-
ing winter Tor the accommodation OF paupers.
The matter has been under the consideration Of
tha c,,o+v .,o.rd and they hare determined
w oouA"' -..S',- s.t;.t- -.a.a,t naad.
upon more pa'Sh"oiA W 7aAta4, Fee7A' 1so00'
TEE OLD ALAs-HoCaE7
which was built nearly twenty yeara ago, stands,
MI things considered. in q remarkable state OF
,,rasa~-st;on viii the additions tn be made.
$50 s-..,.;.,. - -
and tecentlg enecteo4 aoo %oo sopp'..ns VI noa"
ern conveniences in the culinary department,
Laundry, and go forth, it will be put into fairly
sersice.b1e condition. with room for 100 PERSONS
~ ,ra I'D hra.tha in viii, comn,rative comfort.
~ ~ H'e -. 1850 r.. s.-,.,.
Inc paape1s arc 0saaeo aoso oA'e @ao aeola1o
wards
In the same building is
TIE INSANE pxpARrHyr.
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