The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-01-14

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leksslAfos. ! Air led. however, In 70.
mark that the committee canid rossldes
and fecamMcnd the character. Get and
stslr NJ halidlnrS which would ~ most
eeennmica, and bcss adapted 10 the par.
|peses Of these several Institutions. 1
have long entertained the opinion that
unless . public building II Intended CT
ornament n we'll n utillly, or a
kind 81 memorial structure,
brick buildings plain In dcsien and
substantial In architecture, shnuld d.
WAYS re preferred 10 stone. They would
be tat cheaper aud, unicss great care a
taken In the selection of stone, much
more enduring. I have limited a The
posesblc advantages ol this com mittec.
should these suggestions Ia deemed
worthy Of consideration, The details oil
its organization must be matuted by the
General Assembly.
TmE SOLDIERS oRrmAns' noxr.
The report Of the board Of trustees,
and OF the superintcndenta or the col.
dlnrs' orphans' home, show this institu.
ton 70 ~ IN = satisfactory condition,
They ask that m appropriation of d. 400
be made for tho Cedar falla branch. And
$4,000 tor the branch at Davenport. Tho
object Of which will bc found inlly ID.
tailed In the reports. They also Az.
contingently, that ei0,7OO 10 appronri.
ated to aid In the catablishmcnt al
Industrial departments In the home.
During the past year tho branch IL
0lcnwood has bccn discontinued, q the
number OF inmates had diminishcd uu.
I'll the monthly allowance for support
would no longer clear tho expenses. A
null history of tho proceedings conn ected
With this discontinuance viii 10 found r. /.
ported BY the tfustcss.
On November Let, 1879, there wcro IN
tho several branches OF tho home bON
children, whilst on tho first day of last
November thoro wcre but 09e. This
Indicates that within tho noxt two years
y VIII DO necsasary 10 close the. lnstitu.
uon unless = should DO opened or tho
reception of other orphans than thoss
OF oltiera. The policy Of opening Il
tor . general orphans home 10 stronrly
recommended by tho supcrinscn donsa
and tho trustees. fully endorse those
views, and, not having space TO rivc the
reasons which influence my Judgment,
Ask Tor their suggestions \ careful read.
inR. will add That In my opinion The
State will sAvc tho cost OF such a Ia.
stituticn In raising 10 useful citizen.
ship INDECENT orphans who would. II
unprovidcd for, becumo criminals. Now
York On tho a,st day Of this year 70.
moved oil paupcr children from county
alma houses 10 State aaylums; and Il Il
announced that nosovcnl ha, caused more
Joy IN that State since tho EmAncipA,
uon Proclamation Was issued.
The 0itnrood Budding. The dlscon.
tinuAncc ol the branch at Gicnwood
leaves : building which, either now o. In
the near future, should DO utilized fol
some purpose Of education or bensvo.
lence. Itis possible II might with small
expense BIO made xafo retreat for tho
chronic and harmless insane, aud thus
relieve the crowded condition Of the
present hospitals. Tho State will evsntu
ally establish An inebrlats asylum, fol
which tho building could be used. And
when W consider tho wonderful rcfos.
nations these aaylums have wrought ID
other btAtes, Il ID none too soon 10 MinA
OF having ono In Iowa. A school Ia
course of tius will 10 established for The
instruction Of tho feeble minded. II not
therefore Immediately, this building will
eventually b., required fos. somO bonsv0.
lent object, and should neither DO frlt.
tered away not DO suffered to fall into
decay.
TUE NEW CAPITOL BUILDING.
An tho progress made upon tho new
capitol can b. seeu by each member or
tns General Assembly, 3 statement 81
what has been Aono 10 Unnecessary
Tablsa, prepared with casc, showing cost
Of material, cost Of labor, and cost ol
superlntsndencs IN I'll departments, q.
company the report u tho commission
srs. Also . clAsai6sd abstract Of o..
pcndlturss 10 the smallest outlay ha1
bcsn prepared from tho records, By thu
superintendent ri nnancs and tho score.
tary ot the board, for your Information
Attention thereto ID Invited. Tho cx,
animation oi those reports will commend
70 tho people Of Iowa tho cArs, economy,
and good judgment with which thll
enterprise has been supervised W the
architect, oysssoss Of the work, and
asslstAnt superintendent and secretary,
The beauty and durability Or tho stone