Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12


PENDENCE.
The report Of the board Of trustees
Of the hospital for the insane ut INDIE
pendencc shows that eleven wards are,
now complete, furnishing room for
$50 patients. Out of the appropria-
ton of $4,000 made by the Fifteenth
General Assembly for Improvement
of grounds, buildinga barn, &C., $751;
7l6.l2 has been expended, leaving an
unexpcnded balance of $l,27378. A
fine supply of soft water has been
procured from well one-fourth Of a
mile from the hospital, which is bro't
with facility and at small expense to
the reservoir at the building. Anap-
preparation of $1,000 is asked to erect
gas works. The reasons given by DR..
Reynolds for this expenditure are so
forcible, and to my mind so reasona-
BILE, that desire to add my conyic-
ton Of its propriety and necessity.
DIR. Reynolds urges the importance
of sending patients to the hospital for
treatment before the cases become
chronic; and he very logically con-
cludes that this is one method of re-
lieving the overcrowded condition Of
the hosnital no tbe cases treated he
fore they become ;ncnroble oo ont and
leave room fnr otbers while ~ delay.
od mill too lo1o raw o,,ro tboy win
cucumber Tho hosnital until removed
by death. The building commission
crs give reasons for the work in the
past having exceeded their estimates.
Ihey ask for money to put in double
WINDOWS on the north and west sides
OF the north wing, and to finish the
main central building, all OF which
Will cost xl3,OOO. Humanity and sound
economy enforce the prOpricty OF
these recommendations. The com
missioncrs also ask for 100000 with
which to build the south wing, rs
contemplated in the original plan OF
the hospital. The crowded condition
of our present hospital accOmmoda-
tons, the number of insane persons
how being cared for by their friends
who should receive hospital treat
ment, and the condition of the treas
ury with the other demands upon 1T,
are all proper subjects of considera-
ton in this connection.
would suggest whether it might
not simplify matters, and perhaps
save expense. to abolish the board OF
building commissioners and confer
upon the board OF trustees the control
IN building future additions TO the
hospital.
THE VISITING COMMITTEE.
This comm;,too bovo oono 4hor.
ouuhlv. intellioentlv and consc;en
t;nnslv over tho gronnd cnnnnctnd
with their dut;ns and have made .
rcnort which shonld he road Nv cv.
nrr citizen nnd 4bnrnurhlv etud;cd Nv
every la~;slator W;thn,+ smmmar.
limo ;ts Facts or Ito orumnants T rafe,
tho entire document 10 vonr corefnl
cons;darat;on II bos cnst limo
thouoht corrcsnondoncn and coref,,I
invesfioat;nn and should receive
mnr;tni attention
And here II 10 nroncr for mo 10 coz
that in INV ;ndgmant thn dnt;ns ri
th;S committee WITH euch odd;t;onol
members nc NAV ha thou~ht w;So
| should bo w,;dnncd into someth;no i,
the matnre of . narmancnt hoard 81
charities. having q limited snnarv;s.
| ion nf iii hanave,eut rafnrmotn,y and
nnnaI institutions ~ tho State n in.
clnda a leo in The scnne Of ;ts dnt;ao
tha oSam;nat;nn and snaaas+;on ~
;nnroramam,a ~ tho ;o;is and noor.
hnpsas NJ tha onnnt;ao THO roaSons
,,,h;,h ,o;ni,t ~ adanaod - anfonaa
Mnon ..s. " "uu"oeu " enio.es =
'nas uss1s,on arr nu.ie :, anu !.
tn'a4sss, . az pleseh uras VI
.uet 49,, "a .ie uine. ., i. .lls
as alheas ~ nav ,ne, Iuus n.:n.s
ol .o -, as ~ .,le i.eeus ~ .le s s' ~,
, uons elI. W. 80, ~ supei.ise ~ ~: !.
.osai =, Ieeis Va NY .oM ~: ~ Wiz. :.
i,,af ue iuo. Du. .is az ep,iii l..,s
:ooh: Dsei une Mholl noM eouiu
inipal..h. ue.eiiniae .,ae ie, ~, ap-
propl,''i1.s Which snouM ne hilue
. sa.h. ~ WIFI pc s'"nl l!ns eoni.
li.'es w. esuI:lne anu uuJus any
co:,l'a''i..s " iliisl,a,ias eiien - 9uI
plls s,a uiseli,liae s'aali " au.anceu ~
eo:.l", N. niple 1eali. " moue.n ' az
classification and examine onnl;ca !.
tons and recommend to the Govern
or fit subjects for clemency.
But cannot enlarge upon matters
which will suggest themselves TO the
legislator. l am led, however, to re-
mark that the committee could con-
slider and recommend the character,
cost and style of buildings which
would be most economical and best
adapted to tho purposes Of these sew
eral institutions. L have long enter
tanned the opinion that unless pub
nc bullding is intended for ornament
as wen rs utility, or as a
KIND OF memorial structure, brick
pulldmgs, pam III design ana
snDsiantlai architecture, should al
ways be preferred TO stone. They
wonid DC lar cheaper ana. unless
great care rs taken IN the selection OF
stone, much more enduring. l nave
mnted attne possible advantages OF
inns committee. Should these sug-
gcsiions ne deemed worthy OF con-
| sideratloh, me details OF lts organi-
zation must ne matnred by.the Gen.
efai Assembly.
THE SOLDIERS ORPHANS HOME.
The renort of The hoard of trustaas
and nf tho snnar;ntandnnte ~ tha
soldiers, ornhans' homo. show This in
stitntion 10 bc in sat;sfao Glory cond;.
t;on. Tbov ast that nm .nnronr;ot;nr
Of A. aoo he made For tha rr adar EaI,s
branch and Sa Son 70, tho hranch q !
Daycnnort tho ob;acts Of which MI; IN
he found fn,Iv anto;,ad IN thn rano W.T.
They also asL coni;n aant,r that Sia ~
zoo 6e annronr;atad ~ ala r. ~" fha pA os-
tab,;sbman+ af ;nJnstr;aI dono ,.tnoonts
in the homo. Dnr;n~ the mast rao =
the tbe branch ot G,anwood haS iean
discnnt;nnnJ os tho nnmhar os in
mates had d;m;n;shea nnt;l tha
monthly allowance fnr snnnor, m,o,,Id
no longer clcar the aYnenlas o fn,,
bistory nf tha nrncend;nmS connon,aI
with tb;s discopt;nmonca viii ha fonnJ
rannrtad NV tbn tr,s,aas ~ ''"""
| IN Noycmhor 1st 1879 ,horo ,roro
in tho several branches ~ ,ha homo
LnS children whilst IN lilo f;rst 5au ~
Last Vovamher there ,rsre hnt 9t,e "
This indicates that within Tho ""xt
two rnars Il will no ,,oaoSaarvt y niosa
the institution nn,ass 81 shnnid o he
ononaI for thn ,onnn.;on ~ o.ban ~ ~
nhons than thoso ~ ao1d;ors me
nnl;cy NJ nnan;no q rora ~onerol nrs
nbonss home l. strnnalv recnmmond.
cd Inv The suncr;nfendents and tho