The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-01-20

ness Of counties in outstanding warrants, ssss..
$3.50; In bonds. ee.9 S:, 744.so; total debt Of
The report Of your State superinssndent Of
the bonded indebsedness Of sc6scI districts. Is
q $40 eco, which, added to the county indebted
ness, reaches total Of o. $50, IA Of local debt,
fuiIy ooocur IN he su4sest;on Of the Auditor
that Section S., Chapter IS, Of the General Stat
utes, under which these county retums are
made. t. Be- 60 amended q e require Cisrks Of
each year 10 the Clerks of their respective cOun-
ties. statements Of the floating ard bonded debt
Of such cities, townships and school districts
the reports OF County CLERKS to the Auditor: The
true financial condition Of the State can only be
known through the agenfy Of such law, and the
wrongs In our system of local Government.
But enough, IL seems to me, il already known
to show thaqwe are suffering from too much, not
sna
pensive. It provides for too many officers, and
invests them with power to incur Liabilities and
levy taxes. altogether inconsistent with economy
tiles we begin where older and Weather states
leave Oh.
In this respect. counties. towns. and school
clothing. bought on credit To cut the clothes
down to = ft and pay for them, 10 the problem Of
the hour.
Lille - youI Llss uu.y W 81 ~ - posslo'e
chinery; to abolish city governments over rural
III eI; Is ~ = "a - yyss 0oa tS.'
ILL., th;s ~ VIC a h Sc,S , ~.
str;c,ions VIE ~ vnr .t;tu,o .muur ns Iii e.
-, DE-, 10 az ~. t;.t;c ~ - tt on "
~, .nr;d nt ~. su , iU~nu y. e my,
liz, pr. Ne io III o., ,.. W.
a taxstion Of tbree TO I've ner cent of he Vslne
., tne n anu LIZ NJ po n,;a "
ah; ~ W eAis' LUZ inc cfea'ion VI suon
n the sH,;,s ~ tho st.,e lad ho.n conau.,., in
me same aisIegard OF ultimate results tnat nas
anu Mun'Gipai
@ .he Ssase Wou!a' 70 aays nave
law haS as %seiv xed limit for tbex as tbe
S M ~ ~ H. vi ee .se ~ nsaa
anu yisor Oh sne Dooy might nave oeen preserved
~ al al ~ mSn Ss as,
-; rug posVPie iGOn Sunsa.y W yvu ~. suon
~ ZEE @nu Huens ~! % sD M tee. sei;s
!ne accomPhsnmens Oh ms emo. Lnat more -
se ~, ~ y, YOU LIN aeasoaapte of Possiue
~, yoa ~ perform, .neIe u no aouo' lou can
YOUR ICONS constitnenfs from the load Of oblipatons
public or private, Voluntarily taken upon them.
selves. These are problems of labor not Of leg
islation, and must be worked out BY the sweat Of
the brow. You may, however, do much to pro-
bsrrassments.
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Penisentiary viii be found herewith. is 3 fuIl
tor ~ y, smo ~ ~, y, .uas ins..
I ~ "a; NC t .he @ 30 % sle yea. CoseI
tnd sais ~ tnele were ssy IN GUS
~, y, wsa os1 VET oy state ~
M o hnnd S'a a,, anu - " m.ary courts
.a;Iaa d,.;n anu anu eoseny nase oeea TT
e ssI ds VIC year; ma an soai connned
- go, s S ioa ny s,.o SoI W SApIation
ta,ion Of sentance io " pnred ANU an .'h u
sa aaUn VI 90 Ismoso o.. ~ s ~ am:
an increase Of n for the year. Empioy%enns was
found TO. go by contractors, at a. cents and %
go. o. oe 81 ~ pea gay yens an income 70 the
$780, ~ ~ -. S,..o La1st weIe en
ance etc The eat ~ 20 bo aa, "a
dnced fror, Inc o Soss o. a. mas eeen re-
cants ~ a 20 pa a. Gn PS s-e 1"y ~ ,sos W d
cn th -. r I"u p S. us IL as'o. LHPenuLuIes
ths annrnnr;.toas 9 ,h nave Deen keps M.nie
cai,aft b., H. III , M AnShIoh rs
sanSu W .i,e Rlaouee oi aiowhg tne Maruen 10
Ia y aasu - VIC eaInhss VI tns PRISON;
re"nr,nS thnt s,ah sSs aa Jaw Ds passed
s nreas y. snrouSn inc Aus!os once. IN tne
ofner snMrces % noneys feceiVeo from taxes or
o'Aei souf0es.l
Humanity and the public good demand place
of confinement, other than the Penitentiarv. for
youthful criminals. Soreyolting ia itip the iudg-
ment and conscience Of men to consign erring
Iof its list proven crime 70 the society and
judges and Jurors can not be found to convict
when they can evade it. Prisons are not for the
punishment and moral ruin 4 conyicts. but for
the pr lection of the public from bad men-made
bad, to a great degree, by lite own Iaches. Did
Law nd public sentiment do as much to proteci
the morals Of the youth, by removing from them
temptation, as 1t does to foster the nurseries Of
crime in the form of saloons gambling hOuses
and brothels, because of their value as a source
of municipal revenue the need for houses Of cor
as, for gain, We tempt our youth to debauchery
and its necessary following, crime, we
should see to it that place be
machinery, where they may be protected from
temptation, and, if possible, saved to society
To meet this want. which you viii at once con
upon the State another separate institution. with
iti expensive machinery, boundIess ambitions
and fathomIess necessities. is, believe, within
your IRE. reach; !. can be done BY making i part
ment OF the same directory and ofleers. Pro.
vide for the construction of a building and ward
adjoining or contiguous 70 the present buiding.
be constructed from material on the ground, and
with the surplus labor of The prison. with great
economy. The power to run the necessary ma
ed in trades for their honorable Support when
dischareed. can be taken from the prfson boilers
in an inexpensive manner, as can also the means
OF warming and lighting.
e,...,.,
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The report of the Board Of Trustees in charge
Dumb, and the Insane. ia herewith handed tn
yeu The Wisdom of consolidating the manage
Hent of these several charges under one Rnsrd
will be fully sustained in increased and
economy. Men eptrusted with pubjic institn
tions are so APP to become inspired with the am
bition 10 build monumental 10 the honor of the
State, instead of providing in the most economi
cal and unostentatious manner for its Waris
that the less such boards we have the better II ia
The inmates of these aeyerai inatjtutions AT the
close Of the year. numbered as follows: Blind,
~; deaf and dumb. 81: Insane. II9.
In csiiinr attention 10 the nasf exneud;tures
mana9ement and prosnectiva wrsnts ~ fhese in.
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