The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-10

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,r,er;ntenaenf rrasents ersne verv eorent sreu-
rmsasfs ri fsvor a enlsrrinc a. esuacity Of the
rreeent h0suitsla IN urefespncs Ia eetsbliahing
nv nev or,sa Thn s3orxiom - ftis course, TO
the full extent Of The number chat one 8uper-
intendept should have under his charge, I feel
iustifed in recommending.
The report Of the Board Of Trustees for the
insane ct Independence shows that, since their
last biennial report. two more wards in the
fourth and ffth stories Of the main center
building have been completed, furnished and
occupied. and that another section of the south
wing ia now inclOsed, consisting Of four
wards, and will be ready for occupancy about
the first of May next, which will increase the
total capacity to nearly 400. The report Of the
Board OF Building Commissioners shows that
the appropriation made by the Sixteenth
General Assembly for FURNISHING and finishing
the main center building has been expended
for that purpose. The eos. 900 appropriated
for building the south wing has not been ali
used. as will Be shown by the Treasured re-
uort. The Commissioners are of the opinion
that the balance undrswn viii complete thai
portion Of the south wing commenced. The
rs. 900 Appropriated for the erection of gas
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drawn. a. the Commissioned aid mot decide.
until late in the fan of 1877. what Kind Of
works to erect. g =
The Commissioner ask for ala ON for fur.
n;shjnp the four new wards. openinp an avenue
10 tine R,IrIinpt.,n- Cedar Ranifls and Northern
railroad. constructine a reservoir for an add.
timsI s11ppIy of water. main sewer. etc. an Of
which heartily concur in. Thew also AL fol
S1a0 an, with which tn compIete the eouth
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the hospital !: considerino the crowded condi.
tion Of our bosotals tRink II would he wis.
dom IN the mart If the General Assembly, ID
make the AUGMENTATION a. AEON AZ the cnndi.
t;on of The trassnrv will hermit. wonld here
recommend That the General Assembly fix The
amount this addition win cost. and meet the
same BY annual appropriations until the worh
is done.
It has been repeatedly my duty to order the
removal Of insane convicts from the peniten
tiaries to the hospitals for treatment yet
nave felt that the latter were lily fitted to care
for this class Of cases. They are violent wher
actually insane, and nearly always vicious
while in not q few cases their insanity is simu.
lated and the provision for guarding the or
binary inmates Of the hospital does not contem
plate any serious effort at escape but this class
of patients requires as much Watching as il
they were at the penitentiary. To place then
49, at n,Hn ~ x1n hAo k,Io
der the control Of the authorities Of the institu
ton, I consider the best disposition that car
now be made Of these persons.
The Visiting Committee continues It's quiet
but enecuve supervlAon, ana during me pas
n,aa~;,,.r ono - tba hosr.;taIs f-n,, so,,,.
,,a,,, Int widalv haI;e1od cb.rgas ~ ~.
,,r.yest character involvino n trna 3ha uroas
est r,1rnitnde on the mart 81 those Connects
s;th he ;nstitnt;on The good efsect If iii,
nn,nro;ttsa,s Iehora in rectiev;no ;ynnropr;at;as
sIas;n@ nnfoundad snsn;cjcna and ipar;r; no
Sassrved conf;danca in he u,ans Cement e. n,s,
h"sY,i,a,s indncas me- 10 racorr S,and that IT. Il,
;~rjppdnt, , ha extendad n Ill tha hanavr,,an
and rafnrmstorv ;nstitntions or that a hosri
10 cre.tad for frat n,,rnosa y
sr.rr u,srop,c,Y. soc,vrv
The State Historical Society continues id
efforts to perpetuate the history of iowa: bu
bnS feeble assistance II receives from the 6CaCl
hardly keeps it alive; and it takes no little self
sacrifice on the part Of one or two devoted per
sons to accomplish even that much, The yalu
able accumulations of the society deserve bette
protection from fire, while the constant care O
them demands greater liberaljty. Some o, th,
neighboring States are doing vastly more {,
perpetuate their history than is Iowa, Tn,
pioneers are rapidly passing away, and witt
them will perish much OF incident. iIlustratiy,
Of our early history, that might now be gath
soon as the condition Of the finances will per
mt, Just State pride ought to induce lib
erai appropriation in aid Of the society's work
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Inc marsed success wnicn mas amended tn
enorts at nsn-cuIture IN otner STATES. and tn
promise 0, similar success lnoicated by tn
work Done IN Iowa, encourages the hope tina
all feaaole encouragement be given to thu
PROJECT OF hinng our streams with food fishes
Inc report OF the Commlssioner shows mucl
progress made during the biennial period II
tius oirectlon- II must not be forgotton tina
the discontlnuance OF the commission at thu
present TIME VIII render nugatory nearly every
tnns heretofore done.
THE NEW STATE HOUSE.
The ranort of the Poa,d n, cantoI co,,,r,;s
sioners Comprises q brief history Of he wors
mon he state Honse from the f;rst - .Iso ,
aetaiIeJ statement Of fhe exnend;tn5as tor ~.
entire binding to the present time The las
General Assembly authorized the CapitoI Com
,,;ss;c,ers =. contruct tha ca,,;to,S - c,,,,r,,,
modified bg The present Board Of Commisson