Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-16
'ount asked for BY the trustees in heir re-.

treasury 1913, 100 to aidlin the educ alton a
support o. her soldiers orphans. No mon
was ever more cheerfullv paid a. mo
worthlly applied. tits not proposed 10 co
tlnne payments beyond the present wear. !,
henceforth this noble charith viii liz. an q
IN ylstory, and in the hearts of the hundre,
OF fatherless children who have been the (
ciplents OF the bounty of a grateful people.
| Inc report OF the trustees OF the Mortimer
| Hospital for the Insane shows that 1877 :,
tlenss have been cared for at that Institute
AZ cost Of $l46,el9, inclusive Of S22. 7O7 s
expended for repairs and improvements. tn
average number OF patients was 543. and IN
number under treatment at the close Of N
year, oos. The estimated expenses for Ii
elese ea year amount to $l2l 1884, of whic
S4!sSoS ~ will be received from counties.
Inc wisconsin State Hospital for the In
sane mas mad total OF $50 patients durin
. me year, me average having been $50. an
the year, 1913. The expenditures h,vs h.,
$lf4,443.92, inclusive Of $is.lO5 az fo- 70
pairs and improvements. The estimates 60
me present year are Sl2O. 600. Of wh;c,
-! ,io2 Is will be received from counties
milwaukee has svailed itself Of the nrov;s
ions OF chapter 298 of the laws Of 1878 ar,
mas under contract an asylum designed 10 ar.
comodate 200 patients. With this bnildins
completed, anticipate tina, the pressure mn
on the state hospitals will be so removad ,ha
most, II not all, of the insane in The state ~
be comfortably accommodated.
The expenditures of the institution for the
education of the blind have been $40 a5o az
including $2,582.65 for completing bn;,d,no
and grounds. and house furnishing Tho ay.
erage number OF pupils in attendance was ~
ana the total during the year 90 The trn.
ices ask an appropriation of Sl8 800 10 eoa.
pie them to meet the expenses of the nreseni
yeaf. "' pieseh'
Al tne Wisconsin Institute for the Educa.
uon OF the Deaf and Dumb, 1870 puplis were
enroiid, and the average number in attendance
was lao. The expenditures were S29. 522. as.
ana and tn the trustees ask an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the current year,
10 April iast, various charges of immoral
and corrupt conduct, on the part of trustees
and teachers connected with this ;nst;ints
were brought 10 my attention. and Il hecams
necessary that an investigation into lts man.
agement saould be made Accordingly. a,
the request of its board Of trustees. who ex-
pressed desire that rigorous examination
might De had by disinterested and impartial
tribunal, the Stat. Board of Charities anc Re.
form was directed TO make the investigation.
and report the facts of the case in full. as
provided by law.
.he investigation was made, and the re-.
port thereof filed in the executive Office. July
8. 1878. II satisfactorily appears from 4
careful perusal of this report, that the inyes-
tigation was both thorough and IMPARTIAL.
and that the eravest of the charges, Including
all tnose against the trustees, were proven to
have been unfounded.
Inc general condition and management of
the business and educational affairs of the in
s1'nfe were warmly, and as believe, very
justly commended
copy OF this report was furnished to The
'ocai BOARD OF trustees, who proceeded 10
make further inquiries in the premises, and
upon mature consideration, dispensed with
.ne .u.'ner services OF the steward and re-
erected The superintendent. The members Of
this board are gentlemen of inteoritv AM,
good judgment, who deservedly rank among
our best citizens. II seems to me, therefore.
but prudent 10 LEI time and experience de-.
termine whether in this matter they have
acted wisely. am fully persuaded that upon
the first indication that the interests of the
school are being ijeopardized By any action of
theirs, they will unhes;tatingly modify it as
the occasion may require.
AS required by law, have visited all the
state institutions during the past wear and
take great pleasure in saying that I found
them, each and all, in most excellent order
and apparently answering the ends for which
!hey were established and are maintained.
they are, without exception, credit TO the
state and entitled to your continued confidence
and liberal support.
1t Will be conceded, think, that the state
of wisconsin is doing a most noble and
humane work for all its unfortunate classes;
nut there remains, and ever must remaip,
ample opportunity for private charity and
,enevoience. 1t is as impossible as il is un-
lesiraoie, Tor the state to usu-p the functions
d the citizens in this behalf; and, therefore,
t is source of just PRIDE and TENDS to re-
assure our faith in civilization and human
nature, to find that desrite the large sums
PAID INTO the public treasures for these.pur-
poses, many most successful institutions for
ne care and education of the dependent and
Unfortunate, are maintained by private bene-
actions. 10 the list of institutions of this
character heretofore existing, there has re-
.ently been added, in Milwaukee, a school
designed especially for teaching deaf mutes to
speak. The success already att aimed is very
satisfactory to its founders, end gives promise
1t great usefulness.
The report Of this board is not yet in print,
md have not been able to read it in manu-
script. | have. however, been more or less
with the labors Of the board 70,
'everal years, and am fully persuaded that it
. accomplishing great good throughout the
tate.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Investigations prosecuted by the several
,oards OF health in this and adjoining states.
'eem to prove that nearly twenty-five per
cent. OF the deaths occurring ann ally, are
rom preventahle causes. The state beard Of
health in Wisconsin is working With most
,ommendable zeal in investigating the causes
II disease in this state, and bv circulars and
communications to the press, as well as in it's
annual reports, is pointing out the dangers,
and endeavoring to teach the people how to
'hun them Whatever encouragement or helm
ian be given to it by the legislature should
lot be withheld.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. -
The chief geologist informs me that tho
work OF the geological survey, in the field, the
laboratory and study, has been diligently
during the past year, that it il
low in an advanced condition, and NAV be
The law authorizing it. He finds the work
growing and expanding in his hands, and
'eems to think more time and money might
oroftably be spent in perfecting the survey.
About one-half of the second volume of the
inal report which will be known as Volume
III, il now stereofyped, and the completed
volume will be ready for distribution in the
pring. If no further work should be au.hor-
zed, it is expected that at least one year Of
labor will be needed after the time
low provided by law for closing the survey
md the cessation of salaries, to complete the
of the report.
FIsH CULTURE.
The appropriations heretofore made TO f.cil.
tate the artificial propagation of fish have
'een wisely expended in preliminary work,
md the evidences that we NAV expect in due
ime to receive bountiful returns therefron
re beginning to be seen in nearly every part
It the state. The city of Milwaukee finds it
necessary to use for its own purposes that
'ortion OF its water works building heretofore
Ised by the state as fish hatchery, and the
commissioners recommend, in addition to the
um necessary for current expenses, an appro-
riation for erecting building to take the
lace OF the premises they must soon vacate.
REVISED STATUTES.
The publication and distribution of the new
evised statutes was attended with some un-
delays, but not to the serious
inconvenience OF the public. They are,
hink, both in form and substance creditable
o the state. Errors have undoubtedly inter-
ened which may need correcting, but trust
on will scrutinize with unusual care all propo,
ltions for amendments or changes affecting