Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-11-24

was TO borrow $4,000 at five per cent
There was 1886, 900 piled up in thC
treasury. The legislature could pass
law allowing this to be loaned out al
from > TO per cant. Grant county could
then borrow $50, GOO at per cent. One
thousand dollars year on the tax role
would pay the interest. 1t was hard
times now with the farmers, and they
would grumble to pay out as large sum
at once. He knew how it was as he was
a farmer himself We don't want the
insane in the poor house mixed up with
the paupers, but we will build an insane
asylum for the chronic insane seperate
from the other buildings, as we can get
more work out of the insane than from
the poor and it is better for them. Tax
payers will grumble at building on an
addition TO the poor house at cost Of
$4,000. Let Us build on the same
ground but away from the poor house
on a beautiful site. He would guarantee
the money at , per cent. They could
build under section Col of the revised
statutes, the same as Milwaukee, we
have helped pay for these institutions
but are out Of debt in the county and
with $4,000 in the treasury He was
not satisfied with the proposed attach
mcnt to the poor house, but would with
draw the resolution introduced bv him
early in the present session, and hoped
Mr. RodOlf would withdraw his res0lu-
ton believing the tax payers do not wish
to have the asylum attached to the poor
house. That building would fall down
IN five years, would in twoif not braced
up with iron rods as had been recon-
mended by the committee on county
property. He did not want to come up
on the road from Platteville to Lancas-
ter and see the insane and poor working
together. He had wanted the board to
adjourn to March and then have all the
plans and specifications ready and let the
contract at that date. We should act like
men not boys. His friend Rodolf came
from q sandy country around Muscoda
where they could place no mortgages
on the land for fear of its blowing away
and he was afraid of $40, 900, but he
hoped that the county would build an
asylum that McsSrs Giles and Vivian
when they came again would say ''well
done good and faithful servants" One
of the happiest days of my life would
be TO be able to visit good asylum in the
county do not want the chronic in
sane sent to the state hospitals and be-
fore | die | want to 90 10 a country
asylum and see happy insane patients.
as happy at least as these poor, dement,
ed creatures can be. admit have been
stirred up little but hope the gentle
men will excuse me. | take it all back.
Let Us build an asylum that we will be
proud Of. ! pay heavier tax than
most Of the members Of this board but
would be willing to have it doubled for
this purpose.
Mr.. Barley thought that the discus
sion had 80 far resembed Jug handle.
in that ii had all been on one side. He
could not vote for the resolution al
though he had rs much feeling for the
insane as anybody We can not tel
acute from chronic insane until they
are sent 10 Madison and the travelling
expenses would be the same as now,
and when any are sent back from the
state asylum they will be either those
least able to work or the poorest of the
poor. The rich and those best able TO
work will be kept ut Madison. We had
been told that ii was Il settled pur-
pose Of the state not to care for insane
in large institutions and thut counties
must care for the chronic insane. Is
made no difference about the intention of
the law makers to care for insane acute
or chronic. y few legislatures might
set down on the matter but the people
will rise in their might and say that
the state shall do it. 1t took the
same tools TO run forty acre farm
that 1t did TO run one of one hundred
and sixty acres, and under the proposed
new departure we would be the
forty acre farm. The gentleman was
not IN favor of the county caring for
It's insane. The state csultl do it
better. There was Il resolution already
introduced to have the board ask
the state to build more asyums.
Previous speakers had sought to I'M
press upon our minds that the county
was the only humane place for the in
sane. \ friend who had been for some
time at Madison tells me the insane are
dealt with in the state hospital tenderly
and comfortably. The same sun shines
ut Madison as in Grant county. They
have the same seasons there and / DO
not see why these poor people can not
enjoy themselves there rs we'll as here.
Ii the present resolution carried and an
asylum was built. certain class would
be sent back rs chronic insane, whcth-
er SO or not. The gentleman could see
nothing wrong when on visit to Men
dota at different times. 1t was as love-
~ spot rs there was in Wisconsin.
There was a large farm there and he
could not see why the state could not
purchase other farms if necessary and
erect other buildings. We are now
asked to vote for ten or twenty thou
sand dollars for the erection of conn
ty institution. If left 10 the vote of the
people of Grant county they would say
let the state build the asyums. We
would have to pay a tax for Keeping
some at the state institution anyway,
! shall not vote for the resolution. Let
the state do the building.
Mr.. Rodolf thought the discussion
had taken wide range He thought
at one .ime that his friend Robbins would
have TO have an asylum for himself.
Where did the previous speaker mean
to keep the insane while the state was
building. Did the gentleman hope by
fine speeches to change the sentiment of
the board am wiling for my part
there should be no limi 10 the amount.
The committee did not recommend any
plan. they did not desire to build adj
joining the poor house, but near it.
The building committee can lecate it
anywhere a $4,000 building would
serve to accommodate all we have To
take care Of now and put up a good
substantial building, solid but not ex-
pensiyc Not with Hover beds. per-
haps. rs the insane have little pleasure
in Hover beds, The speaker might
have como from the sand hills of Mus
coda. rs his friend had asserted. hat he
mad formerly lived where the scenery
was SO beautiful that there was nothing
in this country 10 compare with ii
except in Colorado, But tie present
question was important. We must care
for our insane ourselves. We can not
force them upon the state For the
present discussion, il dial not matter
whether patients We're rich or poor.
We can raise tax of $4,000 and it
will not be felt by the taxpayers If
the amount was too small it was an
easy matter 70 call the board together
and increase it, They could build one
building for $4,000 and then if this is
not large enough build another near il:
both should, however. be together Mr.
Robbins and | agree on poor houses
but the statute which he wants To build
ur Ter would peces,itate first class
physician and all the aecoutremeut~ of a