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

petition We made the alterations called Tor IN
SAID petitions copy Of each order making the
alterations called for in said petitions together
with proof of publication. of our times and places
OF meeting TO consider the same, copies Of all the
surveys, the petitions and awards of damages
IN each case Is now on file in the office OF the Co
Clerk. In two cases the time of our meetings had
TO be ADVERTISED twice in consequence OF storms
preventing the committee to get there AT the time
and place appointed in notice of our meeting
Also IN one case we did not act not deemins the
petition in accordance with law, and in one case
we refused to grant the prayer of the petitioner
All or which Is respectfully submitted this
18th day of November, 1881.
TH0S WATSON. Chairman
JAS. MCCORMICK
ARCHIE BROWN.
THOS. MCMAHON
G. SHUTTLEWORTH
Report adopted
Mr.. Rodolf, chairman of the com
mittee on insane, submitted the follow
ing report:
To the Honorable Cou1ty Bard Of Cram
County.
We, your committee on the insane. respect
fully report That we have visited the poor
| farm and find at the said farm, in charge of
| R. B. Showalter. superintendent of the poor,
| nineteen chronic insane, to-wit William
Dunn, Clara Dunn, Emil Welkhart, Jarvis
| Jackson, Michael Burke, !. Ranka, Isiah
Sherman, Dan Malloy, John Redding Clara
Birch, Nancy Harvey, Kate kearney, Mrs.
| Addedle, Mrs. O'Connell Mrs. Bohacker,
Kate Murray, that they are there well taken
| care OF, in fact fully better than could be
anticipated under the circumstances. We
hrd in charge Of the sheriff in the Jail, nine
| chronic insane: Lawrence Foss, G. Crane,
| Jacob Zintz, Jacob Weight, II. Borrens, NJ.
Wolstenburg, Anna Dolan, Margaret vii
strump and Burkhari. They are well taken
care of and two Of them can be taken care of
at their homes. There are now, as near as
| your committee has been able 10 ascertain,
thirty four at the state asylum at Madison, as
per list annexed: Mrs. ]. Dougherty, Henry
Fisher, Chas. G. Hanscomb, Phil. kilbrede,
Thos. kilbourn, r. G. Watson, John Para,
Geo. King, J. Foster, Ed. Cummins, Chas.
Richards, Henry Schsner, John Pedro, A. A.
Overton, c. Moran, J. NJ. Johason, John
Marks. Cath. Hoopert, Mary J. Duffner,
Anna Renge, Elz. Grisesel, Abbie Rewey,
Elenora jerks, Susan Goodrich, Elizabeth
| Dobbs Meme Adams, Jos. Hadley, lillias
Ballantine, Sarah Banheld, Matilda Miller,
Margaret OSTRICH, Jane Z. Farrell. There
are at their homes Magnus Burke, Christie
! Murran Oleson, Castle Rock, supported by
the county. The expenses of the insane al
the hospital for the last fiscal year is TS4,-
S5o.42 for board and clothing. Your com
mittee would draw the attention of the board
TO the fact that the parents and children or
the legal representatives of some of them are
abundantly able and responsible to furnish
the clothing if not the board, and those so
able should have their attention drawn to the
same and they ought to be made TO pay &C.
cording to law. The expenses of the insane
at the poor house for the last year has been
t., ,GR Il, r. IL.
| ty board the expense Of conveying and re-
conveying the insane to and from the hospital,
including board at the Jail and taking care of
them, amounts to 81, IS5. 81, making the sum
total of IS, 3S2.67.
Your committee upon consultation and
careful consideration would respectfully recon-
mend that we build hospital for the chronic
insane at the county poor farm, Of
a capacity of not less than sixty patients and
att cost not to exceed the sum CT $1,000 !;
and that we raise by taxation the sum of
| $4,000 for the purpose of having building
fund. Your committee would further report
thata building committee be selected by this
| board, this session, OF seven, one of which
shall be the chairman of said committee, and
that SAID committee shall also be the com
mittee on insane; and we would further
recommend that said committee confer with
| JhusSO VI lODsiAG III lCStiQ W tic convey
ance and re conveyance OF the insane to and
from the asylum and that they also cores
pond and see those that pay and are able
10 pay in regard to the amount by them paid
and about their paying hereafter, and take
such means as may be necessary to compel
payment. Also that the said committee ascer-
tain the names of all the insane of this county
and make record of the same-of their death,
discharge, orplaces where they are kept-and
from time to time file the same with the coun-
ty Judge, so that he can keep record of the
same, for which the county shall pay reason
able compensation. We would further say
that the fence around the jail is insufficient to
| keep the insane in the Jail yard without a
guard and recommend it to the attention Of
the committee on county property. We further
recommend that the sum Of one thousand dol
lars be raised for the ensuing year, 1882, for
county insane fund. We also recommend
that Gottl.eb Borreas. an insane now at the
jail, be sent to his home in the town OF Mus
coda and that the parents, who are very poor,
be allowed 81. so per week to take care OF him,
which they are willing to do Also that
Jacob Gintz, another insane in Jail, be sent
home to his mother, where he will be taken
care of.
CHAs. G. RoDoLF, Chairman,
John A. BGRNER
W.'D. JONES,
john CAREY,
Ohm G.. CLARK.
Report adopted.
The gentleman also presented the
following resolutions covering the re-
concentrations OF the report:
Resotred That the sum of $1,000 be and Is hereby.
levied the taxable property of Grant county for the
| year 1881 to be used for the county insane.
Carried.
Resolved That the sum OF $40 be paid each and
every month TO Adam Borrens for keeping maintain
ing and taking care Of Gottleb Borrens an insane on
the order voucher of the chairman Of the town Of
Muscoda that the said Adam Borrens has taken care
Of the said Gottcb Borrens IN proper and humane
manner, to be paid out of the insane fund.
Carried.
ResotUed That the sum of 81 900 be and the same
is hereby levied the taxable property Of Grant
county for the year 1851 be used for building the
| insane asylum on the county farm.
Mr.. Macarthur said he should ask for
a division of the house on this resolution.
Mr.. BARLEY thought the members did
not understand the resolution.
Mr.. Clark said the chairman thought
there would be no opposition to the
resolution. He, however, would be
glad before going further, to hear from
the gentleman present from the Board
of Charities.
Mr.. Rodolf expected something would
be said but the county would save
expense as the insane cost us nearly
$4,000 every year at present. The last
troubles of bringing insane back cost a
| large amount. 1t must be apparent
| that it was far safer for the county to
build an asylum on the poor farm in
suitable location, for the chronic insane
1t would cost not more than $4,000 per-
haps, 10 build on two wings to the poor
| house. All that was required was COM
| Portable rooms. The state will fill it if
we lave any room to spare, from other
counties having insane. If this class
were handled at the poor house some Of
| the poor could be used as attendants
and assist in caring for the insane
charges. The superintendent of the
| poor farm might be made the superin-
| tendent of the asylum. All the expense
OF putting up buildings would be saved
| in ten years. No one felt the sum they
had to pay for caring for the insane at
| Madison now and these patients might
| be lust as well Accommodated in the county
BY adding wings to the poor house.
| They would have good air on the poor
farm and if anything can wake up the
dormant mental spirit the beautiful
scenery of Lancaster will do it. There
was stone quarry near by where they
could get stone for building purposes
/ y,,ithout intarfpranep from anvhodv