Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-11-23

OF November, 1882, aS the work shall
progress, not however, paying to exceed
ninety per cent. Of the value Of the work
done and materials furnished till the
building shall have been completed. 1t
is proper, however, in this connection
further TO report that your committee
took into consideration the fact that the
county might not have on hand the
money to meet said payments. and that
the chairman of this board g. w. Ryland
agreed TO advance TO Grant county
without interest such sums of money as
1t might need to make payments on said
contract till the taxes should have been
collected and returned
The committee further report that
there are:
Chronic insane now in the county poor house is
now in the county laii......... Q
now VI the state hospital Ia ex-
cess of our quota about 49,. Is
maintained by private indvidu-
ais at the public expense /
Total that we mus; care for.....,...... 10
Besides these there are many being
cared for by private individuals at their
own expense who may be thrown upon
the hands of the public any day.
There were in the State hospital dur
ing the year ending Sept. 80, fifty-one
different patients from this county.
Your committee further report that
this county paid to the state tor the
care Of the insane as follows;
In 1873, the sum Of ....... 81 375 %
In 1873, the sum Off, -. =. -. 3 16s 90
In $780, the sum OF .-................. 4,5l1 a6
In 1881 the sum of.....-....... -. 1880 ~
In 1882 the sum of -. -. ........... 8 1876 30
In 1881 the county paid for the transpor-
tation and care of the insane at home
the sum of .................. ....... 3 1875 So
The bills this year tisss) amounts to-. 4373 IS
The total cost TO the Go. for the care Of
the insane for the year 1881 was...... s. 3S2 CO
The total cost for this year GsS2) is. 7766 9s
The amount paid out for transporta-
ton and support of the insane within
the county independent of the sums
paid for the care of the insane to
the state for the years 1878, 1879 and
1880, your committee learned from the
Clerk of the Board could not be ascer-
tanned but Il is estimated ut not less
than $4,000 90 per year.
Your committee has estimated what
it will cost to complete and furnish said
building ready for occupancy including
Balance due on contract. ..............S G,775 90
furnaces. 4 lAJ ntl
Beds and bed steads Range 2 cisterns,
bath tubs, architect services, chairs
tables, benches, stoves, dishes and
pumps INSTRUMENTATION. 1850 90
Total. ............. .............. $1,000 90
Your committee further report that
under the law of 1881, counties which
take care of their own chronic insane
under such rules as the board of char
tiles and reform may adopt shall receive
from the state the sum of $3.50 per
week for each person 80 cared for and
supported, and $500 per week for
each person cared for and supported
sent to such county by said board from
other counties; also the cost of clothing.
All of which is respectfully submitted
Nov. 18th, 1882.
JOHN G. CLARK, Chm.
CHAs. G. RoDoLF.
HERMAN GRIMM.
Geo. w. RYLAND.
SsYour committee also recommend the
adoption of the following resolution:
Rcsolrcd, That the sum of 81 900 be
and the same is hereby levied upon
taxable property of Grant county to be
used for the completion and furnishing
the building for the chronic insane now
in process of construction on the county
farm.
j. ID. WILSON moved consideration
of the report be suspended until evening
and then be made tae special order.
The gentleman said he wished to look
over the report and presumed others
would also.
Col. CLARK said his associates on the
committee had agreed to the report but
supposed some of them, especially Mr..
Rodolf, would like to look it over and
could do 50 before evening.
The CHAIR Further consideration of
the report will be suspended until even
ing unless objections are made.
No objections, consideration Of the
report went over to the evening session
and made the special ordor.
Mr.. GLENN, chairman Of committee
on county property, presented the fol-
lowing report from that committee:
10 he Honorable Bourd IF Supercjsors:-
We the undersigned committee on
county property ask leave to make the
following report:
We have in discharge of our duties
visited the different departments and
apartments Of the county buildings and
have also looked over the grounds be-
longing thereto and find the condition Of
things with but very few exceptions in
a very satisfactory condition, and call
ing for but few repairs or improvements
at the present time. The first in this
list is the furnace in the Jail building
which is broken and needs repair before
it can be further used. and this is neces-
sary t. be done or substituted by new
one, before the jail can be properly
warmed. Your committee think it best
as being more expeditions and econoini-
cal to recommend the repair Of the old,
than the purchase Of new one and as
the necessity is pressing we would call
your Immediate attention to this matter.
The pieces necessary to repair the
one are = fire box (weight $50 ibs)
dome base (l5l fts) dome 600 fbs)
dome pipe $3.50 fbs), set of CRATES
(eS MS and set of Innings (173 fbs).
These different pieces aggregate
1862 rs which viii be furnished
BIZ the Fuller 4 Warren Co, of Chicago,
for &c per pound. making the cost then
Of Sl39.6s, 70 this sum must be added
carriage and freight to Lancaster which
included will make the sum Of about
$50.
a further appropriation Of a small
amount will be necessary to fit these
several pieces in their proper places
say slj, making the cost of repair sl65.
We also find that the brick wall
surrounding the furnace has been badly
cracked By the settling of said wall. but
if it becomes necessary TO remove por-
ton Of the wall for the purpose of re-
pairing the furnace, then perhaps this
defect may be remedied, but if not
necessary to remove the wall for the
purpose of repair, then your committee
would recommend that an iron bolt Of
sufficient strength be SO arranged as to
prevent the further parting of the wall
say cost 80
II has been said that the furnace now
in position was inadequate for the pur-
pose Of heating the entire Jail, unless at
great outlay for fuel but your COM
miftee are of the opinion that the trouble