Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-01-19


BILE and penal institutions as shown by
the report of the board of supervision,
of $50, 944.82, and claim of the United
States against the state for S206, 1873. O4,
making total of 81, 514, 134S6.
EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES.
The secretary of state makes the fol-
lowing estimates of the expenditures to
be betrayed from the treasury during
the year beginning January l, 1888:
Expenditures.
Salaries and permanent appropria-
Legislative expenses .............. 95 $50 90
Interest on state Indebtedness - 1864 5Ss 81
Charitable and penal institutions 49,. 235,OOo 90
Clerks ana employees $1,000 90
miscellaneous .................... 262 900 90
Total expenditures .....- 81, Ol7. o6s Sc
RereRueS
Taxes authorized by law .......... 234, 1903 So
Total revenues ............... S797,O6s sc
This estimate shows that it will be
necessary for this legislature to provide
the sum of S250,000, and | would
recommend that the amount is reasona-
bic and proper.
CONTINGENT FUND.
The balance of the credit of the gov
ernor's contingent fund on January l,
1882, was S6l0.06, and the expenditures
from this fund during the year were
S1,3l3.4S. In view of the condition of
this fund at the present time, and the
possible demands upon it the present
year, recommend that the sum of two
thousand dollars be appropriated there
to at this session.
CHARITABLE AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
At the last session of the legislature,
law was passed abolishing the several
boards having control of the different
state institutions, and substituting
therefor single board of five members,
designated rs the State Board of Su-
pervisors. In conformity to that law,
my predecessor appointed as such
board, George w. Burchard, Jas. Bint-
lift, Charles Luling, Lewis A. Proctor,
and Charles ID Parker. This board en-
tered upon the discharge of its duties
on the 9TH day of June, 1891 Its first
annual report covers period from that
day TO December l, 1881, by which it
appears that the expenses of the insti-
buttons have been greatly reduced, with
out imparing the efficiency of the insti-
buttons.
The amounts turned over to the board
of supervision on their assuming con-
| troll. for the several Institutions, were as
follows:
For state hospital for insane ........ S4l Oe9 II
For northern hospital for insane A.6 "a
For industrial school for bows - 1929 s6
For institute for education OF blind -. 1882 60
For institute for deaf and dumb. ...... 1201i "a
For detailed information relative to
the management and financial condition
of each of the institutions, you are re-
spectfully referred to the first report of
the Board of Supervision, which will be
before you in printed form. From a
statement furnished by the president of
said board, it is found that deficit ex-
lists in the current expense funds of the
several institutions under their control,
aggregating $50, 944,82, divided among
different institutions as follows:
State Hospital for Insane, Jan l. 1882, S2e COS So
North Hospital for Insane Jan. l. ~, Il, 953 as
Institute for Deaf and Dumt, March
State Prison. March 81, 1882 1905 %
Total Observation-Disclosures. .s55, 944 81
In these items are included the
amount probably necessary to meet de-
mands to the close of the appropriation
year, March 81, for the institute of Deaf
and Dumb and State Prison, and to pay
for cargo of coal not yet delivered to
the Northern Hospital for Insane.
would recommend that appropriations
to cover these deficits be made as early
in your session as practicable.
The board makes detailed statement
of their estimates for the current expen-
SEES of the several institutions under
their charge, for the next year, and
which shows that there is to be supplied
by appropriations for the several insti-
tutions, rs follows:
For State Hospital for Insane ... s,9.01a p
For Northern Hospital for Insane 49,. 81 96s SO
For Industrial School for Boys ...... 80 9s7 "a
For Institution Of Education of Deaf
and Dumb Observation-Disclosures. 346OO 90
Forinstitution for Education Of Blind II. $50 90
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES AND RE-
FORM.
The power of this board now en-
braces general supervision over all
the charitable, penal and reformatory
institutions in Wisconsin, both public
and private, except the six state institu-
tons. The legislature of last winter
took way from this board their general
supervision over the state institutions,
and gave them increased work in some
other directions, the chief of which is in
relation TO the care of the chronic in
sane by counties under chapter 233 of
the Laws of 1881. Under this law the
board has power to control the treat
nlent by counties of their chronic insane,
by regulating the distribution of the
state appropriation, and by their power
TO take the insane away from counties
where they are not properly cared for.
The report of the board viii contain
many.details of interest relating TO the
mana cement of the institutions under
their care The board ask that the
general power of visiting and reporting
upon the six state institution be restored
to them.
CHRONIC INSANE.
desire to call your attention 10 the
large increase in the number of incura-
bic insane. These unfortunate beings
should command our warmeSt sympathy
and humanity demands that adequate
provision be made for their wants. Our
insane asylums have been obliged to
return many of this unfortunate class TO
the counties whence they came to make
room for Other patients; and the county
authorities being unable to suitably pro-
vide for them, are obliged to keep them
in the poor houses and jails. The sub
ject Of at once providing for this class
so they can receive proper care and
treatment should engage your earliest
and most careful attention.
EDUCATION.
am pleased to be able to say to you
that the educational interests Of the