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

per year, and perhaps not that, and
defy any member of this board or com
mittee to present figures in any other
light. The appropriation was only to
care for chronic insane Acute cases
must be taken to Madison and the ex-
pense Of taking them there and return
ing them is still included. So far there
is not cent saved, and when that ar
gument is incorporated in the report
the board has right TO object. The
chairman had got his foot in and
wanted to keep it in. / take this posi-
ton, and gentlemen may honestly differ
with me, that an insane person is
never beyond hope, and all skill ought
to be used to save his reason. The ut
most human skill ought to be practiced
until death comes to relieve the patient.
Idiots and imbeciles have no business
in an insane asylum as they are liable
to remain as they are until death. The
gentleman believed the present plan at
its inception a grand mistake He did
not wish to censure but it was his duty
to speak plain facts. Upon the rcsolu-
tions as passed and upon the report of
the last year the speaker charged it
that the committee had not only done
unlawfully under the law of the state,
but overstepped the bounds of their au
| thority, and wished to enter his protest
against it. If they had any right to
exceed their authority by 81 200 they
had 100000. If for nothing else the
gentleman would enter his protest to
establish a precedent against unwar-
rented work like this. They said they
wanted to see what the legislature
would do. If the gentleman UNDER
stood the language Of Col. Clark, and
Messrs Giles and Vivian, the intention
was to erect this asylum before the
appropriation was voted. Mr. Vivian
said more cures had been effected in
the county than the state hospitals, and
the gentleman had hoped the Doctor
would have remained over, for he heard
him express a directly opposite opinion
ut the meeting of the national board at
Madison. The county had taken WV
ians arguments as key note and
sought to build a palace. The speaker
held that a building could have been
erected at less cost if there had been any
necessity for (which he denied and
he had light TO charge that somebody
had got the county into 4 trap. In your
speeches You said that $4,000 was
enough and now you want $4,000 more
and how do we know that YOU will
not want $4,000 again | stand here
to protest against any such business.
/ Building in Lafayette county was not
! practical and the gentleman thought
this one would not be practical, and
questioned if it would not be better to
let the building 60 for reasons already
stated The gontlemans people did
not feel right about appropriating
/ $4,000 and would find fault with him
if he voted for the resolution.
/ MIR. RoDoLF said the gentleman must
make statement and get chance to
make little speech for Boscobcl.
Nix. WILSON Boscobel never asked
for it, but Muscoda did.
MIR. RoDoLF, continuing, said, that
was all right he did not care for that,
and did not know that Boscobel spoke
about having it. They couldn't build
there very cheap. The poor farm was
the place for it, and insane could be
kept there a great deal cheaper. The
4 gentleman did not know but Platteville
wanted it. 1t was sort of rival jeal-
ousy. There was not gentleman on
the board expected the asylum would be
built for $4,000
(Cries Yes, there was.")
+. |. KIDD said he did not desire to
enter into the discussion. But the plan
was to build on the cottage plan, and
the gentleman read from the report of
last year in support of his statement.
MIR. RoDoLF continuing said, that he
was in favor of, but material was going
up all the time. The committee couldn't
call the board together in a day. All
sorts of plans were proposed. Col.
Clark always was in favor of the small
building, but after consulting with an
architect it was thought best to build in
one building.
Mr.. WILSON Mr.. Hubbell asked me
TO state that he did not come because
you were going to exceed your authority.
Mir RoDoLF-He never knew any
thing about it. The gentleman was
opposed to the state building way up
north. The building could have been
built for $4,000, but everything went
up. 1t was decided that the best thing
to do was to build, and the people would
find out it was the best way. The
speaker believed the committee did
right in building, and believed they
would show it to the people in year
/ OF course new insane would have to be
taken 70 Madison, but they would not
have to be taking chronic insane back and
forth The gentleman wanted to know
what would be done with new ones. if
they refused to take them to Madison
as might be done. Was it not our bust
ness to have an asylum? The Jail was
no place TO keep insane, and the poor
house was not arranged for dangerous
eases.
O. j. AUNoLp sail he was 4 member
OF the old board, and took considerable
interest in this matter He had read up
on the subject and listened attcntivelv
The idea advanced in Col Clark 5
speeches was that by getting these
chronic insane out here, great many
cures could 5c effected The record
shows that the idea was small buildings.
Col. Clark said they had quit building
palaces.and now erected small buildings
that could be burned down every few
years That was the understanding.
thatit should be q simple structure, and
under the circumstances the gentleman
should certainly have 70 vote no on this
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