Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
ExPENDITUREs AND REVENUES.

EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES.
The secretary of state makes the following
estimate of the expenditures to be betrayed
from the treasury during the year beginning
January l, 1888:
EXPENDITURES.
Salaries and permanent appropriations. S227 100 80
LeesiatlVe expenses; s25oo e 9e
Charitable and penal institutions. 2350U0 90
Clerks and employees $1,000 90
MISCELLANEOUS ...-......-..-.... Zo2,uoo w
Total expenditures. ...............$1, O47O6S Sc
REVENUES.
Licenses and fees. Observation-Disclosures. 1862. 700 90
Taxes authorized by law. ............ 234 1868 Sc
Total revenues. Observation-Disclosures. S797,068 SO
This estimate shows that it will be necessary
for this legislature TO provide the sum of $780,,
600, and [ would recommend that the amount
is reasonable and proper.
CONTINGENT FUND.
The balance to the credit of the governors
contingent fund on January 1, 1882, was
$610.06. and the expenditures from this fund
during the year were 81, 313.49. 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 thereto at this session.
CHARITABLE AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
At the last session of the legislature, law
was passed abollshing the several boards having
substituting therefor single board of five
| members, designated as the estate Board of
Supervision" In conformity to that law, my
! predecessor appointed as such board George
W. Burchard, James Bintliff, Charles Luling,
Lewis A, Proctor and Charles D. Parker. This
board entered upon the discharge of its duties
on the 18th day of June, 1881. It's first annual
report covers 81 period from that date to Deem
Der 1, 1881, by which it appears that the eX-
penses of the institutions have been greatly re-
duced without impairing the efficiency of the
institutions.
The amounts turned over to the board of
supervision on their assuming control, for the
| several institutions, were as follows:
For state hospital for insane 81, O99 II
For northern hospital for insane. As 446 o.
For industrial school for boys. 1922 Sc
For institute for education of blind 1882 rs
For institute for deaf and dumb. ....... 1901 q
For detailed information relative to the man.
agement and financial condition of each of the
institutions you are respectfully 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 a deficit exists in the
current expense funds of the several illstitu-
tons under their CONTROL aggregating $50. 944,-
81. divided among different institutions as
follows:
State hospital for insane, January l. 1882 Cos So
Northern hospital for insane, January 1,
Institute for deaf and dumb, March 81, 0 -
State prison, March 81, 1882. ..s....... 10000 90
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $50, ga 80
In these items are included the amounts
probably necessary to meet demands to the
close Of the appropriation year, March 81, for
the Institute for Deaf and Dumb and State
Prison, and TO pay for cargo of coal not yet
delivered to the Northern Hospital for Insane
L would recommend that appropriations to
cover these deficits be made as early in your
session as practicable.
The board makes q detailed statement of
their estimates for the current expenses of the
several Institutions under their charge, for the
next year, and which shows that there is to be
supplied by appropriation for the several in
situations, as follows:
For state hospital for insane. .....S 43,Ol9 70
For northern hospital for insane. -. 81, 1868 SO
For industrial school for boys. 80 9S7 81
For institution for education of deaf and
For Institution for education of blind. 1850 90
OF state prison $4,000 90
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES AND REFORM.
The powers of this board now embraces gen
eral 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 away
from this board their general supervision over
the state institutions, and gave them increased
work ID some other directions. the chief of
which is In relation to the care Of the chronic
insane by counties under chapter 233 of the
laws of 1881. Under this law the board has
power to control the treatment by counties of
their chronic insane, byregulating the distribu-
ton 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 will contain many de-
tails of interest relating to the management of
the institutions under their care The board
Of
porting upon the six state Institutions be re
stored to them.
CHRONIC INSANE.
desire to call your attention to the large in
| crease III the number of lncurable insane.
These unfortunate beings should command our
Warmest sympathy, and humanity demands
that adequate provision be made for their
wants. Our insane asyluns 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 provide for them, are obliged
| 10 keep them IN the poor-houses and jails,
The subject Of at once providing for this class
so they can receive proper care and treatment
should engage your earliest and most careful
attention.
EDUCATION.
I am pleased to be able to say to YOU that the
| educational interests of the state are quietly
| but steadily progressing, and although the
percentage or attendance Is somewhat less than
for the last year, yet the public schools are in a
very satisfactory condition. The attendance
has not been SO large for.the past year on &C
count of the unfavorable weather and the pre-
! valency of contagious diseases in very many
i localities. The percentage of attendance of
children at all the schools of the state for the
year 1879 was 66.97; for the year 1880, 69.O4:
and for the year 1881, 65.2. The number of
children of school age in the state in 1880 was
483, 229, and III 1881 was 489, 142, an increase
of 1913. The total valuation of school prop
erty IL the state, being the school houses
school house sites. apparatus and Libraries, is
| S., SAB, 04961. The total amount expended for
school purposes III the state during the year was
81 02, 038.34, or $6.97 for each person attend
ing school. The amount expended for each
pupil in 1880 was 1924, and in 1879 was 81. A.
The number of appeals before the superin-
tendent have been less than last year and is a
gratifying indication Of that humane and friend
g spirit of the people which insures good gov
| eminent.
The common schools of this state are sur
passed by the schools of but very few states in
the Union, and this good condition is, in a great
measure, due to the commendable and able
manner In which the superintendent of public