Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-15
NUMBER 81.

NUMBER 81.
Che county has piid hundreds Of dollars for
the support Of the patient and till after all
knowledge whence he came has been lost In
al cases where it is not absolutely certain
that the person supposed to be insane is a
resident Of Grant county, the Sheriff and
Chairman Of your Board should be notified Of
the fact and final action suspended till the
question of residence could be investigated.
| II parties making complaints are in hurry to
be relieved of the charge, they should accom-
pany the complaint with as complete a history
of the patient as possible. The location of
this county Is such that il is especially liable
TO be flooded with this class Of dependent PEG.
pie. The idiotic from birth should not be
sent to the hospital, nor committed to the
asylum; nor should the demented be sent TO
the poor house. We respectfully call your
attention to this last proposition, for the rea-
son that we believe that mistakes have been
made and patients who were once bright and
intelligent committed to the wrong institution
| II should be the duty of the Superintendent
of the poor house to call the attention of the
proper authorities 10 all such cases. A com
| plete history of each patient sent from this
county to Mendoza and to your asylum should
be carefully prepared and always kept down
| to date. 1t should contain the name, date of
admission, on whose complaint committed,
age, size, nativity, residence, name of guardian
If any, diseases, causes OF insanity, habits, ten
| denotes, treatment and date of death or dis
charge OF the patient. Also address OF rela.
| tiyes and friends who enquire after the patient,
and financial condition Of patient and relatives
who are responsible for the support. Agreat
deal of this information can be obtained from
records at MENDOZA.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOIN G. CLARK, Chairman.
c. G. RoDoIF.
| Nov. 10, 1853.
Mr.. WILSON Il understood that COM
mittee had double object IN its
reports?
MIR KIDD One to turn over the prop
erty and the other in regard to the con-
dition and management of the insane,
and separate report in regard to the
inmates of the asylum, at Mendoza
charged to Graut county, improperly.
THE CHAIR-There were two reports.
one of committee on the insane-the
other of the committee on building the
asylum.
That part in regard TO change of sys-
tenn will lay over until tomorrow even
ing.
Nix. CLARK understood that we
were elected building committee and
sane, also:
MIR WILSON Who was the insane
committee, Colonel?
Mr.. CLARK had the particular
matter of the building before us, and
that is what Mr. Kidd refers to; that is
a separate report and not the same that
| was reading when Mr.. Kidd came in
and was on the subject of state charges
that have been charged TO Grant county.
Mr.. Kids motion refers to one report
and Mr.. Wilson to another read the
two together; hence the mistake.
Mr.. RoDoLF-There has been Il
building committee and committee on
the insane and special committee in
regard to what we have done in letting
that building. Some of the committee
resigned and the others elected me their
chairman. / have not had time yet to
make a report but will do SO tomorrow
so as to show what contract has been
made and what has been done upon it
that was committee to take care of the
poor and insane. 1t is just as well to
have all the reports in, then we will all
understand this committee business.
MIR. KIDD-Perhaps it would be best
TO have the whole matter discussed No
doubt had better Withdraw my motion
for the present.
Mr.. WILsoN-Let me be understood
or understand the report. There is a
request made that the committee on the
insane 60 on and ascertain all that they
can in relation to insane people charged
to Grant county and now in the asylum
at Madison, and prepare report. The
report has been made by the chairman,
Mr. Clark. That committee is the one
appointed by the chairman year ago.
Mr.. Clark, as chairman of the commit
tee on building also reports what has
been done and turn the property over
as a building committee, but he does
not stop there as | understand it; he goes
on to show that one system.
THE CHAIR-The cause of the mistake
is that two reports were read by Col.
Clark without quitting the flour. He
read the report of committee on the in
sane first-laid that down and took up
the report of the building committee and
read that; then the motion wes made
that the part relating to building be adj
opted and the other part turned over for
discussion.
MIR. WILSON, wanted to have so
much as related to building to be re-
ceived and the committee TO be dis
charged. We have committee on in
sane, and building committee. We
have received the report of the building
committee and discharged 1.-THE re-
mainder of the report lays over under
the rules until tomorrow evening
Mr.. CABANIs takes the chair and
Mr.. Ryland reads report of committee
on County property
TO me Hoaorabts BOARD Of Supervisors;
GEETLENEN:-I herewith ask leave to lay be-
fore you my report on various expenditures Or
improvements and repairs, some OF which wore
recommended by the Board at It's last session in
November 1882.
The Committee on County Property recon
mended the following named repairs at an ,sti-
mated cost Of SlS5 The report of the proceed
ings Of the last Board does not show that any
person was authorized to carry out the rec com
meLdations Of the Committee. The rePOrs was
amended making the appropriation $40. In.
aSmncn a. some OF the Work mad 10 De cone
with as little delay possible had the same
attended to as follows:
Fu!lcr. Warren & Co, OF Chicago, castings
for jail furnace ............4...... .S14i Is
Freight on furnace castings....... 6S
Barstow Il Marks. Labor. material,
setting and rebuilding furnace. % IS
Amount estimated and appropriated
for same ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iG5 %
Cost over estimate ............ s 6 50
Received for old castings sold and
turned over TO County Treasurer 90
The Committee recommend that part Of
the roof over the kitchen Of Sheriff g residence
De recovered with shingles and estimated cost al
Sl2. This work | engaged Mr. ii. Muesse to do
bnt owing to pressure of work and extreme cold
weather il was delayed until March think.
when the Sheriff employed other carpenters 10
do the work and | believe had the entire roof
reshingled and some other work done about the
sheriff's residence for the cost of which | can
only refer you to sherman Bros bill listed by
the Clerk as SAB
There wRs an estimate made by the Commit
tee Of S200 for repairing plasterng on ceiling
in the Petit Jury room.
They also estimated and recommended re
pairing Of plssterng In Poor House at a cost OF
So co.
The amounts being inadequate / did not have
the work performed and refer the matter back
for the consideration Of this Board.
During the erection Of the asylum the pump,
tubing and platform gave ont and had TO be re-
paired several times at considerable expense
and finally had to be replaced by q new force.
pump. tnbing etc, which cost including two