Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-02
iured at over 20 per cent. The fields are
now looking healthy and vigorous, giving
fine promise for the future Of the crop.
Dodge County Insane Asylum.

fine promise for the future Of the crop.
Dodge County Insane asylum.
The Insane Asylum at Juneau is now
ready for occupancy and will in few
days be taken possession of by the author
ties of the County. The building is sit
uated on the hill directly north of Ju-
neau, between the highway and the
Railroad which latter separates it from
the County Poor House. The site COM
mands fine view of the entire surround
ing country, and the building can be
seen from great distance in all direc-
tions 1t has been built by S. P. Doc
little, Of Beaver Dam, as contractor, frem
plans and specifications furnished by Ell,
G. Koch & Co., of Milwaukee. All the
mason work has been done by VIM.
Quentmeyer, of this city, as sub-contract-
or, and the carpenter work by Mr.. Brack-
en-, of Beaver Dam. The building is of
brick with stone basement, It. high,
and covered with slate ROOF. In the
basement are the kitchen, laundry, din
ing room for family and help, pantries &C.,
and five furnaces of the Ruttan pattern
for soft coal, together with a gas ma
chine for gasoline by which the entire
building is lighted. The two stories
above the basement consist of central
part and two wings, an imaginary line
drawn from the front entrance through
the central part, North and South divid.
ing each story into two parts entirely
similar, so that a description of one-fourth
part of the upper stories is really de.
scription OF the entire building. In the
central part are situated reception
room, physicians office, superintendent
rooms and bedrooms for the help, and
back of these across the hall the dining
rooms, of which there are four, each com
mum ating with the kitchen by an ele-
vator. Through the hall the daY.Io0m is
entered intended for the exercise of the
patients, and where the harmless ones
can spend their time indoors. From this
a broad hall runs North containing cells,
bath room, wash room, closets and stairs.
La the corner between the day room and
tie cells are two large rooms for bed
rooms for sane classes of patients and an
attendants room. The building is IN
tended to accommodate 80 patientB,
though 100 may possibly find room.
Water and gas pipes are laid throughout
the building, the wind mill in the yard,
erected by Mr.. Mendenhall, of this city,
who also furnished all the sewer pipe,
furnishing the power for bringing the
water from four large cisterns into the
house. With perfect drainage and fresh
air on all sides, no fear need be had of
a1y epidemic disease. The cost of the
entire building, including the furnaces,
gas machine and fixtures. sewer, well,
windmill, &C., is in the neighborhosd of
$35 900. Some work still remains to be
done on the outside, such an grading,
planting of trees, &c. The building 10
credit to the architects and contractors,
and the county authorities have acted
very literally in making everything per-
feet and of the beat material By resolu-
ton of the County Board it will be in
charge of the Superintendent Of the Poor
and two nonresident superintendent and
will be occupied by Mr. Virgins, the as
sistant superintendent of the poor. and
his family who will be in charge Of sll
the interior arrangements. DR.. Hallsck,
Poor Physician Of the county, will have
charge Of the sanitary arrangements and
look after the general health Of the in.
mates 1t will, in addition. require some
s attendants, male and female, TO run the
institution.