Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-10

is tho design Of the board that the buildings for The
gymnasium museum, library, observatory and do
partment of engineering shall be pushed to COM
pleton rapidly as practicable
Under the authority OF the act OF 1881 tho re-
gents have made an advant ageous arrangement Dy
which the experimental farm purchased some years
ago is being disposed Of and the proceeds invested
in another farm in a much mora desirable location
for tho purpose The operation will show hand
some balance after the farm ia fully paid for
and equipped.
PUBLIC EXAMINER.
The report Of the lutlic examiner contains many
suggestions aud Recommendations which should
receive your consideration.
From his examination Of the State institutions il
has been made to appear that much carelessness and
neglect has prevailed in the past, relative to the OIL
cal bonds Of the treasurers or disbursing officers
of some of tue institutions and their boards Of
defects in the law, might have resulted in much
pubic loss but for good fortune in having these
positions filled BIZ men of integrity and RESPONSE
bility. The defects referred to should be rene
died without delay. and the provisions of the stat
ute upon the subject of official bonds be made
definite and mandatory it ell cases
The exhibit the examiner presents OF tho
banking Interests Of the Stale is interesting and
suggestive. The growth of this branch of our COM
mercal interests is indicated by the following sum
mary:
Capital stock ........ s7,Sso,sso se,sSl,2os
Surplus fund 'i91 - a'60O9 9as
Loans and discounts. 22,91O,609 27,l47,343
These totals would be largely anRrnented II full
reports could be obta ined from the private banks
of which there Is doing business in the State
The examiners suggestions relative to this class ct
| banks are WORTHY OF your consideration The o.
aniner gives the receipts and disbursements OF tho
county treasurers Of the State as follows:
1881 1882.
Receipts. s5,s4o.c44 y 5000, o5 So
Disbursements. 5,474,457 81 G,267,59S 60
"The total absence of checks upon county treas
urers" is subj upon which the examiner dwe!is
with much earnestness. ana his exposition OF the
defects in the existing system OF conducting the
| business relating to county finances makes appar-3
emit TIE necessity for changes N tn" law. The rerna
| edy he proposes that all receipts for money,
whether paid for taxes for other purposes should
originate in the auditors Office" though involving
some radical changes in existing statutes is prop
osition so evidently based on business principles
| that i, appeals to the Judgment at cnce- L ask
your ibid consideration OF he concise statement
| OF facts with which he illustrates this subject
The present system OF acc ountna. under the law,
Of the state auditor and treasurer il also seriously
| defective in some respects. A like absence OF
checks cs in the case OF county officers is revealed
| in ,heapresent' method of keeping the accounts
| Under the existing system funds to a large amount
| are paid to the treasurer, of which the auditor has
| no knowledge, and no m:ans Of check except as
furnished by the treasurer himself 1t also appears
that the money il paid in considerable sums to the
! auditor, Of which the treasurer has no knowledge
| until it is turned IN 10 the treasury. remedy ior
this state of things will readily suggest itself i'll tho
require ment that c AIMS Of the State, of what
ever charact-r, sha! be collected by the treasurer
! upon the auditors draft
BOARD or HEALTH.
| Inc STATE DOarU OF leailn mas uOGe cueCt1Vo WokA
! the past year in checking the spread OF epidemic
diseases and in the enforcement of sanitary regua-
tons throughout the State. In my Judgment this
eloihed with more ' posivs authority Under tho
statutes the health officers are charged with GOTHAM
important Duties whose discharge involves the ex-
ercise of authority sufficiently defined by the
law. It is of course admitted that there no CUES
ton in which the people at large are interested IN
greater degree than the preservation OF health Ihe
establishing of sanitary regulations is an essential
|
lnunity. cons ant influx Of immigration is liable
at any time to bring with it contagious disease
which may Doc me enf!aln:c and, unless summary
dealt With, spread beyond control. 1t 10 OF the
highest importance that boards Of health be Vestea
with the Authority necessary to efficient action III
such emergencies.
The report Of tho State board of health suggests
many changes in The law Elm experience IN Its
practical operation las shown it to be defective.
| commend the requests and recommendations OF
| the report to voUr favorable consideration.
BOARD OF 1AIaf!fi RATION.
! Til" State board OF ulai..atirn reports tho ex-
pcn'i.rra Of G?,ouo IL ii the preparation OF
nanli.ets, cirei, etc.. il uI rent languages
, wllic, "ere distributed to The extent Of Z 500
pamphlets. $4,000 circulars with map OF the State.
$500 reports of statistical character. The secte-
tary estimates that the population uf The State has
been i:ereassd the psst two years ove5 100000 ZOO
| by immigration alone. have 20 doubs this board
is efficient in tho work it was created to perform.
The iuaicio7s distribution OF printed matter repre-
sentng tho resources aud capab!!ities OF ou1
State, throughout those countries from whence
there is Il Continuous flow of emigration, should he
continued, and l recommend moderate appropria-
| ton for THAI purpose
lSstIsAS<;s; casts1ss.oEER-
The INSURANCE comm ssuncrs report presents an
Interesting review of the business of his depart
1nent since the establishment If the office in 1872
The history OF insurance in the State. illustrated
by the comprehensive ta1les and other da,a of hi
report, is !n Interesting subject for examination
The <. III CT The business is shown By tha follow
! ! ing comparative statement
disks Written. Prerniums. Lossea
1881. $lc2. 500 $1,5oG,:;53 s9lA,96'
| 1854 4S.71S,116 ESQ 758 soc, So
> Increase. 49,. SIS, 352,32i $9UGG15 $6l8, Ii
The commissioner remarks that ten years ago
! from Insurance stand point, Minnesota