Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-17

luR u CudDR6 DCI6aIG6I NlGQOu6 serious loss.
INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND DUMB
The whole number of people enrolled at the
institution for the education Of the deaf and
dumb at Delayan, during the past year. was
| 244; of these there were present September 80,
! 1882 1872; average attendance during the year,
| 176. The total cost Of supporting this in
| stitution for the year was $34, 1916 "a, which
| amoImJ represents weekly cost per capita of
1876. '#|h #.F'H '.#f,t
| At the institution for the edu cation of the
| blind at GAINESVILLE, there have been enrolled
during the year total of 80 pupils, of whom
there were present on the last day of the fiscal
year, 81; average attendance for the year, g.
The total cost of supporting this institution
was $16 726.17, equal to a weekly cost per
| capita of $5.11. - 3.
STATE BOARD OF SUPERVISION
| Full details of the expenditures, work and
needs of the charitable, refOrmatOry and penal
| institutions of the state are contained in the
| annual report of the board of supervision,
which will be submitted for your Consideration
This board has performed its difficult duties in
a laudable and satisfactory manner, with con-
siderable saving to the state. The manner in
which the states duty in properly caring for
| and protecting the hnmblest of the unfortun-
ates in the charitable and benevolent instit1l-
tons is discharged cannot be too cd,utoaIsl1J
guarded, and the power of legitimate and in
telligent visitation and inspection, as desired
! by the board of charities and reform can at
! least result in no barn.
! CHARITIES AND REFORMS "..'#
| The state board of charities and reform has
| the power of inspection of all public and pri-
| vate charitable and correctional institutions in
| the state, excepting the SIX state Institutions
! Their report, which is now in the hands of the
| printer, shows the semi-state institutiOns-the
| Milwaukee County insane asylum and the Mil
! waukee County house of cOlrectiOn-to be in
! excellent conditions; that there are 62 county
| jalls, with 1886 prisoners during the year. and
255 at the date of the report; that the iaIs are
! generally In good condition, but they report
| that there are a few in such wretched cOndi-
/ ton and SO insecure that they should be en-
! demned If there were any power competent to
| do so. OF the poor houses, 80 III number
with 1853 inmates during the year. and 1,179
| at the date of the report, they say the cOndi-
| ton Is good, and that the class of dependent
| population is well cared for as is considered
| desirable. The increase Of private benevolent
| institutions, both In number and resources. as
reported, speaks well for the benevolent dis
| positions of the people Of the state. The
| board make numerous recommendations, and
| they should be carefully considered. They ask
| that their power of visitation be extended to
| the six state institutions, and this recommen-
dation meets my approval
THE NATIONAL. GUARD
! fully meets the constitutional standard in be-
ing IN the strctest sense - well regulated and
! lle GutIplCo dIG DtlljB Wei ulIGCLGQ TO Ile at
| tainment of a thorough knowledge of rifle
practice, guard and camp duty. The maxi
mum fixed by the legislature, in pursuance of
| its constitutional authority, of 35 companies
with membership of 1886, has been reduced
in the interests of more compact organization
| and economy, to 80 companies with mem
| bershlp of 2, 247
| Under the authority of chapter 1872, laws of
| 1882, tents and camp eQuipage sufficient to
comfortably encamp 400 men have been pur-
| chased and about twO-thirds of the force or
| dered into camps of instruction for six DAYS
with results that amply justify the expense.
| The results obtained in the administration of
the force, in proportion to the expense in
CURED in its behalf, will favorably bear the
most critical comparison with those obtained
IN any of the states. For full details | refer
you to the reports OF the adiutant and quarter
! master generals, and | especially ask your at
tentlon to the particular suggestions of the
adjutant general, and particularly with refer
ence to the war records, which should be cared
for and preserved at an early date.
INSURANCE.
The valuable report of the insurance COM
! missioner shows that for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1881, the fire insurance companies
had:
Risks written ................... S165 1896, GAP
Premiums received. 1897, 243
Losses paid .......................... 9l5, 1876
The life insurance companies doing business
IN the state reported for the year ending March
l. 1882:
Policies IN force .S32, 705,9 1856
Premiums received Observation-Disclosures. 873, 143
The commissioner recommends the PASSAGE
OF a law prescribing uniform policy contract.
have no doubt that such a law properly
guarded, would simplify the liability OF the
companies for losses and avoid many misun-
derstandln9s upon the part of the people,
which now grow into expensive litigation. and
well worthy of VOOr consideration
RAILROADS.
The year just closed has been one of more
than usual activity in railroad enterprise, both
in the volume of business and in the building
Ofsnew roads.
On June 30, 1881, the various companies do
ing business III the state of Wisconsin reported
to the railroad commissioner total mileage of
3, l42.4 miles; the mileage reported June 30
1882, was 3,475.73, an increase during what
may be termed the'railroad year of 1888 miles.
From June 30, 1882 to the end of the calendar
year, December 81, 1882, 358.O1 miles of rail
were laid, making total mileage of 1887
miles of railroad in the state of Wisconsin.
December 81, 1882. The number of miles
built during the calendar year was 39029.
The prediction contained in my message to
the legislature one year ago, of an increased
amount of railroad construction during the
year 1882, has been amply verified, and an al
most trackless region of unbroken forest is
now being transformed into thriving villages
and prosperous homes, adding to the state
needed railroad facilities, and vastly increasing
its taxable values. If we except the year 1871
and the year 1873, the great years of railroad
building III this country, the year 1882 stands
foremost in railroad construction
The Wisconsin railroad earnings from June
3d. 1881, to June 80, 1882, were SIS, 1885, 428. 80,
an increase of So, 287, 255. II for the year; be-
ing an average per mile of $5,639.16, an in
crease of earnings per mile of $82425. The
total cost of operating the railroads of the
state was $40, 276. 746 As, leaving as net earn
ings $8.488, 58l: 81; the operating expenses per
mile were So, 088.24, and the net earnings per
mile of operated road were So, $50 81 The
total number of passengers carried upon the
roads Of the state was 3,611, 973, equal to 1872
231, 759 passengers carried one mile at an aver
age cost per mile OF a trf1e less than 2.83 cents.
There were 5, 499,32 tons of freight carried:
an equal of 813, 414, 402 tons carried one mile;
and the average rate per mile on each ton car
ried was little less than Lei cents, which is a
decrease of .O7 of cent per mile on each ton
of freight carried.
The regulation of railroads by state author
ity, as power for good, is no longer a matter
of experiment or doubt. To be of the highest
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