Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-01-10

H. WoAAduIo 1boucu Uy dCt VI 1cRlSlaCuTe
Feb. ~. 1879, chapter 50, amounting
to Sl4,l76.22, bearing 8 per cent interest,
reported as outstanding IN last report,
have been redeemed by the territorial
treasuEar.
There remains unpaid $1,s93.4O, war.
rent Issued on general fuEd, this being
the total outstanding in debtedness oi
the erritory.
There is also outstanding $40, 1000 6 per
cent bonds issued on account of con.
struction of hospital for the insane and
$4,000 6 per cent bonds issued ON &C.
count of construction of territorial pen.
itcntiary, making total bonded indebt-
edness of 100000.
bonds outstanding; ing;:................... $50 90:
Warrants outstanding ............... 1884
Total.............................. s91,sss.4O
TO offset the above Indebtedness, the
treasurer has resources amounting to
$43, ,463. 80, but from which the current
expenses of the territory must be met.
The details of all the financial trans
actions of the territory are very careful.
ly and accurately set forth in the COM
prehensive reports of the territorial
treasurer and auditor herewith trans.
mitted, and TO which your attention is
called
In this connection I earnestly recon-
mend that provisions be made by law for
printing the reports of the auditor
treasurer and other territorial officers
previous to the assembling of
the legislative assembly, in order that
the printed copies may be laid before
the members early in the session.
TERRITORIAL INSTITUTIONS.
The hospital for the insane, which was
commenced through the iberality of
GOV. Howard to meet pressing emer-
gency, has by acts of the last legislature
become creditable and permanent in.
stitution. The new brick and compare.
lively fire proof hospital buildings were
80 far completed when the wooden struc.
ture was consumed by fire on the I'd OF
last April. that the patients were prompt.
ly transferred to the east wing and made
comfortable at very slight expense.
The sum Of $4,000 III s per cent bonds
appropriated to erect what was designed
should become the east wing of the per.
manent hospital buildings, has been SO
judiciously and economically expended
under the efficient board of trustees, 50.
perintendent, architect and other officers
that the wing designed to be erected has
been finished and completed and the
main building erected and largely com
pleted in its interior arrangements.
cannot too strongly commend the
faithfulness and untiring zeal manifested
by all having in charge the expenditure
ct the sum appropriate by the
last legislature for permanent
hospital buildings, and to re.
commend to your favorable considera.
tion the estimates of the trustees for fu
ture improvements, herewith submitted
The report of the medical superinten
dent shows that the average cost of sup
port of patients during the past two
years has been about $l.75 per week anc
that the average number of patients wht
have fully recovered has been large
than OF most other similar institutions
The necessity for increased accommo
datlons for the unfortunate insane, will
the detailed method of treatment is full
ly set forth in the reports of the medica
superintendent, steward and matron, t,
which your attention is invited.
THE TERRITORIAL PEN1TENT1ARY,
Il 1t will be seen by reference to my las
biennial message that the territorial pri
soners have been kept during the pas
v
tholities of the house of correction a
Detroit. in the state of Michigan, TIL
large cost of transportation from remot
J portions of the territory through seyera
states for confinement, and other consid
erations induced me to recommend Il
D the last Legislative assembly the issuanc
of fifty thousand dollars of six Der cc,,
] territorial bonds for the purpose of erect
2 ing substantial building. SO construct
! ed that it would ultimately serve as
wing of substantial territorial prison
Enactments were passed carrying ou
this recommendation; also creating
0 board of territorial prison directors, ant
providing for the confinement and gov
eminent of all territorial prisoners q
5 Sioux Falls.
. Owing to the disastrous floods in th
spring Of 1881. tho penitentiary boar,
: did not organize or commence the con
strnction of the building for severa
months. The contracts, however, wer
n let and bonds executed for the compile
ton OF the work in season for placin
D the material upon the ground and lawn;
= the foundation during the subseuuen
fall and winter.
a On account of the limited amount Pre-
vided for the purchase {
s eighty acres Of land adjacen
to the village of Sioux Fall
the directors accepted the liberal prope
o sition of the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 S
Paul railway company, on whose line til
J. prison was located to furnish the balanc
. of the sum required to secure what the
deemed to be the most eligible site tc
). the prison, and to grade and construct
track from the main line directly to til
prison grounds and yard.
The directors also arranged for til
\ transfer of several acres of ground
. excess of the eighty acres required fc
z the territorial prison to the United State
10 for the erection of wing to be used fc
IS the confinement of United States pr
g soners. the whole when completed,
Is form an imposing complete prison from
y For the concession thus made the dire
9 tors received $500, which sum with I'll
y donation received from the manager
\ the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Pa,