The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-11
minnesota Asylums ana Prisons.

At the meeting in Washington Of the National
Association of charities and corrections, the
following report was submitted BY Secretary
d. h Hart Of the Minnesota state board:
7 The stats board Of Minnesota has completed
It's first two years Of work: At the astssssion
of the legislature the first biennial report of the
board was presented, embracing: a full descrip-
ton Of almshouses, jails, and state institutions,
with statistics of finances, population, etc The
legislature. recognizing the Importance Of the
work entrusted to the board, established it
upon permanent basis The board made
eight recommendations Of Liquidation, Of which
sn were adopted by the legislature. Several
important acts were passed by, the legislature
Affecting the charities and Scorrecions Of the
state. board was established to- locate .
third insane hospital, id order TINT ,he insane
ofsthe state might be cared for In state in
was built adjacent to the stEPeter hos
pital,. to accommodate 10O patients, ut
cost OF S25, 600, or $3.50 each. The expert
ment having proven satisfactory, the recent
legislature made appropriations for three ad-
ditional detached wards at St Peter and two
a a. Rochester which will gr SNd for
misslonels were also appointed to locate Q
state public school for dependent children and
commence the buildings therefor; to Locate a
second state prison. During tho past year the
EcaPhSitS uItue scllOOl1Of .ld0t6 anu 1lnDeclles
has BEN doubled being now 100, and an appro-
prlntioi' made for custodial building in con-
nectlon with tho institution. Provision was
made for gymnasium and shops for the deaf
and dumb, to replace those burned. In tho
report last year it was stated that there had
Deen no change Of superintendents of any in
sttution for ten years. This year is the first
time in eloven years that such an event has oc--
CURED, Dr. Knight, Of tile school for idiots and
lmbeciles, having resigned that he, might
Considerable time I. has been given the
subject Of jail architecture, and Jail now
being built in Otter Tail county and aims.
house in course of construction in St Paul,
bid fair to rank with the best institutions OF
their kind The rapid growth Of the adjacent
cities of St Paul & Minneapolis has called the
attention Of the citizens to- the need;of charity
3 organizations, and charity society has been
established in the latter city. During the past
year, beside the Friendly inn, which has boon
IN successful operation during the past winter.
In st Paul society has been organized which
aims to, secure the cooperation Of oil
existing charities The Roman Catholic
church has dedicated fine building for an or
pllan asylum, and the Protestant orphan asylum
; ID about to have aasuitable building in st Paul.
The new Washburn Home in Minneapolis is
about to be}erected lat cost OF. s75, OO0 The
State of Minnesota with million inhabitants
has now made provision for all its insane, fol
the deaf, the blind, the imbecile population and
for her dependent and delinquent children
\ The report closes with tribute to the lunacy
commission of the state, and hopeis express
+ ed that the national convention will be enter.
tanned in St Paul next year. 5E T. IS 8 .s 3