Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-03
On APTFR 911

for a state school or temporary home for depend
ent and neglected children. Such institution to
be known as the Estate public school"
Section 2. The said board of SUPERVISION shall
have power to receive proposals for the donation
of land to the state for such SITE and TO receive
the same by gift, or they may purchase such site
if no proper location shall be given for that pur-
pose, and they may receive proposals Tor dona-
tions of money other securities in behaltof this
state for the benefit of such school and they may
locate the same, by and with the consent OF the
governor of the state at such point as they,
together with the governor, shall deem Tor the
best interests of the state. Said board shall as
soon as practicable after the location of said nsti
tuition cause to be erected ON the site SO selected
suitable buildings, and make thereon the I'M
provements necessary to carry into erect the pro-
visions of this act. The building shall be erected
upon the cottage or family plan, and no contract
shall be made that will involve greater expendi-
ture than the sum appropriated by this act Tor
that purpose The site selected shall comprise
not less than forty of land, possessing good
facilities for drainage and sewage seweragel, and
an abundant supply of pure water
Section g. The deeds for such site shall be duly
executed to the state of Wisconsin and delivered
to the secretary OF state and the state treasurer
thereupon is hereby directed to pay on the war.
rant of the secretary of state to such grantors OF
whom such site may be purchased such sums or
money may be equired to pay for the site,
said sums to be attested by said commissioners
as necessary therefor; provided, that not over
three thousand dollars shall be paid for that pur-
pose.
Section 9. The sum of thirty thousand dollars
Is hereby appropriated out of any money in the
purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of
this act, and may be drawn by the said commits
sioners upon warrants made by the secretary OF
state on certificates approved by the commission
ers, as hereinafter provided
Section 5. The said commissioners shall have
the superintendent of the grounds and the de-
sign and construction of the necessary buildings,
with power to appoint an architect, superintend-
ent and other necessary agents and assistants,
and to fix the compensation for their services,
and to make all necessary contracts, subject to
the approval of the governor.
Section 6. The architect or superintendent so
employed shall, at the close of each month make
out estimates in detail of all materials furnished
and labor performed during said month, duly GER
titled, to the board of commissioners, who, after
having examined and approved and recorded the
same in their record of proceedings, and after de-
Quoting ten per cent. of the total amOuntto be re-
tanned until the completion of the contract, shall
certify to the correctness of the same to the secre
tary of state, who shall thereupon draw his war
rant on the state treasurer for payment. Upon
the final completion of contracts the said board
shall in like manner certify to the total amount
due, including percentage.
Section T. When the said buildings shall be
completed for use as herein required, the raid
commissioners shall make under their hands
certificate thereof, which shall be transmitted to
tie governor, who shall thereupon give public no.
tice by proclamation that the same is ready for
the reception of dependent and neglected chill
dren.
Section g. The general supervision and gov
eminent of said state public school shall bevested
in the state board of supervision, pursuant to the
law creating and defining the duties of said
board, and said board shall establish system of
government for the institution, and shall make
all necessary rules and regulations for enforcing
discipline, imparting instruction, preserving
health, and for the proper physical, intellectual
and moral training OF the children. The said
board shall appoint superintendent a matron,
and such other officers teachers and employees as
shall be necessary who shall seVerally hold their
offices and places during the pleasure of said
board, and said board shall prescribe their duties
and fix their salaries.
Section g. There shall be received as pupils in
said school those children who are declared de-
pendent on the public Tor support, as PROVIDED
| In this act, who are over three and under four
teen years of age, and who are in suitable con-
dition fbody and mind to receive instruction.
| That said board Is authorized In admitting
children to give preference to those under twelve
| years of age That those admitted, unless sent
from the institution as provided by this act shall
be retained after that age in the option of said
board, until home is procured for them. That
ssid board is authorized to return to the county
sending 1t any child when it shall become sixteen
wears of age, and no home has been procured or
whenever after its admission it shall be ascer-
tanned to the satisfaction of said board that the
the time of its admission or if for any other rea-
son said board shall consider said child an I'M
proper inmate of said SCHOOL, that, in the case OF
the return of any child as herein provided to the
! county sending it. the guardianship of this board
shall cease, and the child shall again become a
charge of the county sending it, The said board
of supervision shall report in writing to the su-
| perntendents of the county poor of the proper
! county the reason for returning the child
Section 10. All children now confined in the
state industrial school for boys or the state in
dustrial school for girls, within the state, who,
upon the proper examination by the state board
! of supervision shall be found to be of the condi
ton and qualification described by this act shall,
by order of said board be transferred to the state
public school, to be kept and dealt with as pre-
scribed by this act and the rules and regulations
| made pursuant thereto. And whenever any court
or magistrate shall hereafter commit any vagrant
child over three and under fourteen years of age
to either said industrial school for boys or girls
ma OF TonOrt
| the case of such child to said board OF superv1s
| ion, together with the charge upon which such
child was arrested, and such facts as may be de
veloped on the examination or trial, pertaining
to the age or previous condition of such child
and upon the receipt of such report 1t shall be
the duty of said board OF supervision to make the
same investigation as to condition and Qualifca
ton to be sent to the state public schools and i
such child shall be found to possess the condi.
tons and qualifications for admission prescribed
in this act, then said board shall make the neces
saIy order transferring said child to said state
public school,
Section IL. The children in such school shall
be maintained and educated in the branches
usually taught in common schools, and shall
have proper physical and moral training:
Section II. It is declared to be the object o
this act to provide for such children temporary
| home only in said school until homes can be pro
cured for them in good families. The said board
ofsupervision is hereby made the legal guardian
of all children who shall become inmates of said
school. It shall be the duty of said board to use
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such children and it is hereby authorized to place
/ them in such families written contract dur
! ing minority, or until eighteen years OF age. in
| the discretion of said board, providing for their
education in the public schools where they may
reside, for teaching them some useful occupation
for kind and proper treatment as members of the
family where placed and for the payment on the
termination OF such contract, to said board OF
supervision, for the use of the child, any sum OF
money that may be provided for in said instru-
ment That in receiving such children into such
school, preference shall be given to dependent
and INDECENT orphans or half orphans of deceased
soldiers and sailors of this state.
Section 49, AS soon as the state public school
buildings are ready for the admission of inmates,
and whenever inquired of by the superintend.
| ents of the poor of any county, or of the town
| board Of supervisors of any town in counties
where the county poor system has not been
adopted, and whenever there is room for one OF
more children in said school from any county, II
shall be the duty of the superintendent of said
school to notify the superintendent OF poor Of
such county or the supervisors OF such towns
how many children they can send to said
school. That whenever there are more ad.
Missile children in the several counties, in.
Guiding those towns not having the county
poor system, than can be received in said school,
1t shall be the duty of the superintendent Of
said school to divide such admission pro rats
among the counties according to the number Of
dependent children in each at the time OF such
admission, giving preference to counties OF the
same or larger population that have had less adj
mitted into said school. That whenever the SUI.