The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-01-15

the Organization Of the board It is already
recognized as an authoritative agency
through which the people in different coun-
ties are becoming informed as to important
ment of their county affairs the manner an[
cost OF the care and maintenance of their
county poor and other dependents,
and, by the correction Of errors
and abuses OF administration, to
which attention is thus directed, they will be
enabled to save large sums in the adoption
or more discriminating and economical
| methods OF expenditure while bringing more
human1ztng influences to pervade the man.
agement OF county institutions. In the OK
ercise OF It's advisory functions it has rem
pered material aid to the several boards in
charge OF the state institutions, with whom
| the most cordial cooperative relations have
been maintained The board have attended
| the national Conferences of charities and
corrections annually held, and through the
time in the inspection and study of the sys-
TENS and methods controlling the charitable
and reformatory institutions of other states
They have sought in every way to qualify
posed upon them. in which they have taken
great interest, and given their time freely to
their discharge. The character of the gentle-
men constituting the board is guarantee OF
| it's future usefulness, and will command for
it's work the confidence and cooperation of
the people of the state. Secretary Hart has
manifested much aptitude for the delicate
and intricate duties of his position, and in
their prosecution has shown great industry
and much enthusiasm.
PUBLIC HEALTH
| The state board of health is proving most
i efficient agency in promoting the public
health In the treatment of epidemic dis
eases and the supervision and direction of
general sanitary work throughout the state,
the board has rendered invaluable service
within the past two years. They have had
to deal with seventeen distinct outbreaks
OF small pox, some of which, being in lun-
Der camps and unorganlzed counties, could
not have been controlled by local authority.
DRY action, they have isolated and subdued
the disease. Several aggravated outbreaks
, OF diphtheria which threatened the decma-
ton OF entire communities, have, by rigid
! system OF quarantine and disinfection, been
checked.and brought under control A few
cases of Infectious diseases of domestic ami
mails have received the attention of the
board, and valuable counsel and assstant 9
have been rendered in the treat!
ment OF the diseased animals, and the
lection: All sanitary authorities agree as to
the probability OF the appearance Of cholera
In this country the present year. Our state
board Of health should be clothed with au-
thority aud given command of resources
sufficient to deal with this dreaded scourge,'
. IN the event Of it's appearance among us ::
This will contemplate legislation looking to
thorough sanitary inspection and an i'm
proved sanitary organization throughout the
. state. The duties OF local health officersj
measures to be adopted for the disposal Of
! filth. protection of the water supply and tho
control of offensive trades, are all questions
involved in the general subject and should
be met by clear and explicit enactments,
with sufficient penalties for the violation Of
their provisions To make this work effective
SDoClAl HnnrOnr4t1On w har To
be USED under proper restrictions and limlta-
lions as suggested by the board in their re-
port The rapid increase of the stock inter-
est OF the state suggests some legislation for
the protection OF our numerous and valuable
herds from the infectious diseases that have
wrought havoc the past year in other statea
The board of health is the proper agency
through which to operate in this matter
Authority should be given them to employ
competent veterinary surgeons when neces-
sary, and to take the other steps required to
prevent or suppress such diseases The
vital statistics of the state as now collected
are imperfect and unsatisfactory. believe
they could be made more complete and USE
fu1 II collected under a system devised and
controlled by the state board Of health Inn,
portant Investigations relative to the charac-
ter Of Illuminating oils brought into the state
have been made the past year by the secre-
his report, accompanied with practical rec,
concentrations for the protection of the pub
tic against the importation of inferior goods
The increased labors imposed upon the board
by the growth of the state, and the enlarged
scope OF Its duties. calls for a moderate in!
crease in the annual appropriation for its
use: The recommendations in this regard,
and upon those matters relating to sanitary
questions in which our entire people are in
terested, have my approval
MILITIA.
The legislature of 1883 enacted q militia
code which provided for the organization of
two regiments Of infantry and one battery
OF artillery, to constitute the national guard
OF the state 1t required seven companies
of infantry in addition to the then existing
organization to complete the quota author
lied by the act Within the year following
this was made up, giving an aggregate en-
listment of ,263 officers and men, and the
eutirc force has been provided with the most
improved arms and equipments in use bN
the general government Annual encamp4
ments have been held as contemplated by
the code, the details of which are furnished
In the report OF the adjutant general lam
pleased to be able to report that the guard
is in a satisfactory state of discipline and
efficiency. The value to the state of mod
crate military establishment was demon
strated on the occasion of the fires at the
prison last January. Detachments from
the First regiment rendered invaluable Aid in
preserving order and preventing any attempt
OF the convicts to escape during the
progress of and subsequent to the fires The
presence of a considerable force of armed
men doubtless had a salutary moral effect
upon the inmates OF the prison; certainly no
such efficient force could have been organ
lied from among our citizens as the militia
furnished, to guard the convicts while tho
affairs of the prison were in confusion For
nearly week of very severe weather they
creditably discharged the most exactin9
duties that soldiers are called upon to per-
form The subsistence and per diem of the
men for this service. and also the cost of
their transportation, amounting in the ag-
gregate to $3. 457. 4G, was paid from the
national guard fund AS no such extraordi-
nary expenses are properly chargeable to
that fund, it should be reimbursed bv
special appropriation, as recommended by
the adjutant general. On the 9th of july
last was requested by the mayor of Mime
apolls and the sheriff of Hennepin county
to furnish troops to aid the civil authorities
in preventing threatened attack by mob
upon the jail of that county. Those compa-
MES of the First regiment whose headuuar-
tiers are in Minneapolis We're ordered under
arms and moved to the vicinity of the Jail
Their presence probably deferred the mob
from the execution of the threatened vio-
lence, and certainly had reassurnc effect
upon peaceable citizens of the CITY. Such
occurrences, likely to transpire at any time.
demonstrate the usefulness OF an elective
several companies show that aside from the
encampment expenses, the guard have ex
pended the past year 500, 726. SO, in MAN.
tanning their organization, in excess OF the
allowance made them by the state. The
acjutant generals report will inform you as
to all the details of the guard organization,
and also the transactions of his department
relative to the prosecution of solder clams
for pensions. He has procured the allow.
ance of 5000 sol the past two years, ar
has 1,7O2 cases of that character yet in Ii
charge.
PUBLIC EXAMINER
The act creaurng the Office of public exam
liner and presc :ibing his duties. provides,
among other things, that she shall order and
enforce correct, and as far as practicable,
uniform system Of bookkeeping by state and
county treasurers and auditors, 80 as to af-
ford suitable check upon their mutual a.
ton. and insure the thorough supervisiou
and safety of state and county funds" IL
the prosecution of his duties undo, this re-
quirement of the law. the examiner encoun-
tors much embarrassment on account of the
homogeneous provisions of the statutes re-
lating to the administration of the public
revenues What these embarrassments are