The Red Cloud chief., 1885-01-23

Sa5I. S.5Gl
Your notice * directed to the Auditors
statement showing amount of taxes dclin-
aucnt. with the hope that you in your united
wisdom may succeed in deyiSing some plan
tor the better collection of the revenues. ard
that without imposing unnecessary burdens
upon the people.
There ~ a general demand that the law of
IsSi. making taxes delinquent January I of
each year. and providing for a penalty of five
per cent. shall Toe repealed. | would cite for
your Illumination the revenue laws of the
States of ohio and Indiana. The law of the
last named state provides that any person
charged with taxes on the tax duplicate in
The hands of a County Treasurer NAV pay
the full amount of such taxes on or before
the third Monday in April. or may, at his OPP
ton. pay the first inStallmcnt on or before
such third Monday. and the remain
ing insiallmcrt on or before the first
Monday Of November following. pro-
Giding that all road taxes shall To included
fn the fest inStallmcnt, and that in all cases
where the first irstallment shall not be paid
ON or before the third Monday in April. the
whole amount unpaid shall become due and
tc returned delinquent with proper penalties
added. This plan il that of scni-annual pay
mcHt-a iii liSiou Of the burden. Taxes are
defined as Dcing the enforced proportional
coutrihuti,n of persons and property. levied
10y the authority OF the State for the support
of the Government and for all public needs.
Applying taiS dctinition to our own case and
we will agree chat best legislation upon the
matter of taxation is that which. while il
shall meet he wants and needs of the State
Government. will AT the same time, as far a.
itmay with Aafety he done. tighten the burden
to him who Sp contributes.
In relation to the present management of
the public institutions of the State il may bc
said that without an exception they are in
excellent hands.
HOME FOR THE F~RIENDLESS.
The act of 1881. providing FOR the erection
of a Home for the FricndleSS. was carried
lnto effect by the purchase of Il site near the
CITY of Lincoln and the erection of a build
ypgr fhar,ann The rnNprnmpDf nf tha Hnfnp
was assumed by the Society OF the Home for
the FricndlnsS, and II is now under the active
care and management of u board composed
Of earnest practical Christian women. who
with well directed energy are striving TO
make II what il should bc. The Home was
opened to receive inmates January I; lsSs.
and since that time has received, adults ~.
children lSi, making n total of SS. There
have been surrendered to the Home a. chill
dren. and of this number .. have been placed
In good homes IN this State. An appropria-
ton Is asked for by the society in charge for
che purpose of erecting and furnishing addi-
<ional buildings. and Ia aid in the mainten-
xncc Of the Home. In my judgment their re-
quest TO Il reasonable amount should be
granted. Ii must be remembered that the
title tn this property remains in the State. a
visit Il this institution will convince you of
its utility and worth.
DEAF AND DUNE INSTITUTE. AND FEEBLE
MINDED CHILDREN.
Organized in April. lSa. this institution has
since that time received for instruction I'll
pupils. For the last biennial term there has
been a reported attendance of l4l. The
health of the students has been good. and
the methods of instruction the same as
heretofore reported. When we consider the
available means and accommodations at his
command. the condition of this institution
under the present management is admirable.
instruction in the trades, printing. carpenter
work, sewing. fancy work and housework. is
still continued, and funds are asked for to
place the trades upon a more efficient basis
looking TO the power Of self-support upon
the part of those receiving instruction:
Your attention is called tn the deficiency OF
$500 in the appropriation for TINS IN.
stitution by reason OF failnre OF the last
LEGISLATURE to make provision for the year
ending March 81. lSS5. in the matter OF wages
of employees. Attention is called 10 the fire.
ouent applications for the admission of fee
BILE minded children to this school. a class
who are not ut subjects for II deaf mute
xchool. BY reference TO the census of lSS IL
ss shown that we had at that time SO persons
classed as feeble minded. aa of whom were
under twenty years OF age. The state ia,
undertaken to care for the insane. the hino
facts. together with tho experience of other
states in this work. L am prompted 10 cal
your attention TO the importance aud mrsen
.Tasinv some provisions in Nebraska foi
this hopeless Class.
INSTITUTE FOR n BLIND.
The total number OF pupils received az tht
r..s;t,,ta for the education of the blind from
- dota of its opening in January, IS.o. unti
h present time is sixty.
sJhe huilding was intended 70
nersons and there has been an attend
n nno. pr fhirty-six pupils during the hiennia
term just closed; OF ,d those sn Sh 9e wSn1s he ia i I'D
missipiS 40 INIT FIVE knownt To the Super
state, se sne Who are not in the school Thu
rsnarn-tes as one Of general prosperity
49, hassth of the students mas peen cAcs.
lent apd IN sn i;tersry. musical and industrial
CONSISTING oi nro1ress has been made
epmmc hnoI IN is work in the literary Depart