Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21

| the board have been permitted to incur an in
debtedness in excess OF their appropriation to the
amount of Sc, 500 and for the payment ofthis sum
| an appropriation should be made.
| The institution for the education of the blind
has had average of 81 pupils for 1883, at all eX
pense OF SIC 670.48 and an average of 60 for 1884
| at an expense of $17,521.32, and the board esti-
mates the expense for 1888 and 1856 at S36,aoO
with surplus of 81, 501 from the last appropria-
| ton asks that there be appropriated for that
period 800 The per capita cost is 1851 r
| week for 1888 and S. 81 for 1884. This is neces-
sarily much larger in this institution than i the
| others because of the small number of pupils,
| the expense of instruction In music, and be-
the pupils are less helpful by reason OF their
| misfortune.
The institute for the education of the deaf and
dumb had an average of 1873 pupils in 1888, and
2O5 in 1884, and at expense of S35 $685. 30 for 1885,
| and 49, 536.37 for 1884. The per capita cost was
So IS a week for 1888, and 1851 for 1881. The ex
| penses for 1885 and 1886 are estimated at 1884, o.
the probable receipts from sales at 81 800, and
| surplus at the end of the present appropriation
| year of Sl,2'0, leaving balance to be supplied
by appropriation of S81, $50. The board asks for
special appropriation of $1,000, to purchase real
estate they can control the outlet of the sewer,
| and $4,000 for the purpose of building new
| boiler house detached entirely from the other
| buildings, and which would seem prudent for the
safety of the inmates and the care of the buf1d-
| ings
[ am constrained in this connection to call the
attention of the Legislature to the advsabiliy OF
| providing for the deat-mutes of the state some
| other means of education. There were in Wis
cousin, according to the census in $780, 1079 deaf
| mutes, of whom 600 were of school age, between
| and %, and less than third of these were
| receiving obstruction. This fact shows that
| large number of deaf children in this state are
| growing up in ignorance, and that the provision
| made for the education of deafmutes is yet in
| adequate. The policy of the state and the spirit
| OF our people demand for this evil correction.
| In localities where the number of such unfortun-
ates is sufficient to justify it, day schools and the
| employment of teachers for the special purpose
of teaching them to converse with hearing people,
| l am led to believe, would meet the want, and
| afford them preparation TO enter the common
| schools and receive the same education other
| children. 1 commend this subject to your atten-
| ton, as one well worthy of your careful study
| and consideration.
| The Industrial School for Boys at Waukesha
| has had an average yearly attendance of 29l for
1883 and 800 for 1884, and the current expenses for
1883 were $42,0 49, and for 1884 were SAP IA.
The per capita cost for 1883 was 81. 78 per week.
and for 1884, $2.71. The board estimate that they
| will require for 1885 and 1886, for current eX-
penses aud purchase of material for shops, $780,
lO0 that there will be received from counties the
| sum of Sl7,16S02; and from the sale of products
| 100000, leaving to be supplied by appropriation
| for the term $50, 000
The state prison at waupun had an average of
1868 prisoners during the year 1888, and an aver
age of 1893 during the year 1884. The current ex-
penses of the prison for 1888 were $50031.29, and
for 1884 were $53, 1882; and the proceeds of the
were S4l, 648.62 The cost per capita for 1873 was
| 81. 65 per week, and for 1884 1921. The current
expenses of the prison for 1885 and 1886 are esti
mated at Sl18 900; and the probable receipts from
| convict labor at $4,000 and probable surplus
of the last appropriation of 1880, leaving to be
| provided by appropriation the sum or Sl9,5OO
| COUNTY ASYLUMs.
! There are now organized, under the laws,
eleven county institutions for the of the in
| sane, as follows: In the counties of Brown, Col
umbia Dane, Dodge, Grant Green, Jefferson,
| Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth and WinnebagO.
| In addition to these, the county of Manitowoc
| has q building nearly ready TO be occupied.
| These institutions, to great extent, are under
the supervision OF the Board of Charities and Re-
form, and are reported to be in very satisfactory
condition. There were cared for in these eleven
institutions, at the close OF November, 1884, 635
| patients-all chronic insane-and the reported
average cost of maintaining these is Sl.S2 per
| capita per week When the building in Mani
| towoc County is completed, the twelve will have
| accommodations for $50 patients. There are but
very few insane persons cared for i'll county jais
and poor-houses, and none of them treated badly;
| those not having proper care and treatment have
| been transferred to the state or county asylums
| by direction of the board. The management in
| these county institutions has been very salts
factory during the past year, and as long as care
is taken that they do not drift into the contract
| system Of poor-house management, they will no
| doubt continue to work beneticent purpose in
| the care of the chronic insane.
The Milwaukee County Asylum, treating both
acute. and chronic cases, and which is main
| tanned at the joint expense OF the state and
| county, had average of 306 patients under
daily treatment during the past two years, and
| the work has been conducted very successfully.
The state pays to the county the sum of 81 70 per
week for each patient maintained; which cost the
state $50 81 for the year 1888 and SAL for
! the year 1884 The total current cost of main.
| tenance including requirements and repairs of
property, was So, 147.S6 for the year ending Sep
| TENDER 80, 1884; an average weekly per capita
cost of $3.50 for the year 1883, and 1886 for the
| year 1884
| The wisconsin Industrial School for Girls now
established and successful, had, on September so,
| 1854, an attendance of los pupils The manage
ment is in the hands of board of ladies, who, in
their labor of love, Jealous and efficient. The
| institution gives promise of great usefulness.
INSURANCE
| The revenue derived by the state through
taxes and fees imposed by the law upon insur-
ance companies was S57 362. Is for the year 1888,
and S64 ,904 75 for the year 1884 The laws relat-
ing to insurance seem to work great good in pro-
| tecting the people of the state from the trans
! actions of fraudulent and insolvent companies,
| and tends to add to the business of the solvent
| companies that cannot afford to do business at a
| losing rate. The administration OF the tepart-
| ment has been efficient and you will find valua-
| BILE information in the report of the commits
| siOner.
| RAILROADS
The total miles of railroads in the state of Wis
! consin, on the 31st day of December, 1884, was
4,204.54; an increase of 370.8 miles since Deem
| Der 81 1882 The earnings for the year ending
June 80 1858, were 49, zoe, 1858 10, an average Of
S. 344 20 per mile of operated road the operating
expenses and taxes were $l2, 513 1852, an aver
age of 49, $685. a. and the net earnings for the year
were $7193 l1218, or an average OF 81 $50. 46 per
1884 were 800 All, 57S &c. expenses and taxes, Sl2
689 1896 40; earnings per mile SIS. 131 OIL expenses
per mile So 1904; net earnings, $721, 57747 and
net earnings per mile, ST., 941. 81. The number of
passengers carried in the year 1888 1907 CTS,
being equivalent of 169 99 697 passengers carried
| one mile. In the year 1884 there were 47S,4S0
passengers carried or an equivalent of 1919 9l9, oil
| passengers carried one mile; being an average of
! go miles travelled by each passenger, and at
average cost OF 2.69 cents per mile The number
of tons of freight carried in the state in 1883
4462,367, equal to 1853, 352, 663 tons carried one
mile; in the year 1884 the number of tons of
freight carried was 4,770,201, an equal of 949,-
81, 5S5 tons carried one mile, and at an
average cost of LA cents per ton per
mile. This is less than it has ever been in this
state and it is most gratifying exhibit to the
producer and shipper and creditable to the car
riers The number of persons employed by the
railroad companies for the year ending June go,
1884, was 5,423 and the total sum paid these en-
ployes was So, 1874, S58 So; being an average of
$572SO each per annum Thus it will be seen
that there is large army of persons employed,
and large sum of money distributed in the state
by this one active and useful industry of our
commonwealth. The revenue paid to the state
for licenses to operate the railroads was $685.
S2S58 for the year ending September 30, 1882;
81 for the year ending September 80, 1888.
and 1854 269. A for the year ending September 80,
1884.
large amount of means is invested in the
railroad property of Wisconsin, and railroad in
terests and industries are largely identified with
and woven into the life of our people; railroads
in this age have become necessity to the peo-
pIe and the creative industries and enterprises
fro 70 and Of railroad iDVAgt-