River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
minnesota A.v,uus ana PRISONS.

Az 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:
The state board of Minnesota has completed
IT'S nrst two years of work vt the last session
OF the legislature the first biennial report of the
board was presented embracing 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 legislation of which
SIX were adopted by the legislature. Several
important acts were passed by the legislature
affecting the charities and corrections of the
state. board was established to locate
third insane hospital, in order that the insane
OF the state might be cared for in state in
stitutlons. Two years ago detached ward
was built adjacent to the St Peter hos
pital, to accommodate 100 patients, at
cost OF SO, 200, or $3.50 each. The expert
ment having proven satisfactory, the recent
legislature made appropriations for three adj
dltional detached wards at st Peter and two
at Rochester, which will provide for
500 patients at a cost Of Sl25,000 Com
mIssloners were also appointed to locate a
state public school for dependent children and
commence the buildings therefor; to locate a
second state prison. During the past year the
capacity of the school for IDIOTS and imbeciles
prlatOn made for custodIal building in con
neeuUn with the institution. Provision was
made for gymnasium and shops for the deaf
and dumb, to replace those burned. In the
report last year it was stated that there had
been no change of superintendent of any IN
stltutlon for ten years. This year is the first
time in eleven years that such an event has oc-
CURED, DIR. Knight, of the schoolfor idiots and
1mbeciles, having resigned that he might
join his mother in the Connecticut school
has hsan CIV
subject of Jail architecture, and Jail now
being built in Otter Tail county and aims
house i'll course of construction in st Paul,
their kind. The rapid growth of the adjacent
cities of st Paul Il Minneapolis has called the
attention of the citizens to the need of charity
organizations and charity society has been
esta blished in the latter city. During the past
year, beside the Friendly inn, which has been
IN successful operation during the past winter.
In St Paul a society has been organized which
aims to secure the cooperation of all
existing charities The Roman Catholic
church has dedicated fine building for an or
phan asylum and the Protestant orphan asylum
is about to have a suitable building in st Paul.
The new Washburn Home in Minneapolis is
about to be erected at cost of $75,0 600 The
State Of Minnesota, with million inhabitants,
has now made provision for all its insane, for
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.