Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-01-12

herewith transmit to the General Assem-
bly, the bicunial reports of the trustees, super
intcndcnts and other officers of the various
State Institutions. | ask Tor these reports that
careful consideration which their importance
deserves. They contain the record OF duties
well and faithfully performed, and exhibit Il
condition of affairs alike crcditablc 10 those
who have managed them and to the State.
/ Having, from frequent visits to these institu-
| lions, become quite familiar with their con-
dition and management, IL gives me pleasure
| to say that in my Judgment they are ccOnO-
mcally and skillfully conducted, andare scrv-
| ing with praiseworthy fidelity the interests for
which they were established Though the sums
annually required for their support may seem
| large in the aggregate they become small when
divided among the whole people of the State,
and probably no money expended brings a
| better return. 1t is not only duty, but should
| be pleasure, to our public spirited citizens TO
| see that these institutions are maintained at a
| high standard of efficiency, and granted the
| aid necessary to enable them to do their work
| In the best possible manner The rccommcn-
dations made, particularly as appropriations,
should have your especial examination. The
| aggregate of the sums asked for new buildings,
| improvements, repairs, contingencies, etc,
! coming properly under the head OF special
| appropriations, amounts to about =, 14i $50.
| These Recommendations are undoubtedly, for
the most part based on the actual needs of the
| separate institutions as seen by their respective
managers. Many of them ought to and can be
| complied with. But, In the present condition
of State finances, it will not be practicable to
j grant them all scarcely indeed one half OF them.
| In your wisdom YOU will be able TO discriminate
| between the most urgent aud those which can
| be safely deferred until another time. Out
| standing warrants should be paid during the
| first half of the current biennial period.
ropriations may he safely carried,
| under two-and -one-half mill levy, to,
| but not beyond, 1852 600 Judiciously and
fairly distributed, these, In my Judgment,
will be sufficient to keep the public property In
| good repair, and all the State Institutions in a
safe and prosperous condition. trust 1t will
be the resolutc purpose Of the General Assem-
| bly, to promptly pay oil the outstanding war
rants OF the State, and to keep the appropriations
| clearly within the limits of the estimated rcye-
nue. of the period. II has been In thcpast the
| wise practice OF the people, aud, In the main,
of their representatives TO keep the State out
| of debt The departure made from this whole
some rule, by the last two General Assemblies,
| In making appropriations considerably In ex
cess of the revenue, should not be repeated
There Is no necessity for it, while sound policy
and the will of the people are both decidedly
| against 1t. But, whatever appropriations are
| mace, an income should be secured to meet
them. Within the bounds indicated, you will
| have my hearty concurrence in all measures
| designed to strengthen and promote the use.
| fulness of our State Institutions.
| HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE AT MT. PLEASANT.
The completion of a substantial and com,
modious wing TO the hospital at Mt. Pleasant,
AT cost of 800, 000.00 gives capacity to that
Institute on to accommodate two hundred adj.
| ditiOnal patients. There were here at the
| beginning of the period 54I; at its close 101
an average population of 63s. The total mum.
| Der treated was 1871. OF these 235 were
] discharged recovered; l3l improved; l2I not
improved: ia died. The amount specified by