Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-18
ACCOUNT WITH . GOVERNMENT

In the message OF nv predecessor for 1887 ref
erence l. made to the fact that the war tax levied
been paid. and that there was DUE the state on
the settlement the sum of 5 a This amount
has been collected from tie general government
ana pall INTO the state tFeI Sury
MI GeorSe w. BurChard. who was appointed as
agent Of The state, succeeded in coiecliug f ON
the general government SIG 81 % on account Of
rel cteI and abandoned war claims These
Claims had been rejected BY fhe goyerUmel {
years ago, anu the amount thus colzcted is 8
ele4r sSa 10 Inc state. Mr. Burchard also sue
ceedeN n securing during the past two Years.
pa eaSS from the general govtI UNI ut 10 the II
Tor 2lf 10 u acres of swamp lands and 4, az s.
acres OF indemnity lands.
Is confidently expected that congress viii
so2a retuRu TO the states all the actual money
aId on account Of the direct war tax ievi- IN
le6l. The amount due Wisconsin is Sl+G.535 Il,
aud was paid BY the state as follows:
BY credit Of allow anceS var C inns. o., 247 Is
By cTeult OF allowances for swamp
By credit of allowances for five per
cent. of sales of pubic lands 20. 400 y
When received. these amounts should the efore
De tranS ferred and paid as follows:
10 the General fund.-. ......-..., SSG+,241 IS
To the yrmal School fund. 7J,.S9 3
10 the u alnage fund. ..-............. IUgS9 o.
OF the amount. when received and carried t.
the General fund, 1t serTns to me emiuentiy i =
ting that some mart shcuII be set aSiIA and APP
propr ated Tor the purpose OF erectl' = some suit
ale memorial Of tn p-trloUc sacr fees 50 ful!>
sstlon or the life and integrity or the repuplic
CHARITABLE AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
The II owiIS interesting aad imp rtant facts
are suonl. ed relative TO The management of the
state institutions by the State Board of Super
VISION:
During the biennial trim ending September 80.
1857 S'o5.2IG 81 expended for the mainten &c
of the seven INSTITUTE us. OF this amount $50
9 = wa the Regular legtsla i've appropri III N
OF 1897. The balance was received from counties
tor the support of insane and inmates of the In
dtS II a School, FIR Boys.
Th- total cost for The support of the State Hos
pilai for the Ias ne for 1887 was So 2IS IS and
for 1885 S3 lj4 So, ing weekly per capita CoSI
OF 500 Tor the former year and s. II for the lat
ter. The average number of p ititutS III the hos
p tai Tor 1877 was SIG, and for 1855, 479
Notwithstanding the extra cost of several i'm
pr"vementS i'll aud about he hospital there will
r. main a surplus OF $4,000 from the appropria.
tl1n of tw" years ago.
Thu aver g nim6t of insane maintaiuedI at
the Northern Hospital during 1887 WIS 80 and
for 1855 t34. The total cost OF the maintenance
1888, Sl23,2l9 62. The weekly per capita cost III
1887 was S}32 and in 1888, So 50. The Increase of
cost II 1883 of sl3 l43 70 ever that of the previous
year was made Necessary by repairs AMI renew
ais il hospital buildings. There is yet an uneN.
pended balance of sl3 900 remaining from the al-
pr pr alton of two Years ago.
am gratltied to be able to state that the num-
Der of inmates in the State prison is not incr
4 ing The average number confined in 1887 was
AIS: III l6oS AL. The total expense for the sup
| p TT of the prison for the past two years was
$50 1858 for 1897 and Si1,073 81 for the riscal
| year ending September 30, 1898. T tai for two
years 5 20 399. 10. OF this amount. 500, 1877 81
! received from the prison labor contrtc or. This
leaves The net cost # the prison to the State for
/ two years S!1,211A
The lndl,strin School for BnvS cost IN -t,fe
| for 1887 SIS, 5s3 Il ana for lSSS Sili"J2 p III
average population of the school Ia }NS, WIS } -
| ana in 1888 $50. The weekly per cID..a cost i"t
maintenance in the form year wa, S:.C2. IN the
! latter year, S!.G3. None OF the State stlu. orS
! can have Il m re direct 'ariag on the iutar4
preservation of indlyi iual Oh lraCter and obe,i
| ence to the laws thm this school II Is essen
| ally a school for the re cue Of youth from life
/ Of vagrancy and crime. an 1 as such should ap
! pea! fcrcIby to wise tiberalIty on theS art OF
| the l. g.slatUre
The School for the Deaf cost The State S35.5l53t
! for 1887. and $4,000 30 FIR 1888 Ih're is lhft
$3.50 IL from lie appropriation of $4,000 b: the
! last Legislature. The nImber Of schyllrS III
| attendance III 1887 was 1913: in 1885 20i. The per
capita cost was S}4 and 50 81 per week for The
two years respectively.
TIE SchooI for the Blind maintained ::
! scholars III 1887 at a COST of $40 % 81 and S
I scho arS i'll 1888 al a cost e S30,a65 A., or at
weekly per capita cost OF S. IA for the first year
/ and StG6 for the second YEAR
! With comLnendatory WIS ION the last TIVE
| legislatures made prov for the -Sabshm-n
| and maintenance of the State Pub ic school a
Sparta. There has been expended for tina
institution $4,000 for lands and buildings
| $50 600 in 1885 and $4,000 in 1887. Five substan
I tai cottages and one la &c main building have
been erected. and surrounding these Is a farm O
/ acres, nearly all under cultivation. The COS
| for current expenses i'll 1887 was SIl21SlS, anC
tor 1NSS, with a large increase Of cniIdI en-
| SIO.12S AZ The school was opeued Nov -
1886, and from that time to Sept. 30, 1888, 30
! chldr, We're received. Eightythr { have b e
indentured, all being placed in excellent homes
| 10 are out on trial At the clOSa of the present
! year there were 1871 remaining Ia the school
/ When it is considered that these CHI drer have
been taken from deg adiCg ami III MANY Instance
! deDraN I, surroundings, III certain eases TO .nd o
| th- streets abandoned by worthless parents, aat
. are now placed in an Institution where they ai
/ surrounded with kindly ana Christian imlluea S
and assisted IN The hopeful work of making goo,
men and women of themselves, fIl ju>titicat
WI! he found for all that has been and may b.
( expended IA So good a cause.
TIL folio 'ing appropriations are recommends
( by the tate board of supe vision for The main
tenance OF the respective institutions nam-d, 70
tn next two years:
| Stntn hnsnitnl So naH :