Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-22
STATE CHARITIES.

STATE CHARITIES
Reports and Reco1nmendations OF the
State Bosrd-The improvements Needed
at the Various institutions Throughout
the state.
The following summaries and sugges-
tions regarding the state charitable In
situations are embodied in the biennial
report OF the state board Of charities:
INsvEx ASYLUM
The last legislature made Sppropr1at1oo
for the erection OF = building IT the Osawstornie
insane asylum calculated 20 accommodate SO
patients While this VIII srord great relief &c
this unfortunate class, IL viii, when nned, still
leave in the homes, private asylums ana poor
houses Of the state from 500 70 400 insane peo-
pie To provide for these. and for the natural
increase in the number OF insane people in the
state, Is an imperative duty Of our legislators
and both sonvenience and economy indicate
that provision should be made for the compile
ton OF the Topeka asylum and for the erection
of another asylum In the central western part
Of the state. The chapel ct the OSswaSornle
asylum now has seating capacity OF 2i0 With
the prospective addition TO the population an
enlarged or new chapel. TO Rccomnooafe = n
least 500 persons, win be required and we rec
ommend that appropriation be made Tor this
purpose
The average number of inmates for the biso-
NAL period was, for Topeka insane asylum.
1851; Osawatomie insane asylum. 5loss-
STATE REFORM SCHOOL
We strongly recommend that Industrial
building be erected. and eQuippe with proper
machinery for the education OF the boys in
ful trades, that they may be enabled 10 earn q
livelihood upon leaving the school We also
recommend that buildings be erected O. sum
cient capacity 10 accommodate, not onlg thoss
who are sentenced TO tn e institution as punish
ment for the commission OF crime but also the
incorrigibles OF the state That the work Of
this Institution has been wonderfully efficient
and beneficial is substantisted by the state
ment of the superintendent that more than 20
per cent OF The inmates become useful and
honored citizens, and that only Il per cent be-
come criminals
The ave rage number Of inmates for the period
was 2I4; average per capita cost for support
/ sl4S5o
DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTE
! An appropriation was made By the last legis
Iature for an industrial building which has been
erected under the direction OF the board OF pub
| lie works, and is occupied Industrial
school by the pupils who are learning printing.
cabinet making, shoe making and harness max
| ing a number OF graduates are now employed
| by manufacturers in the state who express
| themselves not only satisfied but especially
pleased with their efficiency as skilled work
men A number of improvements are asked for
4 by the superintendent
| The average number of pupils for the biennial
period was 22S; average cost per capita, sI66.50,
| BLIND INSTITUTE
The board is thoroughly Impressed with tbs
idea that indu strial training for the blind Is Of
! prime importance, for. with literary educa-
/ ton alone, the graduate Is thrown upon the
| world with intelligence that is unavailable
in the common pursuits Of life, while with an
industrial training he earn a livelihood, and
instead of being incubus to his friends and q
burden TO the state. become independent,
sclf-sus tanning happy citizen At this ms THU
ton there should be an addition TO the boiler
house, to properly provide for the electric light
! plant and an industrial building to replace that
| burned in 1889, and we recommend appropri-
alton by the legislature for this purpose
The average number of pupils for the period
| was 81: average per capita cost, s25l-l5.
| FOR 1ABECILE
The future OF this institution Is "A subject that
demands both careful study and prompt and
wise action While it is doing everything pos
sible to care for all Of the unfortunate children
committed to its care. its capacity is made
Guate to the demands that are cons family made
upon it. The number OF applica fions that are
! on file awaiting vacancies more than equals the
number of inmates Humanity imperatively
| dictates that the state should no longer delay
TO fully provide for all this class. Those who
! cannot gain admission to the asylum are gen
I orally sent TO the poorhouse where they re
! ceive (and this is especially true Of the fe
| males) inefficient control and improper
care The law provides that upon arriving
| at the age OF 81, the inmates shall be returned
| to the counties whence they came InaSmuch :
as this, TO many, only means the county poor
| house with all its degrading influences, pro-
vision should be made at this as 7luTn for the
proper custody OF adult idiots and imoecnes
| and the statutes should be amended tina
adults belonging 10 these classes may be sen
| TO this institution Many are able, with prope
labor and as the land now owned By the stat
consists of only forty acres, and that OF poo
| quality, more land should be purchased, tina
| they may not only be removed from The demon
alizing effects of idienesS but in part made
1 contribute TO the support Of the institution
The average number of inmates for the perio
was IOI; average per capita cost. 1856
| SOLDIERS ORPHANS HOME
| The home during the biennial period has bee
! crowded with children. and many have una
voidably been denied admission This institu
al isl
for 1t to be made, with the addition OF careful
enthusiastic school training An apprOpria t1o
was made by the last legislature for the erec
| ton of an addition TO the building, which Ia
, been completed and is now in use A wei
! planned and carefully constructed hospita
building has also been constructed Athougl
the addition 10 the building increased It's cap3C
ity, the institution is still crowded, ana Their
are on file man applications that must neces
, sarily be rejected, OF long delayed, until sum
cient provision shall be made by the leglSlatur'
for their reception The boilers IN use lor hea'
ing and laundry purposes are worn OFT ana IL l
| doubtful II they Will with all possi bic repairs
last through the coming winter. The purchas
| of new boilers and the erection of suitable
boiler house are imperative. and appRopria ton
should be made by the legislature for thes
| purposes, TO be available at as early a date a
, | possible.
| age per capita cost Si55 81
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
The idea that quite prevalent al the time
1 OF the erection OF TINS 1nSIituIlon- tnat the 6
| adjustment thereof was unwise and u1neces
| sary, is controverted bv the fact that the In
| stitution is filed with girls many o
whom would, without the reformatory in
| fuence of the school, become outcasts
and that others who have gradu
| ated appear to have reformed and become ntteC
| to fill honorable and respectable positions Il
| life We recommend that an appropriation b
| made for the erection OF cottage 10 accommo
date family of fifty girls, with provision fol
| the necessary additional heating and lighting
| and an appropriation be also made for connect
ing the sewerage system with that OF the CITY
! of Beloit
The average number of pupils was 50; aver
| age per capita cost, tlS0.40.
| Freight Cars Ditched-
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec IA dis
astrous freight wreck occurred yester
day morning at 1880 o'clock on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, five miles east of indie
pendence Eleven loaded cars ont o.