Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-01-18

the state being able to secure favorable
terms as to the land and water rights.
l recommend that a committee be
sent to Investigate and report on the
condition of the university and its ar
rangements and as many of your mem
bers accompany the committee as pos
sible.
CAPITOL GROUNDS AND BUILDING |
Provision should be made to bring the |
hot water from the penitentiary to heat |
the capitol, thereby saving the price of
fuel now consumed and the expense of
an engineer to run the boilers.
If an electric light plant is provided
for the penitentiary, wire might fur
nish the light for the capitol and also
the soldiers home. and the hot water
used for heating the capitol might be
conveyed to the home and save the ex-
pense of heating that institution.
A vault should be constructed in the
office of the land department for the
safety of the records of that important
office. and a steel chest should be pro-
vded for the safe keeping of the notes
and securities of the school and other
funds.
SOLDIERS HOME.
The second session of the Idaho legis-
lature provided for the establishment
of a soldiers home and appropriated
| therefor out of the general fund, the
| sum of 1875, 900. The act provided for
| the creation of board of trustees. The
| trustees secured an excellent site, two
| miles below the capital, and have erect
ed substantial building thereon, but
they found when the building was com
pleted that the appropriation was ex-
| hausted and they had no funds to fur
nish the rooms or provide the necessary
concomitants to open the home.
The trustees, in their report. which /
submit, ask for an appropriat ton to en-
able them to open and maintain the
home for the ensuing two years
l recommend that you deal generous
ly with this institution of the state.
You will see. however, that quite large
portion of the original appropriation
was consumed in holding board meet
ings.
! recommend that the law be so
changed that the direct management
of the home be vested in a superintend-
emit who shall be physician and reside
there: that the present board of trustees
be abolished and that the business man
|
officers, who shall receive no compensa-
ton for their services.
INSANE ASYLUM.
/ hand you herewith the report of tn
superintendent~and trustees of the Ida
ho Asylum for the Insane.
The number of patients received
during the last two years has been in
excess of those discharged, and as We
may reasonably expect continuance
| of this unfortunate condition. we ar,
confronted with the necessity of in
creasing the capacity of the asylum.
During the time of my incumbenc,
as governor no change has been mad
in the management and but few change
in the employees of this institution w
I have added lao acres to the farm, haV
y put in new electric light plant and sup
= piled heat to the new wing.
!. l desire to reiterate my recommends
u tons made to the second session of tn
Idaho Legislature that a change be au
II thorized in the methods of conveyin
= patients to the asylum.
DIR. Givens, the physician in charg,
e as well as |. n. Coston, Frank r. Cav
> anah and Frank Gooding, the trustees
: together with all the employees undo
g their control are deserving of the higl
- est praise for the able and etiicier
d manner in. which they have performe
u their duties.
II | recommend that you make such al
It preparation for its maintenance as IL
u. superintendent and board of trustee
y advise.
u REFORM SCHOOL.
The law establishing the reform scho
"a at Mountain Home. Gilmore county, ca
"a ried with ii no appropriation for its col
= structon, as the legislature did ~
=, think such an institution was need'
Ia at that time. 1t remains for yon To d
"a temne whether ii is desirable To bui
a., it during the coming two years