Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-01-19

the state being able 10 secure favorable |
terms as 70 the land and water rights,
recommend that a committee be
sent 20 investigate and report on the
condition OF the university and It's ar
Tangements 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.
II an electric light plant is provided
for the penitentiary. a 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 I'm the
office OF the land department for the
safety OF the records of that important
office, and steel chest should be pro-
vided for the safe keeping OF the notes
and securities of the school and other
funds.
SOLDIERS HUME.
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 $4,000. The act provided for
the creation OF a board OF trustees, The
trustees secured an excellent site. two
| miles below the capital. and have erect
ed "a 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
nlsh the rooms or provide the necessary
| concomltants to open the home.
The trustees. In their report. which |
submit. ask for an appropriation TO en-
able them Go open and maintain the
| home for the ensuing two years.
recommend that you deal generous
~ 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 81
changed that the direct management
OF the home be vested In a superintend-
ent. who shall be physician and reside
there: that the present board OF trustees
be abolished and that the business man
agement be given Co three OF the stats
officers. who shall receive no compensa
ton for their services.
INSANE ASYLUM.
| hand you herewith the report OF the
superintendent and trustees Of the Ida.
no Asylum for the Insane.
The number of patients received
during the last two years has been IN
excess of those discharged. and as W.
may reasonably expect a continuanc,
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
have added l40 acres to the farm hav,
put In new electric light plant and sup
piled heat to the new wing.
desire to reiterate my recommends
tions made to the second session OF tn
Idaho legislature that a change be au
thorized ia the methods OF conveying
patients to the asylum.
DIR. Givens. the physician in chars,
as well as l. n. Coston. Frank p. Cav
anah and Frank Gooding, the trustee,
together with all the employees unde
! their control. are deserving OF the high
est praise for the able and efficien
manner In which they have performe
their duties,
recommend that you make such al
preparation for its maintenance as tn
superintendent and board OF trusted
advise
| REFORM SCHOOL.
The law establishing the reform scho'
, at Mountain Home, Gilmore county. ca
, rled with II no appropriation for its cor
struction, as the legislature did M
. think such an institution was needle
/, at that time. 1t remains for yon 10 d.
/ teminc whether II is desirable tn bull
= IL during the coming two years