The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-09

I therefore suggest that either a rad
ical cnange be made regarding the Re
form school. or that the school be re-
moved to some other location in We
Der county. where it may be conducted
at less expense, and that the present
buildings be put to other uses.
Under all the circumstances I recon-
mend an appropriation to meet the de-
/ fciency. and the appointment of a
! committee from the legislature
( to ascertain if the state
cannot make more advantageous use
/ Of these buildings. In this connection.
I submit for your consideration the
! fact that the Military Academy build
/ ing, north of Ogden city, which is
said to have cost about SST ,0o0 and is
situated upon ten acres OF ground
eligibly located with a perpetual free
water right, can be secured for the
state. at very low price. If in your
( wisdom, you deem it proper to place
( the deaf dumb and blind asylum in
I the building now occupied by the Re
form school, and secure the Military
t institute property for the Reform
/ school, shall be glad to act with you
/ in accomplishing the purpose. The
major portion of the land now de-
voted to an improbable attempt at
! farming, might then be sold; the
heavy tax now paid for water for
/ irrigation would be materially de-
4 creased, as well as would other Incl
dental expenses / believe the change
would be of permanent advantage to
! the state, and will reduce the burdens
J Of the Reform school to minimum.
Insane Asylum.
The State Insane asylum, located at
] ,, 7frr eli fC n q
tract of land of about two-hundred
I acres, upon which has been erected a
thoroughly modern and well equipped
asylum, which has cost the territory
I for grounds, buildings, furniture and
machinery, to November so, 1894, S40S.-
I 073.91.
The number of patients confined in
the asylum at present, is PIT, of which
10 are male and 107 females. 1t is
estimated that the capacity of the
asylum as at present constructed is
$50, and that portion of the asylum
called the Administration building,
wherein the medical superintendent
steward, guards and attendants have
their quarters, is ample for a much
greater patient capacity. The increase
in the permanent population of the
asylum during the past year, was s
\ Patients admitted, 81; died, Is; dis
charged. IS. The average attendance
daily of the patients was 214. The
average cost of care and treatment
per capita per diem, was SS1A cents
1t is stated by the medical superinten.
dent, that this is the actual cash ex-
pense for the care and treatment ac-
count. and that it is considerably
lower than for any previous year. The
increased number Of patients treated
the decreased cost of supplies, the in
creased yield from the farm, garden
orchard and dairy, and the practice
of strict economy, have all been fac.
tors in bringing about this reduction.
The sanitary condition of the build.
ings and the general bodily health Of
the patients have been good. There
has been no epidemic or contagious
sickness of any kind during the year
The estimate Of the territorial board
for the ensuing year for which ap
preparation is asked. is as follows:
For care and treatment Of 2S5
patients at $3.50 per capita per
week .......... ..................S42,7 a.
For ice house. Observation-Disclosures. LOO
Additional furniture for conval-
eScent wards Observation-Disclosures. sol
Keeping in repair asylum build
ings, expenses of board and
other necessary expenses-....-. 500,
1oldd $500. .'...'...... 80. -Soz,zf'
While it may be possible by The
exercise of further economy to reduce
these expenses below this estimate,
recommend the appropriation of $50
600 for the maintenance of the asylum
for the ensuing year
Your attention is respectfully in
vited to the difficulties the board ha.
had to contend with, and the extra
expense involved in being unable tt
cash auditors warrants issued to them
1t will be noted that the item of in
terest during the past two years
necessitated through inability tx
realize upon the warrants. has cos
the institution $5,27S.93. 1t will be my
pleasure to treat upon this subject il
the special message which it is my in
tention to present at a future date.
School For the Deaf and Dumb an,
School For the Blind.
The constitution locates the schoo
for the deaf and dumb and the schoo
for the blind in the county of Weber
and orders the transfer of the pro
perty OF the school for deaf, hereto
fore conducted as a department o
the University of Utah, to the schoo
to be located in said county.
The appropriation made for tn,
school for the deaf, by the last legis
lature for two years from January /
1894, is exhausted. The university re
gents, under whose management tn,
school has been conducted, contem
plated closing the school on January
l, but the superintendent of the schooi
, to obviate such calamity, offered t,
bear the expenses of the school unit
the present legislature could take &C
ton. and the offer was accepted. Thu
school continues under that arrange
ment. 1t will be necessary to max
Immediate provision for the expenses
of the school to the end of the schoo
year.
1t will be necessary to provide
permanent location for the school 10
the deaf and dumb and the school 70
the blind in Weber county, and pro
vide for moving the property of tn
school. Proper legislation should b
passed, also. providing for the con
troll and supervision of these school
under the direction of the state boar
! of education. Unless the arrangement
described in another part of this mes
sage. can be economically effected, b,
|. which the school for the deaf an,
dumb and the school for the blind ma.
be located in the buildings now use,
for the Reform school, and the Re
, form school located at some othe
point. it is my Judgment that thes
schools should wait until the state CT
better afford to build.
The Capitol Grounds.
Until such time as the state may b
able to erect its capitol, the ground
which are already laid out and SUI
rounded by neat iron fence, shout
be improved, and the trees and shrub
cared for. I recommend small az
. I Al.
the actual cost Of caring for tn
| e-rn11nds and That tl1a nanitn1 nn,,,r,, ic