Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13

Expenses telephone, etc:.......: 1SS 60
TRANSPORTATION .......... So
yIsiirg and examining 6oar;di.......:... i5y i'5y{
Electric, lights ......................... 5Ol
Laundry 500
grounds ..:............,........ zoos
Elevator for main building............ 0OO
Total .$lO9, 400
In his financial statement the COM
mIndcnt shows that cut or the total appro-
priations for the different funds by the legis-
lature of 1885, 1000, there has been ex-
pended $47.230 leaving a balance in the
state treasury OF S12.299,5l unexpended An
interesting feature in this statement is the
expenditure OF four different appropriations
by the Board of Public Lands and Buildings
without the approval of the commandant or
the Visiting and Examining Board. There
are $500 sewerage, $4,000 painting and re
pairs, $4,000 kitchen and administration
building and $4,000 for an electric light
plant.
The total membership OF the home at
date of the report, November 3O was 1853
males and nineteen females.
SOLDIERS HOME, MILFORD.
A report of the branch home at Milford,
created by act of the Twenty-fourth session
of the legislature, Is made to the governor
by the Visiting and Examining board. The
building is a three-story brick structure
on stone foundation, 40XS0 feet dimensions
surrounded on the west, south and east with
wide covered porches, with an attic above the
third floor With the $4,000 appropriation
made in the act creating the home and pro
viding for the lease of the land, the
buildings have been fitted up and pre-
pared for use. The bedding, blank
cts and furniture are largely made
up of the contributions of Grand Army
of the Republic posts, Relief Corps and gifts
Of private individuals. As the appropriation
provided in the act was all expended under
the supervision OF the Board of Public Lands
and Buildings. for repairs sewerage, water.
heating apparatus, kitchen furniture and
equipment, maintenance and living of the
members have been furnished on the credit
system by the Board of Public Lands and
Buildings, thus creating a deficit to be met
by the next legislature From the quarterly
reports of the commandant the Visiting
Board finds the total expenditures OF the
home, from the time the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings began operations to
November 80, 1896, to be SlS,541.5l; amount
paid on claims outstanding against the home,
81 993. IS: present deficit, S10,547.63.
The number of members admitted up to
November 80 was fifty-four men and three
women. The report OF the Visiting and Ex-
amning Board closes with the following
statement: "Commandant J. II. Culver has
been seriously handicapped Dy the lack OF
an appropriation to maintain the home. but
has succeeded as well as could be ex-
pected with his limited resources. Harmony
prevails the members are contented and
the affairs OF the home are in good con
dition in this respect"
BOYS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
John T. Mallalieu, superintendent of the
state Industrial School for Juvenile Offend
ers, Kearney, Neb., addresses his report to
the governor. He says, in part:
"All OF the buildings are now in fair
condition of repair, The last legislature
made a reasonable appropriation for repairs
and 1t was largely expended in fixing up
the external parts OF the buildings, mas
much as the roofs and sides had been badly
beaten by a severe hail storm that passed
through this section, The main building
and one of the family buildings had new
roofs put on them entirely, and OF the
others were repaired so as to afford ample
protection TO the main building for some
line. The other improvements are a large
steam plant. complete electric light plant, |
system OF waterworks and a sewerage
system.
"The farm comprises 800 acres of land |
About eighteen acres are situated so as |
o be irrigated, The remainder of the land |
$ upland, and produces good crops only |
n very favorable seasons. The value of
'rops raised on the irrigated tract each |
'oar exceeds that raised on eighty acres |
II upland
"Slnce my last report $50 boys have been |
eceived by commitment and eight returned |
m account of canceling OF paroles. There |
re 21l enroled-a lower number than has |
,een enrolled for several years. This Is
lue largely 10 the fact that several good |
ZONES have been provided and the demand
or boys by farmers has been large"
SUGGESTS GENERAL REFORMS.
In regard to the changes in the system
u management OF the institution the super
ntendent makes the following suggestions:
Our system is somewhat complicated. In
ome instances the governor makes the ap-
in others. the Board OF Public
.ands and Buildings makes IT, Then we
AVE the Board OF Purchase and Supplies to