The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-14
State Board of Charities Today
Elects A. A. Stewart
Supt. Deaf and Dumb School
w. III. TOOthaker
TO THE BLIND ASYLUM
J. NJ. Hart viii Be Made Re-
form School Supt.
Question of State Architect to
Be Decided.

The state board of charities today
elected A A. Stewart of Manhattan
superintendent of the state deaf and
dumb school at Olathe. Mr.. Stewart
will assume the duties of the position
July 1. The place pays 81, 500 per year.
MI Stewart occupied the position un-
der Governor LeWelling'S administr-a-
ton and also for one year under Gov
ernOr MorrilPS administration The Re
publican board found no one in Kansas
suitable, in their opinion, for the posi-
ton, and elected ". G. HamiIl of Chi
caSo His official connection with the
institution will cease June 80.
Ihe board of charities also elected
w. II. TOOthaker OF. f.Kansas City Kan,
to the position of superintendent of the
blind asylum at Kansas City. This
place also pays 81 800 per year
Toothaker has had no experience in
this kind of work and much opposition
was urged against him.
This afternoon the board will take
up the Topeka reform school, and un-
less something now unforeseen arises
will elect j. NJ. Hart as superintendent;
salary, $1,000.
Although the board has decided not
to elect the assistant superintendents
and stewards of these various institu-
tions at this meeting, deferring action
until next month anyhow, perhaps
longer, it is understood that J. J. Miller
of Topeka, a free silver Republican,
will be chosen assistant superintendent
at the reform school at a salary of
S72O
The board of charities. executive
council and state board of public works
viii also meet today and take up the
subject of state architect. Under
the peculiar construction and wording
of the law the executive council feels
that it has no power to elect an archi-
tect, believing that the state board of
public works has power exceeding that
of the council In view of the i'm
4I,-,
stitutions during the next few
months, an architect is badly need
ed and the conference today is being
held for the purpose of disposing of the
matter in some manner satisfactory
and agreeable to the council, board of
charities and board of public works.
The election of a superintendent of
the Topeka insane asylum will not be
taken up al this meeting of the board,
which will adjourn Saturday, unless the
work in hand can be disposed of by
tomorrow.
LATER APPOINTMENTS.
Charles E. Gormly was today elected
bandmaster at the Topeka reform
school
The following additional appoint
ments We're made by the state board
of charities this afternoon.
Topeka reform school: L. White, Ar
kansas City, and J. Best, Junction City,
officers; Jacob Petree, Topeka, baker;
F. p. Roper, Topeka, engineer; Mrs.
Frank Brant, EldoradO, guide; Mrs.
Belle Hale. Minneapolis, and Fannie
Thomas, Montgomery, attendants.
OsawatOmie asylum: c. W. Amer,
Osborne, painter; T. c. Doster, Ottawa,
fireman; William Bryan, Ottawa, cleo
trician
Blind asylum at Kansas City. Kan:
John R. Morse, Morton, laundry de-
partment; Oscar Anderson, Dover,
yardsman.
Topeka insane asylum: Mrs. Kate
OConner Topeka, housekeeper.
Deaf and dumb institution at Olathe:
w. F Stout. Sterling, engineer.
Soldiers Orphans home at Atchison;
Robert Van CIeave, Osborne, clerk.
Imbecile asylum at Winfield: c. E.
Doty. Elk county, teamster.
The board has also awarded con-
tracts as follows:
For the new hospital at the Winfield
asylum to Streater & Ohm of Winfield,
for 81, ,641. The contract calls for the
building to be completed by June 80.
1897.
The contract for the large new en-
gine to be put in at the Osawatomie
asylum was awarded to the English
Supply company of Kansas City, Mo.
The amount of the contract is 1873.