Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-24

Its own insane In other counties, and
claims the actual saving to the county
for the year by the establishment OF
the institution to be $10,57l.65. The
report concluded with recommends
ton that provision be made for light
ing the institution with acetylene gas,
which thcS board approved, and a
plant will be put in, estimated to cost
less than $500.
The same gentle en-, as superin-
tendents of poor, report the total
expenses on that account for the year
to have been $2,9ll.9S, of which
$1714. 83 was paid to towns for temp
orary aid. and 81, 1875 for support
OF inmates OF the county farm.
The trustees received during the
year, as mileage and per diem, in the
discharge of their duties, the follow
Ing sums: Swinehart, S117; Steensland,
1881. 10; Bailey, $lo0.25. DR.. w. j.
Pearce, physician for the two institu-
tions, received $3.50 salary; E. j. Per-
kins, superintendent, received $1,000,
and Mrs. Perkins, matron, received
$400. All these items as well as sal
aries OF attendants, and others are in
cluded In the aggregate Of expenses.
Il. J.. Perkins, superintendent OF
asylum and overseer OF the county
farm made detailed report that gives
o good insight into the affairs OF
those institutions. There were 100
patients In the asylum oct. !, 1897;
twenty eight were received during the
year and seven lost by death and
other causes, leaving the present pop
ulation III, OF which sixty-fve arc
males aud lifty-siX females. or the
whole number lifty-two are Iowa
county patients, and siXty-nine from
other counties. The cost per capita
for maintenance Is stated to be Sly
per week. In recapitulation Mr..
Perkins states the total expenditures
on account of the asylum since It's
establishment, including buildings,
improvements and maintenance to
have been $l5l ,5SS.9l. Cash receipts
from state, sales of products, etc, in
same time 1857, 1928. Saved on keep
ing It's own insane instead of having
them kept elsewhere, $52, 30.30. Ag-
gregate received and saved to date
1900, 53l .SS, from which deduct total
outlay of $l5l ,5SS.0l, and the net
saving to the county is shown to be
1867 ,Ol2.07 or 5,GO6.G more than the
cost of the buildings and all improve
ments.
There were twenty inmates of the
poor farm in 1897. Eleven have been
received during the year five died and
two were discharged, leaving present
population twcutyfour. The cost of
maintenance per week was 81. Is each.
Dr. Pearce, physician, makes u fav-
orablo report w to the general health
OF inmates Ia both institutions, and
oommends the management. He adj
vises the raising of the corridors Of
the asylum to two stories, and there
provide for the isolation of patients
having contagious diseases.
Thomas Gibbon, clerk Of court, re-
ported In his custody, subject to order
of the court money and securities TO
the amount of $40, 06l,20.
Miss Underwood, county superin-
tendent, submitted an interesting and
instructive report, with some valuable
suggestions. During the year she
he l26 schools in the county. Eight
public examinations and five special
examinations were held One hundred
and eighty persons were examined,
of whom li5 were granted certificates,
-Four local institutes were held, be-
sides the annual institute at Dodge
villc. One hundred and fifty teachers
were enrolled. The superintendent
visited zach town clerk to assist in
selecting township school libraries.
Each school has now its individual
library. There are now 2ll qualified
teachers in the county; siXty-six hold
first grade certificates; sixty-nine Sec
ond grade. and thirteen high school
diplomas that have been certified.
Besides these about ten are teaching
on normal school diplomas and elo-
mentary certificates, There is no
doubt that the standard of Qualiica-
tions for teachers is now higher than
ever before In the history of the
county, 1t is source OF regret that
while patrons are alive TO the adj
vanced requirements of the teachers
and must realize that these require
ments nccossitate an outlay of both
time and money. they offer no encour-