Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-07

employ female cooks and dining room
walters, most earnestly urge the me-
cessity OF building where they can be
quartered entirely separate from other
buildings.
The present arrangement Of the hos
pital is such, that in case Of death the
dead cart must be wheeled. with its
gruesome freight, through the whole
length of the building. in order to reach
the dead room in the basement. An
addition of two or three small rooms
at the west end Of the building (for
cases that should be isolated) and
light elevator should, in my opinion, be
provided. This will obviate the neces-
city of wheeling the dead through the
other wards, a practice which, I fear,
in some cases has q serious effect on
other patients.
Your attention is especially invited to
the portion of the engineers report re-
ferring to heating and lighting. He
suggests that the heating system be
concentrated. The hospital and woman's
ldormitory are now heated from the hos
pital plant, while the main building,
the old mans building and the new
building are heated from the power
house. The suggestion of Engineer Dun
ham is, believe, in the line of economy
and will without doubt result in a saw
ling In the number Of firemen and cost
| OF fuel The dynamo is not of sufficient
lcapacity, now that the new building is
completed, in fact it is now carrying
| too great a load. I have not attempted
! to give the cost of the improvements
! suggested, but leave that for the ar
jchitect.
Water supply and fire protection-For
| a few years after the establishment of
the Home, the city of Marshalltown
| supplied water free, for the next few
years for the nominal price Of $50 per
month. For the past year we have paid
the city at the rate of 5 cents per thou
sand gallons, and even at this low fig
ure, our water bill for the fiscal year
lending June &c. 1899. was $1,487.39 By
Preference to my quarterly reports of
i tests OF pressure for fire protection, 1t
will appear that in case of a serious
| fire we would be practically without
lire protection. / recommend that steps
lbe taken to ascertain the most feasible
Iplan Of securing supply Of pure wa
liter, and the probable cost of the plant
with view of, IL a practicable con-
lclusion be reached, for an appropriation
for such purpose.
Milk supply-In view OF the fact that
our monthly milk bill has averaged. for
the year ending June 80, 1899. $34139,
making total for the year Of $4,09665.
1 think 1t would be a good investment
to purchase 500 or 600 acres Of good
Hand, as near the Home as possible, and
4 stock the same with a sufficient num-
Der of cows to provide the amount of
4 milk required. While this would entail
an outlay Of from $4,000 to $4,000. 1t
would be good Investment and the
/ farm would doubtless increase In value.
Death rate-As will appear by refer
ence to the report Of the adjutant and
surgeon we have lost forty men during
THE past year. This. considering the age
and number of members. is a remark
|ably low death rate and speaks we'll
flor the sanitary conditions as we'll as
flor the skill and faithful services Of the
surgeon, Head Nurse Miss Jarvis and
Il her corps of nurses.
1 am greatly indebted to Adjt. War
fel. Surgeon Duffield. Quartermaster
Beeson, the matron. Mrs. Miller. and
Engineer Durham, for the faithful and
efficient discharge of the duties of their
several departments. To the loyal sup
port and fidelity of these officers, as
. |well as to my non-commissioned staff,
lcompany commanders and ward ser
geants, is due full measure of credit
flor whatever success has been attained
lin the management of the home. also
, wish to commend my bookkeeper, Mr..
James N. Miller, and George Walker,
lstenographer and clerk, for faithful and
efficient service.
All of which is respectfully sub
limited. CHARLES C. HORTON.
Commandment.
Iowa Soldiers Home, MarshaHtown.
STATISTICS.
Col. Horizons report is supplemented
with figures from the adjutant's and
|quartermasters Offices which include q
lcomplete record of the membership
lsince the institution was Established,
the average dropped each year, the
deaths. sick. etc. The population rec
ord for the past year as to membership
was as follows:
ENDING JUNE 80. 1899
Present June go 1Sa9-Men .......... ass
Present June 80, 1Ss9-Women 1890.
J, Total ........................ 49U
Absent June 80, 1S99-Men ........... ITO
Absent June &c. 1ss9-Women .......
Aggregate present and absent ....... 6e5
Aggregate last report ................ 649
Gain during the year .............. 16
Gain by admission-Men ............ TAI
) Gain by admission-Women ......... IL
/ Gain by readmission-Men ........ ..1ls
/ Loss by discharge-Men ............. ia
Loss by observation-disclosures ..s........
. Loss by dropped-Men ............... 81
: Loss by death-Men Observation-Disclosures. AZ
Loss by death-Women .............. 4
III lOtal loss ..,........ ......... Zoi
Net gain during the year .......... 1f
Whole number cared for during the
4 year including IS women .......... SGT
, Average number present during the
year including IS women .......... 541
> Average number absent during the
! year including women .......... 141
! Average number present and absent
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