, 1901-01-10

ord q M~athison, was awarded the con-
.ract, their bid being several hundred
dollars below that of their nearest com
The manner in which the con-
was completed was most sat.sfac-
tory and the firm was paid the sum OF
$4,7SO.74, the balance of the 81. 900 ap-
$2,219.O5, being returned
the general fund. The total cos. for
preparing and printing the revised sta
tutes, in addition to the $4,000 appro-
priated by the Third state legislature
for the expense of the original revision
commission was $5,46S,G3 making a
grand total of $10,46S. 63, or about
1928 per volume.
State Examiner.
During the past two years the office
Of state examiner saved the state more
than double the cost of maintaining
it. In the matter Of examination of
assessment rolls, alone, in order to as
certain whether all assessments made
were returned to the state. the work
that has been accomplished by the *
aminer has resulted in a saving to the
state of more than the Office has cost
by about fifty per cent during the past
two years.
Under the careful supervision and
instruction of the state examiner the
expense of maintaining county govern
ments has decreased from $412.O 600 in
1892 to 1895, 900 in 1899.
The examiner annually examines
nine state banks, which, in addition to
nine private institutions, report five
times each year on call. The banks
are all in good condition, and the ex-
aminer estimates that there is a per
capita of $40 on deposit.
Wyoming is acknowledged to be
among the foremost state in the I'm
ion in the administration of public af-
fairs and was among the first to create
the position of state examiner. We
have been free from defalcation and
embezzlement and other states are
now beginning to adopt the course that
we have pursued.
Charities and Reform.
The report of the state board of char.
tiles and reform which shows the prog
ress hat has been made in the man.
agement of the several state institu-
tons, each of them being in a flourish
ing condition.
The Wyoming general hospital,
which had been a burden on the tax
payers, has become nearly self sup
porting during the past year.. An addi-
ton to the hospital was built during
the past year and many needed i'm
provements made.
The cost of keeping the state con-
victs, their condition, ETC., is shown in
this report. Owing to the fact that the
prisoners are kept under contract the
cost for maintenance was only reduc-
ed one-tenth of per cent during the
year. The new penitentiary at Raw.
Inns is being placed in a condition for
occupancy. Under the law the state
prisoners should have been transfer
red prior to Jan. 1, 1901, but ow-
ing to the lack of sufficient funds with
which to build workshops and put the
~penitentiary in proper condition for
the safety of the guards and the safe
custody Of the prisoners, the board
found it impossible to make the trans
fer.
I would urgently recommend that a
joint committee be appointed who shall
visit Rawlins in company with the les
see Of the ~penitentiary, and ascertain
what shall be necessary to be done to
make the new institution fit to accom-
modate the ~convicts, make an esti-
mate of the cost and an appropriation
to the same and the board will
have the work done, and move the
prisoners as provided by law.
State University.
am pleased to report hat the state
university and agricultural college at
Laramie is in most excellent condition
and that it is literally patronized by
the citizens of the state and v in
its history has its standing or prestige
been higher and its outlook for the
future is most promising. The presi-
dent of the board OF trustees states that
the present authorized assessment of
three-sixteenths mills for four years
will be insufficient to raise the thirty
five thousand dollars to build and equip
the science hall authorized by the Fifth
state legislature. A deficiency of about
81 1000 can be raised by a special levy.
Conditions at the state hospital for
the insane are favorable. The number
Of patients there at the present time
is the same IS in 1898, but the cost of
maintaining them has increased slight
ly on count Of extra help engaged to
care for them. Contracts for an addi-
ton to the hospital have beer awarded.
During the year many needed improve
ments were made at the institution. I
would recommend hat some legisla-
ton be adopted to prevent the present
easy manner Of sending patients to the
hospital and at the expense of the
state.
The governor here paid a glowing
tribute to the services of the attorney
general, who. he said, had counseled
wisely with state officers in many