The Saint Paul globe., 1901-07-31
HELD LAST NEE TING
AND CHARITIES GOES OUT OF
EXISTENCE
BOARD OF CONTROL STEPS IN
Long Session Yesterday Marks the
Close of Eighteen Years Service
Secretary jackson Is
Commended

In accordance with the provisions of
the legislative enactment creating tie
state board Of control, midnight of the
present day will tecmina te the official e1-
istence of the state board of correction
and charities, the functions of which VIII
be transferred to the first mentioned de-
partment. The retiring body he'd It's
final meeting yesterday. Although there
remained but little business of great i'm
portance the procs edings were OF t e
most ceremonial chara ter.
Judge Willis is absent from the state,
and Col. E. c. Gridley was unable to at
tend on account of illness. Those who
We're present were Gov Van SAINT, who
presided, and Messrs. Amundson, Folwell,
Rich and Richardson.
LAST OFFICIAL ACT.
The last official action Of particular i'm
portance taken by the board was en- the
claims of the town of Jackson to recog-
milton as the county seat of JacksC
county by the approval of the plans for
the proposed new county ia to be erected
at that place. There has been a long
and hard fought contest in which Lake
field has sought to take the county seat
away from Jackson, but every election
has resulted in the defeat of Eakefie,d.
On the other hand the Lakefield peop
have hampered the residents of Jackson
in securing the erection of county build
ings at that Place. Some time since TIE
old county jail at Jackson was condemned
and by a majority vote the county COM
nnissioners decided to issue bonds for the
erection of a new one upon modern plans.
Proceedings were stopped, however, by
the Lakefield peope, who Sc ured a
temporary injunction against the issuance
of the bonds At the board meeting of
yesterday former Senator H. H. Dunn, Of
Albert Lea, and A. H. Strong, Of Jackson,
appeared and stated that the injunction
had been dissolved, and as a telegram
was also received from the county COM
missioners who stated that they would
build the jail as proposed, the plans and
specifications were approved. The plans
include a modern ten-cell jail building,
with sheriff's residence attached and tie
estimated cost of the buildings is $17,-
ECO.
The board approved plans for a four
cell lookup for purposes of temporary
confinement only, in Sherburne county
The right previously granted to the
Children's Aid Society of New York to
place not to exceed fifty children a year
in homes in this state was limited to tie
present year. The bond of the Chill
dren's Aid society in the sum Of $1,000 to
indemnify this state against expense Ct
any kind by reason of the location OF
children from it's institution in Minnesota
was approved.
The board authorized the deportation
of Iver Thirkeldsen from tbs city to his
home in Denmark. Thirkeldsen is
feeble-minded youth who is being cared
for in a measure by friends in this city,
but is partially a public charge. He
came recently from Denmark and his
passage to this country was paid by the
authorities Of his native town that they
might be rid Of the burden of his support
He will be taken back at once.
Resolutions drafted by Judge Willis,
commencing the work Of James F. Jack
son, who was secretary of the state
board of corrections and charities, were
adopted.
1t was decided to deny an application
for assistance in the removal of Charles
Dixon from the United States insane hos
pital at Washington to one of the state
hospitals. Dixon is a Traverse county
boy, who was rendered insane during his
service in the Philippines as a soldier.
EIGHTEEN YEAR SERVICE ENDS
Secretary w A Gates presented his
final report, the first part of which was
given to a statement of the condition of
the business affairs of the board
With this meeting the board CT correc-
ton and charities lays down its work,
after an existence of eighteen yeaTS.
Seven governors have presided and
twenty-four members have served upon
the board. The present members have
seen the longest terms of service. Mr..
Anderson has been member twelve
years; Mr.. Rich and Judge Willis each
eight years and DR.. Folwell six years.
During the eighteen years of the exist
ence of the board it has had but three
secretaries, one, Mr.. Hart, having served
fifteen years.
The organization of the board was the
commencement of the systematic study
of charities in the state, the results of
which will never be fully told. BY the
different boards of managers our state
institutions have risen to a front rank
among those of the country. BY lis
recommendations to the legislature,
which have been enacted into law, it has
done much to shape the policy of the
state.
It's influence upon the counties of the
state has been large. 1t is in reason to
say that it has saved the counties each
year, in the management of poor relief
more than it's entire cost to the state
The real poor are better provided for at
less cost than formerly, while the
abuses of the poor system have been
largely corrected
When the board was organized there
was not good Jail building in the state.
Stree then forty-fve have been built
upon plans recommended by this board
Our county jail system Is now one of the
best. Many of the counties have eXpend-
ed more for Jail buildings than they
would have done but for the influence of
this board, but as q result have jails
built upon sanitary principles, flre-proof
and secure. that will endure fer years.
and in the end be saving to the
counties. The lock-ups were fire traps
and the cremation OF prisoners common
The state now has $50 lock-ups, nearly
one-half of which are upon plans ap-
proved by this board and comparatively
fire-proof.
In the deportation of alien and nom
resident dependents an important work
was undertaken. In the four years of
the operation of this department more
than 200 alien and nonresident insane
alone have been deported at a net saving
to the state of at least 5000, ,000
The state board of correction and
charities has been of inestimable value
to this state, and its influence will be felt
long after it has ceased to exist.
Before the adjournment Gov. Van SAINT
said few words commencing the board
for the excellent work it had performed
as body and the individual members
for their earneStneSS and zaaI In tJ,a nav