The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-11-23
THE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS,

| ne ANNUAL littliHS " WV N''"''
board of supervisors of Manitowoc
county opened on Tuesday afternoon OF
last week, and adjournment WAS i'm
mediately taken until the following
morning at nine o'clock
At the second days session of the board
the regular annual report of the county
insane asylum board was presented.
| The trustees recommend that portion
| Of the asylum property comprising about
| eleven acres situate between Twenty
! first and Twenty.third, and Madison and
/ Division streets, now used for the cul-
! ture Of garden truck, be platted1nto lots
and that the lots be sold for the purpose
+ of securing fund with which to par
chase additional land, lying adjacent to
/ the aforesaid eleven acres, for the pur-
pose of securing new county farm.
/ The trustees are Of the opinion that the
/ lots conld be readily sold ut $40 to 1910
apiece. this opinion being based on the
| assessed valuation Of property situated
/ in the vicinity Of the land in question,
The recommendation was laid over for
/ future action
The report shows that the asylum
property, inclusive of the moneys due
the county for the use Of the institution,
il now valued at $l4i.79l.S.. The re-
/ port Of 1904 showed valuation Of
/ $137. 761 70. This shows a net gain OF
+ 81. O30 o. for the year. The 1909 IN
veutory Of the asy lum property shows a
valuation of $l2l 100 - while the
moneys due the county for the use of the
a-y lum amount 10 S23 03G.32 Sl2l,'55..
- plu- SOB. 02G.32 equals Sli4, 19l.sl, the
total present value Of the property and
credits
The receipts Of the institution, for the
year ending June 80 were so 30S 81,
while the disbursements during the year
totaled $50, 9Gs lG, leavinga cash balance
Of $4,000
Sources Of the receipts aud the amount
derived from each were as follows.
/ From the state and a number ofcOunties,
| $50, 90i % private patients and feeble,
minded, S3,203 Il farm produce, ST. no.
80 Total, So. 3Os.3l.
The expenditures during the year
were ny follows. Alterations and repairs,
SSt1 If; books printing, etc, Sl5G.0G,
patients clothing 81 liz %; drugs and
other medical supplies, f93. 53; fuel,
81, 1881; laundry $500 "a farm, barn
and garden -, St2 rs: household utensils,
$3.50 u; provisions, 81, Az %; transporta-
ton, freight, etc, $3.50; salaries
S., jO5. OF light, 1893 20 meats, S54G.3j
funeral expenses, SIG 80; insurance,
1856 10. Total, 500, 9Gs lG The asylum
report further showed that extensive
permanent improvements bad been made
during the year; that suitable employ,
ment had been given to all patients that
were able to work and that much at
tention bad been given to the matter OF
providing suitable forms Of amusement~
ItI lIt lIlidlfNt EhIl'l FhTEiiiS VA NV
report adjournment was .taken until
Friday morning ut 8 o'clock.
Last Thursday the members Of the
county board and several county
officials, took a trip to Sheboygan to
visit the Sheboygan county board of
supervisors and to observe the proceed
ings Of the last mentioned county legis
laiive body in session at the Chair city
The visitors returned to Manitowoc on
the evening Of the same day.
At Friday mornings session several
reports were read and filed Among
these were the report Of County Treasurer
Xeluan for the year ending November /
1905, and the report Of Clerk of the
Circuit Court Cary, The last mentioned
report showed that total of n 1879 80
was paid ont in fees for Witnesses
iururs interpreters, referee, court re
porter sheriff and clerk during the year.
Following il u summary Of the treas
urers report