Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-03
OF IMPROVEMENTS
Horton Tells of the Needs
of the Institution for the Ensuing
Biennial Period-lmprovements Ask.
ed for Aggregate Appropriation Of
s15oo-Hos and Chicken Industry.

exhaustive document, and covers IN
detail everything OF interest in man
agement during the biennial period
ending Jun 30, 1905. The reports OF
Adjutant G. F. A. Walker, Surgeon
H. P. Duffield and Chaplain Jesse Cole
covering matter pertaining 10 thelr
respective departments, are attached
and made a part of the report.
Commandant Horton says that the
general condition OF the Home has
been greatly improved during the pi-
ennial period, by tire judicdous expen-
diture of appropria tions made by the
Thirtieth general assembly. The i'm
provements made during the two years
are outlined st length, anad III con-
nection attention is called to the I'M
provements still needed.
The supply of water is declared TO
be wholly insufficient to furnish flre
protection, and ii. will be necessary
either to build reservoirs or else make
additional connections with the city
water works If the latter is done 1T
will require the laying by the city OIL
eight inch pipes on Thirteenth street
from Main street to the gateway.
Commandant Horton calls the
boards attention to the urgent neces-
sity of a new building for the quar-
termaster's and commissarys stores.
He recommends that 1t be a two-story
building SO that second hand ana
condemned clothing can be stored IN
the building insteied of placing II IN
the attic of the main building, where
it Ia Impossible, owing to the darkness
to preserve it from the ravases OF
moths. A part of the second story is
also needed as a sewing room
The present library and reading
room is declared to be too small and
will, at best, accommodate only TWEEN
ty-five members at a time. When the
new books are received new cases Will
have to be placed in the library, and
then there will no available space for
reading, and no. place for magazines
and papers The commandant recon-
menais that new building fer this
purpose be erected, and, in view of
the fact the most reliable help is among
the married, the building be of two
stories, and the top story be used for
employees and their wives. A new H.
brary and reading room would be
highly appreciated by the members of
the Home.
The experience of last winter, dur
ing the coal famine, emphasizes the
urgent need Of new coal house, with
a capacity of at least 600 tons Of coal
to be used as a reserve supply.
The capacity of the womanfs dorrni-
tory is wholly inadequate to meet the
demands. The beds are now all taken,
and just what to do with the widows,
in case of the death of members, who,
with their wives, are now quartered in
the old peoples building, is q serious
problem. The Home has already been
compelled to reject the applications of
twenty-five or thirty soldiers widows
and army nurses because of the lack
of room. An addition to this building,
the commandant urges, should receive
due consideration. The same condition
exists in the woman's hall for dining
room girls and other help Three or.
four girls are now quartered else
where, and an addition to slccommo-
date about eight more women in this
building is necessary.
More Room in Hospital.
Attic the hospital is now twice its
original size. the commandant already
sees the need of additional room, and
calls the boards attention. to the in
crease in patients. Many OF the new
members are hospital patients from the
start, and the commandants believes
that within the next two years an adj
d1tfon to the east end of tie building
will be required. The women's depart
ment in the hospital is crowded now,
and if many happened to require hos
pital treatment at the same time, they
could not be accommodated.
Miscellaneous Improvements Needed.
Other miscellaneous improvements
needed are an enlargement of the pump
room, for better placement of the
pumps. and to give room for the in
stallment of a large oil extractor;
new bake oven in the kitchen; a new
mangle for the laundry; new window
shades for the old mems building, the
old peoples building and hospital; new
carpets in the old portion of the old
peoples building, the ten cottages and
part Of the dor1nitory; cement floors
for three dining rooms, barber shop
shoemaker's shop, suites shop and
OeahSlS, w Se1.AC IAAO PAehSS., VI IlOOlo
now worn OUT. A part of the, base
ment of the cid peoples building also
needs a new cement floor 10 complete
it. The basement of the assembly hall
should be arranged as a post room fol
the local G. A. r., as contemplated.
Raise Per Capita Allowance.
In view of he advancing age of the
members of the Home more citizer
help will be required in the near future
in order that proper care can be give
the members. The present per capt.
allowance is ga per month and is hard
ly sufficient for maintenance and or
binary repairs. The commandant rec
ommends that the board ask the gen
eral assembly to increase The per cap
tia allowance 20 SIS.
Summary Of improvements Asked.
The summary of the buildings an
Improvements asked for in the report
of the comm;lndant is as follows:
building, office
and storeh0use sl0, 00e
Library bull ling. 5000
Coal house. ................. 4.uuu