Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-16
ASKS FOR A MILLION
Board Of ControlEstimates Sums
Which Should Be Expended
For State Institutions
FILED Wlrt. GOVERNOR

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REPORT FILED WI'rt, GOVERNOR
Establishment Of An EpiIeptio Colon,
BY tho State 10 Recommended-Les
isIation Of, Various Kinds Is Urged
Betterments for State Institution.
Recommended.
Des Moines, Nov. 16.-The sta:e
board of control, in its biennial re-
port just filed with the governor, req
omrnends the appropriation of $1,14o,-
ESQ for the state institutions during
the ensuing biennial period. This is a
reduction OF about $450.O00 from the
amount asked by the superintendent
Of the institutions.
Among the recommendations as to
legislation, the board of control re-
news It's FORMER recommendations for
the establishment Of an epdleptic cell
ony, a reformatory for females over
16 years of age reformatory for
males over 16 and under 80 years Of
age, and for laws providing for indie \
terminate sentences and for paroles
of prisoners sentenced for felondes.
The board also recommends that the
To- 1>o ,Dt,o co a q fn
transfer of insane to other states at
the expense OF the state. That notice
he sent to superintendent OF stlte
hospitals of all escaped patients taken
into custody. That procedure as to
legal settlement of patients be ma de
more definite.
Recommendation.
Other legislative recommendations
are made as follows:
Paroles Asking for the authority to
appoint a parole officer for the pris-
oners. e ~
Soldiers Home-It Is recommended
that the law be so changed as to ssd-
NIT wives Of soldiers who have been
deserted without their fault, and WHO
have not been divorced.
Industrial School for Boys-An in
crease in the support fund is urged as
necessary In order to properly operate
the institution Ask to sell forty acres
Of land lying at a distance from the
institution.
Industrial School for Garls-Per
capita allowance is too small and So
per month per capita is recommended.
Chaplains- Recoanme ended that the
salaries Of chaplains at the peniten-
tiaries be fixed at not less than 800
per- month.
Homes for Friendless Children-Ad-
ditional legislation asked regarding
the inspection of the same.
Publication OF Reports-Recom-
melrds the omission from our printed
reports of the, reports Of the SUFFER-.
of the institutions.
Placing OF Children-Recomme nds
that the law be so changed as to per-
NIT the placing of children who are
committed to either OF the industrial
schools, or to the Soldiers Orphans
home. when authorities are satisfied
that the parents are unfit to have
charge of their children.
Cine chapter of the report is devoted
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re port sets forth the work done by the
state agent showing that she has since
her appointment travelled over 1900
miles, Investigated more than 100
homes and placed in homes sairsy
children One hundred and twenty
eight boys were paroled under her
OF winch but six dill not
do we'll Her salary and expense; for
the nine months were $1,47s.09.
increase IN Insane.
Another chapter is devoted to the
insane 1t shows that the number of
insane requiring state care increased
S82 during the six years preceding
June 80, 1905, and for the last two
years 1t was 354. Number of drrsane
In county and private institutions on
June so, 1905, was 1,349, a decrease of
forty-five in six years. Number ct in
sane transferred from county to state
Institutions during the period was
thirty 1.-TWO, and the number trans
ferred from the state hospitals to the
county and private institutions during
the same period was fifty-nine.
During the bien1ltum the fire losses
were 1880, and lightning loss was
SS5. More than 100000 worth Of
property IS subject to loss by stocms,
and over $7,500.000 to loss by fra
Following is a summary of the APP
asked:
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