Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-03

At the meeting OF the county bCard
next Tuesday the fifteenth annual re-
port of conditions prevailing in the
Marathon county asylum will be
handed in for consideration. 1t en-
| bodies careful resume of the asylum
government, and has been compiled at
the expense of consider able labor. The
trustees make their report as follows:
%The trustees of the asylum for chron-
ic insane, of Marathon county respect
fully submit herewith their 18th annual
report for the fiscal year. end ng June
Both, 1903, accompanied by the report
of the superintendent and physician,
and financial statement of the asylum
with complete inventory of all property
| belonging to the asylum.
In submitting this report it is with
sincere sorrow that we announce the
| loss of the superintendent, John B.
| Thomas, who died on the 20th day of
September, 1907, by drowning in the
| Rib river; he labored hard and earnest
ly in furthering the interests and sue
cess of the asylum.
"The board of trustees appointed Jos.
Roehl, Jr., as superintendent of asy-
| lum.
The conditions at the institution re-
main about the same as last year. The
inmates appear to be as contented and
happy, as such people usually are.
They are being well cared for and neat
ness and cleanliness prevail in every
quarter The sanitary condition is
| first class Good order and discipline
has been maintained, Our newly
elected superintendent, Jos. Roehl, and
the matron, Mrs. Roehl, as well as their
corps of assistants, have worked to-
gether in harmony.
GAS in the past the first consideration
with the management has been for the
comfort and well being of the patients
and to keep the buildings up to high
state of preservation, and we have
made from time to time improvements
and repairs as it became necessary.
L Ills 1cdl VIC ndNC lCnIOoCllCd thC
kitchen with new tile floor and placing
new fire hose and watchman's clock,
also added new bedsteads, springs,
mattresses, etc.; these improvements
were necessary for the new patients
we have received
"We have examined the superinten
dents report and md the same correct.
In his report you will find an itemized
list of accounts.
Eve wish to thank Mr.. Jos. Roehl,
our superintendent, end MRS. Roehis
our matron, and also Miss Margaret
Thomas, our previous matron, and DR..
I'll. l.. Rosenberg, our physician, and
all the employees, for the faithful,
efficient manner in which they have
performed their duties.
Thanking you, gentlemen of the
county board, for your liberal support,
we are, respectfully yours,
ANTON MEHL,
HENRY VoLHARD, Trustees.
CHAs. CltAMER,
The superintendent reports as fol-
lows:
81 take pleasure in submitting to you
the 10Th annual report of the Marathon
county asylum, comprising four months
of Mr.. j. b. Thomas as superintendent
and eight months of the present admin
istration, being for the year ending
June 80, 1908.
II have nothing special to say about
our years work; it has, as you already
stated in your report, been similar to
that of former years.
You will find in the following re-
port, classified statement of expendi-
lures, earnings, receipts, savings, finan-
cial condition, articles manufactured,
produce raised and consumed, move
ment of population, medical officer S
report and complete inventory of all
property belonging to Marathon co unity
asylum, June 80, 1908.
Il wish to acknowledge my obliga-
ton to your honorable board of trustees
for the cooperation, counsel and friend
ship of every member OF your board,
which has inspired me to discharge the
duties of my Office to the utmost of my
ability which made the task a most
pleasurable one, also to the county
board and the people of this county,
tor their kindness shown me with
words of appreciation for my services
during the short period of my being
here.
81 wish to extend my sincere thanks
to the publishers Of the Wausau Record
Herald, Wisconsin Central, The Pilot,
The Wochenblatt, Pioneer, also to all
| friends who have contributed news
papers, books, and magazines for the
pleasure and benefit of the patients,
which at all times have been greatly
| enjoyed by them and acted as sooth-
ing tonic to pass away many monot-
onous hour, also to the agricultural
J association of Marathon county for
| their kindness of procuring admission
tickets to the county fair for our