The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-14
DEMAND LARGE SUM
Officials of State institutions Ask
State for Over $500, OOO for
improvements Next Year &
MANY CHANGES PLANNED

According to the stateme,+ which has
been filed by the state Bot.a Of Con
troll with Gov. Davidson, $691, zoo
special appropriations would put the
charitable and penal institutions of
the state in the best condition. 1t is
not probable that Gov. Davidson will
recon. !. a all of these amounts, fol
there a. : some items of expense which
he may feel can be delayed until
later.
For the state hospital at Mendoza
the Board recommends that plan be
adopted for the gradual enlargement of
the institution to a capacity of 1000
or more by the addition Of separate
buildings for convalescing patients and
violent ones. AS a first step the power
house and coal-shed need reconstruc-
ton at a, cost of about $4,000. In
addition to this amount, $4,000 is need
ed for the necessary reconstruction of
the horse and cow barns.
At the Oshkosh hospital 100000 is
asked for to construct building to
care for the criminal insane. Oft the
state. Two new cottages for male and
female employees are needed and the
estimated expense of this is $4,000
and ST. 500 is needed to put new floors
in the wards. .Ec
At the school for the deaf the past
two years have been signalized by the
establishment of high school, eAp-
preparations are asked for remodeling
the old manual training building as a
part of the new girls dormitory at an
estimated expense of $12,000;. for an
additional scholhouse, $4,000; repairs
for chapel, $1,000; extension Of boiler
house and new boiler, $4,000; extension
Of coal shed, $500; remodeling boys
dormitory, $4,000; additional FORCES,
5000, and bowling alleys $500, making
grand total of $4,000.
The report says that the school for
the bllnu has had an excellent year
The institution needs a cement walk,
800; isolation hospital, $4,000; new
roof for industrial building, 5000; re-
pairs to porches, $1,000; new books,
$500; new pianos, $4,000, and new
laundry machinery, $1,000
At the boys industrial school the in
stitution is overcroWded, Sat the pres
ent time having about fifty more than
there are proper accommodations for
The Board recommends two new dormi-
tories, $4,000; a creamery, $4,000; in
dustrial building, $4,000; extension of
tunnel, $4,000; new walks, 800; ven
tilating system for cottages, $4,000;
telephone system, $500; grain silo,
$1,000, and additions to cow barn and
printing office, $4,000, making a total
of $67 200 for this school.
At the state prison at Waupun the
success of the parole is commended.
The cells in the old building are too
small The extension Of the wall is
absolutely necessary on account of the
crowded condition of the prison yard.
About $4,000 is needed for the ex-
tension Of the wall; 600 for com
pleting the Irvine plant, $4,000 for
new cell block and $4,000 for equip
ping the women's prison, total of
$144,0O0.
At the Sparta public school addition
al buildings are desired, new furniture,
telephone system, assembly hall and
additions to stock farm and stock, rails
ing the total for this one institution
to $4,000 Another home for the fee
BILE minded is needed and it is strongly
recommended that steps be taken at
once for the location and starting of
another institution Of the kind not
farther than fifty or sixty miles from
Milwaukee.
The present institution at Chippewa
Falls can care for LOO and it is
recommended that this institution be
made no larger The only needs of
this institution are for it's completion
a hospital building to cost $4,000; a
schoolhouse, $4,000, and $4,000 for a
new wing to the concrete barn. The
report to the governor says these
buildings are present necessities and
appropriations are recommended for
these amounts.
At the Green Bay reformatory
some additional buildings have beer
deemed necessary. To complete The
balance of the center buildings $4,000
is needed; $4,000 for walls for ceiling
and there is also asked for an elevated
water reservoir, to cost $4,000 and
$4,000 for schoolroom equipment.
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