Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-22

Report of Committee en- Claims
read and adopted and the claims al
lowed all voting in the affirmative.
Gentlemen:--Your committee on
Claims to whom was referred the fol-
lowing accounts have carefully exam
ined the same and recommend their
allowance.
Martin Root ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $40 oS
DR.. R. s. MacKechnie, bin. $500
allowed ......-......+,.,..-.....-. y &c
< P NJ @1gers bili sis co. allowed 10
q. IL. Davis. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
W. F. Lindemann, merchandise, p e3
f. NJ Towner, stationery and Ink 10 -
DR.. Chase. extracting teeth........ 90
Drs Vogel & Vogel ............. 1890
SpellIm & Groves, bus fare, county
board ....'..........-.....t..-... ~ W
Report of committee on Finance on
Supt. Gardeners Office read and adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Vernon County,
Gentlemen: Ne, your committee ON
Finance, have carefully examined all
books and vouchers pertaining to Office
of Superintendent of Schools and find
them correct as follows:
1HSn on manu- NOV, X, lSNcs-.+ss..-t Pisa os4
Paid out. as per vouchers up to
Nov. II, 1903 ......,................. loT -
Deficiency ...................... s22 60
On motion of Mr. Adler, the rules
we're suspended and the Clerk in
structed to cast the ballot of the Board
for VIM. Showan for janitor for the
ensuing year The ballot was cast and
NJ Cbnuau daolarpd alacfed
Report of Asylum Trustees pre-
scented and on motion of Mr.. Broadhead
received and placed on file
TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF TRUSTEES.
Asylum for Insane for Vernon County
viroqua, Wis, October %, 1909.
To the Board of Supervisors OF Vernon
County, Wisconsin:
Gentlemen:-W respectfully sub
nit, herewith, the twenty-first annual
report of the Trustees of the Vernon
County Asylum for Insane, tor the fis-
cal year ended June 80, 1909.
The reports Of the superintendent
and Medical Officer, covering the same
period, will be attached to this.
Cash Earnings of the Asylum.
Due from state for care of insane .s15,761 ~
Sales from farm. ...........4........ 4,lol p
From poor farm FIR electric light. 100 90
Col. Bntts collie ,tions from pa
tents .......... ..,......-,....-.'...- l'aso q
Total reet pts .........,.........s2 SCI, AGO 10
Disbursements.
Current expenses ...............-... .sl7 ,985 q
Permanent improvements $4,000. 1888 30
Total disbursements .s7o "a
Receipts exceed disbursements by, s., $50 7s,
1t is very gratifying to be able to
make this showing of prosperity.
BY referring to our report for the
year ended Iune so, 1905, you VIII -.
note a deficit OF .........-....-.tt, Sl,SSo ~
To this add this years receipts
above disbursements ........-..,.' z'uoO =.
Making this years work bet
ter than that of last by.....- $3,96o %
The sales of farm produce for the
wear have been. .+...-.....-t-.'. 4tiol p
The purchases for the farm have
b IN ..-........,......'t..'',' 1870 80
Leaving balance to the credit
Of the farm of....,.,.....-.-.- sooi W
Under the head of Purchases for the
Farm we include all oatlays for stock
machinery, repairs, feed, seed, ana
other expenses incident to operating
the farm. except labor.
The .pro6uce of tine farm has been
used. so far as it reasonably could Des
in providing subsistence for the en-
nIovees and patients, numbering IN aIk
about one hundred and fifty people
IN February last, the services OK
Mrs James Angus were secured Us
Matron.
Our report, last year, represented the
rooi of the asylum in very bad eonGi-
tion and recommended an appToprla-
fion Of 100000 to replace it with
new one of slate or metal. which you
generously made. In place of making
new roof it vas deemed better, Oh
mora rnatuwe consideration, TO repair
the old one To do this in the N osG
thornng,. ana economical way, guam
+,fy Of elastic roof paint was purchased
and two coats of 1t spread on the roof
at total cost, including timers re-
paf and renewing the valleys, OF
$4,000.
The rooms over the seullery have
beer built and furnished at cost Of
Fl 100 20. which exceeds the estimate
FOR the building alone by s302.2s. The
cost of furnishing has been s240-46.
/ Deduct this sum from sl,fO2.2s, totaI
cost and we have sS31.03, OF an excess
| Of SSI O3 for building the rooms, when
/ is regarded as a very close estimate
since the submission Of our last re-
port to you. arrangement has oeen
made with the authorities Of the Agrl-
cultural Department Of the University
~ wisconsin to establish an expert
ment station on the ASYLUM farm Tor
testing and improving seas eyperi-
rSo1tire with alfalfa anr other forg6
ana food plants and for the eradication
III poxious weeds The station is oper-
ated under the supervi sion OF Mr. VIII
/ Ems with the adyica and assistance Of
prof. Norgord OF the department OK
4 aEronomy. While yet in its infancy.
the enterprise is giving promise q
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