The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-19
WOULD CHANGE
LAW GOVERNING
JAILS in STATE
Secretary Murray Makes Rec
concentrations in His An
nual Report
URGES SYSTEM OF
SALARIES FOR SHERIFFS
Suitable Places for Juveniles
Also Needed-Submits Es-
Inmates of Expenses
nom Q stan CorrespOndenL.


tary Mari t. Murray, OF the state
board OF corrections and charities,
filed with Gov. Osborn today, the rec
Concentrations for legislation by that
board Accompanying this Is a table
showing the amount OF appropriations
requested b. the state institutions for
the biennial period ending June 80,
1912, which amount TO $2.20S,551.2S.
The Kalamazoo State hospital with
population OF 2,0l5, asks speciai
appropriation OF $127,s97.22. During
the past fiscal year the institution re-
eeived $345,99S.92S from the state
treasury for current expenses, but the
total disbursements amounted TO $751;
1925. For special purposes the Pom
liac State hospital asks $4,000. AT
the end OF the last fiscal year this In
stitution had population OF 1891.
Fhe expenditures last year for cur
rent expenses amounted 70 S268, 076.S3.
The Traverse City State hospital
with a population OF 1898, asks the
legislature for $106.750. Last year IL
expended for current expenses $685.
1911. The Newberry State hospital
asks $167,319,4 TO care for It's SS6
inmates and maintain the institution.
The current expenses last year to-
tailed $169,036.39. The Ionia State
hospital with 439 inmates asks for
$500 Last year its disbursements
for current expenses amounted to
Feeble Minded and Epileptic which
has 9S1 inmates, asks the state for
$751;, 0Ss.01. Last year the current
expenses amounted TO SlS1,lS4.03,
The Michigan state prison at Jack
son which has 762 inmates, requests
s3l7,500. Last year It expended for
current expenses $190,266.10. The
Ionia reformatory which has SIS In
mates, requests $3.50. The current
expenses OF all these institutions are
apportioned for the year at SO much
per capita at meeting OF the boards
of control. the board OF auditors and
the governor.
The Industrial School for Boys at
Lansing Is one institution that may
petition for current expenses. This
year the Industrial School for Boys
will ask the legislature for $10S,O0O
for current expenses. and $4,000 for
special purposes. Last year the school
numbered 779 inmates, and It's dis
bursements for current expenses
amounted to y10S,710.77. The Indus
trial School for Girls at Adrian re-
quests a special appropriation OF $685.
115 and an appropriation for current
shows that institution to have 341 In
mates. It's expenditures for current
expenses last year were $S1 ,601.4l.
The state public school at Coldwater
asks $4,000 for current expenses ana
s10,2s6.47 for special purposes. IL
has 179 inmates and expended $751;
$3.50 for current expenses last year.
Appropriations amounting to 1854
for current expenses and s40.595 for
special purposes asked by the School
for the Blind at Lansing. Last year
this school had 144 pupils. IL expend-
ed for current expenses 48,S11. 68.
The Employment Institution for the
Blind at Saginaw asks appropriations
amounting to $4,000 for current ex-
penses and S21,750 for special pur-
poses. There were 81 persons at this
institution last year, and IL cost FOR
current expenses, S64,5S6.85. Inc
School for the Deaf at Flint needs
sSS,450 for current expenses and s311r
4S5.31. The big requests for spe-
cial appropriations from Jackson pris-
ON and the Flint school are due to
the fact that several buildings de-
stroyed by fire will have to be re-
placed. The Michigan Soldiers home
where the expense increases each
year, asks 100000 for current ex-
penses. and $3S,300 for special pur-
poses. There were S72 inmates al
the soldiers home last year, the cur.
rent expenses amounting TO s217.'
$3.50. The state sanatorfum at How
ell with It's Sc patients asks $4,000