Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-01-30
BIG INCREASE
SHOWN IN BUDGET
SO, 301, 703.48 Cost of State
institutions.
GAIN OF NEARLY 100000
&2,553,e13 for Operation and 1928,
1928 for Maintenance Are Cur
rent Expenses-Remainde
for New Buildings.

Madison.-It will require $3,30i,
703.4S TO maintain the IL Chart
able and penal institutions for the
next biennial period, according to the
budget approved by the state board OF
control and sent to the joint finance
committee Of the legislature for con
sideration. This is an increase OF
nearly 100000 over the budget of the
last biennium. OF this amount $685.
913 for operation and 1929, 1928 for
maintenance arc current expenses,
which the board of control points out
must be me- to keep the institutions
operating che sum Of 1924, G6320 is
asked OF the II institutions. 1t is
planned to erect q new cell wing at
the state prison at Waupun; a new
building at the Hospital for the Insane
at Oshkosh, and to complete the build
ing work at the Hospital for the Grim
tnal Insane at Waupun. The report Of
the board to the finance committee
shows that for operation alone 1t re-
quires s360,000 for the Northern hos
pital at Oshkosh; $3.50. 600 for the
state hospital at Mendoza; $139, 102 for
the School for the Deaf at Delavan;
$4,000 for the School 'for the Blind
at GAINESVILLE; S19S912 for the Indus
trial School for Boys at Waukesha:
$379,050 for the state prison at Wau-
pun, $4,000 for the stale school at
Sparta; $360,075 for the Home for the
Predetermined at Chippewa Falls;
$4,000 for the state reformatOry at
Green Bay; S250O0O for the tubercu-
losis sanatorium at Wales. and $102,-
ESQ for the Hospital for the Criminal
Insane at Waupun
Although the budget asked for by
the board for the biennial period is
large, it does not take into account
any appropriations for the operation
Of the new women's reformatory at
Taycheedah, now under construction,
nor the southern home for the feeble
minded at Union Grove. Racine coun-
~, contracts for which have just been
awarded. The board suggests that a
larger appropriation will be necessary
TO operate the tuberculosis camp at
Tomahawk Lake, and suggests that
new tuberculosis sanatorium should
be established in northern Wisconsin.
The Acknowledgement of students In
universities. colleges and other educa-
tional institutions, who are not self
supporting, is proposed in a bill that
has been introduced by Assemblyman
John t. Helm of Madison The capital
city is the seat of the state university.
where upwards of 1000 students vote
Assemhlyman Nye of Superior has
introduced a bin extending the time
for the payment OF taxes without pen
atty to March ], upon a two-thirds
vote of the town village board or com.
mon council in which the taxes are to
be collected The city OF Milwaukee
Is exempted, Assemblyman Bradley
is the author OF a measure 10 faciH-
tate the Settlement 81 estates of les4
than $l00oo. by providing that the
county Judge and mis- clerk shall draw
the papers, upon request, without ex
pense TO the administrator
Assemhiynon Dixon of Racine has
offered % hin 10 rcueal tho present law
regulating the construction oT court
houses and Assemblyman j. r. Jeusou
is the author OF measure that ex
cuses child from attending school
who desires 10 take instructions lead
ing TO church combinations Senatcs
Martin of Milwaukee has offered sew
aral bills limiting the scope of the sec.
al d.
ator Baxter OF Racine has offered one
that would permit foreign corporations
not licensed TO do business in Wis
consin 10 buy. sell or enforce the nav
ment of deeds and mortgages on prom
erty in this state Both houses of the
legislature have adjourned until Tues.
day afternoon.
The man who solved the 40 famous
cruxes in Shakesp<are's plays. that
have baflled such ingenious minds as
Blackstone, who wrote the law com.
mentaries; Hammer, who was speaker
of the house of commons over hmm.
dred years ago, Coleridge. the famous
essayist, and other notable Shake
spearian scholars to the present day.
has been appointed by Gov. Emanuel
i. Philipp of Wisconsin to the position
Of executive clerk in the governors
Office.
This man is Charles b Stewart of
Hartford. author OF several novels that
have brought letters OF commendation
from such men as John kay. formerly
secretary OF state. and Robert r lin.