The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-18
AT Big DINNER
Members of the Two Boards Speak at
Ceremonial Following the Investiga-
ton of Condition of the Insane
Asylum-Profit for the County.

Members Of the County Boards Of
Kenosha and Racine county fraternized
and inspected institutions on Thursday.
The members of the Kenosha Board re-
turned late Thursday afternoon and
they gave an excellent report of the
manner in which the institutions Of Ra-
cine county are taken care of. It in
cluded not only the members of the
county boards but the Judges and Dis
trict Attorneys of both of the counties
and at the big dinner out at the Racine
asylum on Thursday afternoon there
were more than sixty plates laid. After
dinner was over there was the usual
number of speeches. Judge David III.
Flett, President Of the Board of Trus-
tees of the asylum acted as toastmas-
ter and there were speeches by the
chairman of the boards in the two coun-
ties, by District Attorney w. w.
Storms of Racine county. The Kenosha
county speakers included Chairman
John P. Spartz, Judge G. E. Randall
and Russell III. Jones. The big crowd
of investigators left Racine before
ten o'clock for the day Of visiting.
The first stop was made at Sunny
Rest Tuberculin Hospital, where to-
tai of 70 patients received care the past
year. Of these 81 were Racine county
charges and 10 paid either wholly or in
part for their maintenance. The weekly
cost of maintenance has been 1892 per
capita, which is considerable less than
last year. The supervisors noted with
considerable satisfaction the various i'm
provements perfected around the prem
Uses, since their previous visit. This
includes the planting Of fruit trees,
shrubbery and flowers, sodding Of the
lawn, cement walks, a new chicken
house, and diverse cisterns. A sleeping
porch has been built over the entrance
porch, and the four main porches are
now being enclosed so as to fit them
for winter use. This will increase the
capacity Of the institution from ten to
twelve patients, yet the amount to be
raised by taxation for the maintenance
Of the sanitarium the coming year will
be less than formerly. The tax levy
for 1915 was $11,652.90. The amount
due Racine county in state aid and
from other counties aggregates
5,765.92, of which the state will CON
tribute $4,070.64. The estimated cost
for next year is $16,62S.46, Of which
but $4,000 will be raised by tax. The
matron in charge Of the place is Miss
Elizabeth G. Carpenter, a trained nurse,
and DR.. J. FL. Hogan is the attending
physician.
Asylum Also in Shape.
At the county asylum, where the
party took dinner as the guests of
superintendent Lewis and wife. things
were also found to be in excellent
shape. There are 1914 patients at the
institution and with very few excep-
lions all enjoy good health and are
kept busy in mind and body about the
farm. The new stables have been built
during the year and also silo, while
the old silo has been raised six feet.
The state contributed total of $24,-
1923 to the maintenance of the insti-
tuition. The sale of farm products
amounted to $9,436.02, and the pay
patients contributed $2,579.81. The
county board has contributed for main
tenance $4,000. The total receipts for
the past fiscal year were sos, 674.80, and
the expenditures $45,32430, leaving a
cash balance of $23,350.50. In con-
nection with the general management
of the asylum the report Of the trus-
tees says: The returns from the farm
have been large and the institution has
been carefully and efficiently~managed.
The superintendent, matron, physicians
and attendants have done praiseworthy
work during the past year and deserve
credit and praise for their work. y And
this was the opinion also of all the
various county officials, both from Ra-
cine and Kenosha, who inspected the
asylum today.