Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-12

The committee on charitable insti-
tutlons and public property presented
their report
The committe en- charitable institu-
tions and public property presented
their report asofoIlows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
OF Grant county, Wisconsin.
/. We your committee on charitable
and penal institutions and public prop
erty beg leave to report as follows, to-
wit:
We have visited the asylum and
county home and have examined the
books and found bills and receipts for
orders drawn which agree with the
annual report of the county treasurer.
The report Of the trustees shows an
oVerdraft of $12,377.62. This seems to
be somewhat unusual, but your com
mlttee finds that this amount is not
due to one years business; by referr-
Ing to the report you will notice that
last years Overdraft was nearly $4,000
which amount was carried forward and
forms part Of the present sum, leaving
deficit for this year Of $7,648.12. This
is due to several causes, first: Mr..
Burris bought coal last spring for
which about $4800.0O was paid, which
amount applies to next years expens-
es. They also made several perma-
nent improvements, built 400 feet of
cement sidewalk, also bought cooking
urns at cost of $4,000. They also
keep lO9 Grant county patients at a
cost OF 1924 per capita per week, for
which the county pays $1.75 per per-
son per week, loss of 81. 40 per per-
son week. 1t should also be remem-
bered that against this overdraft as
appears on the report stands a credit
OF Sz9088.07 due from state, county,
towns, cities and villages, which
amount at the present time would be
about $39,000.00. This money although
due July l, 1917, is not paid until
March 1918, and when so paid will
leave credit in the bank
We find the asylum, county home and
hospital to be in a very orderly and
Clearly condition, bespeaking careful
attention on the part Of Superintendent
and Mrs. Burris, the inmates well
cared for and in as good health as
could be hoped for.
We find the live stock on the farm in
first class condition and also find the
farm well kept.
DR.. Godfrey has attended to the care
OF patients in sickness satisfactorily
to the trustees and to your committee
We wish to report that Mr.. and Mrs.
Burrls. as superintendent and matron
have discharged their duties faithfully
and satisfactorily. The condition of
the buildings and Of the patients shown
by our inspection and examination
Justifies the conclusion that the care
CT both has been remarkable.
We have also inspected the court
house and county Jail. We find the
court house in good condition and we'll
taken care Of
We recommend that a new clock be
bought for the office Of the clerk Of
the court, also a new typewriter be
bought for this same office We recon-
mend that a small table be bought for
the register Of deeds office, also to ex-
change the present fan for a movable
one. We recommend that a sum of S25
be paid to the register in probate for
emergency clerk hire. We recommend
that the present janitor, Fred Garner,
be employed as such janitor for the
year commencing July l, 1918, at a
salary OF $4,000, the same to be paid
him in monthly installments as other
county officers are paid. We recon-
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be under the supervision of the chair
man and clerk of the board and should
/ he not give satisfaction to them, they
shall have the right to discharge him
and employ such other person or per-
sons in his place as they deem best.
We recommend that all county Of
ficers who use the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company's telephones for ser
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shall pay any sum that may be charged
therefor. and i'll the event that it is
for matters pertaining to the county
business that the bills for same be
presented in their bills to the county
board at its next annual session.
We also recommend that there be
paid to the city of Lancaster for the
use Of the city water in the court house
and court house grounds the sum Of
$4,000.
We also recommend that an iron
flag pole be ferected near the northeast
corner Of tile court house, same to be
60 feet high land placed on a permanent
concrete foundation, complete, includ-
ing Suitable sized flag, total cost not
to exceed $275.OO
We also recommend that the prOpo-
sitions OF the Wisconsin Telephone
company and the Farmers Telephone
company which were referred to us be
adopted and that the telephone system
in the courtt house be changed to the
two party business line system.
Further we find that the county jail
has been painted as recommended at
your last session, but that no ventilat-
ing system I has been provided, also
that the present heating plant is not Of
such capacity to take care Of Yeptila-
ton for the entire building.
We therefore, recommend that a new
heating boiler Of sufficient capacity be
installed, and that the necessary yenti-
lating pipes and radiators be installed
to yentilate the jail room by natural
draft system, at a cost OF not to eX-
coed $12000O and that committee be
appointed Of which the chairman Of