The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-04
MAKES
ANNUAL REPORT
OF HIS OFFICE

A. b. Guptill, juvenile court COM
missioner of Cass county. in his an
nual report made public this after
noon, places the cost of mainten-
ance of his department since May
81, 1917, at $2,462.07, and for the
two-year period, June 5, 1915, to May
| 81, 1917, at S7,712.31, or a total of
Si0,174.3s, since the establishment
of this court in the county. In a re-
cent statement made to the press,
Judge GuptilI claims the department
has saved the county approximate
" $4,000 during the two years and
seven months 1t has been operating.
His report follows:
On May 81, 1917, report was made
TO the court of the business trans
acted by its Juvenile commissioner,
for the period Of two years immedi-
ately preceding, and embracing all
Of the time which had elapsed since
the juvenile commissioner law be-
came operative, to-wit: June 5, 1918.
In that report IL was shown that 1, 002
personal Investigations had been
made; that said Investigations in
volved the delinquency, neglect or
dependency Of 746 boys and 256 girls
under the age of eighteen years, and
the disposition of the matters SO in
vestigated was summarized as fol-
lows:
Formal hearings had prior to
June i, 1917 ...s....s....s... E41
Children placed for temporary
care in family homes ....... 43
Children placed for temporary
care in institutional homes :. IS
Children placed for adoption in
approved family homes $500. "a
Children placed under individual
guardianship pending legal
proceeding ................... IL
der a report system go. 1856
Children specially admonished
and put under friendly obser-
walton for varying periods. 713
Children committed to the state
training school at Mandan 80. 10I
During the two-year period above
named the cost OF maintaining the
juvenile court as a divisional ad-
junct of the district court, of the
Third judicial district, was given as
H712.31, or an average monthly cost
of $313.01.
For the purpose OF comparison,
the following summary OF business
and cost of maintenance for the
period of seven months elapsing
since May 81, 1917, is submitted;
Investigations conducted since
May 81, 1917 ................ 23S
Investigations conducted since
May 81. 1917, involving boys. 15s
Investigations conducted since
May 81, 1917, involving girls. sol
Formal hearings had since May
81 1917 s...s....s..a....... Isl |
Children temporarily placed in /
family homes ...,,..........' 10
Children temporarily placed in
der system Of parole report :. 1856
Children placed for adoption in
approved family homes .... Is
Children specially admonished
and put under friendly obser-
walton for periods varying ac-
cording to apparent need .... 341
Children placed under individual
guardianship pending action >. al
Children committed to the state
training school at Mandan -.
Cost of juvenile court maintenance
since May 81, 1917, $2,462.07.
by way OF conclusion, 1t is deem
ed proper to state: that the several
boards Of commissioners Of thel
counties embossed in said district
have uniformly rendered sympa-
thetic and efficient aid in the work
Of the Juvenile court above outlined;
and that physicians, surgeons, den
lists, visiting nurses, public school
officers and those engaged in every
of social welfare work
have given much time, skill and eff
fort to further the work OF the court
n a manner so generous and whole
hearted as to merit special mention
and commentator.
Respectfully submitted.
ALBERT B. GUPTILL,
Juvenile Commissioner