The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-11-03
REPORT.

Mr.. CARTWRIGHT, from the joint
committee appointed to visit the Insane
Asylum, offered tho following report /:
Mn. PRESIDENT THE joint commit
tee appointed in pursuance Of House joint
resolution No. -, to visit the Oregon
Insane Asylum, and report upon its con-
dition, management, &c, having dis
charged the duty assigned them, would
respectfully submit the following report ::
The committee arc free to sey that they
were very agreeably surprised at the or
der and convenience of the establishment
ut this time. The main or ccnter portion
of the building has assumed the proper
tions of n three-story frame, well ventila-
ted and lighted, forty feet square, the
first door of which has twelve feet ceiling,
and the second aud third eleven feet
each. A new wing of two stories with
ceiling Of twelve feet, thirty-four by
eighty feet in size, has been built on the
north side aud the south wing made to
conform to it exactly, with all of the mod
ern improvements. There are now eleven
wards in the building, in each Of which
is a bathing room, with hot and cold
water, patent closets. and all the nccessa-
ry arrangements for bathing. There arc
altogether one hundred rooms for patients
in the Asylum, leading from tle main
hall, all Of which ere ventilated in accord
ance with the best plans The stoves are
all strongly secured against accident 10
the unfortunate, by heavy iron cribs
There il also n dining room one and a
halt stories high, thirty-six by sixty feet
The bakery, in which there is n brick
oven twelve feet long by six feet wide, is
adjoining the dining room buildings
kitchen, &c. The supply Of water for
the entire institution il now furnished
from reservoir situated in the rear oI
the County Hospital, upon II strongly
framed tower, with n base of thirty.six
feet square by thirty feet at the top
eighty feet above the lower floors Of tho
building. The reservoir has capacity oI
twelve thousand gallons of water, taken
from the stream that passes the Asy
lum.
The household, including attendants
and patients, number l2O persons, while
the order aud discipline observable is al
that can be expected in an institution o.
that kind. The patients arc furnished
with sufficient food of plain and nutri
tious character, aud are also plainly nnt
comfortably clad. They appear healthy
and generally contcntcd, giving evidence
of having been benefited by the trcatmcn
they have received.
The committee have had some intima
ton of violation of some Of the condi
tions of the contract, on the part of th'
contractors, and being very dcsIrous L
Investigate any rumor that might be aaoa
and righting matters if there was any
thing wrong, delayed any conclusive re
port for ten days, for the purpose of allow
ing charges to DC preferred before tn
committee. They also notified person
when they held their meetings, but Their
were no charges ever brought before tn
committee against the contractors, an
the committee have arrived at the conclu
sion that Mcssrs. Hawthorne and Loryca
the contractors, have performed their oh
liga ion respecting the contract.
And your committee, in conclusion
have only to say that they are pleased t
report the institution and It's surrounding
in fiouishing and prosperous condition
(Signcd,) j. &. CARTwRIGHr,
X. II. CRAWFORD,
l.. O. STEARNs,
On the part Of the Senate
JoHS WHITAKER,
j. GIN0LEs,
L. G.. LocKHART,
On the part of the House
- Oregon papers please copy, an
forward the bill to Hawthorne 4 Loryca