The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-25

are WHOM 1ounoat1ouS Lhhb ne 70 Pe,
culiarly well fitted for his position, and
that the State is fortunate in being able
TO secure his valuable services. lie Is
the Eghtman in the right place.
The Committee are also satisfied with
reference to the unfortunateS Laura
sChlldets Aftaifs that neither the B9arda
nor any member thereof, nor DIR. Kills,
IS in any degree subject 10 censure or
blame! that tie Committee are not even
satisfied that 1t took place in the hos
pital, or that any one connected with
the hospital was the father of her child;
they are also satisfied. that the charges.
against Hon. ID. d. T. Farnsworth IN
Mr.. p. NJ. Hale admitted to the. Com
mittee that he did not believe them to
be true, andTnever had believed them
to be true.
The Committee are also of opinion
that the management of John May,
building superintendent, has been
good, that the work has been we'll done,
and the money economically expend-
ed. From the testimony, the work OF
building of the Asylum q as far.as COM
pleted, could not, under the circum-
stances, have been done for less Its
constr uction in WashingtonS or any
other large city, would have. required
double the amount expended on this:
. The amount appropriated by the old
and new States has been 1928, 600, OF
which over $40 600 has been necessarily
used in furnishing the Asylum with
furniture, bedding, heating apparatus,
gas works, laundry, planning mill boil
er house,, barn, out uildings, fences,
&C., all of which are absol utely neces:s
sary Appurtenances, and the Board
were very properly in doubt whether
they should be charged to the construc-
ton fund or to current expenses o.
The Committe are further of opinion
that the work of reconstruction should be
continued. that the entire building, at
least, should be finished assoon as pos
sible to support the end wall already
erected. As it takes almost the entire
tsumner in procuring brick, stone and
Humber, to prosecute the work of the
next year. It is therefore proper that
the Legislature should make immedi-
diate appropriations, SO that the work
may be carried on the following season.
The Superintendent estimates that
the entire building Will cost So, GOO, OF
which the Committee suggest that at
least S3O, 900 should now be appropria-
ted to carry on the work. 81 -.5 q.
If the work is not completed, much
damage will be sustained, by the ex-
posed and unfinished condition of that
portion of the building now partially
completed, together with great waste
and damage to the material now.on
hand. The State will undoubtedly
save money by carrying on the work
and completing the entire building at
as early a day as possible. But the
over-cEowded condition ofthe Hospital,
at the present time, more especially re-
quires that the work shall be continu-'
ed and the building enlarged. The ca
pacity of the whole Hospital, accord
ing TO the original plan, would, when
completed, accommodate three hundred
and fifty patients; now over two hum
bred persons are confined to one-fourth
OF that room. Y By the large accession
of patients from the hospitals of Staun-
ton and Williamsburg, Va, the rooms
and wards have become crowded far
beyond their capacity or original de-
sign, and the health land comfort of
these unfortunate human beings most
imperatiyely demand that they should
Immediately have more room, or be re-
moved to other and more convenient
lquarters. fs. aa1r =s
For further. informQtion, the Conn
mIttee would respectfully refer to the
accompanying testimony and doom
II ments. tI.ls.f Iss, f11H +-lEf-u5 tgL
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s. TowNsHEND ARMSTRONG
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