, 1869-07-04

THE COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM

Tie BoArl Of ssnperyiso:s of this county
Lave the authority Ut the Legislature to ta1
1llr county for the erection Of Il building !
f.r ~ Insane asylum. aud for the support
q! such institution. The Legislature at its
LIST a,S.ou made m appropriation for tho |
1:srvL:st uf sites and tho erection of hos
r!t..l II the same kind, to he located IN the |
1:nr.ht-n part Of the State, and fill asylum
ft,r tlsr lncurable insane in tbs southern |
r..r # the State. The ncccssity fur this
1.csinu Was manifest The State Asylum at |
I,vI>s,nvil!v hrs long since been filed to its |
E'n.;,.: c:.1...'ltr, md tLr po3r- houses Of |
1lli,t,ls l4ve 1,eeu crowded with unfur- |
t,:l..t..s. wles,' condition is Indeed most |
r.;:!;l,!.s. TLe objection 10 the uctiou TO-
rs.:3y t:.hca sy Tie Supervisors is two
{.la;
l. That tie Hammond farm, selected for
It.. site, is Lot I'LL appropriate place, and
LII s.,Ttl the money asEe1 for it.
=. That the County Asylum is 11nneces~
s.rv hcc.s1sse The State has provided such
e, Institution
tyEhle vcLe1neace. and with more than the
lnvc examined the fucts u the cat,e, and
liave rs:.et,s,l conclusion, the truth and
justice ef which. We tLiak, will be Obvious
to al.
TLesr wcrr. one rear ago, 1000 insane
1,tI6v14a IL the State Gf Illinois. Tho ut
1nnst capacity Of the Jacksonville instltu~
ti,,.s 10 fvr if}, a,1'l Of c1ch IT the two new
buildings ;o'. They arc TO he classified,
ST. IT,, Jacksonville and E1gin institutions
:lrt ,<' s'r Hospitals, while the one IN South
eTo 1l'i,:ois. is to lie IN asylum for tho in
css"lIsh. Cook County, hIs l:a1 patients in
Jiici vile, ldu in the ul1slsLuu.p, and
City s,z .nose fez wLon there is no pCoyi-
Hi@a. This county, therefore, can alone, 1T
Ais time, ELL lie E1ein establishment The
11.i:ls,'r If th.'sc s1.;fo!tlcates is on the in-
cses>", End particularly in the large cities.
md il is not e,sravagaut 10 assume that,
Eve Year, hence, this county will have 400
If tl.,-t 1t'u, people to provide for 4Asl-
,45tta:r that VT aye allowed our proportion
If TIC pa.icrts to be admitted to the Jack
kravi:le and Elgia Hospitals, ;e shall biil
Ll4ve unn,' to provide fur, and We have nov
III tl.is essansy incurkl,les enough to fill LHlt
the ss1.,.44s in the new lsylu1n IN
t.Eatd tur that cl.hs. Whnt
arc VIC to do for the sarplns
This county has one-sixth II MI the insane
Ct tlr. State. The three Sta:c institutions
n:n oily accommodate oac-half Of the
TEolc number. One-hlf, therefore, Of
even tie present number Of the insane In
11sia corrty must 60 unrrorided Tor, or be
allowed to perish IN the wholly inappEo-
PIRATE war'ls VI the almshouEe. Any per-
sss'n VII" has doubt Of the auhuiAaaNsy
Of leaving these creatures in the alulshousc.
Iced ou]y visit suck IN establishment and
1oek tt n- terrible condition Of the poor
crta:Errs. The necessity, therefore, for n
ColI;y Asylum is beyond FL Question, AMI
nn tnAI who has any sympathy for human
misery will hesitate to vote foI and pay tho
lax for thut purpose.
The o'ltr objection, If well founded, has,
u cocrt'c, T. remedy. The Supervisors pro
poen to luy only n portion OF Mr. LAM
1uopd's fl4,1r, hut that portion is the best
Eart ri it. 1t is mostly high ground, npon
which ,4re bis residence, his barna, his out
1ount,s, MI extensive orchard, and al sur
rounded l's living hedge. II is said there
Ire forty ncses Of awamp. This swamp
+r,,;,,, wont ,,;s l-,bar,, ;e ~. ,,-oft, II,