The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-12-10

Dir. Ensor shows that az the commence
,nent ct the year the number of patients
was two hundred and thirty-two, to
which was added uinety, Making u total
ut three htuaredtand twenty under
treatment dhriSg- the year. Of this
number thirty have been discharged,
cured; sixteen have been removed /;
thirty-one have died, and four have es-
capped, leaving in the institution, ut this
date, two hundred aud forty four pa
tients, u wllona Que hundred and twelve
arc iiaies, and one hundred and thirty
two are females. The trcasurer's state.
nient shows that dnriu" the venr tho
receipts and disbursements were as iol-
lows: Collections, forty-o thousand
aud twps sdollars&nd tti,y-two cents, up
preprtstionS, seventeen thousand five
hundred and five dollars Total fifty
eight thousand five lundred and seven
dollars fiitY,two cents. Disbursements 1:
l'y detieit in last annual report, one hun
dred aud fiify-four dollars and eighty
one, cents; supplies, forty thousand nine
hundred and niucty-flur dollars and
tweiity-nine cents; salaries aud wages.
fourteen thousand fonr hundred and
eishty-two aud sixty-nine cents repairs
and improvements, two thousand three
hundred aud thirty six dollars aud
twenty. five cents: balance deposited,
five hundred and thirty-niue dollars
and forty-eiSht cents. Total
iitty-eiEht thousand FIVE hundred
aud seven dollars aud fifty two cents.
Liabilities Cor supplies, eleven thousand
eight hundred and thirty-fve do!lars /;
salaries and wages, three thousand one
hundred and furty-three dollars. aud fFty
cents; total, fourteen thousand nine
hurdrcd aud sevcu,y-cight dollars and
'hfty cents. Assets due by county com.
missioners, twcnty-threS thousand five
hundred and nineteen dollars aud twenty
six cents; pay of patients regarded good
three thousand nine hundred ami twenty
four dollars and nnety-three cents ;
State appropriations to January 1st,
1871, six thousand aud tAenty-six
dollars and ninety seven cents; ex-
tension and repairs, ten thousand dol
lars; total. iorty-three thousand four
hundred and seventy one dollars six
teen cents The board of rat,. :
in transmitting ,.s Sports q the5slllger.
iiir4sIii 11fl 5bf the trclsurcI of the
institution, accompany them by two i'm.
portant recommendations, VIZ: Filst.
Il hat the bcneticiarics should be main.
luin"d blythe State instead Of the sevo.
ral counties; aut., second, the extension
.ol the pres Mt new bai ding s. rs tp en l..
,lle as ia, abYIdou the inferior quarters
'ised Tor 'iaticnts. With regard to tile
hl'St recolnniGndation, il has my lhprou4 h
concusiarce. The effect Of the present.
System Is III throw the entire expense o!
supporting the. Asylum op portion OF
the counties, while considerable nam
her is largely lii 'arrem OF their piy-
lnents rs will be seen b. the table ac,
comPanying the treasurer report. BY
nppqrioning the amount of the tax on
the respective s,untics to the number of
henehcmr IS accommodated ut tie Asv!u ~
and collecting it with the general tax. a
Wore ciuita6le system will be reached.
and the Asylum saved from several en-.
barrassments to whichit is now liable.
Wibh regard to the proposed extension
OF the Asylum, for which an appropria
ton of forty thousand dollars is asked, [
think Its proprety as well as expcdiency
are matters OF cons .dcrable doubt IL
Will be reeollGcted that for more ;han
twenty years the suitableucss oil the pres
ent locality has been matter of discus
sion, while the want Of adeptability of