The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-28

sections and from the number of ap-
plicAtiOns in the last year these sec.
lions cannot be completed too soon
Dr.. Camden reports $50 applications,
within the year, or l2l per month.
0f these, have been received. There
are now, as near us he eau learn, 75I
outside the Hospital, and cared for in
jails and other places. OF these 6 or
5 are colorcl. AT the rate Of l2l per
month. III another year We shall have
1850 more insane 10 the State in jails,
&c, This number will likely DO the
same every year, aud tho SCORER the
Hospital is finished the bCtter-both
for the State aud tho unfortunate in.
sane. In the jais it costs, on an ay-
cragC, 50 per week for keeping each
insane person, In the hospital it costs
this year 81 Is per week per capita.
Strike tho difference aud We sec that
$685. is saved by keeping patient sn
tho Hospital, where every facility is
provided for curing. For every 100
insane who are Kept in jails We pay
1888, 800 moro than if they were kept
in tue Hospital. lffOr no other reason,
tho true economy Of tho State demands
that tue building shonll be pushed
on to completion, The savings in
keeping alone will in every . years
flush a section Of tho building, put.
ting down each section to cost
100000.
There arc from $50 to 375 insane in
the State. Placing tho population Of
tho State at 400 and for every
|, 100 persons l insane, We should
have 400 insane in the State, Massa-
chusctts has in 400. and other States
from l to 500 to l in 1000. So we
can congratulate ourselves that We are
not as crazy as other folks,
In conversation with Mr.. John
May, tho efficient Superintendent Ct
Construction, We expressed a desire to
procure list Of the work done during
Inc summer. llO kindly furnishes US
the following:
HosnrAL FOR INSANE, Sept. 80.
Report ofMe Money spentoa Cons!ruc.
lion ofhe lreh piryinia Hospital
for he Insane mtlerthe supervision
cfJohn Nay.
Bills paid contracted prcvi-
Gus to starting work, 3Oth
Of May, 1879, S 3TS rs
Boiler, pumps piping trans
portation, &c, aud Mr..
Bcals wages as mechanic,
for 8 months, SILL 90
Fence around one.story
building, lumber, labor
execution and nails, 4S5 90
Fence around hog pen, ma.
terial, labor and mills, 3SG on
Fence around garden and
graveyard, 312 81
Repairing the interior of
house, LIST and 81 story
buildings. plastcring
washing closets, bath
rooms, labor and material, 513 Gl
Painting Of cupola, roOfanl
lin work, So 80
Material for painting cupOla
and roof 33 90
Repairing interior Of house,
lattice work, wegdiug
doors, boxing Pipes, &C 90
Repairing Of cupola by car
pcntcr's partition in roof,
partition and window, to
iukO slate from gable, also
shifting Of gable, 1l0 90
Timber for cupola and par
titions 4G 90
DOlts, washes, nuts and
screws, II ~
-'s solder, "''N' 'N 1871 81
Rutting up bake oven II on
Building Of engine house 2lO 25
Building wall in cellar, in.
gliding stone hauling,
cutting, execution, limo,
sand and labor, 800 %
Limo stone delivered at 13c
per 100 pounds-all that
is on the ground, aud
what is used, amounts 10 S05 10
Sand delivered at ~ cents
per 100 pounds, for fu.
ture work So G5
Bills from various parties,
not included in work,
such as steel, iron, picks,
shovels, new carts, wheel
barrows, mortar screens,
screws, hinges, repairing
carts and wagons &c. 32s Ii
Ono yoke Of oxen, 90 on
Hauling stone. some by days
and some by 81 % per
perch, ACE 80
Expense Of 9uarying rock 1888 81
Powder and fuse, 90 IS
Repairing road to quarry 5S OO
Cutting road to get into
quarry, IS 90
perch, 40 %
Fitting up derricks, 7 90
Corn and oats, 1876 10
Travelling expenses of the
Board, 143 G6