The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-17

purpose, and certificates OF Indebtedness
have been issued for the surplus re-
quired.
Provision should he made for the
support of 800 patients during the year.
It was estimated that the amount oil
funds on hand would be sufficient fol-
the wants OF the Hospital until March
| |, 1872, and that from that time until
March l, 1873, the current expenses Of
300 patients at $500 per week would
be $4O,500; amount necessary for
transportation fund, $500.
Owing to the inadequate supply OF
water in the dry season Of the year, it
| is recommended that reservoir be
constructed on the high ground back
of the Hospital, and that $4,000 be ap.
propriated for that purpose.
The strong and frequentappeals made
to the sympathy Of the Board by the
friends Of insane persons in jails and
private families Throughout the State
have induced the Board to use every
possible exertion to provide more room
for patients. At a cost Of about one
thousand dollars, certain changes in the
original design of the three story section
of the west wing have been made, thus
furnishing rooms for 80 additional pa
tients. Certain alterations have also
been made in the fourth story of the
centre building, which will accommo-
date 25; and the hall made vacant by
the removal of the officers families to
the centre building will furnish rooms
for 80 more. This will relieve the jails
and private families for the present, but
such is the increase Of insanity that
thew will soon be filled again, and it
will be impossible to accommodate in
the Hospital any more than those
shortly expected there. In one half OF
the building there are now as many
patients as the original projectors of the
asylum estimated as the capacity of the
whole. About topper cent. of the insane
that are put under proper treatment in a
hospital, during the first three months Of
the attack are likely to be cured,
and only Is per cent of those ad'
mitted to a hospital after the lapse OF
the first year. In addition to this as a
reason why the work upon the build
ing should be prosecuted without delay,
it is stated that the work upon the Gen.
tire building will deteriorate until the
east section is erected. This section
when completed will furnish accommo,
dations for 100 additional patients and
it is hoped will be sufficient for several
years. 1t will cost ABOUT $75, 900 and
an appropriation of that amount is rec
commended. The west wing and the
centre building are now furnished and
occupied.
DR.. T. B. Camden, the Medical Super.
iuteudent, is complimented by the Board
for his efficiency and his devotion to
his duties, and all of the other officers
OF the Asylum are referred to as well
qualified for their respective posts.
About 400 feet of new sewerage has
been made during the year and sundry
repairs to the roofs, ventllators &c, oil
the west wing. An appropriation Of
$4,000 is recommended for the erec'
ton of a fence around the Asylum
grounds.
There remaiaed OF the appropriation
of the 18th Of February about $4,000 in
the State Treasury which was expected
to be drawn in October, and whatever
was left after completing the centre
building would be devoted to making
brick in order that work might be com,
menced on the next section early in the
spring. The Board of Directors say:
"Our predecessors, with the view oil
com pleting the centre building at as
early day as possible, continued the
work after they had exhausted the ap.
preparation made by the Legislature Of
1870, and contracted q debt during the
months of October, November, Decem-
Der, 1870, January, February, March,
and to the 10th Of April, 1871, amount
ing to the sum Of ($l7 ,594. 95) seventeen
thousand five hundred and ninety-tour
dollars and ninety-five cent?. We
doubted our authority to pay any por-
ton Ct the debt contracted prior to the
| 2Sth Of February, 1871. 1.-THE date Of
the last appropriation,) out Of the
money. appropriated for the fur,
| ther construction OF the Hospital,
and referred the question to the Attor,
ney General OF the State, who decided
that we could not legally pay it out Of
that appropriation. Consequently, the
debt for the months of October, Novem-
Der and December, 1870, and January
and February, 1871, amounting in the
aggregate to thirteen thousand three
hundred and ninety-two dollars and
ninety.four cents, is still unpaid and
unprovided for. The workmeu and the
parties furnishing the material, actuated
by the laudable desire of fastening the
completion of the building, did the
work and furnished the material
with the expectation of getting their
money in few months, and the long
time they have been kept out Of it has
worked, to many of them, great hard
ship; we therefore recommend an ap-
| preparation upon the assembling OF the
Legislature to pay this indebtedness,
Medical superintepdent's Report
The report Of the Medical Superin-
tendent who took charge of the asylum
July LIST, 1870, shows that there were
in the Hospital on the 3Oth Of Septem.
Der llS male patients and l22 female !
total 24l. The current expenses for
the months of July, August and Sep,
TENDER was $6 ,23O.60, showing an