, 1876-02-01
Another Report un the fnsanc
Asylum.
It Is Made at tho Request Of McCahrey
and tho Boys:
And Everything Is Found In q Most
Crelltnllo Condition.
Tho Commissioners Lift Up Their Voices
Against tho Normal School.
salnrios Of Employees Restored to Tho
Old Figures.


1he teea'ai "eeAy tuuos'us y. ~ ", % ~.
Board wAs hold sehtefuay a'tesnooa' an 'uo
,ramhhrH bstnn DrcHenk,
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A communication wsB road from Recorder
ne"att .'A'nb n"'"' -, Wsn l., ~
Ataltact Io0ka 10 tho a1tsnt ol st'V0V ~ VIZ
daily proas. nofcrred TO iho Committ0p on Pub !
n. 1,,rorIs
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Tho fol'oa'hs report "'s 'SAo' " 01p'a'u'
''son =. ,ooo,,ht, poo,s NJ fa.,nty Commissioners;
In with Tour REQUEST %e tho L
t!e pres!teit spd Other members q tie Medical Moa5a u
proceed to wilt NIL 70 thoroughly nyeagato shc Son
d!..on Of tho Cook County insana ASYLUM A. 'eneF'
Tho building is kituasaa upon the hgh ridge Wsas o.
Tho VILLAGE q ono 81 tue moat elevated locSsiona IN
excellent drainage. with the execution Of Tho bne
Islsna ridge, Woni1 10 f!;lenlt to hn anosf ae
improvements which nave ort' eonalnsntoo' AAeAaf
Present q very Attractive artSafanee.
IL structure sp atorien hEh aud about 100 foot long,
OF wh!cl tho southern bali u not yos fay
md eight wards for pstcne. IL aso new having been
occupied lesa than ngo ycars Wo ioona tbe oa!iainB
lighted With gaa heated VIII not 81 passea ovcs s T,a
srsaugeaA f. heating ana dof ~ sS 10
be yety Eoo1 Tl1 arrangements o tno Ws@er-coScta
snd bathrooms IL a. Eooa az IL eau oe
vhese they arc not included u detached MinR
nud In tAo unAnishol poruon Or tho nhl9inE
nc easta 10 ace thst nac closet u scntatoa py
ins opening immediately anoSe tno HeeLs. l1e a
Watcr-auppy hsfJ Elua as " @ ~. H. ts s Yale ia
tito aliHnutun o. tnn ho" 1lon W iMo % WIS
w which tie ahatlsuuon II lusnsnsn' ~ vi
h!y soon bocone hece1saEs 70 pso9ias VII eualupoA'
soutce.
tre oecu1tcd by tho lncusably violent and hlty pa.
enls Iualo and fe,uAe. In tess warda tho boss tna
pillows are lnado Of licking filed with niFaw This IL
rendered necessary by tito habits of thcso patients,
who ara at any tnonnt llhlo to weld tleir excreens
In led. The led CLOTHES were cicau aud abundant
mdch better thnn would be provided at home
fo1 the majority Of tho eane rat!cnts. In tho two
middle wards tho beds wcro :of butter character,
bcIuu occupied by mitdcr class Of ratents, who can
t. trusted to 4 grnntcr degree.
in TIL; uppEn WARDS,
which arc occupied by eenyaesseus and BY Tue tnoss
eomfortsblo The bcdateads hero weso generally fir
nishoi with wuven.wirc Rpr1ugs, straw mastreas
nn4Inr Gnos fair mattress will hair or feather
,,siSn. fffYs bedroon1s uf thcse patients neatly
3r,shei Win rocking chairs chests Of drawara and
sm.M loon,n1.eiatacs. while thcir sitting rooms
cns" ELY r.r"etnd md hunr with e,lgravit IL.
Tho din{uR.,ooma are light. airy. and
cter,5ni EyerythIue there uA throughout The whoo
.,a,,.an, 4 nrrsnWomaly clnan I1 this ,sarda
dnyo,e 10 .be moro u,r.liy Patients the abiswaro Is
uoso.sn , ~ - III IN - svo1I rmksre. l,ut tic mlder
tn ar3 f,rnishcl viii ,yito talle ,uor noat crock
s srr .,i ~. arnyxihi1,1 m comfortabo se need bo
hs our Wait ..-.....
WHOLLY uNASEouMcEp ASn .Sd,r e. fnr1si.s in
,,t,r o a1es. Tlcte ciohs sccmed 10 bc
inexpensive put elays clean nd sufficient T., ,,o
Nc 11nlh iD1 Kl1oncI auA !AIA14 4Gs@Nea ~ -.