Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-14
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
TIE INSANE AsYLUM.

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 Now that he Iusane Asy lum bill IS n" longer one Of the probabilities, iut living law on the statutes of A .on ., with i,s full set oi directors re , appoiutej oy the c ve.nor, it m., oe that our readers, wbo have hot Seen a CODY of the b.ll would like to know sonsthins about It. l. Is not an eco rouioal measure, and starts out by Hp- propriauug SlOJ,UJ0 m toe bonds of the Territory to buy grounds and erect buildings, etc. When the buildings are erected and ever! thing m readiness Co tO r6ce ve the Insane of our Territory II is not likely It VIIl cost us any less per capita to keep them thn 1t does now at Stocat .o. Tor as a rule, when anytEiug is conceive m rascal ty and jobbery, as this bill was. it Is likely to continue for m5 line "a: CT it leaves first hands, we have DO flea that there will be much Of reform m this proposed Ill., s,i-ution for some tune to come.
 IL vii be interesting to the tax pay CTS oi Pima county to know that, as usual she vIll be allowed to pay her P lrJi"n fl tue fax ueces,ary to buy the Iani aud p0 up the bail iiugs, and that at our P. Q. mt .a'u .tIon of real and per sonai prop r.y The tax VII amout to tue snug utt.e sum ol S5OgO. and perhaps as much more tsr Its nIaInteuauce and sup port.
 T. will be observed that DO estimates
 or limrt- are made If the cost of run ninG this asylum. Every thing i- left to the Buari uf Directors, even to the sal
 ary of tue SupenuteLdent. The first amount was 70 large that il, projectors may have tloulht best not to make u too visial, ag tLo beginning or it| might erd.ugeE the passage of the b.ll. Houeye. IE S may have be .H. inc nig ger is le.t ID the wooi p !, aud We have DO ab be Jill make bis appearance in due time. Inc bill is too .oag for pub- lica'ion in these columus, but below vii be found a summary Of its principle features:
 Ilc Tussue Aeylum bill provides that G uui ding shalt be constructed at or near the town fl pu nix. T. provides ai,l fo- a Board of Directors consisting l ot three persons m jority oi wh, m | shall h.vs power Q trans act business. | They are to je app ,int-a by the Gov er.or au con firmci by the Council, and | are 9 halI o.i e fsr the term ot four | years. T. pr.v.Ie- !hl siii hoirl shall | Gs soon as p.a .tcabi {, purchase suita- bl- piece f ground consisting of not les tlaa tn Ugg more than one hun dreI aad s.xty acre, for the Use of said aslyum aud c-.se drat-s, plans and specific .riol= of such buildings as the hlari deem u,c c-s~ary an : the c n-raci for the asylum budding shall b.. given to tIe iOya-t res sppuS'hle bidder pro- vilel the .s- -lail not exceed when comp. Id STOOD iucludi the pur- c44sc p-lce of sad lands l. also give tAe bsari authority to purchase and cause to be pI4c Ii m tLe building aud up5n tae r-nuad- all ne, ssary iurni turea apVl aucss an make such nee es -ary Improv-m uJs as w.li render the gFoGud- and buildings convenient and suitable for oc,upaJion. For the pur- pose of ca-ry ing ou- the provisions [ the ar- loan of Slu1OlD |, ant O. iz-d to be u-goti4tet aLd made on the faith and credit ot the Territory for winch bonds stall be issued bearing interest at seven ger celt per annum. TLe Board Of Directors shall employ and maintain in charge & resident hysI Clau, who must be q College graduate in med cine and surgery and practiced his pr ,fes-Ion as such not le-s than four years in this Territory. this residen; physician also to he Superintendent Of She bull ling ErnUn & and property and direct Q and control of all persons tLr-in subj -c. ,o the rnles the Board Of Directors, aud shall prescribe theIr several duties fix-wIrh tle approval of the B1 lr3--oupensa'iou and m his dis cret ca discharg any co them. Tue re- siient physician sh li reside within the asyilIa, -nl shall at all times be in at- tendance at said asylum. It provides for the levy f tgx If 10 cents on each SlU0 Of both personal property, and real estate. for tue payment of the ill., terest and >lukiag fund for the final re- duc-Iun or the bonds.