Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-25

tses- We zee no rsasou vhy a change of
iseatsou frsm the present one should be
Desired A more healthfal and piefur
/ esq 1e iocati1u does not exist. I, Ia bat
scoFt distance from the steamboat
| iandtn9 and the railroad station. IA a
matter OF economy there can be no CON
cIssivs argument advanced for = chanse-
We have here a large tract of land
manf buildings that can be utiIizAd af
ter the nev hospital 10 built. an exeeiiert
supply OF pure water. aud q large force
OF patients who could assist in the COZ
sfruetiou Of the neg bQIidine, thus very
materially red1cing its cost. The only
piaaslbIe reason that can BE- assigned
for removal is the lack of good aori-
cultural land Bot this. in our opinion.
u net sufneieut eausa, for this difficulty
can be abridged There are several
tracts OF gOsd Agricultural land not far
from here that eJuld probably be pur-
CHASED at q reasonable price. II is not
necessary to have snsh land impedi-
ateiy adjacent 10 ths hospital; indeed.
Is Is Very essential that the hospital
should be Sufficiently far removed
trou river bottoms and swamp lands
TO guard against the danger Of mslarial
diseases.
We heartily endorse the sus.es.ions
contained in the excellent report Of the
superintendent relative to the construc-
tlon OF ssyiums. We would suggest
that a comrlssion af three persons IA |
BlliaF With the care of the insane ana
ssylams be appointed, and that an sp-
pr1priAtiOn Be made to defray the ex
pensesof she commission in visiting the
Assiuus OF Oregon snd California, 10 |
order 20 eoliecs the best plans embodied |
in the o0ustraetlen Of these three excel |
ient ssylums, and that the said cemruis-
son be empoveTei to approve If plans |
Tor new asylum, and to erect the same /
either by contract or by the employment /
of an architect and laborers, as they
may deem the wlsest and nost ecouom- |
lcal course. We earnestly pray that
your honorable Assembly will consid.
this matter early In the season, that this
important measure may receive careful |
consideration, and the preliminary work
and plans sstsleI 30 that wors upon
tho building may be commenced early
next season.
Tue Superintendent Of the hospital is
the chief executive officer, has tbs Reu-
erAl supervision of tue entire hospital,
thS treatment of nearly 10 patients,
puts up his own prescriptions and has
large correspondence relative to affairs
OF the hospital and inquiries from the
friends of patients.
ihe Accountant. besides keeping the
accounts and books of the Institution,
which OF itself involves large amount
of labor, has charge of and issues the
stores and provisions, directs tie farn,
garden and outside work, besides acting
as supervisor of all the wards and attend
ing 20 the business correspondence of
the hospital.
At the female ward the matrons not
ouly have tie care Of tie patients day
snd night, but here all the clothing for
the entire institution 10 made, as well as
toe necessary mendinR done.
Additional help must be provided.
Al assistant physician should be allowed
at salary Of not less than $500 psr an
mum, and druggist who coaid assist
the aceoontaat In the clerical work.
Foe salary of the druggist should be
$500 per annum. A night matrou should
BE- provided fer the female ward at q
salary of 800 per snnum. II is unjust
TO make the matrons work hard all day
and then have them robbed of their rest
az night.
The daily average number of patients
for the next biennial term will probably
be fully 800. and in our Judgment the
lowest possible estimate necessary for
the support of the hospital is <35. 900
per annum. We ask that the following
appropriations be made for the biennial
term ending June 80, 1887:
Fer current expenses for the
two years. s......,.......... $4,000
For the construction Of q new
asylum ...............-... lOO,OUO
And a sun for the expenses of the
building commission, dependent upon
she law governing their compensation
and visitation of other asylums. should
suca commission be appointed.
In closing rhis report we take great
pleasure in testifying TO cur apprecia.
ton of the earnest efforts of the effisers
and employees t. faith fully perform the
laborious and often thaskless duties as
signed to them. And nov, gentlemen,
We rest eur case With you. IL Is for you
TO say whether our humane laws for the
care OF the insane shall be augmented
by the building of a comfortable and
substantial asylum, 10 the end that our
Territory may not be ashsmed of her
work IN that Rrsndest and most philan-
threpic of missions, the provision for
Ger insane.