Evening journal., 1889-07-11
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noard 81 trustees.
The state Board Of Trustees which Isl
| about to take possession of che New Cas-
Tie County Insane Asylum, desires the
institution to be known MS the State In.
sane Hospital II is SO designated in the
act Of the General Assembly providing
for its purchase, and the members Of tine
board claim that it is hospital and not
an asylum
The State Board continued It's meeting
yesterday afternoon, after the Trustees
Of the Poor had adjourned, and passed a
resolution fixing the salary of the super
intendent and resident physician of the
insane hospital at 81, 800 per annum.
The members Of the board win make
known its desire 10 receive applications
for this position, from experienced spec.
ialists in nervous diseases The super.
intendent will probably be allowed to
select his own corps of assistants.
The board decided upon the first Thurs
day in each month as its regular meeting
day The next meeting will be on July
81, the day of the regular quarterly
meeting Of the Trustees Of the Poor.
when the $40. 900 win be paid to the
Trustees Of the Poor, and the Board will
take possession Of the insane hospital
The Committee Of the State Board and
Of the Trustees Of the Poor to arrange for
the temporary use Of gas, water, etc. IN
common, held a conference yesterday
afternoon. The gas plant Is on the aims
house grounds and IL was decided that
the Insane Hospital should pay half the
cost of the gasoline and have the use Of
the gas. The well and steam pumps are
on the grounds of the Insane Hospital The
almshouse will continue to use the water
as heretofore, until it has its own well
and pumps The insane hospital viii be
provided with gas plant In time. 1t
was decided to build lodge house at the
entrance gate and station gatelSeeper
therein II will probably be erected on
the almsbouse side of the drive. The
state viii furnish the lumber and the
county will build IT,
The political complexion Of the state
board Is five Republicans and four Demo
Gratis Messrs Thompson, Wilson, Cooper,
Burton and Sharpe are the Republicans,
and Messrs Black, Williams, Hopkins
and Robinson the Democrats. Politics
did not enter into the organization of the
board at all. Mr.. Thompson was men
toned for president at one time, but IL
was wisely concluded that physician
had better be selected. While DR. Burton
was acting as temporary presi.
dent, Dr. Black moved that
his Office be made permanent.
But Dr. Burton declined. feeling that he
lived at too great distance from the
hospital to be able to give 1t proper at.
tention. DR.. Black was thereupon made
president.
The act of assembly does not direct
what Is to be done with the $75 900 that
is to be paid over for the insane hospital,
except that it is to be paid to the Trus-
tees Of the Poor. The appropriation for
the maintenance Of the almshouse is
sufficient for all demands. The Poor
Trustees generally agree that It should
be used in paying off the bonds issued
for the erection Of the almshouse and
hospital buildings.
The two buildings were built In 1888 81
/ by John B. johnson and Joseph Hyde, at
cost Of $163, 500. Nathaniel Williams
| chairman of the committee that super
vised the erection of the buildings, esti-
mates their cost at $235, 600. OF this
amount about $l35, 900 was expended
on the insane hospital. s. T..
Button of Philadelphia was the archi.
tect and Nathaniel Williams, Milton
Lackey, ]. wilkins Cooch, II. d. Hick-
man and James Bradford, the building
committee Of the Trustees of the Poor.
The farm was purchased Of Graham
Blandy for $50, 900 in February 1882.
The buildings were first occupied in May
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