The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-12-24

the rReaSuRERS GEPoRT SHOWS
BALANCE ON HAND
$4,000.
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Over Hesssniesi. Hsnsas and wtss
Aanaaoness by ySup~rf.tsraxu, n

management sy sepsrtstssdeut-
The Board OF Dire tors OF the
North Carolina Insane Asylum met
last week. There were present, Jno
b. Broadfoot, President Of the Board:
X. K. Cotton. DIR. X. Il. Speigh,.
George Is. Curtis, Joseph Be!lamy.
John X. Smith, b. +. B,ykin, Jno.
d. Briggs and DIR. j. W. Saunders.
The Executive committees report,
as follows, Was received and read:
To ,ho Board Of DIRECTOR:
We do not deem il necessary TO
offer any apology for submitting TO
You q tew remarks In connection
with the reports which have beea
laid before US and which are now
laid before You by the Superinterd-
| ent, Stewart and Treasurer.
The Treasurer's report shows a
balance on hand December lst 1896
of $ll. .S4 AZ; whereas on Decem Der
L, 1894, there was on hand balance
of only 81 %, with outstanding sc-
counts to the amount of 81 $50 IL.
The appropriations made oy the
last Leg stature for the years 1895
and 1896 were thought to be econoni-
cal, aud We feel that the Board il
entitled to felicitate itself upon hay
ing been able to fall well within the
appropriation. And your Execu
uye committee wishes TO emIha IZ-
its appreciation of the economics ui
the Superintendent and Stewart, bS
| which We are enabled o make suc'
an excSlleut showing. Tnr prub. n
Of caring for the IL sane crps sIs II
securing the greatest good 10 "a
tlents at the least expense. We b.-
lleve that DR.. KIRBY has successfully
solved this problem. By reason oi
these economies We have been abl.-
to begin an annex To the male d
partmeIt, viii h will accoCamr, a .
one hundred psti. prs, as I'm It'd
fist 10 cost SIC 700. upon whsc
We have alr.aGy exp ID. d IS POO
aud " w1lch We te- I Confident W Ga
complete FIR SIS 600 This iss per
mauent and much ne.d did I'm prov
mept 20 relieve our over crowde d
war, in which, in m my instances,
two patients are occupying room
only intended for one, and som,
sleeping in the halls.
The minor Improvements, not oi
so permanent q nature, but still ot
great value, are particularly sci
} forth in the report of the Superln
, tendent, but desire especially TO cal
attention to the furnishing of III,
: annex to the female department
putting in guards to the upper win
dows, doors to separate wards, elec
tric lights, furniture for dining room
the renovation of the gas plant, b,
which practically a new, mucl
t larger and more economical plal
: was substituted for the old one. Th
I additional mattresses necessary 70
the annex were all made by the pa
tients, under the supervision of a.
;, attendant. A shed for the preserva
/; ton of the farming utensils, tool
Q and vehicles has been erected, ne,
: and improved water closets hav
t been substituted for such of the oil
: ones as had become in an unsani
: tary condition, the hill side to III
Q north front of the main building
J. which were growing up with oil
q field pines, has been cleared up, tn
q gulleys and washes filled, and a fin
crop produced during the last yeal
r the bottom land in front and to tn
y east of the main building below tn
y spring, has been cleared up, tile
7 and ditched and fine crop of cor
l. produced thereon this year. Th
= land adjoining the pumping static
Q which was grown up aud coverd b
the old fish pond has been ditchet
II partly tiled, and will be ready for
crop next year. We have Therefor
n reclaimed from fifteen to twen'
n acres. Connection has been mad
is with the city fire department {
is small expense by means of which
e in the event of fire, the fire oompal
y les of the city will be at the Asyiu
inside of ten minutes. We have al.
r put in a Worthington fire pun
u with capacity of one thousar
TO gallons per minute; also three thoI
u sand feet of eight inch iron pip
r with eight hydrarts in front ar
u rear of the building, replacing Il
II old pump and four inch pipes a.
It hydrants, which would not throw
stream to the top of the building, q
le of which is connected with rese
at voir holding about SOC, 600 gallon
le built last year, which is supple
ne from the pumping station on Rocl
S. branch, in part, and partly by r.
ne water which has been secured By
to change of CUTTERS, and taking 1
ut water from the northwest end OF Z
&c main building and kitchen tc t
~ reservoir. thereby saving the c
70, pense Of pumping. We have NJ
10. on hand LOCO feet of frst-class do
is ble-jscketed hose, and have CO..
ut pleted hose-reel house in the re
IS, of the female building. We ha
IN also. purchased and distributed
the various wards, laundry and ma
building, one dozen fire extingui:
ers, for immediate use in case
fire. A new iron bridge has be
, built across Rocky branch, on
road leading to the city, at cost
1e- 1925. The road from the bridge
the main building has been grad
and macadamized. The unsigh
ed, hill near the bridge has been
ed, down and graded, entirely by
tients, thereby affording them pie
ant employment and doing a work
which an appropriation of s.
was asked several years ago. .
farm has been greatly improv
ans and the report of the Steward '
show that 1t is distributing consi6
able to the support of the inst
i'm ton.
The Asylum owns twenty-ei
:; cows, twenty-five of which are 1
giving milk, sometimes as much
p, sixty-five gallons, and averaging
year round fifty gallons per q
d. Last year We made 800 pounds
bacon, and this year We expec'
make IL 900 pounds.