The Advocate and news., 1899-03-15
published In the Advocate and News, OFF,
cial State paper March 10, 1899.
Senate Bill No. 245.

lum at some place In the state or Kansas,
providing manner of locating the same,
and for the purpose of securing a site, and
providing for the management ana main
tenance OF the same.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the state
OF Kansas:
Section /. That the sum Of one hundred
thousand dollars be, and the same Is, hereby
appropriated for the purpose or securing
site, building and equlpping an asylum Tor the
insane Of the State, fifty thousand dollars OF
which shall be available during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1900, and fifty thousand
dollars shall be available for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1901, and any unexpended
balance remaining on hand OF that part OF
the appropriation for the year ending June
SO 1900, Is hereby reappropriated for the
year ending June 30, 1901.
Section q Said asylum snail be located at
some convenient, suitable and healthtul
point within three miles Of the corporate
limit of some city In the State OF Kansas
the same to be selected in the following
manner: There shall be appointed legis-
latiVe committee, consisting or four mem
bers from the Senate and five from the
House, said committee to be selected from
senatorial districts other than those where
In it is sought to locate such asylum, for the
purpose Of locating said institution, and Sc
lectIng the site therefor, and said institution
shall not be built in any county or dis
trict represented by either or any member OF
said committee. The members OF the COM
mittee herein provided Tor shall be ap-
the Speaker Of the House, subject to the
approval Of their respective bodies OF the
legislature, the House voting upon roll call
to approve the appointments OF the speaker
and the Senate by roll call to approve the
appointments made by the President mol
more than two members OF any one politl-
cal party shall be appointed from the SEN
ate and not more than three members shall
be appointed from the majority party in the
House. In case any appointment shall be
rejected by either branch Of the legisla-
ture 1t shall be the duty Of the presiding
officer to substitute the name OF another
person for the one so rejected, and no APP
pointment shall be complete until approved
as herein provided. Said committee snail
be appointed during the present session OF
the legislature, and 1t shall be the duty or
said committee when appointed lst. TO
visit the various places and LOCALITIES IN the
State which for any reason would be de-
sirable localities for the location or sald
institution, End. To carefully consider
fhe eeorraphical location with reference
to population; to ascertain whether there
is an abundant water supply; whether there
are proper railway facilities; Whetner
suitable site adapted to the needs OF such
an institution can be procured; and haV-
ing thoroughly considered all the adVant.
ages and disadvantages, including cost OF
maintaining the institution, OF the va
rious points, finally proceed to determine
such location by ballot The grounds Sc
lected for such asylum shall contain not less
than GAO acres OF land. 80. Inc decision
of a majority Of said committee shall De the
decision of the committee as TO the loca"
ton of said institution, and said decision
shall be reached prior to the 3Oth day or
June, 1899, and said committee shall report
their findings to the Governor: atm. Sucn
action of said committee shall be deemed
final and conclusive, and said asylum snail
be declared to be located by the action OF
majority of such committee, and said aSy-
lum shall be built pursuant to the proVls-
ions of this act and of law governing the
construction Of such institutions 9TH. SAD
committee shall receive three dollars per
day for their services and their actual ana
necessary expenses
Section g. The Board OF Trustees or the
State Charitable Institutions shall cause
to be prepared full and complete plans and
specifications for the erection OF the IN
sane asylum as contemplated by the sec
ond section of this act, Whlch plans anu
specifications shall be prepared ana the
building or buildings shall be constructed
upon what is known as the "segregate OF
cottage system"-that Is, with one cSntraI
main hospital building and other oullolngs
grouped around the same, each buiiding,
except the main central hospital building,
to be three stories high above the basement
and of sufficient capacity to accommodate
not less than one hundred and twenty pa
tients each.
Section 4. Said State Board of Charities
shall agree upon plan for the erection OF
an insane asylum in accordance with tne
most approved and modern plans, Salo
building or buildings shall be constructed
of such material as shall be determined
by said board, and said material shall be
selected with view to permanency, uura,
bility, economy and artistic taste, and said
building or buildings shall be Of slow burn
ing construction.
Section s. Said State Board OF Charities
are authorized to employ some competent
and experienced person to act as superin-
tendent Of construction, who shall act as
the agent Of the State Board Of Charities in
the erection of said building. He shall have
general superintendency Of the work, and
Inspect ali material proposed to be put
thereon. He shall approve. or reject the
same. and he shall under the direction of
the state Board, furnish or cause to be fur
nished, whatever material may be ordered
by said Board. The State Board or Char
tiles shall. in the name of the state, make
contracts for the work obtaining from con-
tractors sufficient guarantees for the faith
full performance of their contracts, reserV-
ing to the state upon all contracts ten
per cent. until the Anal completion Of said
contract Said superintendent shall see
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