Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-10-02
News OF the State.
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
Biennial Report Is Given out-Som'
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Biennial Report Is Given out-some
Interesting Figures.
The biennial report of Steward Mill
the asylum, and shows that the affairs
Of the institution have been managed
economically and carefully. The farm
and garden produced abundantly last
year. all the oats, barley, corn, fodder,
millet and potatoes and vegetables re-
luired being raised. The preceding
year was not so propitious, and the
farm produced no grain and only 500
bushels of potatoes, which increased
the cost of living considerably. The
institution was also unfortunate with
Its hogs, cholera destroying $1,000
worth in 1900 and $500 worth the fol-
lowing year. The asylum now has a
fine lot of pigs, and is feeding the best
remedy as a preventive. Regarding
the per capita cost of maintenance,
Mr.. Milsted says:
"The per capita cost from June 80,
1900 to June 80, 1902, was $161.SS, or
S311 per week, without resident OIL
GERS salaries, which have not been In
Guided heretofore. The per capita cost
for the last biennial period is $7.45
higher than for the former period, be-
cause of the loss Of the grain crops and
the partial loss of potato and grain
crops and the loss of hogs. The ap-
preparation of 100000 for maintenance
for the two years from March l, 1900,
would have been sufficient; would ad-
init of an expenditure of 14.7 cents per
day for food, which would be sufficient.
But many of the other appropriations
| were too small and would not run their
respective departments, and the den-
cheney in these has had to be paid out
Of the appropriation for maintenance
So there will be deficiency from six:
Drugs and medicines, engine room sup
plies, library and amusements, paints
and painting, etc. The deficiency on
March /, 1903, will be what we have
paid out of the maintenance fund to
make up for the deficiency in the 9TH
er appropriations"
There were no very expensive cas-
ualties in the biennial period except
hailstorm in July, 1901, causing a loss
Of $3.50, and a smallpox epidemic last
March, costing S267.
The last legislature made change
in the manner Of paying officers, sal
aries being paid out of the general
maintenance fund of the institution,
instead of the general funds OF the
state, as heretofore. The following
statement is included in the report OF
the steward:
"The total cost of the hospital from
June 80, 1900, to June 80, 1902, was
s13S,12023. The appropriation for in
cidental expenses a.e repairs was ST.
500, and we pay carpenter $50 per
month land we cannot get along with
out a carpenter,) and have had some
brick work done during the year; so
that it has taken the entire appropria-
ton to pay for mechanical labor. and
all the material to repair and build
with has had to be purchased out OF
the maintenance fund. The appropria-
tion should have been doubled, The
same is true of beds. bedding and fur
niture.' The appropriation was 81, ooo
for over 500 people for two years. 1t
has cost $2,225.44 since March l, 1901.
One thousand two hundred and TWEEN
ty-six dollars and fortyfour cents or
this had to be paid out for malnten-
ance.
"Per capita cost. including resident
officers salaries, S172.21.
Per capita cost without resident Off
GERS salaries (Which were never IN
cluded before,) $161.S3.
"The cost for food averaged per cap
tia s47.65 per year, s3.7 per month, or
SIS IA cents per day.
average number of patients for b1-
ennial period, 401.
paid out of maintenance approprla-
ton, where the appropriation was IN
sufficient and exhausted, S4,O2O.50.
per capita cost of maintenance OF
the state hospital for the insane for
the last twelve years:
Oct. 81, 1890 to Oct. 81, 1902. .s256.7S
Oct 81, 1892, to Oct. 81, 1884,. 256.1S
Oct 81, 1894, to Oct. 81. 1885,. 1924
June 80, 1896, to June 80, 1885,. 1850
June 80, 1898, to June so, 1900. 154.59
June 80, 1900, to June so, 1902. 161.S4
In his last report to the governor
and board of trustees, Supt Moore. OF
the state insane asylum, calls attention
to the need OF more room for patients,
and says:
"The increasing number Of patients
and the present overcrowded condition
of the wards for women make it I'M
peTdllNe lltL duQlllO1dA AoOAAA w NV
!, yided for the women patients by the
next legislature of our state. The last
female ward building was intended to
provide for about twenty patients in a
ward: it accommodates. on an aver
age, thirty-five in a ward. The other
ward building for female patients was
built in 1885. There are now only
these two ward buildings for women.
while there are three for men. The
next legislature will be called upon to
face the alternative Of providing an
other building for women or requiring
the various counties of the state to fur
nish accommodations for the care and
treatment for a portion of their own
PATIENTS in the counties themselves.
The latter proposition would be incon-
yenient and costly to the counties. and
a step backward. in my opinion. as far
as the interests Of the insane are con-
cerned."
Helena, Mont, Sept. "5.-l'he Demo
cratic convention which met at Boze-
man yesterday had but two nominal
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