Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-10-09
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HOSPITAL FUNDS.
Board Of Trustees Issue Their Biennial
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Board Of Trustees Issue Their Biennial
Report to Gov. White.
The annual report of the trustees of
the asylum at Jamestown has been
made to Gov. White, and they urgently
recommend that additional room for
patients be supplied at the earliest op.
portunity, to relieve tho over-crowded
condition. They state:
"You are aware that the population
of our state is rapidly increasing, and
with it will undoubtedly follow pro.
portionate increase of unfortunate peo-
pie who will need care and treatment.
The present number of patients tax
our facilities to the utmost, especially
in the female wards, where the man
agement has found it necessary to
place beds in the sitting rooms, and
are compelled to be very circumspect
in receiving patients, and to parole or
discharge them sooner than is benef-
cial to them, to make room for others
who are in worse condition.
"Such conditions should not exist in
a great commonwealth such as ours,
endowed by the constitution with 20.
900 acres of land worth 100000, with
only $4,000 against it. The percent
age of insane in our state is compar-
atively small. The average in the
United States is 343 for every 100000
people, and we have only 116 for that
number of people. We ought to give
them the best possible advantages by
way of spacious sleeping and sitting
rooms, so that the air will be well sup
piled with oxygen, which should be
conducive to recovery and tend to
keep the percentage of insane about
where it is now. If money can be OBJ
tanned from no other source, we ear
nestly recommend such legislation as
would allow the issue of $4,000 worth
of bonds to build and equip two addi-
tional buildings, and such other addi-
tions as may be found necessary, and
that said bonds be a second loan on
the lands allotted to the state hospital
for the insane"
The trustees urge that the recon-
mendations of Supt. Moore be carried
out without delay, and that there be
erected an additional building for the
women patients of the disturbed class
and a hospital building for the treat
ment of the sick class and those under
surgical treatment; the extension of
the present congregate dining room
system and the assembly hail. which
is used for purposes of recreation, in
struction and worship.
The request that the governor re.
commend the following appropriation
for the hospital for the biennial peri
cd:
For two new buildings ....... 100000
Equipment of same. 80. .... 10000
Cold storage building. .. =. 5000
Maintenance. 90. go. ....... $4,000
Fuel. go. 900. .... .......... $4,000
Employees wages, mechanical
labor, etc.. 49,. ........ 10000
Salaries of resident officers. >. 1880
Drugs and medicines. 80. -. 1900
Return of patients, burial of
the dead, etc.. ........ 1900
Repairs and incidentals. 80. 5000
Beds, bedding and furniture. 5000
Library and amusements. 1000
Farm machinery. 800. go. SOC
Additional land.... 80. .... 5000
Tank and tower. -. ......... 1900
Paints and painting.... ..... 1900
Plumbing, steam fitting sup
plleS.... .......... 5Ol
Engine room and boiler house. 60(
Electric lamps and repairs... 500
Laundry repairs. 80. =. 800
Blacksmith's supplies 80. =. 800
Fire department. ....... 800
Total.... go. ....... 1888, zoo