Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-01-10

The daily average number of inmates
during the year was 15.SS5 an increase
over the previous year of 324, and the num-
ber OF employees was 2,267, or one employe
Tor each seven inmates.
At the risk of being tiresome have thus
gone into details Tor the purpose OF show
ing how burdensome these institutions are
upon the people of Ohio. In their support
1t Is not necessary that we should be penur-
ious but Ii Is important that prudent econ
omy should be ut all time exercised. / am
satisfied that the current expenses OF these
institutions can be largely reduced without
in any way Interfering with the health, COM
fort, or happiness of their inmates.
therefore urge upon you that In making APP
propriations for the current expenses of
these institutions, you scrutinize closely the
demands made upon you. and that great
care be exercised that the appropriations
are not made larger than are necessary.
To the end that these appropriations when
made. be prudently and honestly accounted
for, l further suggest that the auditor of
state be authorized to add another man to
his present Office force, whose duty Ii shall
be TO carefully examine all the reports filed
In the Office OF the auditor by the financial
officers of these institutions, and who shall
once in each month visit each institution
aud carefully examine into and scrutinize
the accounts of Its financial officers.
INSANE AND EPILEPTIC PERSONS IN
COUNTY INFIRMARIES.
The law very justly requires that insane
and epieptlc persons now In the county
! nfirmaries shall be cared for by the state
on or before June LIST, 1903, in her hos
pitfalls. There is large number Of such
people. who are suffering because they do
not receive the care and attention which
the state gives to other insane and epileptic
persons. In order TO meet this requirement
| of law. 1t Is necessary to increase the ca
| paclty of the state hospitals. Early in De-
cember the board OF state charities and the
| suDerintendents of the various hospitals in
the state met, for the purpose of giving this
! important subject careful consideration. l
know OF no body of men who could give 1t
| more Intelligent thought. These gentlemen
reached the conclusion that the most prac-
! teal, speedy and economical way for the
state to provide for this emergency would
| be to erect new cottages upon the present
| hospital grounds OF the statA as follows:
| (a) At Athens, one c, ttage for 100
| chronic, inhrm aud untidy patients, and one
| cottage for so acute insane.
(b) At Cleveland, cottage for so acute
(c) At Columbus. a cottage for 15O
chronic inhrm and untidy patients, and a
cottage for so acute insane.
Sd At pSyto55' unt,dS cottage for 100
cottage for so acute insane persons.
(el At Massilon. additional cottages for
400 patients;
cottages, and also additional capacity fol
100 patients.
In their opinion. the maximum cost OF
these improvements % would be slst ,o0o, ant
1850 patients.
Vision ought TO. be made at the Ohio hos
nital for epileptics for the 3a0 epileptlc per
| commend these conclusions to your con
sheraton, asking for them careful thought
and prudent action. 1t Is not necessary
available during the current year. one-hai
OF the money appropriated for the erection
OF these sa.'dlngs could be made available