Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-25
COST is INCREASED
So. 90 Per Week Each for Inmates
at the Rock Island Coun.
ty Infirmary.
TWELVE DEATHS IN A YEAR
One Hundred and Four Persons in
Institution at Present-Report
TO the Supervisors.

The committee on county infirmary
Submitted the following report, which
was adopted, to the board of super
visors yesterday afternoon:
Your committee on county infirmary
herewith submits its amended report.
Owing to the construction of the new
infirmary building it has been neces-
sary for your committee to increase
| its number of meetings to a certain
extent. but we have tried to avoid all
unnecessary meetings and we have
been able TO eliminate many of these
from the fact that we were fortunate
in having the efficient cooperation of
IKE steward and his assistant. All of
the transactions of these meetings
have been reported to and acted upon
by Your honorable body up to and in
GLIDING the dedication of the new in
Urinary building. Your committee
met Jan. l3. 1904. and proceeded TO
take the annual inventory of the per-
scnal prOprty at the infirmary and af-
fixed thereto what to us seemed fair
cash value, the grand total of which
amounts to $12.213.15. The total eN-
pense as allowed by the board at the
various sessions is $13.094.04. The to-
tai receipts from the sale of stock
and board of paid patients amounts
to $455.42. The total number of weeks
board furnished is 1864. making the
cost per capita per week $500 There
are al present 104 inmates in the insti-
tuition. of whom 50 are males and As
are females; of the total number 23
are insane. During the year there
have been three births and II deaths.
Per Capita Increase Explained.
We desire to make the following
explanation in regard to the notable
increase in the cost of per capita:
The building of the temporary
kitchen and dining room: the new
laundry and its equipment: the new
bakery and dormitory above. together
with the heating and plumbing Of
these buildings. and most of the fur
nishing of the new infirmary building
have all been charged to the expense
of the infirmary this year. Again.
Immediately after the burning of the
old building we notified the guardians
of all sane paid patients at the in
Urinary to remove said patients,
which has materially decreased the re-
ceipts. Taking the above items into
consideration the cost per capita com
Pares favorably with the preceding
Year.
Your committee has experienced
considerable difficulty in procuring
what we consider a reasonable rate
Of insurance on the property of the
county infrmary, and after much de-
lay we have placed $4,000 at the rate
of $2.97 for five years, which was the
very best we could do. and we recon-
mend the payment of the premiums,
when presented. at the above rate.
We also recommend that the board
take action in regard to procuring an
engineer at the infiTmary.
The board authorized the appoint
ment Of an engineer at the infirmary.
Resolutions on the death of w. =.
Quayle. a member of the board, were
adopted. in which tribute was paid to
the high character of deceased. and
sympathy extended to the bereaved
family.
The committee ON public eXpenGi-
lures was authorized TO enter into
contract with the Moline Elevator
company for the installation of a new
elevator at the court house.