The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
S|GNE0 By GOVERNOR
BILLS APPRoPRlATiNo $4,000
FOR HOSPITAL HERE.
NORTH NEBRASKA FARES WELL
90, 200 WILL BE SPENT FOR NEW
BUILDINGS.
NORTH NEBRASKA FARES WELL
GETS EXECUTIVE APPROVAL

Governor Sheldon Has Signed the Bills
Approprlatina $4,000 For lmprov.
ina and operat the Norfolk Hos
pital for the Insane.
The S229000 appropriated by the
late legislature for the Norfolk insane
hospital, including provision for new
buildings, general maintenance, OIL
Gers salaries and employees wages,
repairs and improvements, new boil
ors and right of way for railroad spur,
has been given official approval by
Governor Sheldon. At an early hour
this morning the executive signature
was attached to both house roll No.
29S. approprlating $4,000 for new
buildings, and the general appropria-
ton bill carrying $l3S,000 for the In
stitution, to be used In operating the
hospital during the next two years.
What Appropriations Are For.
The following new buildings are to
be erected with the $4,000: Women's
hospital, 100000; cottage for men,
$4,000; store room and employees dor
mtory, $4,000; furnishing for new
buildings, $4,000. The item for a
$4,000 livestock barn was stricken out
and $4,000 was cut from the original
ipnd for furniture. The original bill
In cd
in the house by Representative T. e.
Anderson of Madison and was taken
care OF in the senate by Senator Ran
dali.
The general appropriation bill In
cludes the following items; Main
tenance fund, $70,500; officers sala-
ries and employees wages, $5S,2OO; re-
pairs and improvements, 1000; new
boilers, $4,000 right of way for rail
road spur to hospital from Omaha
track. $500.
Norfolk Fares Well.
1t is said that the Norfolk hospital
secured more nearly everything asked
for than any other institution In the
state. This has been due to several
causes. In the first place the hospital
has been overcrowded and, with not
enough room since 1t was rebuilt to
replace the institution that burned,
the legislature felt that 1t was not
only just to people living in northern
Nebraska, but that the increased ia
cilities were needed as n matter of
economy to the state, The impression
made upon the committees of legis-
lators who visited the hospital was an
excellent one. They were delighted
with the manner In which the institu
ton is being operated under the SUI
perintendency of DR.. Young and the
medical assistance of DR.. Singer.
Among these committeeman were
Anderson and their efforts in behalf
of the institution were tireless and eff
fective. They stood by the institution
all the way through and got results
in a manner which must please all o.
northern Nebraska, Much work has
been done by c. Il. Burnham of thi.
city who, as chairman of the legisla
tive committee of the Commercial
club, has devoted considerable tim,
and effort to the institutions appro
priations and whose efforts have beer
very effective He has done the loca
work in the matter with comparative
ly no expense to the city.
Where New Buildings Win be.
The plan for the new hospital built
ing will be taken, it is said, from
design that has been suggested by ID
Young, This hospital will stand cas-
of the present chapel building. Th
new mems cottage will be built ives
of the present row of cottages. TIL
store room, with dormitory above, wi
be built west of the present engin
house.