Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-11-15

the Eastern Oregon State Hospital, at
some point within five miles of the
City of Baker City, in Baker county
Oregon, or at some point or within
five miles of the City of Pendleton
Umatilla county, Oregon, or at some
point within five miles of the City of
Union, Union county, Oregon, and
shall contract for and purchase in the
name of and for the State of Oregon
at the place selected for said asylum, a
suitable tract of land for the building
of an insane asylum and for purposes
connected Herewith.
! Section 2. After acquiring title to
the real estate for the use of the said
Eastern Oregon Insane Asylum, the
said Board shall cause the same to be
suitably graded and laid out and shall
cause to be erected thereon all build
ings and other structures which may
be deemed necessary to the establish
ment and equipment of an insane asy-
lum capable of accommodating not
less than 500 patients. according to
modern advanced and practical meth
ods of conducting such institutions.
and planned with the view to the fu-
ture building of additions thereto IL
necessary; and said Board shall have
power to appoint an architect to draw
plans and specifications and shall SUI
pervise the work, under the direction
and control of said Board, and said
Board shall have full power to re-
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all things necessary or advisable in
the prosecution of the work hereby
contemplated, including the furnish
ing, lighting and heating of said build
ings and said Board shall prosecute
the work on said branch asylum with,
all reasonable dispatch consistent with
the States best interests.
Section 8. Upon the completion of
said building. or prior thereto, the
said Board shall select and appoint
uperintendent of said Eastern Oregon
State Hospital and such assistance,
physicians. and attendants as shall be
necessary, who shall hold their posi-
tions during the pleasure of said
Board, and who shall at once. on the
arrival OF the insane at the Eastern
oregon State Hospital as hereinafter
provided, proceed TO the care and
treatment of said insane persons. Such
superintendent, assistants. physicians,
and attendants shall be subject to the
same laws. rules and regulations as
those then employed at and I'm the
asylum at Salem.
Section 4. When said building Is
fully completed and furnished. with
all necessary outbuildings. adjuncts,
appurtenances. etc, such proportion
of the insane then confined In the In
sane Asylum at Salem. oregon. as said
Board may deem best. shall. under the
direction OF said Board and OF the su-
perintendent OF the Insane Asylum at
Salem. be removed and transferred
from said Insane Asylum at Salem 10
the new Eastern oregon State Hospi-
tai: the selection Of insane persons to
be so transferred shall be made by the
said superintendent OF the Asylum al
Salem, but his selection shall be sub
iect TO approval or rejection OF the
said Board. and In such selection. un-
less good reason TO the contrary ap-
pear.
Section s. The Board OF Trustees
shall direct the varioss counties as 20
which asylum or hospital their insabe
shall be sent
Section 6. For the purpose of car
rying out tbe provisions Of this act.
also Including the payment % the sal
aries Of officers and employees for the
maintenance and general and contin-
gent expenses of the Eastern oregon
state Hospital up 10 and including the
slst day Of December, 1919. there Il
hereby appropriated out of any funds
In the state treasury not otherwise sp-
propriated the sum Of two hundred
thousand dollars or 20 much thereof as
may be necessary.