The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-20
MORE ROOM FOR INSANE.
BOARD OF REGENTS TO BEGIN
ERECTION OF THREE NEW
STRUCTURES.
After An Day Session Men In Charge
of Hospital Adopt Scheme for
Quick Relief for Congested Condi-
tons.

Columbia, July 14.-Decidlng upon
the erection of three new buildings on
tho asylum property and the compile
tion Of the Taylor building. the asy-
lnm commission and board OF re-
gents at a meeting yesterday reach
ed plans for the immediate relief OF
the congested conditions at the State
Hospital for the Insane. The work
on the buildings will commence Mon
day. and IL will be carried on with as
much haste as can be accomplished
without sacrificing the safety OF the
buildings and the comfort of the pa
tients. The work Is under the super,
vision OF the board of regents. DR..
J. w. BabciclS. superintendent Of the
hospital, and DR.. w. w. Ray were ap-
pointed a committee on building
They will have specifications prepar-
ed during the present week.
The present plan for the erection
OF new buildings Is a forerunner Of
future plans for the development Of
the hospital. The segregation OF the
races and separate wards for the tu-
bercular and pellagra patients are
matters TO be accomplished In future
plans.
The asylum commission will prob
ably begin the erection Of new build
ings for the hospital by August 1, on
land TO be purchased soon. The COM
mission Is authorized to do this by
a joint resolution passed by the gen.
eral assembly at its last session. A
meeting of the commission will be
held next week. when various sites
will be considered and selection
made. Following a session of the
board OF regents and asylum COM
mission that occupied the day, DR..
Babcocc made this statement last
night.
TIE construction OF three new
buildings on the asylum property and
the completion OF the Taylor build
ing Is the work OF the board Of re-
gents. money for the work being ap-
propriated by the general assembly In
the regular appropriation bill for i'm
provements at the hospital.
The asylum commission Is charged
with the specific duty of purchasing
lands and erecting buildings thereon.
The board OF regents has $50. 900
with which to make improvements.
while under the joint resolution
[, 100000 may be borrowed from the
sinking fund commission for the use
tof the asylum commission in purchas-
ing lands and erecting buildings.
The work done by the commission
and the regents today Is explained by
the following resolution, introduced
by Col Leroy Springs. one OF the
members OF the commission, and
unanimously adopted.
II. That II Is the sense and judg-
ment OF this commission that II is
impracticable to dispose OF or move
the State Hospital for the Insane
from It's present location.
4 -. That the present plant should
be improved and modernised.
-. That. as II will require consid-
erable time for the erection of build.
'ings on the new purchase the COM
8 mission respectfully and earnestly rec
<ommends TO the board OF regents the
Immediate erection OF the following
buildings for the relief OF all the de-
tpartments OF the institution. namely:
Finish the Taylor building for
white men.
Erect dormitory for negro men.
} Erect building for invalid white
| women.
Erect similar building for negro
women.
3 1T being contemplated that the oc-
cupancy by the negro patients may
he oSly temporary.
q. That needs OF both the tuber-
cular and pellagra patients demand
special consideration and provision.
IS. That the commission shall
proceed at once to purchase lands
and erect buildings in pursuance Of
the Joint resolution Of the general as
semoly and that provision be made
hrst Tor the colored insane and that
they be moved there as fast as prac-
ticable."