Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-01-19
ITEMS FROM ASYLUM
BIENNIAL REPORT
OF Former Supt. Baldwin and Trus
tees Of State Hospital. Electric
Road Wanted
Road Wunted

and It's recommendations known.
) One OF the Improvements asked for
by the trustees of the state hospital
for the insane at jamestown is the
construction Of an electric railway
line from the city OF jamestown to
the asylum. The estimated cost Of
such line is $4,000, and it is
claimed that the outlay will be justi-
fed by reduction Of expenses of trans
portation Of both supplies and pa
tients between. the city and the hos
pital. The electric railroad, how
ever, is but one of the many improve
ments asked by the board.
DR.. L. B. Baldwin, former superin-
tendent, recommended that $4,000
be appropriated for moving barns
and erecting new farm buildings.
The moving was made necessary on
account Of the proximity of the farm
buildings to the dwelling houses.
this creating an unsanitary surround
ing. Other improvements asked for
include farm building for $4,000;
an extension of the assembly hall,
$4,000; extension to the boiler
house, $4,000; boiler house altera.
tions, $500; extension of the sew
er system, $3.50; new laundry ma
chinery, $4,000; an abattir, ST.
500; and improvements to the
grounds, 1880. The fuel bill for
the coming biennial period is esti-
mated at $4,000.
Among the legislative recommenda-
tions iosne interesting o;0cj0
tions is one increasing the, amount
chargable against counties for the
care of their insane patients, from
$40 to $l6 per month, claiming that
|if the law is amended in this way
it will do away with The necessity of
passing appropriation bills for cur
rency expenses at each assembly. 1t
is also recommended that an act be
passed whereby the superintendent
will be empowered to send to the
various counties after patients in
stead of their being brought by the
sheriff OF the county from which
they are committed. 1t is also asked
THAT there be introduced a bill maxi
ing it a misdemeanor for anyone
to take intoxicating liquor, norcotio
or any other habit form of indul-
gence, on the premises or into the
buildings without the consent of the
superintendent.
Statement of the inmates by coun-
ties admitted during the biennial per-
iod is as follows: Barnes, "a; Ben
son, 16; Bottineau, Z; Billings, 5;
Bowman, 2; Burleigh, 13; Cass, 26;
Cavalier, Z; Dickey, z; Dunn, S; Ed
dy, 2; Emmons, 4; Foster, 12; Grand
Forks, 49,. Griggs, S; Hettinger, 3;
Kidder, 4; LaMoure, 6; Logan, 6;
Mercer, 3; Morton, IS; Mountrail,
8; McHenry, 10; Mcintosh, /; Nc
Kenzie, S; Mclean, IA; Nelson, 4;
Oliver, 4; Pembina, IA; Pierce, 8;
Ramsey, IS; Ransom, 9; Richland,
IL; Rolette, 4; Sargent, 8; Sher-
idan, 1; Stark, 4; Steele, 6; Stuts-
man. l6; Towner, H.; Trail, ~;
Walsh, 13; Wells, Z; Williams, 10;
Ward, 54; and four were sent from
the state penitentiary, with one be-
ing accredited to the state at large.
Worry and heredity lead the causes
of insanity with 33 cases; alcohol
ism come next with 20, one Of which
was a woman; general debility fol-
lows with 16, while masturbation and
financial trouble are accredited with
Is cases each. Lonesomeness is one
of the causes of insanity cases, there
being IL of this character, male
and female. Synoloty claimed
nine. victims, while over work was the
cause of one Incarceration. Seven
inmates we're driven insane by each
Of the following causes: Child birth,
and overwork and worry.
Small number of causes we're caused