Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-25

NAL period being one hundred per cent.
Your committee was informed by the
superintendent that he was certain that,
at least one dozen patients discharged
from the institution during the last BIZ
ennial period, apparently cured mentally,
had died from tuberculosis contracted
during Their stay in the institution. BY
reason OF this condition, your committee
strongly recommends a building to be
used for the segregation of the afflicted
male patients as the proper solution for
this condition. Your committee recon-
mends that the amount of appropriation
for this building be Approximately the
same as for the receiving ward first
mentioned. & 4t
"The next matter which seemed OF the
utmost Importance and one which Of ne
cessity upon the erection of the two
buildings above, mentioned would have
to be prepared for. would be the cree
ton of a power house and the installa-
ton of certain improvements connected
with the furnishing Of the same. the ad-
dition of boilers and machinery. 1t is
also contemplated in this power house
to have a machine shop and storage ca
pacity for fuel. The institution, up to
this fall. have been compelled to haul
the fuel from jamestown by team, a dis
lance of two miles. Your committee
beg to report that the Midland Continent
ia: Tlrailroad has built a spur track up
to the present engine house and we are
also informed that the Northern Pacific
Railroad Is ready now to build a spur
track from jamestown to the institution.
Of hauling tho fuel, which we understand
was lone at q cost of about twenty-siX
cents a ton. Tie institution uses lig-
mite coal, and at the present time any
surplus that they may have on hand Is
piled out on the open prairie, causing Il
direct loss. 1t is proposed in the new
owe house to haze sufficient storage
capacity for this fuel and your commit
tee strongly recommends an a%ppropr'a-
ton which would furnish the necessary
light NJ heat ut this time.
IAN outside ward building and farm
house which would take care Of the
farm help II about forty patients who
might be termed TRUSTEES" This build
ing could be erected cheaper thar the
proportionate cost per patient Of the
regular ward buildings of the institution.
and seems the proper thing to do. a
large proportion Of the farm help at
this time are housed in the fourth story
of one Of the ward buildings. The doors
Of The floors below are all locked eacl,
night, and If fire should break out. or
~ o,,-F q ,t,n ,,,l,nr,1,- tl;, IDl,,
was needed, 1t would be a hard matter
for them to be of any assistance before
considerable time had elapsed. The wa
ter supply of the institution is made
urate for its needs, as there is unqucs-
tionably a need for a larger supply OF
water. The tank erected on the grounds
at the time of your committees visit was
only about half full, and in case Of con-
nagratioE. 1t is estimated that the water
supply couldn't last over thirty minutes.
This is q condition which should not ex-
list. and your committee strongly recon-
mcnds an appropriation necessary to de
fray the expenses Of obtaining an adc-
Quate water supply. '
your committee was impressed very
favorably with the cleanliness and neat.
ness of the institution. The buildings
| themselves We're scrupulousIy clean. The
| beds and bedding had very close scrutiny
and 1t was apparent that the manage
ment believed in the use Of plenty OF
soap and water.
The committee notices particularly
that considerable Of the farm work and
| ordinary labor about the institution was
performed by patients, and taking this
into consideration. certain outside inn
provements like the removal of some OF
the old barns to get room for the spun
tracks for the railroad. the erection of z
| piggery and chicken coop, improvement
of the grounds, and such matters as these
! could be properly left to the management
to work out with the labor they have
without any direct appropriation from
the state"
When the order for the third read
ing and final passage of bills was
reached Senator Talcott offered a mo
ton for the senate 10 80 into executive
session. but upon request. of Senator
Iianley he withheld his motion for the
consideration or Senate Bill No. Ii,
the amended herd bill. which had beer,
carried over from Tuesday. Nj. Han
Icy requested the hill be referred to a
| special committee as there were soy.
eral more amendments that should
be added. This was agreed to by Sen
Mclean, the author Of the original
bill. and President Kraabel referred
it to a special committee consisting
of Senators Hanely, Mclean, Davis.
jacobson and Gilbert. Mr.. Talcott's
motion for the executive session then
prevailed at 2:45. as
Open Session, aIf2:58. <. -"
Senate bills Nos. SO. G7, and G6, hay
Ing been reported as correctly engross'
cd were read the third time, and on
roll call all three bills passed. Sen.
ator Bronson asked to be excused
from voting on Senate ELL No. SO.
which relates to the board OF state
bar examiners and the fee 10 be charg'
cd, as he is a member OF the board
and felt that he was disqualified in
voting.
! Senate Bill No. 8, womans suffrage,
was supposed to have been put on
final passage Friday, but it had not
been returned to the senate from the
engrossing room.
At $1,000 Senator Gilbert's motion
adjourned the senate to Saturday at 2
o'clock.
New Senate Bills Read and Referred
Senate Bill No. 12G. Hughes. relating
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