Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-19
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES GUESTS
fade Inspection Visits State Hospital Backus Hospital Winslow Williams Property and Tuberculosis San atorium-Board of Trade Committee Escorts Party Around in Acknowledgements From Legisla- ture are Wanted-Apparenty Favorable Impressions Were Made on Legislators.

Two committees of the state legis- lature-the committee on appropria- l tions and the committee on humane | institutions-were visitors in this city on Thursday on an inspection trip prompted by business that these com- mittees have to dispose of concerning matters relating to appropriations which have been asked for some of the institutions located.
 Those who came made up the whole membership of the committees as fol- lows:
 Committee on Appropriations-Sen ator Robert V. Magee, Watertown, chairman; Senator Edward E. King, East Hartford house chairman, Rob- ert O. Eaton, New Haven clerk. Ma thaniel R. Bronson, Waterbury: Rep resentatives Clifford w. Leavenworth, sor: John Ash, Pomfret; Cyrus w. Brown, New London; Charles F. Iris tram, Norwalk: John G. Wightman, Stafford: Bennett c. Atwood, Water town: William J. Atchison. Sherman; Olcott F. King, South Windsor. Committee on Humane Institutions Senator Thomas G. Alcorn. Thomp- sonville, chairman Senator Charles J. Heineman Meriden: house chairman, Howard A. Morton, Saybrook; clerk, w 1llldIn E f1aVen, ReOulHSI H0pTe- sentatives Edward l.. Mitchell, South bury Charles F. Ward. East Windsor; Edmund S. Backus, Thompson; Wal ter A. Allen, Willington; Frederick N. Taylor, Lebanon; John L. Hitchcock, Hartland; Benjamin Brown, Norfolk; John Brown, Orange: Warren c. Hub bell, Huntington.
 Accompanying them on the trip were Senator John H. Barnes, Representa- lives Joseph H. Henderson and Albert J. Bailey of this city, Representatives Eckford B. Pendleton and William B. tives Clarence E. Palmer and Lyle c. Gray of North Stonington.
 At State Hospital.
 Their visit was made first to the Norwich state hospital, which most of them reached by the 1910 train, arriv- ing at the station at Fort Point, where they were met by automobiles from the hospital and taken around the grounds. visiting the Gallup farm which the hospital owns, the reservoir system and the barns.
 On their tour of inspection they were accompanied by Dr. H. M Pollock, superintendent of the hospital and by Trustees Costello Lippitt and Dr. C. E. Stark and Judge Nelson J. Ayling, the treasurer.
 When the inspection trip was com- pleted, a, fine luncheon was served in the employees dining room with the following menu:
 Oysters on the Half Shell
 Cream Tomato Soup, Thin Waters
 Roast Chicken
 French Peas Potato Creamed
 Lettuce Salad
 Frozen Pudding
 Coffee
 Cigars Cigarettes
 Ginger Ale
 Hearing Was Held.
 When the luncheon was over, about 2.15 o'clock, Trustee Lippitt spoke of the pleasure 1t was to have the Iegis- lators visit the institution and an committees had consented to hold the hearings right on the spot, and he asked Dr. Pollock to explain the needs for the various appropriations asked.
 Dr. Pollock laid special emphasis upon the appropriation asked for inn proving the water supply and in the course of his remarks about the possi- bility of establishing a small farm for inebriates he mentioned that the state highway commission was much inter- ested in this and would favor employ ing the labor of such as might be committed to the farm on the highway to be built between Norwich and GrCton.
 What the Norwich state hospital would like to have appropriated was explained on typewriter sheets which were distributed to the committee members. These outlined the needs of the institution as follows:
 The Gallup Farm.
 Should it be decided by the com mittees on humane institutions and on appropriations that on account of the needs of the existing state institutions I@fA &I~ 1l lf.lr ment of a state farm for inebriates, the buildings on this farm could be fitted up at comparatively small ex- pense for the accommodation of some 35 or 40 men of this class. Thus the experiment of caring for these indi- viduals on a state farm could be tried for two years without committing the state to a definite policy.
 The only change that would be re- quired in the existing statutes would city courts the right to commit such a number of these persons to the Nor wich state hospital as the hospital was able to receive.
 The estimated expense of remodeling and furnishing these buildings and water would be $3,000; $2.00o should also be appropriated for stock, tools, machinery, etc. No appropriation for maintenance would be necessary.
 Water Supply.
 After an extensive experimentation with deep wells, it has been concluded that the only manner in which the hospital can secure an adequate and economical water supply is by raising it's present dam. The hospital now secures its water from four deep wells and a brook with a drainage area of approximately one square mile. On this brook has been constructed a res ervoir of five and one-haf million gall Ions capacity. The hospital requires for domestic purposes 150,00G gallons of water each 24 hours. This reser- voir when no water flows into 1t from the brook will supply the entire re- quirement of the hospital for only 35 days. The brook has furnished prac- tically no water for a period of more than 90 days at time. This storage supply has been supplemented with the yield from the deep wells. In spite of operating the wells to their full ca pacity both day and night, beginning as soon as the water ceased to flow over the dashboard of the dam, 1t has been impossible to supply the institu- ton with sufficient water. Were the dam raised 12 feet, S0,00o,00o gallons of water could be impounded. The cost of raising the dam has been care fully estimated to be $14.5e0. In addi- tion to this, would be required such a part of an appropriation of $5,500 as vr7iQht ha foI10d noces1arV fn nbfa in