Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19

erected at the institution for the
feeble minded; dining hail with a
seating capacity for 500, two cottages
OF eight rooms each, large dormi-
and stable built, and an electric light
plant, gravity water system and sewer
system installed at the veterans
home; new jute mill 1,40O feet of
stockade, a warehouse, three brick
cottages and a new shop row con-
structed at the state penitentiary, and
a new COW stable and shop row built
at the state training school.
At the end of the biennium in 1912
the population was 4,411. an increase
Of 438 during the past two years,
while the maintenance for this bien-
mum had increased to $2,10O,4O7.16,
an increase of s686,74371 The
membership of the board had not
changed in two years, except that E.
d. Cowen had succeeded to the chair
manshlp, A. E. Cagwin and H. T.
Jones being the other two members.
During this biennium two ward build
ings were built at the eastern hospi-
tall two dormitories erected at the
school for the blind; one dormitory
at the school for the deaf; hospital
at the veterans home; hospital at
the state training school, chapel and
auditorium at the state penitentiary
and main building at the northern
hospital.
The 1913 legislature established
new institution, known as the state
school for girls, divorced the deaf
from the blind, and created a school
for the deaf and school for the
blind, and established the northern
state hospital, which had heretofore
been but a branch of the western hos
pital. This made IL state institu-
tons directly under the control of
the board. The school for girls was
located at Grand Mound, in Thurston
county. The same legislature also
removed the educational institutions
from the control of the board.
First Reduction in Expenses.
On May 10th, 1913, H. w. Ross
was appointed to succeed E. D.
Cowen, whose term as a member of
the board had expired. On June LIST,
1913, Frank c. Morse was appointed
to fill the unexpired term of A. E.
Cagwin. H. T. Jones became chair
man of the board on April LIST, 1918.
The population on September Goth,
1914, was 1852, and the maintenance,
for the years 1913 and 1914 was
1885, 880.27, a decrease of $144,-
| 526.89. During this biennium the
value of the farm, dairy and garden
products was increased from $172,-
1926 to $234,821.29, an increase
of $62,628.94 in two years. Five
modern, fireproof buildings had been
built at the institution for feeble
minded, three cottages and superin-
veterans home; four concrete fire.
proof buildings were added to the
northern hospital; a fireproof cell
wing was erected at the state reform
atory and two freproof buildings
were constructed at the school for
girls.
On December LIST, 1914, T. e.
Skaggs of Everett was appointed on
the board to succeed H. w. Ross, re-
signed. and ON May LIST, 1915, w. H.
Cochran of Spokane was appointed to
succeed H. T. Jones. whose term had
expired. F. c. Morse became chair
man.
Under the present board there are
under erection a new administration
building at the school for the blind;
a new administration building at the
school for girls; a new concrete store
house at the state training school; q
new laundry, assembly hall, and two
fireproof ward buildings at the North
ern hospital, and also a dairy barn,
hay barn, horse barn and several
smaller farm buildings. all of con-
crete, at the same institution; new
store building at the state reforma-
tory; a new greenhouse at the east
ern hospital; new dairy barn at the
state penitentiary, and an admins
tration building, custodial building,
two ward cottages, laundry and
dairy barn at the institution for the
feeble minded. A new heating sys-
tenn is also being installed at the lat
ter place.
The value of the state property UNI
der supervision Of the board of con-
troll on September 80, 1914, amount
ed to s5,771,250.97. No fire insur-
ance is carried on any of the build