Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-16
ANNOUNCES ESTIMATE TOTAL
COST STATE INSTITUTIONS
IN 1921
MAKES 1919 COMPARISON
Covers Penal Reforma-
tory, CustOdial, and Curative
Establishments,

ask the next legislature for an appro-
priation of $6,735,915 to cover the
cost OF operation, repairs. replace
ments and capital outlay for the
institutions under its Jurisdiction
during 1921, according to an esti-
mate OF the cost announced by the
board Saturday. Its Jurisdiction
covers all penal. reformatory. cor
rective, custodial. and pathological
institutions maintained by the state.
The estimate includes an itemixed
comparison with the cost for 1919.
The amounts the board Of control
will ask the legislature for operat-
ing the institutions In 1921 follow:
Western Hospital for Insane.
$sl9,725. increase Of 3266.3E0;
Eastern Hospital for Insane, SSs1,-
726, increase Of s120.7ss; Northern
Hospital for Insane, s1,017.95o, in
creaaeof S42s92t: C1stodiaf school.
$s13roo. decrease Of e3i. .7se: stats
soldlSri Home. 3317, 80. tAcrssss
/ of S14s.eS0; Soldisrs' fCoiony, 94J.-
| 80. sincrease asf 1IsSso; JvaaAiastsn
| ystsrahs Home, 3360.soQ.. incrsese
of Ss1.616; SohsoI f6r Esaf. SSe4.-
1866, incrsass Of .$2Ss.3sg:. eehool.
/ Tor Blind: 313l ,s165 ssrSa5s { al & skyts 4!
1e0; state Psnitntlary. $eSE,eye.
Increase Of s7s.4o6: state Training
School for Boys. $470.s70. increase,
$197.4 40: State School for Girls.
$24e,000. increase $e.s14; Reform
atory. $530.55o. increase Of $3tS1So. |,
Tho cost Of. operation for /. the
state parole department In 1919
amounted to $4,000 and the esti-s
mated cost In 1921 win be SS0,6s0.
showing an increase OF s$20,6e0.,
The cost Of transportation Of in
corrigibles IN 1919 totalied $ee,0e0
and in 1921 the estimated cost OF
this transportation will b. 3ss,s40.
showing an increase of $30,s40.
The cost Of operation for the de-
partment Of the insane In 1919 was
$4,000 and the estimated cost In
1921 will be $4,000. showing an in,
crease Of $4,000. 4s
The cost Of operation sfaf tAe Wom-
ans Industrial Home and Clinic at
Medical Lake for 1919 was $fb0.009
and in 1921 the estimated cbStsof op-
Grafton is $2s1.s5o. showaak rAn Ia.
crease Of $101,950. fl .
The total amount of money expend-
ed by the state for the operation Of
state institutions including the re-
pairs. requirements. capital outlay and
operation costs amounted to $4,S4s,-s
973 in 1919 and the estimated cost
OF running increase of $1,s51,792.
The total cost of running Nhe state
institutions in 1919 follows:
Western Hospital for the Insane,
S664,375; Eastern Hospital for the In
sane, $56O,9S7; Northern Hospital
for the Insane. $5ss,025: Custodial
School, $54s.7SO; Soldiers Home.
$227,7O0; Soldiers Colony. $4,000;
Washington Veterans Home, $26e.-
4a0; School. for Deaf. $11S,S00;
School for Blind, $76.650: State Pen
itentiary. s57s.25o; state Training
School for Boys. 327s.500; State
School for Girls, .$2ss,o2s; Reform
atory, $172,400.
The cost of operating the various
state institutions in the state Of Wash
ington in 1919 totalled $3.163.643
and for 1921 the board Of control
estimates that 1t will cost $4.ss2,3S6.
showing an increase Of $1.22S,722 IN
the operating costs in 1921. The cost
Of operation Of the various institu-
tions includes salaries. wages. sup
plies, material and service:
The amount appropriated by the
state in 1919 for the biennium fo'
lows:
Western washington Hospital for
the Insane at steilacoom. ,$5s4.S76;
Eastern Hospital for the Insane g
NSod,c.1 Lake $5173S7: Northern