Year: 1878

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the kegsatr and to the pablo generally than giving
oref resume OF the history contained my report


The first public proposition to build Lunatic Asylum in
this State was made by His Excelency, GoyA G. Brown in
ms message TO the Legislature 1916 During session.
Senate, but did not pass the House. "a =


In Io4o Governor Brown renewed his Recommendation
suggested that the of three would be sufi
Gent to accomplish the purpose but seemed
am March a
Tie same act making the appropriation donated lot
No. o. north, the city of Jackson acres
was soon properly determined that the
for an Asylumn the city, it and containing
amount of land for farm and wisely
considered that if the did Asylum with its
noise the inmates of the Asylum might disturb citizens
the town to extent The Commissioners therefore sold the
lot for S1Oo and bought hundred and forty for 81
one mile & north Of cent site of the Asylum
soners set about the work Of building Lunac Asylum


1t seems that those phianthropc gentlemen had somewhat
imperfect idea of what before hem they would have
hestaed before breaking ground While ad
mire the pluck and which inspired them
work with So 900 which architect have told would
cost not less than S15O000 smile when contemplate
of tongues which must have prevailed around and
labor the foundation not properly lad but the money
spent. S. sa.s 80 = . -. 500 =
msoner report Gov Joseph w. Matthew'S in 1850 con-
tanned the most eloquent appeal in behalf of the insane that
LIN S. TARPLEY, of the Commissioners. sa ai
Calling to their aid the of the world Asylum
Builder and phanthrops, Miss D. L. Dix
appealed to the legislature animated by spirit that would brook
denial The architect reported that would require $4,000





for and obtained. . = .e5-.s g -
Two years carried the building up second
story while only 500 of the $50 600 remained
the Commissioners should have said that the building that
time consisted Of center and two wngone each sde In
their report to Governor Whitfield in 1852 the Commissioners
very fair of their stewardship but stated that
would still require additional appropriation of $4,000 com
rapidly tall oak sometimes grow from very dmnutive
But the State had already invested much
ing lost marble will send another the direction to
track it the Legislature promptly made the and
unable to find important record of the doing
of the Commissioners for the following years; but they
reported January 1854 that the wings nearly completed
the building far advanced but the work
gessng rapidly and the Commissioners confidently hoped that
day of the following May additional appropriation $3O00O
asked for proving beyond question: that large streams be
appropriated In addition this of the prospect of an
early opening of the Asylum for the reception of patients the
But after exending the $4,000 the building was still not
ready for it's inmates and the Commissioners compelled
port fund.- and with furnished the wards The whole establish
completed the Sh day of January 1885, upon
which day the first patient (s inmate of the Aylum was
admitted : --S~..~.. = - = 80 : .aas


little episode WITH growing of the
ton of borrowing the support fund from the Board of Trustees
be used for building purposes may be unnereng those
who, day and me claim be the dogs of the
soner the Board of did have The
werewth support the patients and dera the
the Asylum The house finished and the friends
patients knocking door, but the Board of Trustees
did have enough to buy loaf of bread Under these





lie State Treasurer by the advice and sanction
of His Exceency Gov John j. cRae to advance the money
for the support the institution bond OF indemnity exc
cuted by the Board of Trustees In his to the Legsa
tnre Gov. McRae said a9i = 81


sThe of thousand dollars per appropriated
the last pay the quarterly of the institutions
beu exhausted the representation OF the trustees
and Physician that the institution would necessarily have TO be
abandoned without further and the inmates turned out
gave approval the Auditor and Treasurer in advancing to
Institution from the Treasury ten Thousand dollars nee
essary existence the Trustees fling their bond to indem
Nifty the State by its sanctioned by the Legislature
Necessity required and recommend the appropriation by
Legislature of this advanced to the Institution 1he
Asylum honor the State 1t scale of magnihcence
comfort unfortunate inmates
by any Institution the United States 1t is monument to
noble impulses of the great heart of humanity which swe
within the bosom of our people, ..al ls al arna-
cancen of indemnity made by the Trustees but it
Governor and with his The objectionable
clause was nothing shall be construed into an
of money from the Treasury with
out appropriation by said that this Act was sent
to the Governor night only few minutes before the time
agreed upon die. The managers OF the
bill doubtless thought Governor would pocket the
buke rather impern the Trustees But in this they
reckoned their host With the rapidy OF senoga
he the seized his and after renewing hur
riey all closed his veto message In the
following language 1t cannot be supposed from this
that either myself Auditor and Treasurer favor the
money the Treasury without
hv law This be construed In other way than
e of the which, from absolute necessity