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It is important to note that the population of the hospital on July 1, 1916 consisted of 990 patients, while the normal capacity of the institution on that date, including the accommodations provided for by the last legislature, is 944, an excess, therefore, of 46 patients present. The average in- crease of the number of patients in this hospital, for a great many years past, has been in the neighborhood of forty. During the last biennial period this was exceeded. Assuming that 8O patients will be the average increase during the next biennial period there would be, at the end of that time, 1,070 patients in the institution, and provisions should be made for this ex- pected increase. As you are aware, the cottages in the quadrangle cannot be increased in size, and the last cottage in the quadrangle will accommodate fifty patients. In future buildings it seems wise to attempt to care for more patients in each building, and it has been determined to seek an appropri- ation for a cottage caring for 100 patients. Providing both cottages are approved there would be, at the end of the next biennial period, a normal capacity of 1,094 patients. 1. One Cottage at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,028.10 This cottage is similar to the others in the quadrangle, 50 x 80 feet, two stories and basement, built of pressed brick, tile walls, iron stairways, and is fire proof. 2. Two Cloisters, $1,300.00 each . . . . . . . . . . $2,600.00 These cloisters are the connections between the various cottages and, as this is the last cottage in the quadrangle, the extra cloister is to furnish connection to the Administration Building. 3. Furnishings for this Cottage, accommodating 50 patients. $2,500.00 4. Heating Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000.00 This is for the purpose of extending the central heating main from the present cottage to the new cottage. 5. One Cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000.00 It is thought by the architect that with this amount of money we may build a cottage, outside the quadrangle, to care for 100 bedridden and infirm patients. 6. Furnishings for this Cottage, accommodating 100 patients. $5,000.00 7. Tunnel connections and heating mains for this cottage. $15,000.00 8. Sewer Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,00 9. Water Mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,675.00 This item is for the purpose of extending our present system of water mains to the proposed new building. 10. Boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,000.00 During the past winter our boiler house has been taxed to its full capacity, and with the addition of another cottage this need is absolutely essential. 11. Automatic Stokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$12,000.00 The use of a proper type of stoker would reduce the diffi- culties, increase the economy of the plant, reduce the smoke nuisance, and allow a much larger capacity of steam production from the same sized boilers. The estimated cost is based on high grade stokers, installed in the plant, including installation complete for 1,000 boiler horsepower. This figure includes the erection, changes in brick work, necessary driving motors, and duplicate fan equipment for furnishing air to the stokers. 12. Barn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000.00 At the last session of the legislature an appropriation was asked for a barn and root cellar. Three thousand dollars was appropriated for the root cellar with the understanding that the coming legislature would appropriate the remainder for the erection of the barn. This barn is to provide a place for the care of farm implements, and quarters for our farm horses - the present quarters are extremely undesirable. 13. Changes in the Power House . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200.00 The present heating plant of the institution was designed some twenty years ago, and various improvements in the methods of heating, etc., have occurred which were not foreseen at that time - such as the use of the fan system of heating, ventila- ting, etc. The plant is now operated on a gravity return system with low pressure boilers, and a pump return for high pressure boilers. This requires the operation of two separate set of boilers, and the maintaining of two separate reserve boilers. Better operating conditions and economy can be obtained by operating all boilers as high pressure. The figures for these changes includes reducing pressure valves for these pumps, storage tanks for return water, and additional piping connections. 14. Changes in the Boiler House Piping . . . . . . . . $1,930.00 The present connections from the boilers to the steam headers are too rigid. This has resulted in leakage in the flanges around the pipes which cannot be stopped. There is. in addition, only one valve between the boiler head and the boiler. Such an arrangement is considered dangerous at the present time. It seems quite desirable that these changes be made, both as regards the safety of employees, and the additional danger of a possible shut-down. 15. Remodeling the present Heating System . . . . . . .$9,000.00 Under our present system of gravity return it requires that the steam be turned on the system very slowly in order that pounding in the mains may not be caused. It is extremely difficult with this system, to put steam on quickly with sudden changes of temperature. It seems that some form of vacuum system which would increase the speed of circulation in the present system is needed. The operation of the whole system can be improved by the installation of a vacuum return system. This should not require extensive changes in the present piping. These changes would materially increase the capacity of our present mains, and would make the present mains sufficiently large to cover any possible changes, or additional steam requirements that might be made in the present quadrangle for years to come. 16. Water Mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,325.00 This amount is to complete the original plan of water mains for fire protection adopted some few years ago. With these addi- tional mains installed there would be little loss of pressure to the various hydrants around the grounds, and our fire protection would be markedly improved. 17. Coal Trestle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000.00 The institution purchases, each year, many thousand dollars' worth of coal, and it would seem expedient that a start be made on some better method of coal handling than is in vogue at pre- sent. Coal is now unloaded by hand entirely and is dumped some distance from the boiler room. This slowness in unloading necessitates a clause in our coal contract that places con- siderable restriction upon bidders, and quite possibly in- creases somewhat the price which is necessary for us to pay for our coal. It would seem wise that a coal trestle be erected in order to expedite unloading of our coal, and also relieve the large number of men, who now unload it, for other work. SUMMARY OF REQUESTS 1. One Cottage for 50 patients . . . . . . . . . . . $35,028 10 2. Two cloister connections @ $1,300.00 each . . . . . 2,600 00 3. Furnishings for cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500 00 4. Heating extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 00 5. One Cottage for 100 patients . . . . . . . . . . . 50,364 00 6. Furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 00 7. Tunnel connections and heating mains . . . . . . . 15,000 00 8. Sewer Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 00 9. Water mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,675 00 10. Boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 00 11. Automatic stokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 00 12. Barn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000 00 13. Changes in power house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,200 00 14. Changes in boiler house piping . . . . . . . . . . 1,930 00 15. Remodeling heating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000 00 16. Water mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,325 00 17. Coal trestle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000 00 ---------- $162,622 10 ESTIMATE OF COST FOR COTTAGE NO. 1 1. 950 yds. excavation . . . . . . . . . . @ $0.40 $380 00 2. 260 yds. concrete footing and walls . . . . .7 00 1,820 00 3. 119 M common brick . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 00 2,499 00 4. 50 M face brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 00 2,300 00 5. 1,100 yds. pointing and cleaning . . . . . . .30 330 00 6. 1,000 ft. cut stone . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 2,250 00 7. 2 concrete stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.00 250 00 8. 5,500 ft. partition tile . . . . . . . . . . .20 1,100 00 9. 6,830 ft. reinforced floor . . . . . . . . . .50 3,415 00 10. 1,756 sq. ft. cloister floor . . . . . . . . .60 1,053 60 11. 3,000 yds. plastering . . . . . . . . . . . .45 1,350 00 12. 800 sq. ft. Terrazzo floor . . . . . . . . . .50 400 00 13. 3,900 ft. basement cement floor . . . . . . . .15 585 00 14. 6,600 ft. cinder concrete . . . . . . . . . . .06 396 00 15. 34 tons steelwork in place . . . . . . . . 60.00 2,040 00 16. 2 iron stairways . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00 500 00 17. 1,300 ft. window guards . . . . . . . . . . . .40 520 00 18. 60 sq. ft. Spanish tile roof . . . . . . . 16.00 960 00 19. 13 sqs. tin roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.00 221 00 20. 50 M ft. lumber in place . . . . . . . . . 38.00 1,900 00 21. 12 M ft. maple flooring . . . . . . . . . . 65.00 780 00 22. 420 ft. exterior cornice . . . . . . . . . . .65 273 00 23. 76 W. ft. windows in place . . . . . . . . .12.00 912 00 24. 80 W ft. storm windows in place . . . . . . 3.50 280 00 25. 73 W ft. cloister windows in place . . . . . 4.50 328 50 26. 36 D ft. doors in place . . . . . . . . . . 12.00 432 00 27. 1,600 ft. base in place . . . . . . . . . . . .12 192 00 28. 300 sqs. painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 675 00 29. 100 opngs electric wiring . . . . . . . . . 3.50 350 00 -------- $28,492 00 Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,900 00 Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,736 00 Architects' services, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,900 00 --------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,028 00 ESTIMATE OF COST OF ONE COTTAGE FOR ONE HUNDRED PATIENTS 1,500 yds excavation . . . . . . . . . . . . @ $0.40 $600 00 450 yds. concrete footing and walls . . . . . . .7.00 3,150 00 200 M common brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.00 4,200 00 113 M face brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00 5,085 00 2,000 ft. pointing and cleaning . . . . . . . . . .20 400 00 2,500 ft cut stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.80 4,500 00 14,000 ft. reinforced floors . . . . . . . . . . .50 7,000 00 3,500 yds. Terrazzo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 1,750 00 1,250 ft. cinder concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . .06 750 00 21 M maple flooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00 1,260 00 3,000 ft cement floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 360 00 18 tons steel work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00 1,080 00 3 iron stairways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00 600 00 2,500 ft window guards and screens . . . . . . . .30 750 00 100 M lumber in place . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00 3,500 00 162 windows in place . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00 1,944 00 400 ft. cornice, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 240 00 45 doors in place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00 540 00 80 sqrs. roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00 480 00 13,750 ft partition tile . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 2,200 00 175 op'gs electric wiring . . . . . . . . . . . .3.00 525 00 600 ft. painting and finishing . . . . . . . . . 2.00 1,200 00 Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,500 00 Heating and ventilating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,750 00 Architects' services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,000 00 --------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,364 00 Very truly yours, E. H. CAMPBELL, Medical Superintendent. Lansing, November 21, 1916 Dr. E. H. CAMPBELL, Medical Superintendent, Newberry State Hospital, Newberry, Michigan: Dear Sir - At a meeting of this Board held on the 3rd. instant, action was taken on your requests for appropriations for the next biennial period. The situation at your institution, as fully discussed with you at a meeting of this Board at the Hospital, is somewhat perplexing. The completion of the present quadrangle with a cottage accommodating fifty patients, and the starting of another group with a cottage for one hundred patients, with all of the extensions appurtenant thereto; with the present high cost of construction and equipment; and with the uncertainty as to what provision will be made at the Farm Colony for Epileptics to relieve the State Hospitals of epileptic patients, consti- tutes an unfortunate break. It is our opinion in view of all the circumstances, that an effort should be made to get through the ensuing two years with the cottage for fifty patients which will complete the quadrangle, and items number five, six, seven, eight and nine, totaling $73,039.00 are therefore disapproved. We believe the expense of installing automatic stokers may be deferred, and that item of $12,000.00 is not approved. The other requests are approved, making a total of $77,583.10, instead of $162,622.10. By order of the Board. Very respectfully, JNO. N. McCORMICK, Chairman. M. T. MURRAY, Secretary. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [112] NEWBERRY STATE HOSPITAL DR. E. H. CAMPBELL, MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT The institution was established under Act No. 210, Public Acts of 1893, and was opened for patients November 4, 1895. The inventory on June 30, 1916 was, approximately, $893,868.84. The present medical superintendent was appointed April 1, 1905. The hospital is located about two miles south of Newberry, and is built on the cottage plan. The number of patients in the institution June 30, 1916, was 990. The present capacity of the hospital, with additional accommodations provided by the last Legislature, is 944, showing overcrowding to the extent of 46 patients. The net increase dur- ing the past two years is 100 patients. From appropriations made by the last Legislature one cottage for women was erected with a capacity of 50 patients, an addition to the tubercular cottage has been completed with a capacity of 10 beds. There has also been erected during the past two years, a nurses' home having a capacity of 60. In this nurses' home are commodious living rooms, bed rooms, dining room and kitchen, diet kitchen, lecture rooms, etc. The institution is modern in equipment, having both male and female receiving wards which are fitted up with their own kitchens and dining rooms. A considerable number of male patients are cared for by female nurses. Better than 50 per cent of the patients are employed about the hospital in useful occu- pations. A large number are employed upon the farm, the laundry, kitchen, etc., while others are employed at special industries, such as mattress making, fancy work, basketry, etc. The policy and methods are quite in keeping with the advanced views of treatment of insane persons. Census of the hospital on June 30, 1901 to June 30, 1916, was as follows: 1901 .....397 1907 .....675 1913 .....843 1902 .....432 1908 .....702 1914 .....890 1903 .....521 1909 .....758 1915 .....974 1904 .....550 1910 .....780 1916 .....990 1905 .....610 1911 .....837 1906 .....666 1912 .....836 ===========================================================================