[Fifth annual] report of the trustees of the State Idiot Asylum : Feb 11, 1856 / New York State Asylum for Idiots.

  • New York State Asylum for Idiots.
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[1856?]
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Credit: [Fifth annual] report of the trustees of the State Idiot Asylum : Feb 11, 1856 / New York State Asylum for Idiots. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Postage....... .. $20 57 Expenses in sending children home.. 14 00 do in sending pupils to Insane asylum...... 10 99 Pent.. ... 400 00 Funeral expenses of child... 8 50 Sundries .... 134 51 r $10,307 92 Since the last annual report, the new building then in process of erection tor the use of the asylum, has been completed and is now occupied. This has been accomplished very nearly in accordance with the plans submitted by the trustees to the Legislature of last year. By a reference to the legislation of last year, it will be seen, that an appropriation was made of forty thousand dollars, based upon the estimates then presented by the trustees of the asylum. It remains, therefore, at this time, for the trustees only to present such facts and figures as will show that the expenditure of the appropriation has been in accordance with the plans sub¬ mitted to and sanctioned by the action of the last Legislature. In the report of last year were submitted tabular statements show¬ ing the mode of expenditure of the first thirty thousand dollars, and also of the proposed disposition of the additional forty thousand dollars then asked for. * The whole subject, however, will be better understood by a statement at this time, of the whole expenditure from the be¬ ginning. Land purchased at Albany.. .... $6,810 00 Grading and drains for the same. 179 00 Fences for same. .. 57 70 Recording deed. 1 05 John Bridgford, contractor for mason work and cut stone. 25,841 64 James Christie, contractor for carpenter work on buildings and out-buildings. 22,035 87 David Wilcox, mason and sub-contractor for extra work in buildings and out buildings. 2,496 26