Show Testing of Counties' Counties Welfare Mental Cases Given Sanction by y State Hospital Trustees PROVO PROVO Examination Examination of ot patients of ot county departments of ot public welfare who seem to have mental df disturbances was voted by the board of trustees of ot the Utah state hospital hospi hospi- tal meeting here Thursday Following a request by J. J W. W Gillman Gillman Gillman Gill- Gill man state director of ot public welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare the board announced that the services of the hospital superintendent superintend superintend- ent and psychiatrists will be available available available avail avail- able to departments of ot public welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare in all counties in the state for such examinations Observation periods of ot 10 days also will be instituted for tor such persons persons persons per per- sons under the provisions ions of ot the state law Other provisions ions are that all Insane persons are wards of the hospital whether they are in the institution or not so that such service service service ser ser- vice will not be out of ot line Jine with regular regular regular reg reg- ular hospital duties Legal phases of ot a suit to be filed by Salt Lake county to collect fees paid for minded feeble patients a athe at atthe atthe the hospital prior to July 1 I 1937 1137 were explained by Attorney General Joseph Chez who attended the trustees trustees' trustees trustees' trust trust- ces ees' ees meeting Commendation on the hospital management during th the depression by the mental hospital survey committee committee committee com com- of ot New York City was rea reaby read by Dr Garland H. H Pace hospital superintendent who also recommended recommended recommended mended extension of ot the hospital grounds to afford more exercise for patients and the addition of at least leas three physicians to the hospital staff To Obtain Paintings Authorization to appropriate to obtain 50 paintings for tor the hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital halls also was voted by the board The paintings were completed ed under a W P A art project and andare andare andare are now stored in the state capitol according to Elzy J. J Bird Blyd state di di- di rector of ot the project and the will furnish furnis materials and framing for the pictures An auditors auditor's report from John W. W Guy Guy state auditor for 38 58 months from October 1 1934 to November 30 1937 also was received Expenditures for the month totaled totaled totaled to to- to- to Dr Pace reported with fees and other cash receipts totaling Approval from W P A headquarters for an additional project to complete the remodeling program is expected Dr Pace said There are areat areat areat at present approximately 30 men employed employed employed em em- on the hospital landscape project |