Show THE INSANE ASYLUM information laid before the legislature soon after the session opened was to the effect that would be necessary to complete the territorial insane asylum at provo and when that sum should be expended upon it it would accommodate less than one hundred patients more than were now in it and that there would nt nat n t be room in it for all patients in whose behalf applications for admission had already been filed this showing was discouraging and on the strength of it the project of purchasing fort cameron for a branch asylum was seriously considered the special committee charged with the investigation ti of the matter on their return from a visit to port fort cameron reported that the property could be purchased for that it could be fitted up for the purpose of an asylum for more that with that expenditure pend iture it would be well adapted to the object in view and that in the opinion of the committee the purchase should be made and a branch asylum established there later a supplemental report was rendered by the directors of the insane asylum to the effect that the building could be completed for the sum previously named but according to revised plans which would greatly increase its capacity to accommodate patients yesterday the house committee off on asylum in a report upon this subject stated that there were patients now in the asylum occupying a space originally designed for 75 that the building could be finished for in a mauner manner that would make its total capacity sufficient for or or seven even patients V and that the cost of maintaining it for the next two years would be eO the committee therefore recommended that the sum of be appropriated to bom complete the building and maintain the institution for the next two years it in view of the information relative to the increased capacity of the institution consequent upon revising the plans for its construction the proposition to purchase fort cameron is abandoned probably this was a wise step though the NEWS at the time favored that proposition we however mentioned the objections to a division of the asylum and are willing to concede that those objections coupled with the promised increase increate in the capacity of the asylum when finished outweigh the considerations in favor of the fort cameron project if the assembly can see its way dear clear to the immediate completion of the building at provo the necessary steps to accomplish that object should be taken at once for a long term of years the territorial insane asylum has been a source of perplexity to the legislature and of discuss discussion ion and criticism by the public the sooner owner it to in f finished the bettelon bet better teron on this as well other important accounts |