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sum of two thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For the purpose of erecting, completing and furnish- Home for nurses. ing of a building for a home for female nurses, the sum of forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($47,500), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For the purpose of erecting, completing, and furnishing with all necessary equipment, two temporary ward buildings, for the accommodation of the Ward buildings. patients, in said hospital, now confined in corridors and other unsuitable quarters in the present hospital buildings; said temporary wards to be fireproof, one story in height, well lighted, properly heated and ventilated, with all modern sanitary appliances and arrangements, and according to plans and specifications now on file in the office of the Auditor General, the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary; said sum to include all costs and expenses incident thereto; and that, in order that the needed relief may be available for the patients in said hospital in the shortest possible time, it is hereby directed that the contract for the above mentioned temporary wards shall be let within thirty days after the approval of this act.

Provided, That no part of said appropriation for Proviso. the buildings for destructive and dangerous patients, for the treatment and reception of recent and acute cases, for convalescent patients, for nurses' home and for chapel, shall be paid by the State Treasurer until there shall have been filed with the Auditor General plans and specifications of said building or buildings, approved by the State Board of Charities, together with contracts in writing, in satisfactory form, with good and sufficient sureties, duly executed by respon sible contractors, for the entire erection, completion and equipment of said building or buildings in accordance with the terms of this act; and the final payment of said appropriation shall be withheld until the Auditor General shall be satisfied, by personal inspection by officials of his Department, that the terms of this act have been complied with, and that the said building or buildings have been completed, ready for use, within the amount of the said appropriation.

APPROVED-The eleventh day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and five, except as to the item appropriating $45,000 for the erection, completion and equipment of a building for the reception and treatment of recent and acute cases. I withhold my approval from this item, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify a larger appropriation at this time.

SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

Appropriation.

No. 295.

AN ACT

Making an appropriation to the trustees of the State Hospital for the Southeastern District of Pennsylvania, located at Norristown.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of two hundred and five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the trustees of the State Hospital for the Insane for the Southeastern District of Pennsylvania, for the two fiscal years commencing June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, for the following purposes, namely:

For the erection, completion and furnishing of a Home for nurses. home for male nurses, the sum of seventy-five thou sand ($75,000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Convalescents' buildings.

Ward buildings.

Laboratory.

For the purpose of erecting, furnishing and completing one convalescent building for women, the sum of fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For the purpose of erecting, completing, and furnishing with all necessary equipment, four temporary ward buildings, for the accommodation of the patients, in said hospital, now confined in corridors. and other unsuitable quarters in the present hospital buildings; said temporary wards to be fire-proof, one story in height, well lighted, properly heated and ventilated, with all modern sanitary appliances and arrangements, and according to plans and specifications now on file in the office of the Auditor General, the sum of seventy thousand dollars ($70,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary; said sum to include all costs and expenses incident thereto; and that, in order that the needed relief may be available for the patients in said hospital in the shortest possible time, it is hereby directed that the contract for the above mentioned temporary wards shall be let within thirty days after the approval of this act.

For the purpose of erecting, completing and furnishing of a pathological laboratory and operatingroom, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

APPROVED-The eleventh day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and five, except as to the item appropriating $75,000 for the purpose of erecting, completing and furnishing a home for male nurses. I withhold my approval from this item, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify a larger appropriation at this time.

SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

No. 296.

AN ACT

Making an appropriation to the trustees of the State Institution for Feeble-Minded of Western Pennsylvania.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and are hereby specifically appropriated, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred Appropriation. and five, to the trustees of the State Institution for Feeble-Minded of Western Pennsylvania, for the following purposes, namely:

For maintenance and training of twelve hundred indigent feeble-minded children, residents of the State, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, the sum of four hundred and thirty-two thousand dollars, at an annual rate of one hundred and eighty dollars per pupil, or so much thereof as may be necessary, the evidence of which is to be furnished to the Auditor General.

For the erection, completion, furnishing and equipment of an industrial school, the sum of fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Maintenance, etc.

Industrial school.

For the erection, completion, and equipment with necessary machinery, of an extension to the laundry, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much there. Laundry. of as may be necessary.

For the purchase of woodlands to protect the watersupply, the sum of six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

APPROVED-The eleventh day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and five, except as to the following items:

The item appropriating $432,000 for the purpose of maintenance and training is approved in the sum of $417,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said item.

I withhold my approval from the item appropriat ing $50,000 for the erection, completion, furnishing and equipment of an industrial school.

The aforesaid reductions have been made for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify a larger appropriation at this time.

SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

Woodlands.

No. 297.

AN ACT

Making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and
Sailors' Home, at Erie, Pennsylvania.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, or so much

Appropriation.

Maintenance.

thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, at Erie, Pennsylvania, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, for the purpose of maintenance of said Home, at an annual rate not exceeding two hundred and ten dollars per capita, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

APPROVED-The eleventh day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and five, in the sum of $110,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said appropriation, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify a larger expenditure at this time.

SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

Appropriation.

Salaries,

Insurance.

Equipment.

Books, etc.

Boilers.

Discharged inmates.

No. 298.

AN ACT

Making an appropriation to the Western State Penitentiary.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same are hereby specifically appropriated to the Western State Penitentiary, for the several purposes hereinafter named, for the two fiscal years commencing June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, as follows:

For salaries of officers, the sum of one hundred and sixty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For insurance the sum of six thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For hospital equipment, the sum of five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For books and stationery and postage for the prisoners, the sum of one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For a battery of two new boilers, the sum of eleven thousand four hundred and fifty dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary.

For each discharged convict from the city of Allegheny, or whose residence is within fifty miles thereof, the sum of five dollars; and for each discharged convict whose residence is over fifty miles from the penitentiary, the sum of ten dollars.

Said appropriation to be paid in accordance with the provisions of an act of Assembly approved March the fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and ninetynine, entitled "An act to regulate the manner in which appropriations to educational, penal, reforma

tory, charitable, benevolent, or eleemosynary institu tions shall be paid."

APPROVED-The eleventh day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and five, except as to the item appropriating $160,000 for salaries of officers. This item is approved in the sum of $150,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said item, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify a larger appropriation at this time.

SAML. W. PENNYPACKER.

No. 299.

AN ACT

Making appropriations to the Eastern State Penitentiary.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same are hereby specifically appropriated to the Appropriation. Eastern State Penitentiary, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, for the following purposes, namely:

For salaries of officers, the sum of one hundred and Salaries. thirty-seven thousand three hundred and sixty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary: Provided, That eight hours shall constitute a day's labor, and any deficiency in salaries caused by this proviso may be paid out of the contingent fund of said penitentiary.

For repairs, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,- Repairs. 000) or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For library books and stationery, the sum of five Books. hundred dollars.

mates.

For each discharged convict from the city of Phila- Discharged indelphia, or whose residence is within fifty miles thereof, the sum of five dollars ($5), and for each discharged convict whose residence is more than fifty miles from the city of Philadelphia, the sum of ten dollars ($10).

For carpenter, blacksmith, and pipe-shop, the sum shop. of seven thousand dollars ($7,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For new doors and locks for the balance of the third block, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For new sidewalks on Corinthian avenue, from Fairmount avenue to Brown street, and on Brown street from Corinthian avenue to Twenty-second street, the sum of four thousand seven hundred dollars ($4,700.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

28 Laws.

Doors, etc.

Sidewalks.

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