Bedsteads. Drainage. For new iron bedsteads, the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary. For renewing the drainage system, and installing sanitary plumbing in cells, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), 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 following items: The item appropriating $137,360 for the payment of salaries of officers is approved in the sum of $130,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said item. The item appropriating $15,000 for renewing the drainage system and installing sanitary plumbing in cells is approved in the sum of $5,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said item. 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. Appropriation. Cottages. Paving. Lighting. Steam. No. 300. AN ACT Making an appropriation to the trustees of the State Hospital for the Insane, at Warren, Pennsylvania. 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 trustees of the State Hospital for the Insane, at Warren, Pennsylvania, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, for the following purposes, namely: The sum of ninety-four thousand eight hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the erection of three cottages for the use and accommodation of the insane patients. The sum of twelve thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for curbing and paving of the grounds in the rear of the main hospital building, back as far as the coach-house, and trolley-car lines, running from Warren, Pennsylvania, to Jamestown, New York, as now constructed. The sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for completion of the electric lighting system. The sum of eight thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the installation of a steam-vacuum system. ing. For the purpose of erecting, completing and furnishing an addition to the women's hygienic building, Women's buildto accommodate thirty-two patients, the sum of sixteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For the purpose of erecting, completing and furnishing a building for chronic insane men, the sum of Men's building. forty-six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For the purpose of furnishing dynamo and engine Dynamo. at the colony farm building, the sum of three thousand five hundred, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For the purpose of purchasing eight hundred new iron bedsteads, and springs for the same, to replace Bedsteads. old wooden bedsteads now in said hospital, the sum of six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For the purpose of placing ventilators in the roof Ventilators. of the buildings of said hospital, the sum of six hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. The plans and specifications of the said hospital Plans, ete. buildings to be under the supervision of the board of trustees of said hospital, and approved by the State Board of Public Charities, and shall be of the best design for the construction of said buildings, without expensive architectural adornments and as nearly fire-proof as possible, and no change to be made in said plans of construction or specifications without the consent of the State Board of Public Charities. Said appropriations to be paid in accordance with the provisions of the act of Assembly approved March fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. APPROVED-The eleventh day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and five, except as to the following items: The item appropriating $12,000 for curbing and paving of the grounds in the rear of the main hospital building, back as far as the coach house and trolley car lines, is approved in the sum of $6,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said item. I withhold my approval from the item appropriating $46,000 for the purpose of erecting, completing and furnishing a building for chronic insane men. 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. Appropriation. Building. Finishing, etc. Maintenance. No. 301. AN ACT Making an appropriation to the trustees of the State Hospital of the Northern Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania, at Scranton, Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of two hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars ($255,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the trustees of the State Hospital of the Northern Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, for the following purposes, namely: For the completion and furnishing of hospital buildings the sum of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary. For the erection and completion, furnishing and fitting-up of new buildings, the sum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary. For wages and maintenance of said hospital, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary. The said appropriation to be paid on the warrant of the Auditor General, on a settlement made by him and the State Treasurer; but no warrant shall be drawn or settlement made until the directors or managers of said institution shall have made, under oath, to the Auditor General a report, accompanied by vouchers, containing a specifically itemized statement of the receipts from all sources and expenses of said institution during the previous quarter, with the cash balance on hand, and the same is approved by him and the State Treasurer; nor until the Treasurer shall have sufficient money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to pay the quarterly instalments due said institution; and the unexpended balance of sums appropriated for specific purposes shall not be used for other purposes, whether specific or general, and shall revert to the State Treasury at the close of the two fiscal years. APPROVED-The eleventh day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and five, except as to the following items: The item appropriating $125,000 for the purpose of completing and furnishing hospital buildings is approved in the sum of $100,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said item. The item appropriating $100,000 for the purpose of maintenance is approved in the sum of $95,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said item. I withhold my approval from the item appropriating $30,000 for the purpose of erecting and completing and fitting up new buildings. 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. No. 302. AN ACT To commemorate the heroism, sacrifices and patriotism of the members of the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, at the battle of Fredericksburg, December tenth to thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, by the erection of a suitable monument in the National Cemetery at that place; creating a commission for such purpose, and appropriating the necessary money therefor. Whereas, History records the battle of Fredericks Preamble. burg as one of the bloodiest, most stubbornly contested, of the many engagements during the late civil war; Whereas, The One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry suffered great loss in killed and wounded, of officers and men, from the tenth of December until the thirteenth of the same month, at the battle of Fredericksburg, and also sustained great losses on other battlefields, and has no monument to commemorate their services on any battlefield, and it is but right and proper that the Commonwealth should recognize the valor of this regiment by providing a monument to be placed in the National Cemetery at Fredericksburg, Virginia: One hundred and regiment, P. V. I. twenty-seventh Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of three Appropriation. thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated, out of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of perpetuating the participation in, and marking in suitable tab let or monument, of this command in the National Monument. Cemetery on the battlefield of Fredericksburg; and the sum of three thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated, out of funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Commission and furnishing transportation, from Harrisburg to Fredericks- Transportation of burg and return, of the survivors of this command, at the dedication of this monument when erected. survivors. Commission. Report. Section 2. That the Governor shall appoint five commissioners, whose duty it shall be to select and decide upon the design and material for the monument, of granite or bronze, to be erected in the National Cemetery at Fredericksburg; and the said commissioners shall serve without compensation, other than their necessary expenses; and that they shall attend to the location and the selection of the said monument. The Auditor General shall, upon satisfactory vouchers or statements presented to him of the said commissioners, draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amounts, not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of six thousand dollars, on the completion of the said monument or memorial. Said commission shall make full report to the Governor, setting forth the facts in connection therewith, and embodying therein a full and complete itemized account of all expenditures and outlays incurred and made in the execution of the work, and any portion of the sum appropriated for the purpose, in the preceding section of this act, remaining unexpended shall be covered into and be part of the general funds in the State Treasury. APPROVED-The 11th day of May, A. D. 1905. Preamble. Charge on Maryes' Heights. Humphrey's Divi sion. No. 303. AN ACT Providing for the erection of a monument and memorial tablets on the Fredericksburg battlefield, for certain Pennsylvania Regiments that participated in the charge on Maryes' Heights, December thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and making an appropriation therefor. Whereas, History records the charge of Humphrey's Division on Maryes' Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia, on December thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, as one of the most conspicu ous of the civil war; And whereas, The following Pennsylvania regiments, to wit: the one hundred and twenty-third, one hundred and twenty-sixth, one hundred and twentyninth, one hundred and thirty-first, one hundred and thirty-third, and the one hundred and thirty-fourth, were in the said Humphrey's Division, and participated in this charge, the official records showing a loss in killed and wounded of more than one-fourth of the number engaged; And whereas, These regiments have no monument to commemorate their services on any battlefield, now therefore: |