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Logan.
1898
Thomas A. Burns
Darke.
1898
George H. Smith.
Greene.
1898
I. N. Walker
Warren.
1898
F. W. Whitaker
Butler.
1899
Thomas A. Burns.
Darke.
1899
George H. Smith.
Greene.
1899
I. N. Walker.
Warren.
1899
F. W. Whitaker
Butler.
1899
W. W. Roach
Logan.
THE LONGVIEW STATE HOSPITAL.
T HIS Asylum is one of the notable charities of Hamilton county, for which the state of Ohio makes annual appropriations. It is the outgrowth of a combination of circumstances which have determined its peculiar legal status. It has been the subject of more than thirty years of contention, and its history is that of a great political wrong; and an account of its establishment, growth and present condition might not be uninteresting to the general public.
The first asylum for the insane erected in Ohio was built in Cincin- nati, under an act of the Legislature, passed January 22, 1821, entitled, "an act establishing a Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum for the state of Ohio."
By the terms of this enactment the trustees of Cincinnati township were to furnish a site for said institution, containing not less than four acres of land, within one mile of the public landing on the Ohio river, and erect the necessary buildings (which were to be of brick) for the safe-keeping, comfort and medical treatment of such idiots, lunatics and insane persons of this state as might be brought to it for these purposes. The trustees were to receive certain compensation for the care of such patients, to be paid by the county sending the same, if paupers, or by the friends or guardians, if the patients had estates.
In addition, the trustees were required to admit and care for, free of charge, all boatmen belonging to boats owned by citizens of Ohio or to boats of the citizens of other states which provided hospital accommo- dations to boatmen of this state. They were also required to receive into said institution, and care for, all the paupers of Cincinnati township.
The institution was to be known as "The Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum of Ohio." The state donated, for the purpose of assist- ing in the erection of said asylum, $10,000 in depreciated or uncurrent bank bills then in the state treasury, from which were realized $3,500 in specie.
The Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum of Ohio was the parent institution from which afterwards sprung the Orphan Asylum, the City Infirmary, the Cincinnati Hospital and Longview Asylum. It was the beginning, on the part of the state, which has led to the estab- lishment of the great benevolent institutions of which every citizen of Ohio is justly proud.
The legislature, on March 7, 1835, authorized the purchase of land for a lunatic asylum, and at the next session authorized the erection of an asylum for the insane on the land recently purchased for that purpose at Columbus. Said institution was to be known as the Lunatic Asylum
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of Ohio. On March 9, 1838, an act was passed, entitled, "an act to pro- vide for the safe-keeping of idiots, lunatics or insane persons, the man- agement of their affairs and for other purposes," which required all " persons found to be lunatics to be sent to the Ohio Lunatic Asylum, and repealing all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provision of said act. Thus the Cincinnati Hospital and Lunatic Asylum of Ohio ceased to be a state institution on March 9, 1838, although the name remained till March II, 1861, when it was changed to Commercial Hospital of Cin- cinnati.
The state afterwards built two additional hospitals for the insane, one at Dayton and the other in the northern part of Ohio, and on April 7, 1856, the legislature passed "an act to provide for the uniform gov- ernment and better regulation of the lunatic asylums of the state and the care of idiots and insane," which divided the state into three districts, known as the Northern, Central and Southern Districts. Hamilton county, together with thirteen other counties, constituted the Southern District, the asylum for which was located at Dayton, but, on March IO, 1857, the legislature passed an act making Hamilton county a sepa- rate district for lunatic asylum purposes, and providing for the erection and government of an asylum therein, and that the commissioners shall cause all the insane of the county to be placed in such asylum when com- pleted. The act further provided that the inmates of the asylum be sup- ported and the salaries of its officers paid from "a fund consisting of all the money raised in the county of Hamilton by county tax for the sup- port of idiots, lunatics and insane persons, and of such appropriations as shall be made by the state for the support of curable lunatics in said asylum, equal to the amount annually raised by taxation from the county of Hamilton for the support of lunatic asylums in the state." An act of April 28, 1873, which repealed the provision of the act of 1857, and substituted in its place a law which provided that Hamilton county should receive, for the support of Longview Asylum, a sum which should bear such a proportion to the entire appropriations for the support of the curable insane of the state as the population of Hamilton county bears to the population of the state outside of said county.
The injustice of the law of 1873 has been so apparent that no Gen- era! Assembly since 1880 has insisted on its enforcement. In the years 1880 to 1883, both inclusive, the legislature appropriated $10,000 each year in excess of the amount due under the statute of 1873. Since 1883 the legislature has wholly disregarded the rule of 1873, and has appro- priated to Longview gross sums, in the same manner that appropriations were made to the other asylums.
The care of the insane in Hamilton county is an exception to the general system of the state, and for more than twenty years spasmodic
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efforts have been made on the part of the state to acquire the ownership and control of Longview, and to make it part of the state system, but to no practical end.
A new building to accommodate two hundred and fifty patients is being constructed by and at the expense of the county of Hamilton.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LONGVIEW HOSPITAL.
The Board of Directors of Longview consists of five members, two of whom are appointed by the Governor, and one each by the Common Pleas Court, the Probate Judge and the County Commissioners. They hold office for five years, and are not removable except for cause, which gives the board a fixed tenure, and makes it free from sudden political changes.
TABLE OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF LONGVIEW ASYLUM, FROM DATE OF ORGANIZATION (JUNE 14, 1859) TO OCTOBER 31, 1900.
Year.
Directors.
Superintendent.
Assistant Physicians.
Steward.
1860.
...
J. L. Vattier, President .. John Burgoyne . T. F. Eckert.
O. M. Langdon, M. D.
B. C. Ludlow, M. D .. ...
R. T. Thorburn.
1861. ..
John Burgoyne, President. T. F. Eckert. .. C. G. Comegys. ..
O. M. Langdon, M. D .. ....
W. H. McReynolds, M. D .... R. T. Thorburn.
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O. M. Langdon, M. D .....
W. H. McReynolds, M. D .... |R. T. Thorburn.
1862. ..
T. F. Eckert, President .. .. C. G. Comegys. .. John Burgoyne . .
O. M. Langdon, M. D ....
J. A. Hall, M. D .. J. W. Mock, M. D ...
R. T. Thorburn.
1863. . . .
C. G. Comegys , President John Burgoyne. M. E. Reeves .
1864.
John Burgoyne, President M. E. Reeves. John F. Torrence ..
O. M. Langdon, M. D .. ....
J. A. Hall, M. D. ...
R. T. Thorburn.
1865 .....
M. E. Reeves, President .. John F. Torrence. . .. John Burgoyne .......
O. M. Langdon, M. D. ..
Jas. H. Denny, M. D. . . ..
R. T. Thorburn,
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J. A. Hall, M. D ... ..
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF LONGVIEW ASYLUM - Continued.
Year.
Directors.
Superintendent.
Assistant Physicians.
Steward.
1866. .
Jno. F. Torrence, Pres't .. ) Jno. Burgoyne Jos. Siefert
O. M. Langdon, M. D .......
J. A. Hall, M. D ..
R. T. Thorburn.
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1867. . .
Jno. Burgoyne, President .. ) Jno. F. Torrence Jos. Siefert . . Henry Kessler Joshua H. Bates. Jno. K. Green.
O. M. Langdon, M. D .... ... .... T. T. Kearney, M. D. .... .. ...
R. T. Thorburn.
1868.
Jno. Burgoyne, President .. Jno. F. Torrence. . Jos. Siefert . Henry Kessler .. Joshua H. Bates, Sec'y ... Jno. K. Green. 1
O. M. Langdon, M. D .. ...
A. P. Courtright, M. D .....
R. T. Thorburn.
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Jno. Burgoyne, President. Jno. F. Torrence. Jos. Siefert . . Henry Kessler Joshua H. Bates, Sec'y .... Jno. K. Green. ...
O. M. Langdon, M. D .......
A. P. Courtright, M. D ..... R. T. Thorburn.
The Longview State Hospital.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF LONGVIEW ASYLUM - Continued.
Year.
Directors.
Superintendent.
Assistant Physicians.
Steward.
1870.
Jno. Burgoyne, President .. ) Jno. F. Torrence. Jos. Siefert Joshua H. Bates, Sec'y. .. . Jno. K. Green. A. D. Bullock.
O. M. Langdon, M. D ...
H. E. Foote, M. D ........ A. P. Courtright, M. D ...
R. T. Thorburn.
1871.
Jno. F. Torrence, Pres't. . Jos. Siefert Joshua H. Bates, Sec'y. .. Jno. K. Green. . A. D. Bullock .. John W. Herron.
J. T. Webb, M. D. .. .
Wm. Raschig, M. D ....... } Wm. H. DeWitt, M. D ...
A. M. Robinson.
1872. .
Jno. F. Torrence, Pres't .. . Jos. Siefert Joshua H. Bates, Sec'y. ... Jno. K. Green. A. D. Bullock .. Jno. W. Herron ....
J. T. Webb, M. D.
Lyman Wolfe, M. D .... . Wm. H. DeWitt, M. D ...
A. M. Robinson.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF LONGVIEW ASYLUM - Continued.
Year.
Directors.
Superintendent.
Assistant Physicians.
Steward.
1873.
Jos. Siefert, President Joshua H. Bates. Jno. K. Green. .. John W. Herron. Paul Reinlein M. T. Carey, Sec'y. .. . .
J. T. Webb, M. D ...
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Lyman Wolfe, M. D. ...... Wm. H. DeWitt, M. D ... .
A. M. Robinson.
1874 ..
Jno. K. Green, President. Joshua H. Bates Jos. Siefert .. Paul Reinlein M. T. Carey, Sec'y. Thos. F. Eckert ..
W. H. Bunker, M. D.
Wm. H. DeWitt, M. D ... Lyman Wolfe, M. D. .. ...
A. M. Robinson.
. 1875 ..
M. T. Carey, President. Joshua H. Bates. .. Jos. Siefert. .. Paul Reinlein, Secretary ... Thos. F. Eckert. Jno. K. Green .... ·
W. H. Bunker, M. D ... ~
Wm. H. DeWitt. M. D .... ) S. I. Mock, M. D ......
A. M. Robinson.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF LONGVIEW ASYLUM - Continued.
Year.
Directors.
Superintendent.
Assistant Physicians.
Steward.
1876. .
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Joshua H. Bates, Pres't ... ) M. T. Carey, Secretary. .. Jos. Siefert . Thos. F. Eckert ... Jno. K. Green. Wm. P. Wallace.
W. H. Bunker, M. D ..
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Wm. H. DeWitt, M. D .... S. I. Mock, M. D ...
E. M. Burgoyne.
1877. .
Jos. Siefert, President .... M. T. Carey, Secretary. .. Jno. K. Green. .. Wm. P. Wallace. . L. L. Armstrong. D. W. Belding.
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1878. .
John C. Morris, Pres't .... ) James F. Chalfant, Sec'y .. H. D. Peck. A. J. Mullane B. Roth 1
1879.
H. D. Peck, President .... James F. Chalfant, Sec'y. A. J. Mullane. B. Roth C. S. Muscroft.
W. H. Bunker, M. D .... -
Wm. H. DeWitt, M. D .... ) S. I. Mock, M. D ....
E. M. Burgoyne.
W. H. Rowe.
C. A. Miller, M. D. ..
Jno. H. Samuel, M. D .... F. F. Hellmann, M. D ...
W. H. Rowe.
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C. A. Miller, M. D ..
Jno. H. Samuel, M. D ... F. F. Hellmann, M. D ....
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF LONGVIEW ASYLUM - Continued.
Year.
Directors.
Superintendent.
Assistant Physicians.
Steward.
1880. .
James F. Chalfant, Pres't. . ) A. J. Mullane, Sec'y. .... B. Roth C. S. Muscroft. W. P. Hulbert.
J. M. Ratliff, M. D ... . .. .
C. A. Miller, M. D. ..
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Geo. T. Greer, M. D ... A. N. Ellis, M. D.
A. V. Stewart.
1881.
Peter A. White, President James F. Chalfant, Sec'y. . B. Roth C. S. Muscroft. W. P. Hulbert.
C. A. Miller, M. D. .. .
J. M. Ratliff, M. D. ....... Frank W. Harmon, M. D.
A. V. Stewart.
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1882.
B. Roth, President. . James F. Chalfant, Sec'y. . C. S. Muscroft ... W. P. Hulbert. . Peter A. White.
C. A. Miller, M. D. .
J. M. Ratliff, M. D ... Frank W. Harmon, M. D ..
A. V. Stewart.
1883.
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C. S. Muscroft, Pres't .... ) James F. Chalfant, Sec'y. . Peter A. White. . W. P. Hulbert. . John Zumstein
C. A. Miller, M. D. ..
J. M. Ratliff, M. D. . . . . ... Frank W. Harmon, M. D.
A. V. Stewart.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF LONGVIEW ASYLUM - Continued.
Year.
Directors.
Superintendent.
Assistant Physicians.
Steward.
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1884.
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W. P. Hulbert, President .. ) Peter A. White. John Zumstein May Fechheimer, Sec'y ... . Theo. Marsh
C. A. Miller, M. D. .
J. M. Ratliff, M. D. Frank W. Harmon, M. D ..
H. Milton Foss.
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1885.
Peter A. White .. John Zumstein 1
C. A. Miller, M. D ... . ..
J. M. Ratliff, M. D. .. Frank W. Harmon, M. D ..
H. Milton Foss.
May Fechheimer, Sec'y .... W. J. Coppock. ..
1886.
Peter A. White, Pres't .... May Fechheimer, Sec'y ... John Zumstein W. J. Coppock. Theo. Marsh -
C. A. Miller, M. D ...
J. M. Ratliff, M. D. .. .... Frank W. Harmon, M. D. .
H. Milton Foss,
1887 ..
John Zumstein, Pres't ..... May Fechheimer, Sec'y .... W. J. Coppock. . Theo. Marsh John A, Kreis. ..
C. A, Miller, M. D ..
1 J. M. Ratliff, M. D. .. .. ... Frank W. Harmon, M. D. .
H. Milton Foss.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF LONGVIEW ASYLUM - Continued.
Year.
Directors.
Superintendent.
Assistant Physicians.
Steward.
1888.
May Fechheimer, Pres't ... W. J. Coppock. Theo. Marsh John A. Kreis, Sec'y .. John Zumstein
C. A. Miller, M. D ..
Frank W. Harmon, M. D .. . Shelby Mumaugh, M. D ..
H. Milton Foss.
1889
W. J. Coppock, Pres't .... *Theo. Marsh John A. Kreis, Sec'y ... ... John Zumstein . Chas. Fleischmann H. H. Tatem
C. A. Miller, M. D. ..
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Frank W. Harmon, M. D .. ) Shelby Mumaugh, M. D ..
H. Milton Foss.
1890
H. H. Tatem, President ... Jno. A. Kreis, Sec'y ..... John Zumstein Chas. Fleischmann W. J. Coppock ...
C. A. Miller, M. D ...
Frank W. Harmon, M. D .. ) Shelby Mumaugh. M. D. .. ]
H. Milton Foss.
Jno. A. Kreis, President .. Jno. Zumstein
1891.
Chas. Fleischmann W. J. Coppock. ... H. H. Tatem, Sec'y.
Frank W. Harmon, M. D .. -
J. M. Ratliff, M. D. .... . Shelby Mumaugh, M. D ..
H. Milton Foss.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF LONGVIEW ASYLUM - Continued:
Year.
Directors.
Superintendent.
Assistant Physicians.
Steward.
1892. . .
John Zumstein, Pres't ... Chas. Fleischmann W. J. Coppock ... H. H. Tatem, Sec'y. W. H. Campbell.
Frank W. Harmon, M. D ...
J. M. Ratliff, M. D. . . . . . .. Shelby Mumaugh. M. D ...
H. Milton Foss.
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1893. . .
Chas. Fleischmann, Pres't W. T. Coppock .. H. H. Tatem, Sec'y .. W. H. Campbell. John Zumstein
Frank W. Harmon, M. D ... ~
J. M. Ratliff, M. D ... W. C. Kendig, M.D ......
H. Milton Foss.
1894. .
W. J. Coppock, Pres't ... H. H. Tatem. . .. W. H. Campbell, Sec'y ... John Zumstein .. Chas. Fleischmann .
Frank W. Harmon, M. D ..
+J. M. Ratliff, M. D. W. C. Kendig, M. D .... . ĮF. M. Anderson, M. D ...
H. Milton Foss.
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1895. . . .
H. H. Tatem, President ... W. H. Campbell, Sec'y ... John Zumstein .. Chas. Fleischmann W. J. Coppock ..
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Frank W. Harmon, M. D .. . ~
W. C. Kendig, M. D ... F. M. Anderson, M. D ....
H. Milton Foss.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF LONGVIEW ASYLUM - Concluded.
Year.
Directors.
Superintendent.
Assistant Physicians.
Steward.
1896.
...
Jno. Zumstein, Pres't ..... ) Chas. H. Smith, Sec'y .... Chas. Fleischmann ... W. J. Coppock. W. H. Campbell.
Frank W. Harmon, M. D ..
W. C. Kendig, M. D ....... F. M. Anderson, M. D ....
H. Milton Foss.
1897. . . . .
Jno. Zumstein, Pres't .... Chas, H. Smith, Sec'y.,. Chas. Fleischmann . .. W. J. Coppock. Sam'Į Hunt
Frank W. Harmon, M. D ...
W. C. Kendig, M. D ...... F. M. Anderson, M. D ...
H. Milton Foss.
1898-9. .
John Zumstein, Pres't ... : Chas. H. Smith, Sec'y. : : . W. J. Coppock. : Samuel Hunt . E. T. Sprague.
W. C. Kendig, M. D ...... -
Frank W. Harmon, M. D ...
*F. M. Anderson, M. D .. .
§J. W. Mann, M. D ..... .
H. Milton Foss.
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THE MASSILLON STATE HOSPITAL.
O N March 31, 1892, was passed a bill authorizing the appoint- ment of a commission to select a site for the building of a new institution, to be known as the Eastern Ohio Insane Asy- lum, now the Massillon State Hospital. The commission was appointed by Governor Mckinley very shortly after the passage of the bill, and
DR. HENRY C. EYMAN Superintendent Massillon State Hospital.
consisted of Dr. A. B. Richardson, Columbus; George R. Davis, Wa- pakoneta, and Dr. C. W. King, Dayton. This commission selected a site two miles south of Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, and on Novem- ber 30th, same year, the Governor appointed a board of trustees, con- formitory with the law establishing the institution. This building board consisted of Robert Sherrard, Jr., Steubenville; S. J. McMahon, Cam-
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bridge; Wm. H. Mullins, Salem; Dr. A. B. Richardson, Columbus; Dr. H. C. Eyman, Cleveland. Under the supervision of this building board a dining-room building, a kitchen and bakery building, a store house, a boiler house, a power house, a carpenter shop, a laundry building, a hospital building, an infirmary building, a superintendent's residence, a steward's residence and seven cottages were constructed. -
The institution has now a capacity of 756 patients. In 1894 Mr. Mullins resigned and was succeeded by B. F. Perry, of Jefferson. In 1895 Mr. Sherrard died; his place was filled by the appointment of Mr. D. J. Sinclair, of Steubenville. In February, 1897, Dr. Eyman was succeeded by Dr. E. G. Carpenter, of Cleveland, Mr. Sinclair by George D. Copeland, of Marion. In April, 1898, Dr. A. B. Richard- son was elected superintendent and Dr. A. B. Howard, of Cuyahoga Falls, was appointed his successor on the board. In October, 1899, Dr. A. B. Richardson resigned his position as superintendent and Dr. H. C. Eyman, of Cleveland, was appointed his successor. In April, 1900, the board was changed from a building board to an operating board with the following members: Mr. S. J. McMahon, Cambridge; Mr. George D. Copeland, Marion; Mr. J. B. Zerbe, Cleveland; Dr. John E. Russell, Mt. Vernon, and Mr. J. H. Newton, Newark.
The following is a list of the present officers:
Name.
Office.
Henry C. Eyman.
S. O. Latimer
H. P. Findley M. L. Hindley
W. G. Capelle.
Mrs. H. C. Eyman
Superintendent. Steward. Assistant Physician. 66 Storekeeper. Matron.
THE TOLEDO STATE HOSPITAL.
T HE Toledo State Hospital is built upon the cottage system andi has been opened for the occupancy of patients about twelve years. Its plan of construction was a radical departure from the struc- tures then in use for the care of the insane, incorporating the most advanced thought upon the subject. The idea originated with General Brinkerhoff, of the Board of State Charities, who favored the erection. of a new asylum in Northwestern Ohio. When the Sixty-fifth General Assembly came in Noah Swayne, Jr., of Toledo, was chairman of the Committee on Insane Asylums in the House, and Dr. Byers and General Brinkerhoff had frequent interviews with him in regard to a new asylum. He was friendly to the project but insisted that the state finances would not allow an appropriation of over $500,000. The appropriation provided: for 650 patients.
There was a great diversity of opinion among legislators as to location. Every one wanted it in his own county, and this came very near defeating the proposition altogether, but in the end, near the close of the session, as a compromise, the whole question of location and plans was. undertaken by a commission, of which Governor Foster was president,. Dr. Byers was secretary, and General Brinkerhoff was a member. Gen- eral Brinkerhoff insisted that no plan should be approved that did not provide for 1,000 patients, which was about the number then in the county infirmaries. He insisted that on an average the citizens of Mansfield, and other cities in Ohio, were housed at an average cost of less than $400 per capita, and that $500 per capita certainly ought to make pro- vision for the insane. A resolution to this effect was adopted by the commission. It was argued that it could easily be done with detached. buildings at the existing asylums, as it had been done at Williard's Asylum in New York at $250 per capita, and that it should be done for $500 per capita upon the cottage system, of which the only example in the United States was at Kankakee, Illinois. With all the light that could be secured the commission made its decision, and finally let the contract inside of the appropriation. The law did not limit the commission location to any section of the state, from the beginning of the commission was unanimous for the site finally selected.
Dr. H. A. Tobey has been the superintendent of this model insti- tution from the opening in 1889, with the exception of one year, under Governor Campbell, the institution was superintended by Dr. Tupper.
The hospital for men was built in 1898 and occupied September, 1899. The one for women is now under construction. Many improvements and valuable changes are being made and projected. A new boiler plant,
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THE OHIO HUNDRED YEAR BOOK.
The Toledo State Hospital.
entire, was put in last year, and the contract has been let for a new electric lighting plant, the old one being inadequate. Eight of the wards have been remodeled. Everything but the roof and walls; about three- fourths of the buildings have been destroyed and rebuilt, these changes being necessary because of the fact that the buildings, originally, were cheaply constructed. A large portion of the success of this hospital is due to the efforts of ex-Governor Foster, who, in addition to being a member of the original committee on location of the hospital, has been a member of the board of trustees from the day it was opened to patients. The fact is that the Governor, being regarded as a father of this great charity, finds much pleasure in looking after it. It is said of him that when a cabinet portfolio was tendered him at Washington, D. C., that had it come to the question of resigning the trusteeship of this hospital or refusing to become a cabinet officer, he would never have been President Harrison's secretary of the treasury.
OFFICERS.
Name.
Office.
H. A. Tobey
Superintendent.
C. M. Miller.
Steward.
Mrs. M. G. Tobey.
Matron.
A. S. Shepherd, M. D
Assistant Physician.
Geo. R. Love, M. D.
Assistant Physician.
R. B. Leister, M. D
Assistant Physician.
Nelson H. Young, M. D
Assistant Physician.
Agnes M. Gardner, M. D.
Assistant Physician.
ROSTER OF TRUSTEES- 1884-1902.
Name.
Term of Service.
Residence.
Wm. E. Haynes
1884-1890
Fremont.
Jno. W. Fuller.
1884-1891
Toledo.
Jno. W. Nelson.
1884-1887
Bryan.
Geo. L. Johnson
1884-1888.
Toledo.
Chas. Foster (Ex-Gov.)
1884-1903.
Fostoria.
Robt. G. Pennington.
1884-1889.
Tiffin.
D. W. H. Howard.
1887-1888.
Wauseon.
J. H. Doyle.
1888-1891
Toledo.
Parke Foster.
1888-1899.
Elyria.
45 H. Y. B.
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THE OHIO HUNDRED YEAR BOOK.
The Toledo State Hospital.
ROSTER OF TRUSTEES - Concluded.
Name.
Term of Service.
Residence.
Samuel D. Houpt
1888-1895
Findlay.
S. A. Baxter
1888-1897
Lima.
Jno. B. Rice.
1889-1890
Toledo.
G. P. Campbell.
1890-1900
Tedrow.
A. Borman.
1890-1894
Glandorf.
Henry Rohrs.
1891-1896.
Napoleon.
W. W. Sutton
1891-1894.
Ottawa.
Wm. Geyser
1892-1900
Swanton.
Samuel M. Heller
1900-1905
Napoleon.
L. C. Cole
1897-1902
Bowling Green.
D. L. Cockley
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