New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-09
Local Intelligence.

Srhc.N. REPORT OF TIE GRAND !uHi.--
The s,I5;,.nci report was read in ;.e ki:s;
an Distv:c. Corr: Yesterday morning:
FL STAR: - i.or!>A>s
New Orleans. February q. !',!.t
III To IN. ':on. =. Abel. Jnd:r OF tn. f,' !n..::..
Cpu,.
ii Upon consultation with and on h"hai. ~:
Il the Grant .!uvy. deem II eNl'"hi"n' a: the
81 prelcu: moment to make u sD.i.i. report
y upon ccrsa a public institutions in advance
OF Oh: general report, in order tAat ta'
mem DerS % the General Assembly now in
convcnt: II may give their attention - fact.
and D" enabled to correct existing evils
beyoni :.lc legislative power Of our No:..ir
ami energetic city administration.
.IF PARISH PRISON.
Til, institution was visited ani ':,o!
OugnIv Inspected on the fourteenth uit!nI".
and found - be well regulated the quality
and quantity OF food appearing w!lolr>onl
and ample. The whole appearance u IA.
building denoted attention and cleanliness.
Some portions of the building. however.
require repair The institution affords no
occupation for the inmates by which '.irv
hi Oh preserve or acquire the habits OF N
dU.try. and pay the cost OF Their keeping.
The tota! number OF inmates On n" date
aforementioned amounted t" two hundred
and seven males and females.
THE BOYS HOUSE OF REFUGE.
This institution. situated on Girod street:
rejects credit upon the present manage
mem. The boot and shoe manutac:p:F
should prove rcmunerative to the city. and
affords 1he inmates an opportunity az az
Guir:ny a profitable trade. The same may
be sJie OF the tinshop thereto attached. ~
also OF bakery that is Il Source o.: rv-
cuue. The school exhibits care or the part
OF tha teacher. application and. in many in
stances. ambition on the part OF tn" boys.
The public have fallen generally INTO
error i'll surprising this institution - be tbs
receptacle % the vicious alone. for a III loI
itv o. the inmates are the children OF in:S-
fortune rather than of crime. and while
ackIowlrd ,in- the apparent system by
when these one hundred and tycn;y-tiirre
boys are regulated fcelin. %. liberty
Causes regret at the limited spac" within
which tleE are confined. and the lack OF
thai necessary area for exercise by which
tle:.: pnv>.ca. as well a, menta! aturr may
be G,re.opcd.
.!IE CITY wORKHor>..
Til. .ns-...lt:on was visited on III. twenty
frs: I.tima. and covers valuable city prop
crtv adjoining the BOYS House Of Re.g"...
The institution appears to be as well man
age: Is ne facilities the;"t" vii. admi: ~.
Vn.." j, 4 .lCk OF machinery, tools and
workshops with which .nc inmates couII
be rnc.n-.i uSetltlly 70 th::n,c.v., and
NOR. ;,ro-,.aDr to the city.
As Ia tn. report. relative ~ the Parish
Prison. 'lc prisoners food was found to De
adenua,. i'll quantity. ami sut.p." III
quality.
Man. repairs are needed to the cxi>';n:
building, :nI other buildings shoui be
erected in pace OF those recently burnt. "a
there are no. now adequate accommodations
iov :.lc present n,.lIberO OF inmates.
THE INSANE A>YLuw.
a Wis. - ri, so-eal.ed asylum. on .ha
fourtaeutl Ul.Ino shows fearful RESPONSE
bill.y resting somewhere. - be .u!! cct..i
III the NAN. ~ common !i.Imanit: w;.hou:
delaT. Ihe institution. or iai.-!ikc rc,cpta-
Ci. DEN. portion a: the Parish Prison
was simply intended as temporary place
OF sac confinement. pending opportunities
OF conveying the parties IL the Sat" .t>y
lum IA Jackson. Whereas il appears :lat !
for lack %. proper leg iSlation. or 10: want
OF room in 'le asylum of the State. these
victims % misfortune are incarc"rdtn.l in s.,
horrible Il place, grim and fOrbi,!inS in an !
pea:alc", close. contracted and dismal. |
where tnere is little chance to cure :.
diseased mind
Tbs p.a.a con tainci, on the fourteenth of !
January. 1871: White males. -: colorcd !
males, Il. White females. -: rolorcl ic- !
males. 81. Total, l2s.
SUGGESTIONS.
l. i mos: respectfully suggested .:at |
some concert OF action may be agreed upon |
by the State authorities in consultation
with the City Council of New Orleans. By |
which a suitable tract Of land may be pu!'-
chased within the limits OF the city. upon
which proper buildings MAY be erected for
the various city charitable and correctional |
institutions: also, machinery tools. work
shops and gardens attached. thereby al
fording employment, and thus reduce :he
city burdens.
A large proportion Of the expens" nece>-
sary to the accomplishment of Suci, Dur
chase Of land may be derived by the sale vi
the scattered and valuable city propert:
now used Coz those purpose. in part. The
necessary buildings could be built by those
committed or sent to those institutions.
1t may not be improper to refer 10 tl' IL
vorable and valuable message of the Hon.
Benjamin f. Flanders, Mayor of th' city.
under date Of December 20, 1870, a vigorous
and suggestive report. evidently based
upon the most industrious personal inve>ti-
CATION O.. the machinery of the city govern
Mcnt. JOSEPH DROt Ell.
Foreman.