Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-04

$50 for books, stationery, &c, sI3e,0o0; cree
ton OF additional building, S37 800; erection OF
two barns and pouitry-house, %, 600; new heat
ing boilers and connections, SO Oe0; and for
completion OF roads and walks, q, 000 a total Of
ON the goth ultimo there were 1o4 pupils in
the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb. a Of whom were received since July l.
1870. SiXty-four of them were in the collegiate
department., representing twenty-three States
and this District, and ll9 have received instruc.
ton since July 1, 1870, of whom 10i were males.
phe Secretary recommends as Congress has
established the only collegiate school fer deaf
suitable buildings and a competent corpsof Pro-
fessoTs, that its advantages should be made
available TO persons OF that class in the several
States He commends the matter to the con
SideTation of Congress, with the suggestion that
probably some method of appointment could be
devised, similar TO that made use of in the mill
taTy and naval schools OF the Government,
which should secure to the people Of the States
an impartial distribution of the benefits of this,
the only Institution Of its grade.
The directors have purchased for the institu-
ton the estate known as Kendall Green.
Eighty-One acres of land, lying within two miles
of the Capitol, and adjoining the former pre-
misses Of the institution on two sides, we're Sc
cured, together with two dwelling-hOuses and
other valuable improvements for the sum OF Ss5.-
coo. Toward the payment of this the directors
are provided by subscription for SIS goo, together
with re interest that has accrued or NAV be-
come up To the LIST of July, 1872 There will
them .ain to he paid the sum of SO, 900, for
whic' Ihey ask Congress to make an approprla-
ton. The Secretary has examined the land in
question, and considers that due regard to the
interests of the Institution demands its reten-
ton Prior TO the purchase of Kendall Green,
the premises of the institution comprised but
nineteen acres, an amount plainly insufficient.
The price agreed upon for the new purchase is
low, compared with the present market value Of
land similarly situated, and its proximity to the
old corporate limits OF the city insuFes a pros
pectiye rise in value, promising a hand Some
profit, should il be found desirable hereafter to
sell any portion of the land.
The board of directors submit the following
estimate for the fiscal year ending June So 1873:
Support of the institution including $500
for books and apparatus. SIS 900
Paym nts falling due on or after July l,
1872, on the purchase Of the Kendall
eileen property. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
improvement of grounds. 5000
Deficiencies the current year. $500
IOtai. Sl33 800
During the last fiscal year 2256 women were
treated by the officers Of the Columbia Hospital
Tor WOmt and Lying-in Asylum, Of whom SO
were pay-patients. One thousand six hundred
and twenty-five were restored TO health, 3O7 re
heEed, sent to the Government Hospital for
the Insane, IS died, and 30i remained under
treatment. The estimates for the ensuing fiscal
year are as follows: For subsistence, medicine,
salaries, fuel, light, and bedding, SIS $780, for
rent of building and necessary repairs, ~, goo
making an aggregate of S23 800, being q, 800 in
excess Of those submitted for the current wear.
The Secretary urges the pressing necessity for
ent structure is Gtterly unfit for the purposes for
which II is used. The arrangement OF the cells
the absence Of sewerage and proper accommoda-
tons, and the poor material of which il is built
render 1t most unfit place for the confinement
of prisoners, whether their safekeeping or health
be considered and solitary confinement, classiti-
cation, beyond that OF sex, &c, are impractical.
bic. The insecurity of the building necessitates
the employment Of a much larger force OF guards
than would be required were a proper Jail struc-
ture TO be erected, involving considerable item
nf fal
There were 46 boys confined in the Reform
School on the 9Th NJ October, 1870, and IS were
received during the year ending on the 9Th
uItlmo, making lO4 offenders who have been
cared for during the year.
No appropriation for the support of the school
having been made at the last sessions OF Congress-
the board wo9ld have been compelled to close
the school had not several humane gentlemen,
merchants and others, agreed to furnish the
necessary supplies, and await an appropriation
by Congress for payment of their accounts.
The experience of the last year has demon
strated the insalubrty of the present location of
the school, IL being exposed to the malarial
atmosphere Of the Potomac river. The board,
permanent buildings for the school are provided
another location, more remote from the river
be selected, the first requirements of which shall
be pure air and water, and good soil. That por
ton of the farm which will not he required for
aqueduct purposes might be sold, and the pro-
ceeds, with an additional sum to be apprOpri-
ated by Congress, applied to the purpose OF the
new location.
In view of the great benefits which this COM
munty must derive from an institution of this
kind and also those which would result from IL
as model national institution, the board of
TT lstees earnestly hope that Congress will make
provision for erecting buildings for it sufficient
to accommodate at least 800 boys.
The following are the estimates for the next
fiscal year: For support of the school, sl2, 900,
and deficiencies of the current year, 81, 900; a
total of so goo.
The Metropolitan Police force consists of 23s
W X a 70 In via of
fact that the population OF this District is one
third greater than when the present number was
fixed by law, and is rapidly increasing, the
board earnestly recommends that an increase to
the force be authorized to the extent of l6 SER
geants and 80 privates or patrolmen.