Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-09

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For g long time past the press has been
calling the attention of the public to the
diseraceful state Of affairs existing at the
County Jail. Branch Jail. and City
Prison. Each grand jury has also. in
tu-n, denounced the condition of these
institutions The Committee on Health
aud Police last night made a report to
the Board Of Supervisors, detailing facts
which are a disgrace to civilization.
The committee reported that the num-
ber in the County Jails and City Prison
: about G50, where there is barely
room enough to properly accommodate
one half that number. Particularly is
such tie case regarding the County Jail,
where. in many instances, ten persons
are confined in one cell Of about six by
igLt feet, breathing tie same loath
some air of their own generating. The
Sommittee also found that in the wo-
nan ) ward, scarcely sufficient space is
allowed foy them T. sleep, the humber
il eleven cells being GO. Fully two
thirds Of all the inmates Of the jails are
sick. many with feyers. being confined
in cells with six or eight others suffer
iEc rom different diseases. The num-
i.a- T.. cases 0f sickness UcCaslonsd by
Gloss confinement. is increasing daily to
IL alarming extent. and unless some
stsPs are taken to prevent il, must neces-
-aEly result in an epidemic or pestllence.
The committee also found that, OF the
poor and needy who must necessarily
wax the streets at ight unless they Can
receive the hospitality OF the phi
son walls some thirty or forty are
nightly lodged in the City Prison, with
scarcely any accommola for their
comfort In view of these facts, the
committee urged the passage by the
Eo2rl q 4 resolution requesting our
3e.eCa.. :. il the Legislature to take I'M
Mediate action on bill now before it
- lpcI.ng il House Of Correction IN
order that many Of the inmates Of the I
ais NAV 1a removed to tlat institution,
which Is row complete, and when occu- !.
pied Will greatly relieve the jal.s They /
...-o urged tbe passage Of a resolution /
eutLcr:zing them to take immediate .
-:ers - secure plan, fGr al extension Of /
Prise. facilities.
Paul Spite. q German civil engineer. I
vas arrested yesterday "a a charge OF +
L.gauy. He came TO this State some !
ears ago. leaving q vile and child III +
=. Louis About two years ago he .
married here, daughter OF Max HON.
meyer An advertisement from St,
l. li,. inquiring the Whereabouts Of
Spite aroused the suspicious Of HON.
meyer. who answered tie advertisement.
leading to correspondence with Sp.tze's
to-me- wife. Spite IS lodged III the
-.'v prison.
The body OF man was found in the
h.v : Mission street wharf this morn
~ and taken t. the MorgUe for Identl-
EcatiOu.
Chicago. Feb o.-TEa Times Wash
iEcton special SAYS the Committee on
after hearing Dr.. Lin
..er.Q4r. has about decided that, instead
,. there being a necessity ior the estab-
NsLmeLt Of 4 new Mint in the West, an
almost general abolition OF them could
IL made The one at New Orleans will
he among those 10 be abolished, a. well
aS tLat at Charlotte, y. c., and Boise
City. At Carson, Helena and Denver
nothing but assay Offices are to he main
tanned. keeping 10 ether employees ex-
cert IN assaver, n4lter and clerk. This
will leave bat two Mints, ,
the one ut Philadelphia and at san
Francisco. 1t present these Aints have
a capacity Of one hundred and twenty
i've millions. and as tie c1plcIty Of the
country il but Si>ty millions, the need Of
new rllnts J. n: established. L!nder
man Vas I-fou. the committee princi-
paNy to .-k ..r Increased appioprla-
tons foI Slci Francisco, Carson and
i IA!.a,,eiDL!a, ,.aimiH9 tLe-lI on account
E the increased coinage u silver under :
the operations cf the resumption ac- :
r1-nt. The majority q the committee