The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-10
THE DAILY INTELLICE\(ER.
Saturday, March 10. 1877.

TIE INDECENT -ICk AND .ooog.-
Tie dispositiotrof the county poor and
INDECENT sick mas a, las; beea deter.
mined by the County Commissioners.
Who have wisely decided TO construct
Immediately suitable building on the
Coanty farm for q poor house and l,os-
initial This is u be 2ixi0 feet. one
story high. with an addition 2.x2s
feet. The sight is 10 lie near the cid
dwelling house. The binding Is 70 he
constructed and all the material fur
nished 10y Msssrs. Walter Harmon All
George Walker, for sl.400 in county
scrip They arc TO have it all com ple,e
and ready for occupancy by the middle
of May next. The farm has been
leased for one year to Wm. Kanten.
ne to take care If the poor at - cents
per day. Drs. Bagleys have been ap-
pointed county physicians for one year
at $500, their proposal for this charge
having been lowest A poor farm is
something this county has long stood In
need Of, aud it should be source If
satisfaction 10 the taxpayers OF the
county generally - know that this mas
a. las. been secured. The INDECENT
SICK. NC haze 40 doubt, will there re-
ceive good care and excellent medical
attendance, although it would seem
that in the case OF violent sickness they
would l,e rather too far removed from
the immediate charge Of physician
Is a home fpr the poor no better place
could be fond Here By working on
the farm, they may become largely self
supporting. Il were bette for them
selves and for the taxpayers. that in
this way ,hcy De made to contribute
to their own support. Bu. the
fact j., that with a poor farm like this,
where Nil paupers who are able 10 work
will be made to do SO. and To bear AS
far as possible the burden Of their own
support there will be but few applica-
tions for help from the county There
is not a county iii the world where n
living is so easily obtained as here, and
where there is So little actual destitu-
ton With but very few exceptions,
those who ask help from the county be-
long 20 that disolnte aud degraded class
Of meu who never work when they can
help It, and who spend all their earn
ings. when they do work. about the
brothels and grosshops that have for
years been reproacli TO our country.
These are the men. who. when they be-
gin 10 reap the fruits OF their iniquity III
the diseases consequent upon dissipation.
or when there is a slack time in the la
bar market. cali upon the county for
support. Yesterday there were four APP
plications made Ia the County Ovcrseer
OF the poor for help. and the applicants
all belonged TO this class. Three came
together, and were ~ verltable OBJ
lects Of dissipation as Rip Van Win
klc, previous To hia twenty years sleep.
They represented that they were all
sick, had been unsuccessful hunting For
work for long time; had nothing 10
eat and no place TO sleep. aud, IN short.
were actually dying Of hunger aud ex-
p1surc. The overseer listened patiently
10 their pitable tale. aud then camiy
remarked "Oh. yes. gentlemen, We can
help you III a short time. We are hay
ing the comfy farm fitted up very nice
ly on. there, and III few weeks shall
want "a number of able bodied men.
such as you. to assist III putting IN tue
spring crop" They were all taken
absck at this. and remarked that they
didn't wan; 10 20 OH farm, but rs one
said wanted 10 lie boarded here IN
town where they could get medicine