National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-21
THE PoOE ne HITE HITHr as.
Css<~ruia< Dssars<t ChaTitie,
s---f K<ssrmatsrs<S-A Plan to ENt<ad th<il
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CSSsasl TIasSShy Labsy. commissioner Of
the M1sAingrou ASyluzl- has transmitted To
II. DFssrsss tSmmisSSonersa report suggesting
nznbsr % ehaR-y- in the plan sf governing he
eharirabS< and r-Esruiltsgy institutions Of the
DSssri-t- lie ESumm-nsts that the alnis- house
and bs-ssital he cOuttnRsd ~ separate institu-
iiSzs. the Direct management Of each to he
VESTED in 4 srPGraEEs OthcVr- and that super
inErasiraf Of CHARITIES and cprreetions~ be ap-
painted 10 hagr EcneTal supervision Of all Dis
iTlr1 iaESSlrurbSasl penal TeformstOry or chart
ts',S- IN ih-iF ohaEaxtSr- Further. that the
haildinx ralBcd Washington Asylum be
rsllsSi tAr District asylum to be used for
the insli.-rar AMI in6En of the District. and to
he alIErsSl anil r~yairSd 80 a. to accommodate
rH0 hundred inmates that the building about
tD 10 eESVts-i asET tho asylum, which csn be
arranrsd to 1rN0Snalsstrte two hundred in
mArr<l ~ kn1--u II the District vork-houss,
sai ass,i Sc ths incarrsratbou Of all Migrants,
aisbsd-riy PsIsOSEs and criminals ssutencrd to
insaES-rralsut sor Viohttioa Of District ordi-
aasr--C Ihal ;h. hs-pitzl bEilding be known rs
the -CSty % Dts1rSrsl Hospital and be used
sBT the q tas dtssassa poor Of the District,
D. M lnst.r the suFsrVisSSa 1t A ply sirian in
eh.rze7 Mhsn the new wards recommended
ar- bzilt the hsepitil will be kirve enough to
scrOaaas5slate Iio purSsntsN
Gus Of the Eiscss Suggestions Of the report
ccnrTzl P.artboa Of tho city q branch Of the
CiGy Hospital to be fEtsd mp foe the asrommo-
lszr6Ga Il NJ Derst sly patients, to which. in
Al c,--S u arrsStsnt OF wounds. the parties
sail ~ sasU be rCnioVed, and there trvatstl,
aalil in the opinion Of the physician, they
sls aide in snstarr TVEaOyal to the hospital
rEsysT- IN .Aslrticn to bring used for hospital
psuP.a.s.s il san he made 4 central dispensary.
shsuS R-slD<iDSs sSs the poor con be procured.
| Al Pgxsras ghsTs Is no provision for immediate
at1sutaacS IPoa the vrtfuls Of accident OF
PcrsuuS sh0 may be Pgu,srztsd in the street,
cxrrPt that Afforded by stItbJu-housss,
TSs TeySSt csoa<a8us the smallpox hospital
siEGat<i mar the nsw jail- IS unfit for the
PGrpss< soT xhheh ID Mas erected, and reconl-
nents its removal TO more isolated spot. The
rCysssS Ils0 calls attention 10 the fact that Al
W~s~ns spn8xn and prTsons unable to work
upon the streets uAo are sent to the work
i--4l-x arc soFySl to sprnd their time in idle.
1 m--ss il Tpx01lRsnsts that sDnle provision be
na.t. 10 furnish light employment, which
z1al1 I'D sEly As q MEASURE Of economy, bui
sIaBd materially ASSIST in the process o.
rrf,rnatioa- Attratbsa Is also ealled TO the
! ar1 ihIr- notwithstanding extraordinary ex
l pcRsss. Hhbsh have to be boEus, the annual
cxPszslitgrv> Of the Asylam, with a daily aver
4 As- Il no inmates arV less than SO, go, IN
Allszar Ear Is-s than expended by any similar
izsgitar5sa Ia the United States. A eorppari
.oG = mEldr h-twsrn this sum and the laTgs
I zgVTagEE1tBJns that have been made from veal
/ "a wear sd the saPpSgt Of other charities in
the DtsSESrt- and the report states that in
4 -Sr0nssGsy Vt ADMINISTRATIVE and the Accom-
\ FlRshasaT u ESa-ral good the Washington
Asylum 1lll a0s sutSr By comparison