New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-13
N1T1OyAL CONFERENCE OF CHARITIES.

A REPORT on PooR-HoUsEs AND JAILs-THE PRES
Emf SYSTEM CoNDFMSED-A PAPER or ISFIRM-
AIRY BUILDING BY GENERAL X. BRINKERHoFF
OF OHIO.
CHICAGO, June 12.-In the Conference of
Charities yesterday, Dr. Byers read prepared by
T. b. sanborn OF Massachusetts, as report from the
standing Committee on Public Buildings for the De-
pendent and Delinquent Glasses.
A paper by Augustus Woodbury., OF Rhode Island, dis
eusslng the construction of State prisons
General X Brinkerhof, OF Mansfield. ohlo read an
interes ing report intrmary building, the nam
points Of which are as follows:
In the location inrmary, OF many things
be considered ana especially whatever conduce TO
the best health II its inmates, good water pure
and perfect drainage. Water possible, should be had
so as To be carried Dy gravity every part Of the bud
ing ON account OF the expense If land, 1t ordinarily
necessary to locate mile two away, but otherwise
there objection 10 building inside OF the city limits
where nave the advantage Of gas and water TO-
gether with police and IRE protection Ii mistake
10 suppose that innrmary In the country Is more
easily governed than IN tue city, large farm Is un-
necessary for the simple reason that Is expense
instead IA saving 10 run farm with Dauper labor Ii
is place for TIE old the Size tue laue the Dhnd the
halt aud not for abe-bodied men aud women All that
Is needed lar garden 10 supply vegetables, or
chard for fruit and pasture land Tor cows aud other
necessary stock.
and not and IN the matter of style pain.
substantial farmhouse is lar more worthy OF imitation
than Greek temple, a state Capitol, Government
most Office or any the Mausad mOnstrostes often
selected as models such occasions. IL IN separate
but II in "A single building the rick OF lire IL too great Tor
such use brick stone. Iron and other noncOmbust-
IDLE eTs should be elDployed and so put together
as be tely nreprUoi Where there are two nun
ded or be provided for The erection OF separate
buildings would be good plan, IL secures abso-
lutte isolation. ample ventilation and large security
frou fires. wood alone Is used IN building II
would however Increase the amount OF hired help and
weaken responsibility OF the superintendent. Where
there less than two hundred inmates however u
would be more economical for construction aud manage
ment to consolidate these buildings, and except IN our
larger cities this would usually be the aud there
fore, as "A rule, united structure would be adopted.
The Conference OF Charities adopted resolution to-
day changing of the association 10 the Con-
ference OF Charities aud Corrections General Francis
A. Walker, supernI endent OF Statistics Washington,
d. made address, gin the necessity Of complete
statistical information for the prosecution OF all hui
manitaran and philant hropic enOrts DR. Byers read
papers by Mrs &. X Lowell, OF SewYprk ON the means
Of preventing paupersm. by Mr. ArthA OF Chicago,
behalf OF the Illinois Social Science Association, ana by
Mrs Roberts. of Indaya and Mrs Iynde, OF W.scOnsS
arguing the line Mr.. seth Low OF Se~-York,
read paper ON paupersm In Brooklyn aud Sew-York.
Governor COLON made addRess OF some length.
Cleveland was chosen as the next place OF meeting