, 1880-12-10
PUBLIC CHARITIES.
An Official Visit to the County Poor
House and Iusane-Asylum.
What tho Commissioners Saw mud tho
Reporter Noted.

Onco q year tho County Commissioners go in n
body uu pilgrimage to tho Poor 1foi,so ard In
sane-AsylnHl at Jefferson. It would bo wrong
to call tho trip pleasure excursion, because tho
Journey ia ma1o with q Wow to business only, Its
object beiuB tho critical inspection by the
august body OF tho workings of tho joiut fnsti
tuttons. The Inspection ts always tnado MS Short
iy after tho birth Of tho now Hoard
us possible, and, inasmuch MS tho Of
ncfais Nro nlwnyB untihcd beforehand OF
tho Commissioner coming, the value Of tho In
spcctlon, lis m inspection. Gnu be easily under
stood. For dnys beforehand tho working forcca
OF the Asylum, and Poor-IIouso aro kept busy
cleaning this and Durnlshlng that 80 that by tllo
time tho Doard puts In an appearance ovory-
th!tg IL ln nppte. pic order. As M, aetunl faet,
however, tho Inspection Is not looked upon ma Il
very serious matter bg tho parties Interested
Tho Committee OH Churltics, who Rre respon.
slblo to tho Board for tho condition Or tho
nsylun1s. keep u tolernbly close oyo upon tho
management oil tho yenr round. and the annual
ndpent OF tho full body OF county iuaKnntes
Is moroty sort Of lcld tiay, and their verdict Is
or shout rs much ya1uo % TINT which ts given
0 r. n ey Maa "yy II fnu
respective county inils, define enc b us tho most
scc!,rc, best ventilated. and humnney conducted
worse. Nu untrlondly feeling. mar u tho HEnlal
ncetiuR betwcon tho Commission crs and tho
<A8$ lutIl u1llELAlSs 4HU Ill n.y. Ill SEEFGL
cacu ., hnvo t!ccf6cd to dccapltnts tho Intter nt
n ii curly opportunity. but IN tho interchange Of
santitnent which takes piaGu at tho nnnual
tion bus eyer Deels dclestod. Eyoryth!ng Ii.
most friendly aild tho aat,cttln, OF tho Medical
sort IN tho Asylum, though VI course to Enpi11-
nonthou boxes 1T ghulcu o'tsnrs which ltu there
md other ds,,cato ltttlo hospitaltlcs bnyo noth-
rllE ONLY OBJECTIONABLE FEATURE
which ever ntarH tho Commissioner Jaunt Ia
disKrneap!e geath1r. and. 9s TIE nnw Board q De.
adverse q thiB respect. Yes.crtlay tlso only
V e sSs e # .ass ts
!,oard, with tho cxcoption Of Commissioner
%II|ss,, [SS s!sss = g., ,css%'tsss :; = M;,pss;
tivo Of Tif Ti,sn1sE. II took t!vo oarrIaRes ind
sffy fy S tas ssi Seis xsa 5
apIo one. Tho start wlls n.alo ut 1850, and Id a
thoss % WHO lad goitcn 6aily tr"Su.i Oh lie WY Wy
were thnwcA out md nthetwiso snccesstniiy
oeo q tnS ee apss se
eoareslcs s wi 'SsSs "i Goipmissons9s a9s aid
building wero yisit,ssa and tho store e:rooa!s
tuflltu iH44tlG Uuk- 4$lsGr PIT ElllEJ
Tho lnsanc patlents, tho nl.dercf1thnx, te over
clothing. The hats the uncut cloths. tho blankets
diirrlent tests. Then tho Conmlssie:ors looked
Sas ts1 %soy . wtnSea Rnownsiy 'eq ia ssne a5
sGns on ey smo wesneFs e S eSas5 no to e.
mentioned under my clrotts,lstances and then
deciied TO .nspcot thy lood 6epArtment after
Super!ntcndent's sanctum, whore. liz the pro.
vlous inspection Of 1t. Something Important
'i il tae > food 80 J. denarsmeM p sae potatoes were
eolfco chowcI, thu auear cket. tho ,noat slnolt,
terloas nuslltnss, coaghInss. nnd waispc!i,i'ss
n,tii, fpr tho present. and, Geforo milking further
ysstixat,9n of tho tho medical department storos
In this WY tho tjuo for lianor arrlyed-a
very Kt'ol dinner too, witt, very bs and tender
raised by Commissioner Put Carroll, sneat pIes,
snHes q hS VII cootea eeS
| very tempting style.
ArrEn DINNER, ,11sR PARTY MADE
the tour Of tho Asylum md poor-i House. It was
the sn,p Old story. Scencs horrible ut ilrst be-
@ rst',er tha' tsssst q p!iy: Ghs iisstIcai oI'i
ssssw ers oe vino n cs We IL v'aor tas ssff sss
ana conss,,as her ;!oyo-.lisappoIntm TO hi,n,
whose flte she had pnll for with hcr reason, tho
reltElons gnsnasast n9lns sne saossa nHno
striving to build M undlscovorable something
with fow h1rfn!csA tools and blocks OF Nu!d,
tho sealnstTosa whose expcFtncss with tho t,cetllo
| hna not gono with hor Mentul balanco. tito
pleasant old gentleman who nrol0Rizcs for hls
follows nad tars bis head BY why OF explanation
for thoir enndugt, tho w9nderfal w91SI,ial. Wig
those. and many other equally Interesting rtilEs
| ct brnttl.blcas,d humanity, woro sgon mud con.
voEssi wtt ln tho rnor. .sio.so tto o., sauao o.4
tho snu9 stnvea, ln tho satnt lazy attitudes,
attracted only passlng attention Ihv hosritYl
w. w. ysto a,s an So 6 f o gr e"tSs hn
| cAtlo tho bake-shop anA tho enKine-house md
| tho boller- hOus0 and tho coal-hnle, and thpu,
ot ii tic .iesiiea. Department. tho assuss I,osrd
resolved themselves into secret session. It wAs
not y cauuus 90 they cu!mcd Ut lcaat. And, tuns-
tho clalu, was probably true. It wAs ii,
| Intensely sccEot tueetlnKt however, mud MI that
could % leaxnetl Ct l. atseswa!9,s was that dur
edto escet A. now building, to bo called an III
Urinary, ~ tho south pt tho Asylum, to have n
sturln.t0or buttt. Ut tho Asylunn n}an Gu
.tanro; a,,dto ~ ssso tho contract for aour I" Da"
ii is not acneFally beloved that tho Hoard did
accomplish all thla business during tho brlei
flfteen tnlnates they wer9 In scsst0n, lnd tllnt
something very serious III tho shapo Of all lul-
potiant, .nppotnt1nent was eonst'i0Fets. but se
xds as nf 9ppi9n wss ssk9a as !
mooilnK came TO MI nntin,eiy ending:
At {;tD y. III. thu party Fetmbarkel for hong
9aka H. ~ ay w. fs%sss @ ag M ;osaos xSa
La SullI au1 Washington streets.