Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-03
wORKHOUSE AND ALuSHOUSE.
The Washington Asylum Report.
THE NTHNDANTs ACCOUNT or THE OPERATIONS O.
THE LAST FISCAL YEAR

THI NrENDANT's ACCOUNT OF TIL. OPERATIONS OF
THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.
The annual report Of the commissioner and In
tendant Of the Washington asylum for the hsca
year ended June 50, 1885, was laid before the Com
missioners yesterday. The intendant says
The labor Of the male prisoners of the worShouss
for the past year has been almost entirely devoted
10 the cultivation or the asylum grounds: the i'm
provement or 10th street east: filling. cleaning Ut
and grading the river bank on the old magazine
gTouitlS, ana collecting manure at the markets.
Inc cultivation or the grounds belopgtng 10 Tho
institution during the past year has 6aen attended
Win great success, and a large amount OF veg
etaoleS and fruit has been obtained.
THE IMPROVEMENT OF 18TH STREET EAST,
fronting the asylum grounds, consisted Of grading
The roadway and gravelng the same. setting curt
ana laying four-fcot pavement from the Ian
north Of the main building TO street southeast,
distance OF l,US feet also laying gutter OF fag
ana cotbie stone for the same distance Early In
the spring row OF Shade trees was set out in The
parking formed by laying the pavement, all o
which are new In a riourLshlng condition, adding
ulucn 10 the appearance or the place. -
OTHER WORK.
A roadway in the rear Of the worShor!se extend
Ing into the hospital grounds, nearly 500 feet in
length, has also been graded and gravcled, and a
cohbe stone gutter laid or one side The old grave
and clay beds adjoining the work house have beer
graded ann the surface covered with Snti manured
and seeded with rye and srasA There has been q
great many loads OF soil hauled on the ground,
from the streets above grade and used in hitting In
the low. wet pisces
The report gives an account of the work done by
Inmates Of the work house In filling the adjacent river
marshes, resulting In the retaining OF acre OF
land. and cleaning the streets list OF articles
made with the needle by female inmates Is ap
pended.
NEW P0TTER'S FIELD WANTED.
Attention is called TO the crowded condition o.
the burial place for the INDECENT, known as "Pot
ter's Field" and he recommends the purchase Of
ten or more acres OF land outside the city limits
oe used Tor burial purposes and for the erection
hospital for patients having contagious disease
the present Potter's Field and smallpox hospita
being located on property belonging to the United
States jail.
The daily average number OF male prisoners fol-
the first quarter Of the year was 80; second guar
ter lol; third quarter, l2 and fourth quarter 100
ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS ASKED FOR
The report asks that the attention of Congress bt
called to the crowded condition OF the workhouse
and urges the erection on the foundations of maya
zine No. OF separate building for the femal,
prisoners, to be placed under the care OF matrol
and corps or female assistants. He suggests tina
the funds for the transportation OF non resident
pauperS away from the city should be largely in
creased. He recommends also the appointment o
a chaplain and the erection OF chapel. rapor
OF Visiting Physician Dr. HaZen accompanies IN,
report OF the intendant