St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-06
CORRECTIONS AND CHARITIES.
The Associations Quarterly Meet
ing.

The quarterly meeting of the state board
of charities and corrections convened at the
state house yesterday morning, Gov. Hub
bard calling the meeting to order as presi-
dent and Messrs. Bell, Berry, Campbell,
Dana and Secretary Hart being present.
The secretary presented his quarterly re-
port, which was adopted and ordered printed
in the next biennial report.
A delegation from the Ramsey county
board of commissioners appeared before the
board, with Mr.. George W1rth, architect,
and presented plans for poorhouse for the
county. The delegation consisted of MI.
Hazard, chairman of the committee on the
poorhouse, DR.. KonantZ, chairman of the
committee on public buildings, and commits
sioner Snyder. On motion of DR.. Dana the
plans were approved, subject to the opinion
of the committee on public buildings.
The plans are for a structure 140 feet in
length by ~ feet in depth, with a wing in the
middle rear rs feet in length by 40 feet in
width. The buildings are to be three sto-
ries high including basement. and are to be
constructed with double brick walls The
east side of the main building basement is
to be occupied by males and the west by fe-
males, and the basement of the wing for
dining room, kitchen and Steam-heating ap-
paratus. The upper floors of the building
will be occupied for sleeping apartments.
the males being placed in one portion of the
structure and the females in the other
These plans will be submitted to the county
commissioners for their approval at 10 a. III.
to-day, and it is estimated that the building
erected according to them will cost from
$50, 900 to S25, 600.
AN INVITATION
On motion of Dr.. Dana the following res
olution was adopted:
Whereas, The members of this board
deem it of Importance to the promotion of
the general character and work of cOrrec-
ional and charitable institutions in the
Northwest, and believe it would be likely
to diffuse intelligence and call public at
tention to the necessity of such boards in
the new states west of us, and in the wise
and early establishment of such penal and
refOrmatOry and charitable institutions as
will be required at an early date; therefore
be it
Resolved, That we earnestly extend an
invitation to the national convention of
charities and corrections to hold its annual
session for 1856 in the capitol at st. Paul.
and that committee of this board be an
pointed to present this invitation to the
convention to meet in Washington June 4,
1885, to secure such other expression from
public bodies here as would lend force to
the above invitation. and secure for it a ia
vOrable consideration.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On motion of Mr.. Bell a resolution was
adopted raising the salary of the secretary
to So, 500 and travelling expenses.
The secretary was instructed to inform
the several state boards of charities of the
United States Of the invitation to hold the
next meeting of the national conference in
Minnesota. and Messrs. Bell, Berry Camp
bell. Dana and the secretary were appointed
to extend the invitation of this board and
arrange for action on the part of local chart
ties.
After the auditing of several bills the
BOARD adjourned. the members having de-
clded to visit the state institutions at Fari-
bault in q BODY to-day