National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-11
pAuPERs AND PRISONERS.


Glasses Are Cared For.
Intondent w. II. stoutenberg, OF the Wash
ington Asylum, has submitted his annual re-
port to the commissioners. The report states
that from August to June one gang,
with q daily average OF sixty six men,
was employed in neutrality-suspicious. avenue
and G street southeast, on which l6,O3j days,
labor were expended. The work Of the over
seers would amount to 1,215 days additional,
together with 39l days work of horses. An
other gang, with an average Of twenty.nine
men and three officers, was employed for llSl
days during the year in cleaning the streets
and alleys throughout tho District. A
small force was also employed in clean
ing mp and removing garbage and refuse
at the market, comprising 90 loads which
were c0rted away. ON this work a daily aver.
age of nine men was employed and i0G3 days
labor done. At an estimated value OF 81 per
day per man and 50 per day for each team. the
institution would DO entitled to credit OF
outside work have boon employed about the
grounds in raising and gathering crops, &c.
Prisoners having trades have been fully en-.
ploycd, at a saving TO the District, The market
value of the produce raised Is estimated at
s3,2sl.3S.
During the summer the foundation of the
new hospital building was dug. Among the
improvements made was the erection of n new
wire and post fence and terrnclng In front of
the hospitals n new brick wall and gateway
sum OF $500 was expended for repairs TO the
| various buildings SO, $50 was paid for % dump
| cars rails, and tools for street improvement
| purposes; S2h 600 was used in the construction
OF new female workhouse, which will ac-
commodate 90 inmates. lie recommends that
| magazine building No. 2 be converted into
| female workshop, and asks for $4,000 for that
purpose. Two more hospital wards are also
| asked for II is recommended that ten acres
| OF ground be purchased on the outskirts of the
| town for smallpox hospital, and rs q burial
fnr n
| proximity OF the smallpox hospital to the jail
| and workhouse Is source OF danger TO the
inmates of both institutions. A chapel Is also
| asked for. During the year T,2i7 pounds OF
| pork was raised The hog cholera played
| havoc among the swine, and 10 out OF 10 died.
The female prisoners have been employed in
| the laundry and In general work about the
| buildings. In the sewing department over
i,427 mems and women's garments were made,
| including, bod.ticks, pillows, sheets, &C.. In
| In the school established for the benefit of the
| boys committed in the police court there was
an attendance of lis pupils. Objection Is raised
daily cling sent to the workhouse; more suitable
| place should be provided, they where would be
| free from contamination of hardened criminals.
July i, 1881, was l92: received during the year,
| 2,7l6: discharged, 2,GiS; eloped Al; died. 0, and
| the number remaining June 30, 1885, 2)7. Ac-
cording TO color and sex there were l,Oi7 white
| d07 females. The nativity of the prisoners was
as follows Americans. 2,2s5: foreign, 1871. The
leading oilenses causing committal were: Va
grancy, LOSS; disorderly conduct, 052; profanity
| 401; carrying concealed weapons, IL.
In the almshousc June 80, 1891, there were
| 100 inmates, 22S were added during the year
206 were discharged 10 died, leaving 1913 In the
| almshouse June 30, 1885. The color aud sex OF
the inmates were as follows: White males, l3i;
| females, 3S; colored males, 80; females, "a. The
daily average number in the workhouse wa
800: In the almshouse 12i; In the hospital, 81
employees 81. The nativity OF the inmates o
the workhouse was Americans, 100; foreigners
6S
the health department at q cost of S7G2, and s.
were used at the institution.
The total credit due the asylum for the fisca
year is s3O.075. Since July, 1876, TO the end o.
the fiscal year, there has been gradual In
crease of inmates. In tho former year thu
number was $40, and for the past year 1t wa
447.
Accompanying the report Is that OF DR.. Thos
/. Chew, visiting surgeon. He states that 60
persons were admitted to the hospital, and 2
births and SS deaths occurred, and ut the enc
of the year SO remained In the hospital III
says that better nurses are needed. The cree
ton oftwo new hospital wards are urged.