Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-16
TH NEW ALMSHOUSE,

Sba all 1t Re RebufIt2-The Matter Com
 sfdered By The Joint Town COmmtt-
 tee-A Strong Sentiment In Favor of
 The PrOiect-A Sub.COmmittee To
 Inquire And Report.
 A meeting of the joint committee appoin t. ed at the last town. meeting to take into con sideration the removal of the almshouse to the new town farm and the erection of suit able buildings thereon held an adjourned meeting in the town agents office last eve- ming. There were present of the committee Selectnen Tyler, Reynolds, Feldman, Klenke, Treat and Beecher and Messrs. Lu- zon B. Morris, H. M. Welch, Henry S. Dawson and John F. Futile. MT. Brewer of the Board of Selectmen and E. G. Stoddard of the committee were absent.
 Luzon B. Morris was appointed chairman of the meeting
 The vote of the town meeting appointing the committee was read, after which Town Agent Reynolds called on Dr. M. c. White to give his views of the needs of the aims house. pr. White said he had very decided opinions on the subject and would express them briefly. He said that as the new farm had been bought for the purpose of at some time erecting almshouse buildings upon it, he thought it advisable to erect them as soon as possible. The old building, said the doctor, is entirely unsuit- ed to the present needs of the town, and the old building is entirely out of repair and not at all calculated for the purposes for which it was intended. When the new building Was erected for female department it was thought to be smple for many years to come, but it was now too small. Again, the sick and the well have to be mixed together, we'll as the vicious and the good. There is no place for the proper care of insane per sons When two years ago we were told that the additions to the insane asylum at Middletown would be sufficient for ten years to come doubted it, and to-day we are told that no more insane patients can be received from New Haven unless some already there are removed to make room for others. There should be a building erected at once for the chronic insane persons, provided the town has got to care for them as now seems to be the case The acute cases, however, I would send to the Middletown asylum. We have the insane and must care for them, and something should be done right away. The doctor also urged the need of hospital in connection with the almshouse where the sick could be properly cared for.
 Mr. Dawson said: Leaving the insane out of the question: think the new farm should be occupied for town paupers and that speed lily. It was bought for that purpose and the final removal of the town poor to that local ity should not be delayed any longer than is absolutely necessary.
 Judge Morris inquired if there had been any estimate made of the expense of erecting suitable buildings on the new farm. He was informed that there had not only in general way.
 MT. Welch thought it would be we'll to have a sub com mmiItee appointed to visit other localities where almshouse buildings had been recently erected with 8 view l fo nd IA l ble cost.
 Mr. Tyler said that the present old aims house was badly out of repair, and general | overhauling on the inside of the building ! would be necessary if it was not decided to erect new buildings.
 MT. Dawson sad he would not spend & ! dollar on the old buildings. The matter. of | removal had been delayed long enough and | there should be no farther procrastination. Mir. Beecher moved that 8 committee of six | be appointed to inquire as to what buildings
 were needed and the probable expense and report at a future meeting of the committee. l It was so ordered, and Messrs. Dawson, Rey- l holds, Treat, Morris, Stoddard and Tyler were appointed.
 Mir. Welch thought the new farm was an excellent place for the location of all the
 buildings required for town purposes, and that they should be erected with as little de- | lay as possible.
 MT. Dawson-The almshouse in it's present location hurts the growth of our city inn
 mensely. When it is removed people will | 20 in that direction to build residences, and not till then It is a great hindrance to the | improvement of that section of the city. MT. Welch thought that when the citizens | came to understand the matter nine out of | every ten of them would vote for removal l After further discussion in similar vein
 the general committee adjourned and the | special subcommittee organized by selecting 1 Judge Morris for chairman and Mir. Tyler for | clerk.
 The general committee will visit the old
 almshouse in few days and look over the
 buildings and grounds and ascertain the
 needs of the town should it be decided to | ble.