Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-06
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UneXpended balance ..... $3.50 90
The Institution should be credited with the work
OF grading graveling and cleaning Streets amount
Ing to % 1873 days labor, worth to the District at
least 81 day. the cultivation Of the garden and
dairy: the making OF 1900 pieces OF wearing APP
parel and bed clothing by female inmates the re-
pair by male inmates OF 2O4 pair Of shoes and 80
burial Of and o1her items u 4 amonnfns iGr
all to 29,686.42 value in labor.
The new female WOrk-hOuse, made by the adap-
tat10n OF one OF the old naval magazine buildings
on the grounds, is admirably suited for the pur-
pose. 1t not only furnishes better accOmmoda-
lions for this class, but relieves the overcrowded
the male and female prisoners in the same quar-
tiers This work-house is 36x1O2 feet and three
Another OF the old buildings has been rehtted
for carpenter shop, and all the out-buildings put
In 1rst-class repair.
MILDLY INSANE.
The care ~ the municipal authorities OF the
mildly insane OF the District, as more economi-
cal means OF treating them than in the Govern.
ment hospital, and to make room in that institu-
ton for the treatment OF more violent cases. has
been moOted and led to the suggestion that &C
cOmmOdatiOns for the purpose be established as a
part OF the washington Asylum.
This can be readily effected at small expense
by converting one OF the magazine houses into ut
hospital accommodations for the persons referred
to. One OF these magazine buildings, as stated
above, has been converted into WOrk-hOuse for
female convicts and answers the purpose admir-
ably. With comparatively little outlay another
OF these buildings can be converted into an asylum
for the weakminded and moderately insane. In
all WORK OF this kind the labor OF inmates OF the
work house is utilized.
Work House.-2,75s prisoners were received In
tne work-nouse during the year. with a daily
Almsh0use..291 paupers were received in aims
house, with daily average OF I36.
lospltal.LThe hospital contained daily aver
age Of n patients during the year.
The Commissioners have to report again that
ths ste OF tne asylum Is unit for the purpose to
the public Jail being on one side and the WorK
house on the other the location is very unhealthy
No one who visits this institution viii hesitate to
healthy situation Would be mac6 foa he aaa
In addition the place is Objectionable to the re-
spectacle poor who find such near proximity to
the W0rk-hOuSe and District jail offensive. sa-
lubr1ouS retired suburban situation should be Sc
lected. and plain, comfortable building erected
the unfortunates who are to be its OCCUPANTS
This can be done without great expense and the
BENEFITS to be derived from It would be almost in
useful either as an addition to the wOrk-hOuSe or
as home for inebriates and incurables.
INDUSTRIAL HONE SCHOOL.
This institution Is located east OF the Tenley.
town road, near the city OF Georgetown. Its oh
1ect is to educate in the elementary principles of
handicraft In connection with ordinary mental
studies, children between the ages OF s and Is
years, who from 1ndigency or neglect would other
wise be without such instruction.
such children are admitted upon order of the
court or request OF parents and others. after due
investigation as to the merits Of each case.
under the act OF May s, 1870 providing for the
creation OF corporations In the District BY general
The sites for the buildings Of this institution and
the contiguous land used by it belong to the Dis
trict Of Columbia. This ground was decided to the
1880 and was used By that corporation for aims
house purposes but Y now occupied by this insti-
a