St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-24
NEEDS OF THE COUNTY
Results Of the Investigations
Made by the Grand
Jury.
a New Jail Demanded to Keep
Pace with the
Times.
Pool Selling Should Be
Stopped to Benefit the
Public.
Happy. Hapry's Followers
Make Music for Their
Commander.

The grand jury of Ramsey county,
through its foreman. Gen. r. w.
johnson. yesterday submitted a report
| of the result of its examination Of the
various institutions, and number of
| important recommendations were made.
A thorough inspection of the jail and
other public institutions Of the county
was made by committees, and the fol-
lowing is the substance of their reports
The county Jail was inspected by the
| entire jury. That part OF it Occupied by
male prisoners contained fifty-tWo in
| mates-a number far too large for the
| accommodations furnished by the build
| ing; which is an old, dilapidated one,
| erectedsat time when the county could
not erect better one.
The police of the building was found
| good, but the comfort and safety of the
prisoners demand new structure, en-
bodying such improvements as expert
ence has suggested in the way of light,
heat and ventilation. That part Of the
Jail set aside for female prisoners is in
charge of Mrs. Patterson. and evidences
of her fitness for the position were seen
In the general cleanliness and SYSTEM
|
ton of the building under her super
| vision.
| AIMS HOUSE AND HOSPITAL.
Buildings clean. well kept, and in
good order. The present accOmmOda-
| lions have been entirely inadequate to
| meet the wants of rapidly growing
| community, and its entire capacity has
been tested during the past year. The
| average number of patients Since May
| u has been seventy. A new hospital
| building is in course Of erection, and
when completed, this city and county
| will have creditable building, ar
ranged SO that wards can be added to
the main building to meet future re-
| quiremeDtS.
Margaret Street Station-The cells
are clean, we'll kept. and everything
about it i'll tirst-class condition.
Rondo Street Station-Was found to
be in splendid order. The cells are
clean, the ventilation good, and the
| horses and wagons we'll cared for.
| Central Station-This is an old and
dilapidated building. and should be re-
placed with another with modern inn
provements. The cells are clean. and
everything is in as good order as it is
possible to have them.
DucaS street station IS kept in as neat
condition as could be expected with the
| limited amount of room. But one cell
is set apart for females, and it is ada
cent to and opposite those used by male
| prisoners. This station has no sewerage
| connection, and consequently there are
no sanitary accommodations i'll the
building. The number of cells is EN-
tirely inadequate for keeping all the
! prisoners at times lodged in this station,
and the prisoners are often deprit ed of
sleeping accommodations. We would
respectfully recommend that the quar-
tiers be enlarged at the earliest practIc-
able moment, so they may accommodate
at least double the number of prisoners.
Steps should be taken at once to provide
this station with proper sanitary equip
ments and sewerage, and furnaces III
stead OF stoves, as at present
COUNTY FooR FABM.
Supt. ]. III. Heiidry, in our estima-
ton, takes the best care of tile interests
intrusted to bis keeping.
The farm, consisting OF 160 acres of
good tiiiable land, is in excellent con-
dition. Stock on the farm, consisting of
horses and cattle, is well taken care of.
The buildings are in good condition,
and are large and commodious, the
exception being the dwelling house,
which is sadly deficient in ventilation.
At present there are SO inmates, A
males and 6 females. We would re-
specially recommend an improvement,
if it can possibly be done. in the venti-
lation of the main building. for the rea-
son that we discovered odors from the
kitchen and laundry in nearly all the
rooms and halls in the building.
A MODEL WORK HOUSE.
| We are unanimous in the uDiniOn
that the work house is in~eXcellent con-
dition and well managed, and with the
introduction of a plentiful supply of
water will be model institution of its
kind.
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
In regard to the reform school, while
we are of the opinion that the inmates
are thoughtfully cared for, in being
sufficient fed and clothed, humanely and
kindly treated. in health and sickness.
patiently and thoroughly taught in the
essential branches of education, and to
some extent privileged to acquire a
knowledge Of the use of tools and more
OF less practiced in mechanical trades
which may help them to make a living
after leaving the school, all of which we
most heartily commend; yet il
our Judgment there is room
for improvement in the general
scope and detail of the management
We think that thirty girls, all of then
of sufficient age and size to perform
considerable service, ought to be sc
instructed as to keep their dwelling
place more cleaniy and in better order
than we saw it. And. moreover, thai
more ought to be required of them il
the way of service than simply ant
solely to do their own work of making
and mending their clothing. We are
sure that much of the light sewing now
done advantageously by the girls in the
interest of the institution, but more es
pecially in the personal interest of the
girls in preparing them to take care OF
!, themselves in the future. We were
told that the sewing machine is little
nSed
IN THE GIRLS HOUSE.
This we deem entirely wrong
J inasmuch as machines are quite
, universally adopted in families
They should be taught thu
familiar use of them. So, too, of clean
illness and exact order about the house
: We advise the most persistent disciplin,
: in the interest of the pupils. ldlenes
among the boys, too. we are sure i;
more than is meet, which, we think
llldy UC COlloluCld OlN CVilOStSu NY OO
slowing more labor upon the farm ant
: thereby securing an increased amour
: | of produce, as well as educating tn,
7 BOYS in the matter OF farm labor, il
| which they should be encouraged to en-
, gage.
, We found ten horses feeding at tn
states crib, two of them belonging Il
: persons employed at the institution
while eight are kept to do the team
| work of the institution. 1t is Suggeste,
that il is a large amount of transporta
5 ton for so small an amount of work.
1t comes to our knowledge that Their
, is at the reform school one salaried at