New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-17

ORANGE,


BAD CONDITION OF TIE ALMSliotSE.
The Essex County Branch Of the state Charities
Aid Association Jersey has just reported on the
condition Of the various rcformaorcs and other pun
lie institutions Of the county. and makes some starting
assertions about and a scathing arraghneht oi tn'
Orange Almshousr The report says Inc
bindings are a shame and disgrace TO any civlIcd
community and that such things are permitted can
only be from the ignorance Of the people OF orange
rs 10 their existence. Wrctchcdy old and iniirm
floors broken and mcndcd by blocks OF wood nailed
over the holes stairs SANITY giving way p's'cT
cracked and swarming with vcrmn crawling about AZ
MONDAY in February. cockroaches so abundant ihat
seven were counted on the top Of the pot OF soup
II /, criminal neglect the part OF the pubic mat
permit, IT,, old aud helpless paupcrs TO be shut up III
such a place No care on the part Of the supern-
tcndcnt could rid the building II vcrmin. Ihcy nave
rs in almost all very old buildings. 50 taken possession
Of the plaster Of the walls that publication by nrc
to the extent entire destruction would be the only
possible method Of destroying them
The orange Aimshou~c la, been disgrace ana an
cyc-or. for long time Nearly year ago the super
intcndcni wa, brought 10 trial charges OF gross
neglect Of duty and incompctcncy. and although ne
WAS acquitted the investigation revealed condition OF
thing, that IL i, harl 10 believe. There are thirty
six inmates 81 the alm,hou,c. several oi theh pcHs
tn-anc and the efforts Of the city ply stefan TO nave
Them sent e. the County Asylum have been unavill
Ing owing q, the difficulty Of finding out their legal
residence The, are -t in the alm-house oonSor-
ing with the Other paupcr-. The rooms IN inc D"iu
inc are small wrcichctly ventilated and badly over
crowded The poor farm contains thirty I'VE acres
and a large part II II is used 90, a dumping s'""'"'
t,e pauucr- lelng required to dig the trenches anu
cover the .tuf up. The city - Orans" Owls a tract
Of Land hctaeen the first and second mountains ana
number II effort, have b'cr mad" from iilc I" 'n'
e. have the present building, abandoned ana ne" u''
erected IL hat place bat far HE poor committee
# the Council have rel i-'i tp take actlpu ~ inc "
t.r IN. newly elected Common council VIII .h'
sworn 300 un March -. and II j. tA"u-ht ma 'Hl'
condition 90 thin. Will receive prompt attention.
IAr orange Climb held a special n'ctin- on NtNlr
da, evening A. which the action ~ ~" l"arl oi ''"N
,rnni, 900 appointing committee 81 ran an" - 'pr
v,- Arfr,tl.I The ,oiuuiti"' have under '''-"'ih
ton th'-c plans for giving greater accomm"aton, -
fn. club. first. 10 purchase ID" CARY properly IN
Il, IL. and alt.r u lf building AZ pditri i thc
,..,- -... li. 80 unf now pot % lana ana hIln a
r.n ,lul house entire AZ cost 81 -iVN"p anu '"'h
10 r.ialu fh. p.c.'nf Cub hons" ana buld HNs'
Z addition lu front - u. ia. rr-t J, the ono most
lhrl. % BE- adopted
The ra.t orii.. township Comm tee VIII meet -
night fir formal organization for ~" 'piih- f'N'
I u.t.H4.nf u.s. 800 foot ?" ur-tnlf" a company IN
the Orange. fAr mluuft'iurr ~ ARTIFICIAL Ia" 10y
. The ammonia process. IT," capital j. hNri Al 80
/ 600 and .i..'rpu "a. already been subscribed. lH'
wosa- VIII Doe n -piu-!ac ave. ncir the orange i"c'