Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-09

believes that there is no occasion for
any larger acreage. The inmates Of
Tho infirmary, both male AMI female,
when not incapacllntod by age aud
innrmitiea for mutual dor, realizing
that they are county charges, invarla'
bly, Rnd excuse for refusing 10 perform
the lighlest Ui farm work. Hence we
believe that no material GOOD can come
rom any increases IN tho acreage OF
the puor farm for farming purposes.
However, VIZ realize that among tie
nrst considerations OF the good citizen
IL 10 prnylde for the iufirm poor, and
a. well az food, clothing and shelter, u
furnish labor or the means VI employ
meut for such Of the inmates OF the
Door house MS are industriOualy In.
clncd; bug we DO believe that the pres.
eut pDOr farm Of ten acres ~ ample TO
supply all such with opportunities 10
satisfy their needs ana desire In this
| direction. On the other hand, the ne.
cussity Tor additional buildings Is In
decd imperative. During the past two
months, Tic pccr hcrse has been
crowded to OVERLOOKING. With twelve
sleeping rooms, ut times there has
been as many ~ forly-snvcn inmateB
(aside from the hired attendantsl COM
posed Of thifty.five males and twelve
females, some old and inffm, some
drnf, others blind, some crippled ami
still othera who are constant Huilercrs
from chronic aud incurable diseases.
The general laws make no provision
for the separate care OF imbcciie anu
idiotic persons, and, MS matter Of
course, many Of this character are
among the Inmates. In some Of the
rooms there are a. many ms i've cots.
One room, ,Oxl7 feet, contains ilvo cote,
being the sleeping department o. hye
females. a times the Railways have
done duty az sleeping r0oms; Buch be-
ing the case can II DO wunuered that
the October grand Jury, after eXamin-
Ing the poor house, reported 10 the
district court as f0llOws.
"rhere nre thirty eight inmates, u
larger number than the present build
ings should be required TO accommo-
date, cr0wding the capacity TO tho
utm0at. There were found In some OF
the rooms, llxl7 feet In slze, us many
as five persons occupying beds, which
~ crowding them too close. In the
Judgment Of your committees, tho pros.
eut accommodations are entirely
Inadequate, and farm completing not
loss than 100 acres should 10 provided
and buildings constructed { ereOn, for
the proper comfort OF thoseuuforiunnio
people. Tho county Of Salt Lake has
Increased materially In population
slnce the erection " tho present build
ingH, and your committee cannot
resist strongly recommending that
early action 10 taken iu tho procuring
OF ample ground and the construction
OF modern buildings, to be well Vonti-
lated, with proper provision for verbs
Tor tho care OF the sick. Your commit
| miltce Ia informed that quite "a number
OF cottages arc rented In tho city, ow-
| ing ~ tile limited quarters at this iatm,
for the needy, aud provisions have 10
, be- purchased for them, all Of which
sustnins tho argument that tins noble
work could he carried On In more
/ satisfactory manner and with less eX'
i pense TO tho county, II all cculd be
located at the poor inrm."
, In this connection the February,
1893, grand Jury on the 2i Of thI
. present month reported to the district
, court as follows:
"rhe county poor house, although
! very much crowded, was found tn b'
, clean and we'll taken care Of. The
u food furnished the inmates 10 plain bu
, good, and the supplies were found L
/ be OF good quality. We nfe INFORMED
that an addition TO the building IN con
: templated, which should not no de
I, layed, as we found each OF the sleepiul
, rooms occupied by from three to flv
4 persOus. We are Informed that indi
gent persons have been given orders Of
stores for food which have been use,
I. otherwise. We would suggest thu
+. some cheap cottages be bullt on tn
poor farm aud TO prevent lmposltio
n such persons should be supplied wit
y food by the superintendent Of the pool
Il house,
n "rnere are also numbsr Of count
l. patients ut tbs hospitals, also poo
A families that are being provided for b
Al the county, that coulu ne Kept az IA
!, poor.house at less expense II propI
n buildings were 90 be constructed"
IL Itoan readily be seen from tubs tht
}, the poor house, aside from beiu
A wholly inadequate for the nccomm
4. dalton Of tlie aged end iniirm, IN
10 crippled, imbeclle and idiotic person
- affords no possible room for the paup,
A.. sick. AS a consequence, from twelN
la to twenty.iour persons acutely sic
Al are almost constantly maintained
n the various city hospitals at the cuul
4. ty's expense, which for the year $50
10 amounted 10 50 ,30l .I3, and fully thIe
n, fourths OF this amount could hay
been saved had there been prop
quarters at the poor house. Tor their "a
~ uOmmOdation. In addition to thl
much MD Is givenia The way OF fuI
w supplies and houee rent 10 persons
co various parts OF the county, many
" whom should properly be IN the po
house, and would no there were Il pc
sible to find room for them. Ofth
20 class OF pensioners there has been
An many as ninty.two at ono time. MAJ
persons may possibly thiuk that Il
90 above n atoments are col0rd, but 10
"a such We say: do examine Il
-, conditions. Now IL Ia proposed by (
u County court TO make no increase
~, the acreage OF the poor farm, but
~ erect buildings Of convenient, al
W suitable arrangement, and suitable a.
yn' ample for the accommodation OF
,so who may properly become couu
%, charges, buildings arranged for I
NV separation VI the sexes in diiiere
" wards, appointed 10 as to furni
'n' Recommendations for such as requ
W hospital treatment, anu 10 the full
NO extent, place walls between the al
.s and the well aud provide separi
m apartments for th0ae OF sound mind
~ coniradlsiinct from imbecile a
W. iiioliu persons, so that II may beoot
,nn an mflrmary In fact Us well Us
~" name.
nc However, tho court has very reoe
w ly been advised By competent auth
III itv fhut prDuer sanitation nj the u rps L