Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-08

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The present county poor farm com
prises ten acres, and from observation
aud investigation the county c0uu
believes that there is no occasion iut
any larger acreage. Tue Inmates OF
the inflrmAry, both male and female,
when not iucapacitated by age anu
innTmities for manual labor realizing
that thoy nre county charge iuvaria'
by find excuse for refusing " perform
tho lightust Of farm work Hence We
believe that no material soOu eau come
rom any increases In the acfeago oil
ihc poor farm for farming purposes.
However, We realize thai among the
first considerations OF the Eo'i cllihtu
Ia 60 provide for the iunrm poor, aud
~ we'll ~ food, clothing anu thtltcf, u
iurnish labor or the means OF employ
ment for such Of the inmate ui the
poor house as ate inuustlYuN'y IA.
cllned; but we 10 believe inst luv pfet'
cni poor farm Of ten acres D. ample 90
supply al such with oppofiuniies .o
satisfy their needs anu deH ie ln tAh
direction. On the other maud, Tie ne
cessity Tor additional BUILDING iB In.
deed imperative. During tie patt two
months, the poor house nos been
crowded TO OVERLOOKING. With twelve
sleeping rooms, nj times NeTe has
been NJ many rs foriy-ueven inmates
(aside from tho hired aiten IauHl COM
posed Of thifty.nve males aud twelve
| females, some old aud iuhfmi some
deaf, others blind, some crippled nui
still others who are constant suucftrs
from chronic aud incutaolo dnvasUs.
The general laws make no provision
| Tor the separate care OF imugclle anu
iiiotlo persons, and, us matter Of
course, many Of this character are
among the inmates. In some VI the
rooms there are ~ many u.s. live cots.
/ one room, iOKl7 feet, contain i've cots,
being the sleeping department VI I've
| females. Al times the hallway have
done duty as sleeping ROOM such be.
/ ing the case can II be wunlrfui that
the October grand Jury, after rXamin.
Ing the poor house, reported 10 tue
| district court as fOllowt;
| as"rhere are thlrty.eight inmates, a
larger number than the present build.
ings should bee required TO sccJminO.
date, crowding thu capacity 10 the
| utmost There were founi ia some of
the rooms, llxl7 feet In sizc, as many
as five persOns occupying beds, which
ia crowdlng them too close. In the
Judgment OF your committee, the pres.
ent accommodations ar entirely
| Inadequate, and a farm cOmpIisluE no.
less than 100 acres should be prYvlIei
and buildings contracted ure0n, fOr
the proper comfort OF heseuul0fiunnte
people. Tho county OF Salt Lake has
Increased materially In population
since the erection u the prgsout builI-
iugs, anu your committee cannot
resist strongly rrcOmmr nIiug that
early action be taken Ia the procuring
Of ample ground aud the construction
Of modern buildings, TO be well VENT.
lated, with proper provision Tor wards
Tor the care OF the sick. Your commit.
! mlttoc IA Informed that quite a number
OF cottages Hro rented In the city, Ow.
ing 10 the limited quarters "a, tho latm,
for the needy, aud provisltls have 10
be purchased for them, all Of which
sustains the argument that this noble
work could he carried On IN more
satisfactory manner and with less ex.
pense 10 tho county, II oil could be
located at the poor farm"
In this connection the February,
1893, grand jury on the "a Of the
present month reported 10 the district
court as follows:
"rhe county poor house, although
very much crowded, was found 20 he
clean and well taken care Of. Tho
food furnished the inmates Is plain but
good, and the supplies were found to
be OF good quality. We are informed
that an ADDITION 10 the hulliing IL con.
templated, which should not be de-
| lAyed, as VIC found each Of the sleepiD g
assal. 4 a
persons. We are Informed that indi-
| gent persons have been given orders on
| stores for food which have been uaoi
otherwise, We would suggest that
some cheap cottages 10 built ON the
poor farm aud u prevent imposition
such PERSONS should be supplied with
food by the superintendent Of the poor.
house.
"ruere are also a numbor Of county
| patients at the hospitals; also poor
families that are being provided for by
the cOu1ty, that could he kept at the
poor.house nj less expense II proper
buildings were 10 be cOustruc.ed.D
Itcan readily be seen from thls that
the poor house, aside from being
wholly Inadequate Tor the accommO.
dalton OF the aged end infirm, the
| tlllllsii iulbNNAl' NNA lANbtlC IttNunr,
affords no possible room for the pauleF
sick. As n consequence, from twelve
to twenty'iOur persons acutely sick,
are almost constantly maintained at
the various city hospitals at the cUun-
| ty's expense, which for the year 1892,
amounted ~ s. 3Ol ,i3, and FULLY three.
| fourths oil this amount could have
been saved had there been proper
| quarters at the poor hOuse Tor their ac.
commOJatlon. In addition to this,
much aid II given Ia the way Of fuel,
supplies AMI house rent 10 persons In
| various parts OF the county, many OF
whom should properly he IN tho poor
house, and would be there were Il pos.
sibe TO Ind room for them. Ofthis
class OF pensioners there has been as
many as ninty two at one time. Many
persons may possibly think that the
above gtements are cll1Tnd, hut 10 all
such We say: Go tx imlne the
conditions. Now IL ia proposed by the
County court 90 make no increase In
the acreage OF the poor farm, but to
erect buildings Of convenient, and
suitable arrangement and suitable ami
ample for the accommodation Of all
who may properly become county
charges, buildings arranged for the
separation Of the ByNeS in different
wards, appointed 80 az 10 furnish
Accommodation Tor such as require
hospital treatment, anu TO the fullest
extent, place walls between tho sick
and the well and provide separate
apartments for those Of sound mind as
cOntrallslinct from imbecile and
idiOtic persons, 90 that IL may become