Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-05
THE ORPHANS HOME
SoltCIman BlmbargeF Springs a Sen
SaliOn as 10 It's Maintenance.
The Homo said to be In a Dcplorablo
aud Unclran Condition.
Scarlet Fever.


s,loclman Bambcrger sprung sur.
price on the County court az ia meet.
Ing today by the pfeson,atlon Of tho
following self.eKpanatory document:
In references to the bill Of the Orph-
ans Home anu Day Nursery, referred
TO me, desire 10 report.
Tho Home Is "a private institution,
and the charges 10 the county are not
unroaB5uab,e; hut at the same this hll
g. not exactly lu5t, inasmuch d. child.
ron arc received 1T the Homp at
che cxpJnfe OF the county with.
! Out Any order rom this court,
and are not therefore, proper
/ charges ~ tuo county. This leads
/ 20 au abuse, ANA I nud an instAnccUf tho
/ cIuu'y'H aging "a mother Tor the nup-
| port VI hciscli ami children, while tho
latter aye ut tho Home, which H. also
! Receiving an allowance for their sup.
/ port Tho maungprs OF the Home
/ should lea the future be more careful Ia
| receiving children who ufu charged to
| the expense Of the county.
] have viuilvl the Home and nnd
| the grounds iu a dvpiorlbc condition
/ Tho water used II unfit Tor any purposa
/ whatsoever, nud 10 Obtai ed from n
source not fifteen feet distant from
vaults The Premises are not Kept
clean and neat.
! From information received / mud
! that the ladies whose uuiy It's u look
alter provisions Tor Tie Home, solicit
rom store 90 store, and are generally
given provisions that are, ~ a large
/ uztcut unHaiHaJic, aud consequently
Often uuiit Ur food, especially Tor
/ young children.
1 ana likowi.e reliably Informed that
| mucn Of the caa I on lninIng donated
| Ne not only un rrv, ueablc, hut positively
! injurious, htcau q 90 BE- 10 hlthy.
uuulutn premises, unW holosome
| water aud f1ld, ani iirty clJtniug arc
] IsoAsu breudcis. uni u these ulu.rs, [
attribute the number Of contagious
! uisrlsrF ut the Homo the past yrnr.
| A. the present time, thefu arc sovun
| children down with scarlet fuVefaluue.
When tho county mas any paupurs
! 90 tho home, they must have proper
| care. The home aud surroundings
should be thoroughly clcnueu; u pure
aud suiii 'lont wAtnr supply Hnui.,i 100
| UulaiucG no old clo,hcs sh0uli DO
usui without urst being iumiyntru.pud
/ no foo served which C0nntitutssl he
fuiuso aud unssluatlv stocg OF our
stores.
THESE Improvements olsutsi, and
/ thu Orphuns' iilue made n Home In
/ .agt o. well ~ "a name, would rrcD,l.
mend that the county pay Tor lts
| charges there liUotnliy,s1 a. 10 give The
Institution the financial AID which II
viii then deserve.
Believing That the management Of
The Home Will SEQ that the charges
suggestui arc made, / recommend that
| The bill be allowed.
The fcusaiiOnsl character Of the re-.
port pfccipilated u warm discussion
aud a motion 10 file 10 was lost.
In connection Herewith the follow.
/ ing resolution was offered by Select.
man Morris anu scented by Cuhoou,
Whgruas, number OF tue Inmates
OF the Ouhaus' Home and D.y
/ Nursery are hDV anu others have been
I sick during tbs year with scarlet
| lover, ana the physician can only
trace the cause thereof 20 the use II
unwholtsOmc surface water ana none
other seems to be Bblninablu nj this
time; therefore be- II
Resolved, That the management OF
the ius' itutiOu be- permitted g. connect
by ..,nch pipe with the water
supply at the Indfmary; that
lhe water 10 taken shall only 6o sum.
Client for culinary purposes, ana that
the use thereof shall be- terminated al
the pleasure OF the county court.
On the matter being put 10 a vote
Hamburger anu Blair voted "nO0 and
Cnhoon and Morris, Eyes"
The following other business was
Transacted: The communication Of j,
". Scott OF Bingham ia relation 10
iiooiing Of roads was referred TO the
attorney.
The clerk was authorized TO give Mr..
Bagley an order for all county tools
and property IN bis possession.
The collector was authorized TO order
10000 stamped envelopes for his office.