Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-10

! pfises ten acres, and from observation
and investigation the county court
believes that there Ia no occasion Tor
any larger acreage. Tho inmates u
the infirmAry, both male aud female,
when not incapacithted by age and
! inafmitlca for manual labor, realizing
that they are county charges, invaria.
| bly, find excuse for refusing To perform
the llghtest OF farm work. Hence We
believe that no material good can come
| from any increases in the acreage OF
the poor farm for farming purposes.
| However, we realize that among the
firat considerations OF the good citizen
| 10 TO provide for the iniirm poor, aud
~ well rs food, clUihlng anu shelter, ~
furnish labor or the means OF employ
ment for such Of the inmates OF the
Door house as are industfiOusly In
ollned; but we do believe that the pres-
ent poor farm Of ten acres IL ample to
supply all such with opportunities 10
satisfy their needs and desire in this
direction. on the other hand, the me-
cessity Tor additional buildings ~ In
deed imperative. Daring the past two
months, the poor house has been
crowded to OVERLOOKING. with twelve
sleeping rooms, at tlmes there has
been M many M iorly-sevon inmates
aside from the hired attendantsl com.
posed Of thirty.Hve males and twelve
females, some old and inflrm, some
deaf, others blind, some crippled aud
still Others who are constant sufferers
from chronic aud incurhole diseases.
This general laws make no provision
for the separate care OF imbeciie ana
idiotlc persons, and, M matter Of
course, many Of this character Rrc
among the inmates. In some OF the
rooms there are M many AZ five cots.
One room, 10xl7 feet, confirms iivo cots,
beipg the sleeping department Of five
females. At times the Railways have
done duty M sleeping room; such be.
Ing the case can 1t be- wondered that
tho October grand jury, after examin.
ing the poor house, reported TO the
district court as follDws.
"rheIe are thirty-eight inmates, n
larger number than the present build
ings should be required 10 accomino.
date, orowding tho capacity to the
utmost. There were found In some OF
the rooms, llxl7 feet In slse, M many
as Ave persons occupying beds, which
Il crowding them too close. In the
Judgment OF your committee, the prss.
ent accommodations are entirely
inadequate, aud farm comprising not
less than 100 acres should bc provided
aud buildings constructed thereon, for
this proper comfort OF these unfortunate
people. The county OF salt Lake has
Increased materially In population
since the erection u the present build
ings, ana your committee cannot
resist strongly recommending 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 for warts
Tor the care Of the sick. Your commit.
mlltee Ia informed that quite number
OF cottages arc rented In the city, Ow-
ing % the limited quarters at the iarm,
for the needy, and provisions have 10
be- purchased for them, all Of which
sustains the argument that this noble
work could be- carried ON In more
satisfactory manner and with lees cx.
pense TO the county, N all could be
located Mt the poor farm"
In this connection the February,
1903, grand jury on the 81 OF tue
present month reported to the district
court ~ follows.
"rho county poor house, although
very much crowded, was found TO pe
cloan and well taken care Of. The
food furnished the inmates Is plain but
good, and the supplies were found "a
be OF good quality. We are informed
that an addition TO the building IL con.
templated, which should not he de-
layed, ns we found each OF the sleepiup
rooms occupied by from three to iiv,
persons. We are Informed that indi-
| gent persons have been given orders on
stores for food which have been used
otherwise. We would suggest TINT
some cheap cottages be built ON the
poor farm and to prevent imposition
such persons should be supplied witt
food by the superintendent OF the poor
| house.
"rnere are also a numbsr Of county
patients ut the hospitals, also poor
families that are being provided Tor by
the county, that could ne Kept at thi
poor.house NJ less expense n propei
buildings were TO DO constructed"
ltcan readily be seen from this tina
the poor house, aside from beini
wholly inadequate for the accOmmD
dalton Of the aged sud lnfifm, IN,
crippled, imbecilo aud idiOtic persons
affords no possible room for the paupe
|
to twenty.iour persons acutely sick
are almost constantly maintained n
the various city hospitals at the cOun
ty'a expense, which for the year lsB-
amounted TO 1901 AZ, ana fully three
fourIhs OF this amount could hav
been saved had there been prope
quarters nj this poor house ior their nC
uommodation. In addition to this
much hid IL given IN The way VI fueI
supplies AMI house font 30 persons Ii
various par,a OF the county, many q
whom should properly be IN tho poo
house, and would ho there were IL 20,
sibls to find room for them, OF thi
class OF pensioners there has b,ru u
, many Ms ninty.twO nj one time. Man
persons may possibly think that TIA
D above atements are c9lofcd, but 20 IA
, such WI Hny; Go OK mine ia
conditions. Now It IL proposed by tn
County court to make no inofrhse !
the acreage OF the poor farm, but
erect buildings OF convenient, an
suitable arrangement, aud suitable an
ample for the accommodation OF u
who may properly become count
charges, buildings arranged for tll
J separation Of the sexes in diileret
wards, appointed 10 as 10 futnis
accommodations for such IA requil
I hospital treatment, anu TO the futile
extent, place walls between tho sic
and the well and provide fepara
, apartments Tor those OF sound mind /
conlfadistinct from imbrcilo an
: iIiotic persons, 90 that II may becom
an innrmary Ina fact IA well as