The times., 1897-10-28
WORK DONE BY PRISONERS
Intendant Stoutenburgh's Report
on the Washington Asylum.
HOME NEEDED FOR NURSES
Operations Begun on the Building
for Central Heating Station
New Quarters Necessary for Col
ored Women-Great Danger of
Loss of Life In Case of Fire.

Intendant stoutenburgh, of the Wash
ington Asylum, yesterday subIIhtted his
annual report TO the Commissioners. His
estimates for the next fiscal sear are:
Contingent expenses, 500, 500; erection
Of hullding for nurses home, $4, 500 eeds
aud general furnishings for ten persons,
81 600: orenatorium, $50, 900; repairs
To buildings, 81 800; erection of build.
ing for caie OF colored women o I the aims
house, 81 600; salary list not materially
changed.
Mr.. StCEtenbuIgh describes the worl,
done by the male prisoners during the year
in grading streets and alleys In the east
ern section OF the city, under the direction
of the engineer department. This work
could not have been done, he says, except
foI the chain gangs, as there was no appro
priation for it. Other male prisoners have
cultivated the farm and worked in the
shop OF thelnstitution. Rating the la5orers
on the street at 81 per day and those II.
the shops and otherwise employed at 81
cents, aud including the work of the female
prisoners about tie institution, he states
that S42 200 .05 should be placed TO the
ctedit OF the institution.
MIR. Stoutcnburgh states that the build
ing requested for the colored woman is al
most tabsolutely necessary, the present quar-
ters being very much overcrowded. lie
says that, in the present condition of
things, there would be great danger of
loss OF life to the old and infirm coIored
women in case of fire.
Mr.. Stoutenburgh's arguments for cre-
matorium for the disposal of the INDECENT
,Is ,F II
tofore in The Times in other reports. lie
says the potter's field is very crow dei
The estimate Of $4,000 for the erection
OF q building for the accommodation Of
corps of nurses is strongly urged by
Dr. Hickling, visiting physician to the
institution, who favors the esta blish-
mcnt of nurses training school at this
hospital.
air Stoutenburgh says of this: Il am
not prepared to say that / am in favor
of such a school at present, but l am
strongly in favor of a corps of efficient
nurses, and before they can be comfortably
maintained a suitable building is neces-
sary for their living quarters"
OF the central heating station he says:
TIE appropriation of 81, 900 OF las;
year fer q central heating station for the
buildings composing the hospital depart
ment OF the institution having been found
insufficient no work was done in that di
reCtiou last year, but an additional surd
of 81 500 having been appropriated at
the last Congress to finish the work, the
29th of June last excavating was com
ncnced for the central station, and tn.
plant is low well On its way to compile
ton.
The sanitary condition of the i,lnshouse
workhouse and hospital has been satisfae-
tory. There have been some cases nf ma
laria, probably owing To the proximity %
the institution TO the marshes OF the East
EN- branch, but otherwise the health o.
the inmates has been fairly good
Mr.. StoutPnhurg says that the ayerag
number maintlined during the year. in
clrding employees, was 52S; cost per cap
| ita, SS3.29 The appropriation for t.,
support Of the institution for the past
year was as follows: For contingent ex
| penses, $4,000; expended, S42, ,350. SO
| outstanding bills, estimated, S1,631.12
| total, S43,9S1 48 Fer salaries, $I6,I69
| expended, $16,151.S5