The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-03

! Tue appropriation dllOWeu. Inc
| is built of brick AZ feet inches square
| three stories high. with an area way
! feet inches by ~ feet on the south side,
| There are four rooms and corridor in
| basement, five ROOMS and bathroom OF
| first floor. iron stairways, and fat roof.
| The building is still Incomplete, as the
| glazed porch or sun room has Lot been
| finished but is under contract
| THE habitable buildings of the instt-
| tuition are in a fair state of preservation
| and are kept clean and in as good sapi-
| tary condition as their antiquated and
| faulty construction will admit of. In a
number of them the plumbing is defective
| and old fashioned. and steps should De
| taken to secure more modern fixtures.
| The flooring and floor timbers of the horse
| barn will soon require renewal. l had
| hoped to be able to do this the present
! year, but the fund provided for repairs
| will not permit of so large an expenditure
on any one building l estimate that 1t
will require an expenditure of S1,OOO to
put this building in a safe and proper
condition.
New cement floors were put in thirteen
of the rooms of the male workhouse, with
great benefit to the building and comfort
to the inmates.
THE estimated value of farm and gar
den produce raised during the year, all OF
which was consumed on the place, was ST.
376.9S.
1.-THE proceeds from the sale of old ma
terial sold at public auction under di-
rection of the property clerk, amounting
| to S199.17, was turned over to the collec-
tor of the District.
The Number of Live Stock.
1.-The number of live stock on the farm
at present consists of twenty-three
horses, twenty-five cows, seven heifers,
one calf two bulls, ard 123 hogs of all
ages.
There were 663 collins furnished for
burial of the INDECENT poor of the Dis
trict, on order from the Health Depart
ment, and seventy used for the burial of
deceased inmates of the institution. Dur
ing the same time there were 724 burials
in -otters' field.
Religious services have been held as
usual on Sunday, both morning and after
noon, during the year, at the almshouse
and male and female warehouses;, conduct
ed by members of the different Christian
| organizations of the District, and have
been the source of much good and pleas
ure to the inmates, who appear to enjoy
attending, as.it tends TO break the mon
otony of their otherwise lonesome lives.
THE hospital department for the past
| year has made rapid progress in the right
| direction. The improvement made by the
| purchase of operating room fixtures. and
ward furniture, have made decided
| change in the appearance of the hospital
| for the better, as well as facilitating the
| laboE of the medical staff and corps of
nurses.
! THE work of the medical staff under
| the direction of the visiting physician,
| DR.. Percy Hickling, has been entirely sat
| isfactory, and good results have been OBJ
| tanned.
| II herewith forward the annual report
| of Dr. Hickling of the operations of the
| hospital for the past fiscal year. and his
| recommendations for the betterment in
the years TO come, and trust that they
will meet with your approval l also for
ward the annual report of Miss Florence
| Besley, superintendent of the nurses
school. giving a detailed account Of the
mode OF nursing, and what is required of
! those seeking to enter this school. Miss
| Besley's work has been of great advan-
| tage to the institution; she understands
| her business and Is prompt to meet the
duties required Of her.
THE entire corps of nurses are bright.
! Intelligent. and prompt, and am greatly
pleased with their devoted attention to
| the patients and the duties OF the school,
THE number of prisoners in the work
house July /, 1899, was 21S, committed
during the year. 4,210; recaptured, IA;
total. 4442. Prisoners discharged were
4.179; escaped. II; died. 5; total, 4,201.
leaving in the institution at the end of
| the year 241. OF the prisoners AIS were
white males, ia were white females
| 2.004 were colored males. and 6SS were
colored females.
THE number in aImshouse July 1,
1899 was 1871; received during the year
225; total, 41s; number discharged, 1856;
| died, 2; total 1877. In almshouse June
| go 1890, 219. OF these 10 we're white
males. 40 were white females, 81 were
colored males, and SO were colored fe-
| males.