The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-06

the entire wing is being delivered on
the ground rapidly, and the work OF
construction will begin before the
end OF this week.
The room over the prison chapel,
heretofore used as a hospital. is be
ing thoroughly cleaned and over.
hauled by supt James. and placed In
the best condition possible. It will
be such an Improvement over the
past that those who knew the place
before will scarcely recognize II. The
unsightly partitions have been re.
moved. and the entire space over the
chapel has been converted into one
large, well-lighted room. All the
woodwork and the walls OF the room
have been thoroughly cleansed and
painted or whlte-washed, a new, neat
ly arranged and slightly medicine case
placed In the room, and, when Occu'
pied as a hospital In the future, as It
will be during the time the new wing
ls undergoing repairs, Il will be as
good and comfortable a place as the
ordinary hospital ward for free men.
place where the sick will not be
handicapped by their unfavorable sur
roundings. Mr.. James is entitled 10
great deal OF credit Tor the change
made In this room alone, and II will
be duly appreciated by the prisoners
who are so unfortunate as TO be com.
PEELED 10 go to the hospital for tfeat'
ment.
The old tower over the chapel has
been removed, and the place II occu |
pied is now covered by a good. sub
stantlal tin roof. This change had
become necessary as the old tower, a
wooden structure, would not turn
water. and during the winter rains
perfect deluge came down Into the
hospital, and even into the chapel.
The woodwork In the tower was bad.
ly decayed and Il was a menace TO
the main structure as there was 1
danger Of It's falling at any time.
All the arc lights IN ths prison I
grounds are being placed on new 4
poles. There In quite a number OF
these lights M the prison about FIVE h
OF them inside the wall, and nearly Il
double that number on the outside of Il
the enclosure. These lights we're on d
low poles and the radius lighted by 81
each one was necessarily small This q
matter was remedled by Supt James, V
hat gentleman having promptly re. y,
llized that the lights gave insufficient 10
ieryice. and he has provided new I'm
'oles for them. number OF which st
ave already been placed In position. Of
md the rest will be up soon These sil
lew poles will bring the lights from de
o 20 SO feet above the ground. and rel
1ill thoroughly light up the entire eal
rison yard. making all parts OF II as IN,
ght as day, while the space sur. It's
the prison will be lighted ma
lr better than II has ever been. and.
! a consequence. there will be less
anger from providers, ,
The several posts on the wall sur.
,unding the prison yard have been caS
loroughly cleaned up and painted. no
nd the roofs Of the posts are now be. ~
x provided with a new coat OF paint. peI
he ground between the prison wall slbl
ID the main travelled road will this our
INNER be cleared OF all brush, and spe
clear, open space will then sur. SET
und the prison yard. another safety a,
easure that has long been needed '-'
Throughout, the improvements al
ldy made, and those under way and @
contemplation, reflect great credit ~
the care and sagaclty OF Supt.
mes. who is making an excellent
ord as the executive head OF the
te's big prison. and OF which the
sent administration may well be
,ud u