The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

that question in regard to them. The
neighbors send them here and think we
ought to keep them, but another reason,
too, for not doing 80 is that we have
no special arrangements and II we had
we would have to have a special appro-
priation for them. Hence l bid you
God speed in your laudablc work.
ZINE FOR HGNRICO.
We add the excellent report OF the clerk
OF Henrico2 county: Aims house purchased
In 1883. and had upon it a brick building.
and usual out buildings. Buildings haye
been added from time to time and the
dwelling was remodeled last year at a
cost Of some $4,000; built Of brick and
wood: number Of rooms %; number OF.
paupers to room. three to FIVE; arrange
ments for sleeping, comfortable beds:
sexes kept in separate departments; ca
pncity of the institution, s.; crowded at
this time; heated by stoves and lighted
by lamps; no improved methods of sani-
tation; inmates. white s males: two fe-
males: colored. Is males. seven females:
under sixteen years. 8; no white cpilep-
tics colored epileptics. There are 2 or
phan asylums, viz: The Male Orphan Asy-
um and The Masonic Home. No work
house for tramps. Migrants, etc. The
sick are well cared for. A physician Wis
Its tho aims house twice week and
daily il needed; ten to Is per cent owe
their detention to lntoxication. Cannot
say as to the, percentage affected by pro-
hibition, etc. The superintendent and his
wife reside Mt the alms-house. Three per-
sons are empoyed, other tnan the super
intcndent and wife to care for the poor.
Ample recreation Is provided by outdoor
exercise, but no nmusements In that line.
Inmates as n rule are not capable of do
Ing any work and are not required to do
any. No punishment Is inflicted upon
them. Sixty acres OF land Is embraced In
tho tract, and about twenty-five acres in
good state OF cultivation, the usual
crops OF this section are cultivated. The
Board of Supervisors visit the instltu-
ton quarterly. Amount allowed by the
county for the alns-house. so,33A.01:
amount allowed for the poor and outside
tho alms-house, S2,sSS.6l. Tho above fig
urcs are exclusive of the salary ofathe
superintendent, $3.50 and Of tho physician
is located on tho Nine Mile Road about
n half n milo from the city OF Richmond
and Is a very at trnctivo plece OF properly,
The building Ia surrounded by q lawn ~. "
which are beautiful shade treos and -the
inmates arc made as comfortable as
possible, many Of, thom. however are
very old and inlrm and are not capable
Of doing much In the shnpo OF work The
superintendent and mntron arc very
humane people, md do NIL in their power w,
Institution is frequently visited by benev-
client societies, etc. Regular services are
held every two weeks,
FROM. TILE JA1Ls.
Essex Jail was built In 1929, Shenandoah
Jail in $780, four jails wore built In the
quarter century between 1900 and 1875. eight
1895 and 1850 sixteen 1850 and 1875, nine
teen since 1879.
Fifty-two are OF brick, seven Of stone,
two wood two OF brick and wood, four
OF brick ana stone and ono Of brick, stone
and iron ono of wood, stone md brick.
Charles City and Sussex have wooden
jails.
So far ms tho arrangements for sleep
Ing are reported, many arc good, SONS
Indicate good beds some beds. some cots,
some hunks, some iron hunks, some ham
rnocks some mattresses on the floor, some
blankets on the floor. All report that
the sexes arc separa ted, The capacity
OF the 1alls Is from six to seventy,
They are generally heated by stoves
and lighted by kerosene lamps. BEDFORD
and Rockingham however. heat by steam
ana light by electricity. Pulaski heats
by steam and furnishes no artificial light.
Patrick, James City. Craig. Caroline,
Bland Appomattox Orange, Nelson and
,Nansemond heat by stoves and furnish
no artificial light. Montgomery furnish
es stoves and electricity, Gloucester. fur
gnnces and no artificial light, Allegheny,
HtoYea in the halls and electricity, The