The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-10
GRAND JURY SPEAKS
WELL OF COUNTY
INSTITUTIONS
Bestows a Need Of Praise on
the County Jail, Com
mends the Conduct of the
City Hospital, and Praises
the Central Station and
WOrkhOuse.

Boost was the watchword employ
ed by the Ramsey county grand jury
IN its recommendations regarding the
various city and county institutions
made in final report of that body to
Judge Bum, of the district court, yes
terday afternoon. The committees
which visited the different institutions
appeared to vie with each other in
handing out bouquets. Even the
methods employed in the construction
of the new coTnty Jail building came
report made by the December grand
jury.
The grand jury made its final re-
port at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and was given it's discharge by Judge
Bum, who is acting in the place or
Judge Kelly, in the criminal division
of the district court The grand jury
had no indictments to return yester-
day, merely reporting the result of it's
investigation into the condition of the
public institutions. Owing to the
thorough investigation of the city and
county offices by the December grand
jury, the present body did not deem it
necessary to make a farther inVesti-
cation of these offices.
In it's report the grand jury touched
upon the conditions which prevail at
the city and county hospital, the coun-
ty poor farm, the wOrkhouse, the cen
trail police station and the old and new
jais.
Owing to recent public and news
paper criticisms of the cost of the new
county Jail" says the report, I'VE deem
it just to submit the following items,
which make the total cost to date
$lS9,Sl9.31, exclusive of the site:
Why the Jail Cost $189219.
Original contract on jail build
ing with ]. II. DOnahue. 49,. .$113 .66S 90
Extra contract for extension. 9,815 90
Extra contract for filling old
site. granite steps. etc ... $500 90
dow stills .................. 495. 90
ers .......... "............... 7S5 90
Contract for extra excavations.
sand rock stone, etc, ....... 1888. 50
Filling old sewer holes and
testing ground .............. S6.7O
Allowed for excavation on old
site ........ ................ 1914. 90
Total amount of contracts
with j. Fl. DOnahue. -. $131, 1886 Is
electric work ............. 1855 90
Contract with Pauly Jail Build
Contract with Dwyer Plumb
ing and Heating company. 1859 16
Total jail contracts to COM
plete building $3.50, Sl9 81
"Your committee" continues the re-
port, was shown through the building
by Contractor j. H. Donahue. The
apartments set apart for the use of
the sheriff as a residence are spacious
and modern, and we'll finished in all
details. In the cell house proper we
find accommOda tons for all classes of
prisoners. The top story is construct
ed for the use of juvenile prisoners,
witnesses and persons held on minor
charges. Proceeding to the floor be-
low we came to the female depart
ment, which is entirely separate from
the male, and in its arrangement seems
to fully comply with the law as laid
down by the state board of control.
The two lower floors are for male
prisoners and contain two tiers of
cells on each floor. Everything seems
to be of the most improved and mod
ern style known to Jail builders.
In the temporary Jail we found the
prisoners well cared for. The cells,
bedding. ventilation and bathing facil-
tiles are as good as could be expected
under the conditions. The officials in
charge were highly complimented on
the manner in which prisoners were
cared for. The committee is informed
that the prisoners would be transfer
red to the new building in about thirty
days"
City Hospital All Right.
The city and county hospital was
found to be managed in such an ex-
cellent manner that the committee
which visited it had no recommended
ton to make. 1t was found to be
clearly, sanitary and we'll managed, in
capable hands and conducted in
careful, economic and businesslike
manner.
I'VE found nothing to criticise, but
much to admire says the report, and
hence have no recommendations to
make"
The building containing the new
contagious ward is rapidly nearing
completion, and will be ready for oc-
cupancy about May 1.
The committee which visited the
central police station was shown
through the place by Capt John Clark,
who took the pains to explain the
workings of all the departments.
I'VE found everything conducted in a
business like manner and the station
alarm system and the methods of
identifying criminals are the best
known to the police officers of the
country. We find the police depart
ment in the hands of most competent
officers
Workhouse Tower Not Needed.
The report of the committee which
visited the workhouse is as follows:
I'VE found the workhouse to be
scrupulously clean, and the superin-
tendent, Mr.. Fitzgerald, to be a man
thoroughly experienced in the man
agement of such an institution. The
discipline is of the highest order and
strict economy is practiced in all de-
partments. All of the inmates are
steadily employed. We deem the ex-
penditure of any considerable sum of
money as proposed for the construc-
ton of a tower on the building as i'll
advised"
The report on the county poor farm
shows that that institution is also we'll
managed. The kitchen, dining room,
dormitories and reading room were all
reported in perfect order and in a state
of cleanliness which could not be sur
passed. The food served was whole
some and appetizing and a credit to