The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-09-15

OF adequate water taclllties. he |
present system affords sufficient wa
ter for daily use on days when there
is considerable wind stirring, but on
calm days it does not provide enough |
and sutlicIency must lie obtained |
by hauling, ga great state of affairs
Tor a county institution, indeed"
On consulting with Superinteud-
ent Collins and board of directors,
we found them awake to the needs
of the institutions under their
charge, but they say they are pow
erless, as they are not permitted un
der the law to 60 beyond a certain
limit III their expenditures. They
have, however, plan thought out
Ivy which the situation can be re
lieved and sufiicency of water
provided that will furnish enough
for all domestic requirements, bath
my and sanitary purposes, and also
afford fire protection at both these
institutions. The plan suggested
is to establish a regular system of
water works for the home and in
Urinary. About five hundred yards
southwest of the infrmary there is
an elevation Of at least one hundred
and fifty feet above the tops of these
buildings, and it is proposed to
place reservoir on this elevation
with capacity sufficient TO provide
water for all domestic uses about
the home and inIirmary, and also
for bathing and sanitary purposes,
and to combat fire If needed. This
can be done with an expenditure of
less than $1,000, we are told by the
superintendent, and with no addi-
tional taxes on the taxpayers of the
county, as the money is now in the
treasury in what is known as the
"poor fund" We are well aware
however, that the board of directors
has no authority to appropriate any
of this fund for the purpose desig-
mated, hence we turn TO the board
of county commissioners, which
body, alone, has the power to act
along this line, and we recommend +,
nay, appeal to this body to take up
this matter with the board of inlirm-
airy directors and provide as prompt
ly as possible the best water system
for these institutions that can be
/ devised and obtained with the
amount of money available for the
purpose. We appeal to the Hon.
Board of Commissioners to do this
at once as a matter of necessity, for
domestic purposes about these insti-
tatlons, as a matter Of protection to
the health and safety of the inmates
and also as matter OF protection
to the buildings of these Institu-
tions under their charge. Other
reasons might be urged why we re
gard this action so absolutely neces-
sary, but we feel that what has been
said is sufficient to call the matter
forclbly to the attention of the
board and we believe that action
Will be taken promptly, not alone
because we as committee suggest
and urge it, but because we believe
that the good judgment of the board
of commissioners will show that it
is the proper step to take.
We next visited tue Jail and found
it IN as good condition as could be
expected, and we have no criticism
to make as to its care and manage
ment by our good sheriff and his
wife, whom we are sure do all in
their power to make the prisoners
under their charge as comfortable
as circumstances and surroundings
will allow. The sanitary improve
ments put in have bettered the con-
ditlon Of the jail considerably, but
still we do not regard it as a fit
place in which to incarcerate Grim
nals, however vicious they may be.
As to the city lock up, we can
only say that it is in no worse condi-
tion than we found it on other vis-