Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-09
GRAND
JURY
REPORTS

tary; Paul kleppin, John Mccormick
r. @. Chestnut, j. N. Morley and II. 7
Hayes, presented the following reports
We, the grand jury, called for the
present term Of court, beg TO make the
following reports
We have examined into every case
that has been brought TO our notice
either BY information OF by examining
magistrates and have returned either
true bills or not true bills We have
examined four witnesses; found three
true bills and four not true bills.
We have visited the penitentiary
and found the premises well kept and
in apparent good order. We went
through all departments Of the insti
tuition and found as follows;
There are about 500 volumes in the
library. Most Of the books are quite
old and much soiled from constant use
and In our opinion 100 new or clean
volumes Of fresh, upto-dato matter
should be added 70 tho library.
The kitchen IL quite we'll supplied
with good, up.to.date cooking appa
ratus. and We heartily approve the
methods employed aud the results pro.
duccd.
In The vegetable room, store room
butcher shop, etc, every thing was neat
and clean and showed 20 tho best poe
sible advantage from a sanitary point
Of Wow Tho laundry, bath room
toilets. etc,, showed tho same general
regard Tor sanitary conditions In
the hospital We found but one patient
Ga victim ~ iubcrculosis) which speaks
10 stronger terms Of the sanitary con
iitIons than any words We could use.
There IL ono section Of sewage Sill
In use. a section Of the old original
type. which has given considerable
trouble. and will ere long prove a
menace % the health Of tho institution
inlcss replaced soon With a moro mod
'm equipment, and We recommend that
Ibis matter be looked after 10 tho near
future.
The county jal was also examined
and We would recommend. a. other
grand iuFies have done, that another
ollet and bath be constructed therein.
Is at the present time male aud female
'fisoueFs must use tho same room Tor
hese purposes This causes extra work ,
.nl annoyance 20 tho jailoF aaJ prls
uers.
We also visited the poor farm and !
ound tho general conditions satisfaet. 4.
n.y. The matter Of seWage, how
veF, Is very unsatisfactory. The oaly
rain from tho house Is through com
ion tileiug less than one hundred feet d
there ID empties upon a surface OF =
BIO ground, maintaining a essspo0l the
ear round, During warm days a 10 +,
'lrous odor arises from the cess !,
DOL, which Is annoying. not only 10 !.
le Inmates OF tho institution but 20
le neighbors. and as they think, en-. :
angers the health Of an who come !.
ithiu its range. H.
The closets are the ola outdoor \
yle and in bad condition. We would =
'eommeud that a sewer be laid from
be- river 20 the building and the bath
pom, toilets, kitchen, etc., connected
herewith and as 90 the cost OF this ina
'o'ement We are unable 10 determine
20 We think the cost should not Ion, s
'r be a consideration against this b
ueh needed improvement. =.
There are nine inmates in this in
tuition, They are an old deerepit
ople, but they are in their usual q
alth and none Of them had any com.
ainis 10 make Of their treatment and
have no doubt but that the superiu. =
ndent gives them the best treatment
can for the reeomPense ne receives.
We have visited the asylum, mute
aool and reform school ana find
re aud cleanliness prevailing every
lere The general sanitary condition
ominently satisfactory. We believe y
Q people in charge Of these institu.
ms are conducting them on the most o.
proved Humanitarian methods. n,
We hnd that the hospital facilities
the reform school are not what n
ey should be, and We recommend ~
at a suitable and separate building N
taeAed from the main building, be con.
ueted and supplied with up-to.date N
uipments for this purpose.