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embroidery uraWn WORK, paper Woih
and clay molding show what can be ac-
complished with patience. A new dining
room and two new cottages are being
built, one to accommodate twenty pa
tents, by private donation.
Mr.. Davis reported that he had visited
the institution for the deaf and blind
and found it in excellent condition.
Secretary Gates reported two visits to
San Quentin prison. Warden Edgar re-
signed in July and Mr.. Hoyle of Shasta
county who was at the time clerk of
the prison, succeeded him. Mr.. Hoyle has
been a journalist by profession and
brings to this work well trained mind
and strong physique, If not experience
in prison management. He is starting In
with that energy and care which usually
brings success. On August two hundred
and ten men were working on grading
the site for new buildings. Progress has
been made, but the work is slow The
number of prisoners is just the same as
when last visited, 1862.
Construction Is Slow
The state prison at Folsom was visited
August 10 and the buildings and grounds
inspected. All were found in good condf-
ton. The new hospital for insane GRIM
inals is slowly progressing, about two
thirds of the walls being completed to
the top of the basement. There are two
stories above. 1t is a solid, well built
piece of work. The construction is now
under the supervision of a representative
of the state engineering department.
There were during July twenty-nine men
employed on the building, and at the
present rate of progress the inspector
| saws that it will be two years before it
is completed The need for this building
| is serious and it is hoped that some
means may be found to hasten the
work.
The construction of a wall around the
grounds was commenced at the southeast
corner on the hill, and the corner is
completed. The width at the bottom OF
the trench several feet below the ground
surface is six feet and tapers to two
feet, just under the cap at the top, which
projects over and makes walk for the
guards. There were employed in con-
struction of the wall twenty-three men.
The Whittier state school was visited
July Is and 16 The physical conditions at
the school are good. The buildings and
ground are in good order. Some new
registered Holstein cows have been
added to the dairy herd and butter for
the institution is now made The gardens
have suffered for want of water Two
new wells on the east and near the girls
school have been bored. Both were down
500 feet, but sufficient water has not been
obtained. The girls school has increased
to 35 and the boys dropped to 246.
Appointment Urgent
The parole officer provided for by the
last legislature has not been appointed.
There are now 233 on parole and the
care exercised over them Is only nominal.
1t is absolutely necessary to supervise
and look after these paroled boys and
girls if the school is to do it's work
properly. The appointment of proper
person to this place is very important
The state hospital at Patton was visited
July 10 and 20. The number of patients
has risen as high as 997 and remains just
below the 1000 mark. The woman's wing,
which showed signs of collapse last
spring, was at once vacated. and under
the direction of State Engineer Ellery
has been repaired by rodding. 1t is now
believed to be safe and is again occu-
pied. The two new cottages for tuber-
cular cases and the one for nurses are
completed and occupied The condition
is less oyercrowded than heretofore, yet
there are still patients sleeping on the
corridors and dining in the basement.
The wards were found in good condition.
The secretary also inspected the county
institutions in Orange, Riverside and San
Diego counties and the city Jail of Los
Angeles. The jails were all found in
clean condition and with fewer than the
usual number of prisoners. In San Diego
iail were fourteen Chinese, United States
prisoners, awaiting deportation. These
iails are all above the average and meet
the requirements we'll except in Riverside
county. This Jail does not fulfill the re-
quirements of law in providing for sepa-
ration of prisoners.
San Diego at Top
Orange county has no county hospital.
San Diego has the best in the state, and
the one in Riverside is good. The corps
of female nurses and the fact that ply
slcian who has made a study of hospitals
is at the head accounts for the supe-
riority of the San Diego county hospital.
The Los Angeles city Jail was found
badly overcrowded. At the time of the
visit eighty-two prisoners had been de-
tanned over night in cage of eleven
cells 6xS feet in size with central cor
ridor 10 feet wide. The city authorities
realize the condition and are planning
additional facilities.