The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-12-30
Report OF Board OF Visitors.
TO whom it may concern;

To whom il may concern
The Board Of County Visitor
of Hooking County, Chic, consist
ing OF w. w McCray, President
Mrs. H. r. Harrington, Secretary
and Mis- Anna Green, Mrs. En-
ma B. Brooke, T.. j. Brown ant
ii. Trimmer and not more thar
three of whom have the same
affiliations, hereby make full re
port of our proceedings during the
year, and our recommen dations
concerning the charitable and cor
rectional institutions supported in
whole or in part from the County
or Municipal funds, as follows
Visit made Noy. 9, 1909.
The Village Lock Up was found
in it's usual bad condition. 1t ie
absolutely unfit to place any
human being in even for only a
night, however low or degraded
he may have become or however
criminal he may be.
We found the sanitary condition
of the County Jail the worst that
we have ever seen it, through all
the years that we have been act
ing as board of County Visitors
This is the unanimous preston
of every member of the Board
We do not mean to cast any re-
Elections on the Sheriff of the
County or his excellent wife when
we thus speak Of the condition of
the Jail for we have satisfied our
selves fully that they have done
and are now doing everything in
their power to keep the Jail in
good condition. We feel that
they deserve commendation for
their patient and unceasing labors
to make and keep this institution
presentable. The first floor should
be removed at once and a new one
put down, and we suggest that if
practical that it be of concrete so
as to shut off all exhalations from
below this floor as much of the
stencil noticeable upon entering the
lower rooms of the Jail we are
satisfied must come from that
source. AS long as the present
exists the health of the
Unfortunate confined therein is en-
langered as is also that of the
Sheriff and his family, as under
present arrangements of the build
ng there is nothing to prevent the
atmosphere of the Jail from per-
heating the entire dwelling part
If the structure. As Committee
We urge upon the authorities to
.ive this prompt attention and
emedy soon as possible.
At the Children's Home we
ound twenty-nine inmates, nine.
cen males and ten females, and |
II with single exception looking !
trong and healthy and all in the
chool but three, the one referred
o above as not being in good |
ealth, the other two being too
oung.
We have no criticisms to offer as
o the management of this insti.
ion and only two or three sug-
estions to offer. The nursery
Dom is too small for accommoda-
ion Of go large number of inmates
s are now enrolled, and should be
nlarged. This can easily be done
y extending the room some ten or
fifteen feet to the west and at
mall expense. The floor of this
Dom has become very rough 80
nat the children are in danger of
inning splinters into their feet
ven through their shoes. We sug-
est that this floor be smoothed
q and a coat of good filler ap.
lied and this followed by coat
{ Jap-a-lac or some kind of paint.
We noticed no reading matter
,r the children. This should by
Il means be furnished them. A
nildrens maga zine or two and the
outh's Companion or similar
ALLEGATIONS should be provided
nd the teacher or matron read
lese to the children at suitable
me and the children should be
'couraged to read for themselves
I'd some of the best readers
lould be encouraged to read aloud
the others.
We noticed very few pictur es on
10 walls. Pictures are educ ators,
erefore suitable ones should be
divided for all rooms. We did
It spend much time in the school
ON and therefore did not see
uch of the teachers work, but
e seemed to be very earnest and
q matron reported that she was
ing good work.
In the infirmary there are 2S
ales and % females, in all 5 in
ates. Here we found everything
condition. We made a careful 6
spection as we passed through
ID found everything neat and {
ean and with u single exception Il
in the enjoyment of fairly good
alth and ready for their meals. h