The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-06-07
TWO IN ONE BED
At REFORMATORY
Inspector Todd Tells of
Bad Conditions
AT THE STATE INSTITUTION
Says Affairs Are Managed
Very Loosely and Econ.
Omy is Possible.
BUILDINGS OLD AND CROWDED.

Frankfort, Ky, June "a de-
plorable state of afts!rs in the DORM
itories of the House of Reform.
near Lexington, is severely critics.
ed by State Inspector and Examiner
Todd in his report to Gov. Wilson.
Mr.. Todd says that thirty-six col
ored girls are compelled to sleep in
twenty beds, only two of which are
double ones; that the beds of the
negro boys are so close together
that the boys have to climb over
each other to get to bed and that
almost the same conditions exist in
the dormitories of the white in
mates.
A summary of the examiners re-
port is as follows:
The inspector criticises the sys-
tenn of bookkeeping, and failure to
keep the proper cash and ledger
books, and further states that the
reports were found on loose sheets
of paper. The invoice file was not
complete, and that it was impossi-
BILE to make aDsthorough check of
the institution.
He also criticises the failure to
keep separate an account of the
products of the farm, consisting of
about IN ooroe opd roonrn ,apdc
that a separate set of books be
maintained as to the revenue de-
rived from. and the expense of run
ming the farm. He believes this
can be made a very valuable asset
to the institution.
He further states that he found
two superintendent and two ma
irons. Up until a year ago Prof.
Doak and his wife only were in
charge, and he believes the business
can be safely conducted with one
superintendent and one matron, es-
pecially when money is needed for
the improvement of the conditions
OF the Houses OF Reform. The sal
airy of Prof Doak is $4,000 per an
mum, his wife as matron gets $500,
while Mr.. Milliken, also superin-
tendent, receives a salary of 81 500,
and his wife salary of $500; a
home was erected at a cost of over
$4,000, which is occupied by Mr..
Milliken. It is charged that Mrs
Milliken was not at the institution
during the months OF May, June,
July and August, 1910. and she was
appointed matron in April, but
records show that she received pay
for this period. This was criticised
by the grand jury of Fayette coun-
ty. The inspector states in his re-
port that If services were not rem
dered for this time, the amount
should not have been paid by the
State and should be refunded.
He reports deplorable condi-
ton in the dormitories of the in
stitution. In the colored girls
dormitory. which is nothing more
than an old shack, said to be over
100 years old. unsanitary and un-
safe, and containing three or four
small rooms on the ground floor
and a half attic above, very poorly
ventilated, at present there are
thirty-six girls with only twenty
beds, two of which are double size,
the remaining eighteen being sim
gle. Twentv-siX girls sleep In the
attic, and in some instances two
have to sleep in single he'd. The
same Building Is used as school
room, dining room and sleeping
room.
The same condition exists in the
colored boys building. the beds be-
ing so close together that the bnvs
must walk over each other to get
to their own.
At the present time in the white
about the same. there heinz crlv
two rooms available for sleonire
purposes. TIE rooms are '9v94
feet. One room contains twenty
single beds and one douhie bod. ard
thirty-eight girls are compelled 70
sleep In this room. The secord
room contains twantv-sour SINGLE
heds end one donblc NED. end fo-'v-
-four girls occupy this room. This