The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-07

for colOred blind, deaf and orphaned
children. II IS suggested that desired
improvements he afforded as soon as
possible, M the crowded conditions
make II imperative that as many as
four of the children occupy one bed
Unsanitnry and unhealthful conditions
are bound TO result
For Better Water.
The facilities for good water at the
colored agricultural and normal uni
versity at Langston are inadequate for
proper sanitary and healthful condl.
tions, and II is urged that something
should b. done The board believes
that not less than S20.000 should be
appropriated for this work.
There are now 2l2 people In the In
stitute for feeble minded ut Enid, ap
plication on file for the admittance Of
400 more who are entitled to care un.
der the statutes Of the state To
properly care for this Increase, If these
people should be- admitted, II would re-
Quire three now dormitories costing
approximately $l05,O00
Two fire proof buildings, each to
house not less than 100 patients, are
recommended for the insane asylum
at Supply, The increase Of patients
at this hospital above the discharges
IL at the rate Of forty a month, and
that owing to the crowded conditions
at the hospital patients in this section
Of the state are necessarily being sent
to other hospitals to be cared for
Suggest Factories.
Attention Is called to the fact that
there are large number Of inmates
in the state penltentlary who have
nothing TO do II Ia suggested as nee
essary that some steps be taken TO
remedy this condition. The hoard re
minds the authorities that suggestions
have been made as to establishing
some OF the industries at the institu
tion, but makes no recommendation as
TO what should be done.
II ls suggested that a chair factory,
cotton mills, twine plant, or other In
dustry. has been mentioned. and II any
Of these things hre to he taken up It
will be necessary 10 build buildings In
which tO house the inmates while they
board that there are a large number Of
men I'm the institution who could he
used, without Interference with free
labor improving the public roads.
For the fiscal year 1914-15 an ap-
preparation Of $2l0,OOO was made for
the maintenance Of the state peniten-
tiary, based on the possibility Of using
revenues derived by the institution
from liz farm could be used In de.
fraylng expenses Of the institution
Attention is called to the fact that the
attorney general gave an opinion to
the effect that these revenues could
not he used Therefore deficit Of
S35.37J1b was created which should
he taken care Of
At Granite.
Nearly all OF the employees nt the
state ref0rmitory are compelled to live
In the city OF Granite, which is nearly
two miles from the reformltory. II IL
suggested that II would be much better
II these employees could live upon or
near the grounds Of the institution.
1t ~ suggested that II would be an
Improvement on present conditions If
the state would permit the employees TO
live upon the premises, and that while
there are some buildings that could he
utilized, II would be- necessary to
build few more. Extensive account
is given OF the improvements and
building that has been done at the
refOrmatOry