Douglas Island news., 1921-04-22
COMMITTEE PLAYS
 HOME MANAGEMENT
Report Says There Are Gariug De- fleets m Che Business at
 Pioneers Home

lin which Che business management .or Che homo .s cilseI as dcp.oublo land many recommendations arc made ur Improvement
 Tb. following conclusions are pre- scuteI m tbe report which was made by Representatives Wcacrt Frame and Drown and Senators Hunt and |uea.
 Ncv floors arc needed throuehout lumuor.a
 Sow and sanitary bathing @c.li- .ue.
 Improvements ol present system cf ventilation.
 Wheeled chairs should b. provided for umatos several ol whom are m- .He 10 walk.
 NeN UaHo. arc needed. tl0so now m u.e arc am a.orimu, O. porcc- lain and enamel. oJ m.,ar and mostly m0t for u..
 Tae lom.fe-y needs paints thrur.oul us condition Is now dark and gloom, and drty and u| Hs present a.. |. not credit to|
 territory
 T.. physician O. .hc Home should b. required u mpoo, the entire. institution daUg and It might bo al-. uuue..u lo appoint a physician a.. n.rd..t ol he Home
 r. location oI Che hospital and laundry s questionable. Tn. upper ...-r ...I b. completed. and .,a.r. way completed from .h. IrI floor m .H. hospital To the basement Tho. 0a.mn. nouIt be o.IcI
 Tn. interior arrangement ot .hc. H0m.u-. should In. changed to com form .o .ueee.ons mala by Che. doctor in charge .. found n Che last -en... ol Che board O. uwte.a Tho. boating n..om ol tae domHory and . un.rrIuI.rrs hour. i. m worry bad .mdun aud need. etHra general ....MuHe or t.e installation oi a| .e. mm..
 The m.o. of tH. Home annmr| .1 b. well I.d and l.ddod and u.- ar, conditions uc ...l Go be maIu-. . un.I
 Tn. business conduct oC the incl .uuuan .s deuma0Ie A detailed .
 uu. houd b. required each b.-.
 num rur aI receipts and oN-. nutw including salaries paid. m.uy. An accounting to da.e. H0uH b. demanded a. once from u. Hmrd O. trustees showing an outstanding indebtedness and r.a- son. or nornagmm.
 TH. mHu.. management. ol both H. board of trustee. and uperu-. london. %. Che Home are open Co. ..... 0-.u..m Th. law creating m. board o. trustees wa. loosely drawn. It oo. mot provide for che. mmo,m.n. %. amy snc..c officers for m. Homo mt leaves an details m Che hand. of am ma.ar.ei board uI tl. board has. in un virtually
 surrendered tae mUro .onro. ol Che Im. .u . superintendent au o0.cer unknown ta .h. law.
 W. recommend Che enactment of amendments Go fnc present law Co. u.. tH. r#eut eIwnr defects and ..u..
 Tl. .oumttc. visited Che ccmo- t.rr vher. a2 O. Che aged pioneers at. bcu Inferred. and found uoth- m. but wooden aabs .o mark thc
 urc. The committee respectfully recommends Che placing of marble markers u. the hcad O, each grave with hc name date O. death and .U uu..bI. Che oato ol birth Of Che I...s.I This s due to Che mar .,s %. Alaska development and I Che eos. s not too uclt should be done at once.
 Own. to tbc agitation for thc ,arc and treatment of Alaskas iu- nuo within her borders Che commit- | fec visited u- CoiduIa san.ur.um and found VoU equipped and cone Iuc,od hotcI of 25 rooms. ou a good harbor Wfh a pleasing v.ew
 The ronor. goes thoroughly into Che equipment of Che sau.arium and ends with Che .ntomout "No dls- ue.on nor exchange ol opinion has been mdmeod in by Che committee rourf.r- any action towards proc .uaons for Nassas insane at thH paoe"
 This rcror. was presented oH Mon- .d.y and on Wednesday Gov. Thomas Riggs chairman ol Che board Of . Che Home. fed a protest against Che report on Che ground that Che com- miuc. had heard only one side Of tho question and chat hcy had not
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