Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-09
COUNTY PLANS
to TAKE OVER
ORPHANS HOME
Asylum for Negro Children
Offered Under Certain
Conditions.
APPROPRIATION ASKED

A resolution establishing an asylum
for the support, care, education, control
and protection of orphan, dependent, and
neglected and abandoned cOlored children
in Marion County was adopted by the
county commissioners today, this being
done for the purpose Of enabling the
commissioners to ask the county council
at its meeting tomorrow to make an ap-
preparation for this work.
Members of the commission expressed
the hope to be able some day to have the
white and colored orphan asylums on the
same tract of ground but separate in
situations and housing facilities for each
and the adoption of the resolution they
say is the first step in this direction.
The resolution as adopted enables the
commissioners to take over the Indian
apolis Asylum for Friendless ColOred
Children located at Twenty First street
and Senate avenue in accordance with
a proposition submitted to the COM
missioners by the board Of trustees of
the institution a short time ago.
OFFER TO TURN
PROPERTY TO COUNTY.
The resolution of the board Of trus-
tees, as presented to the commissioners.
offers to turn over the county commits
sioners the mana cement and control Of
the institution as it now stands, inciud-
ing all the children now in the home, and
also the buildings, grounds and other
property of the institution provided it is
found that the board of directors has
a legal right to do so. This matter theH
propose it place before the proper court
and have a decision as to their ability
to make such a transfer.
The offer was made for a period of
one year, and if at the end Of that time
the county had not acted then it is to
become of no effect. The resolution was
adopted by the following members of the
board: Charles A. Reeves, Clayton b.
johnson, Arthur L. Moore, Thomas II.
Harrison, Asher B. Evans
In addition to enabling the county
commissioners to take over the Indian
apolis Asylum for Friendless Colored
Colored Children the resolution adopted
by the commissioners provides that a
site be chosen a ndthe real estate be
prepared for the construction of build
ings and improvements necessary for
the asylum and the Marion County Coun-
ell be requested to appropriate a sum
sufficient to cover the cost Of the real
estate an Improvements for such asy-
lum.
MAKE PARTIAL DENIAL
OF INFIRMARY CHARGE.
While admitting that conditions at the
AdEIOu NOuuLy OOE L d. III were LOL the
best from IN. sanitary standpoint, mem
bers of the Commission absolutely de-
MED charges made by committee of
the Local Council Of Women at a meet
ing held at the Propylaeum recently, that
the institution was filthy. They say
that they now are seeking to remedy the
insanitary conditions and have asked the
county council for an appropriation to
remedy these conditions.
81 do not know where the ladies got
their information" said Carlin II. Shank,
chairman of the commission. These re-
ports do not agree with the findings OF
the Marion County grand jury, the
county or State committees that have
visited the poor farm. We are doing
everything in our power for our county
wards and are seeking to do more. While
sanitary conditions at the farm may
not be the very BEST I do deny the
charge of filthiness. If the women can
assist in the matter we viii be only too
glad to cooperate with them and assis;
them in every way possible. However
we can do nothing unless the council
makes an appropriation to meet the cost
Of this work.
at is the hope of the commission to
have our county institution second to
none in the country, but we cannot do
this without money"