The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-13
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mates be transferred to this build
ing; as soon as possible the MAR
building, which is now in a deplor
able condition as to sanitation
should be remodeled so that some
will be in sanitary condition
that all inmates be required tc
take baths at least once Il week
and that the court request the
Health Department to make com
plete sanitary inspections of the
home three times a year and other
inspections upon complaint Or re.
quest
The Grand Jury report in full is
as follows:
I'VE, the grand jury, submit the
following report covering our work
during the June Term of Criminal
Court:
Witnessed examined, IS; true
bills, IL; not true bills, 5: bills
returned, l.
1--WE have examined reports OF
Justices of the Peace of New Han
over county, and find that all have
rendered reports as required.
COUNTY HOME
"a special committee of this
Grand Jury, appointed by its mem
bers, made an inspection of the
County Home OH Thursday, June
7th, 1915. and found conditions
there very bad, especially as to
sanitation.
''The Grand Jury would like to
preface its report, on the condi-
tons at the County Home, by stat
ing that Mr.. and Mrs. Long have
done a wonderful job, considering
the allowances and help which
have been allowed by the County
Commissioners.
The County Home, evidently.
has been for some time III de-
plorable condition as will be seen
from report Of Mr.. W. c. Haas
Sanatarian, to DR.. A. H. Elliot OF
February IS. 1871, which was coz
Cured in by Mr.. D. M. Slower of
the State Board of Health. A con-
siderable improvement is noted IN
the conditions at the Home since
this report, but it is noted that THIS
report stated that a survey OF the
general surroundings, which IN
cludes water supplies, sewage DIS
posal, dairy barns, hog pens, etc.
would be made in the near future
Surely it is true that inspections
should be made of our County
Home as well as the restaurants
and eating places IN Wilmington
and it's environs.
This Grand Jury finds that
some four a. years ago through
the WPA or PWA three (3) Build
ings, modern III every respect,
were constructed on this property
and that same have been delivered
to New Hanover County and that
two 90 of these buildings have
never been used, except to store
Irish potatoes. although they are
capable of being used to relieve
the situation which exists.
This Grand Jury finds that the
buildings now Used for the white
men and for the mentally deficient
Negroes at the Home are unsanl-
tary and not tit for human occu-
pancy in their present condition for
the reasons as outlined in Mr..
Haas report Of February 10, 1914.
1--WE recommend that the follow
ing changes be made, at once:
(a) THAT the white men now in
the Home be transferred to the
building built by WPA or PWA
known as the 'Infirmary''. This
can be done by using, until newer
furniture is received, by the use
of the present furniture.
(b That steps be taken to
transfer to the State all mental
patients in the County Home.
(c) THAT temporary partitions
be placed in the building, built by
the WPA or PWA for prisoners
dining quarters, and that all Negro
inmates be transferred to this
building.
I'D THAT after the transfers as
proposed above have been made,
that the present buildings used by
these occupants be remodeled so
that they can be made sanitary in
every respect and that the in
mates which It is now suggested
be moved, may be- returned there
to and the new buildings used FOR
the purposes originally intended.
(e) Gas soon as possible the