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− | + | This is an old stone building, lacking all conveniences. The institution is clean. It is lighted by kerosene and heated by stoves. The ventilation comes from the windows. The water is supplied by means of a hand pump and there is also a cistern. There is no fire protection. One bath tub is located in the wash house. The closets are out of doors. The furniture consists of beds, chairs, stands, pictures. The bedding is clean. | |
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Management. The superintendent receives $500 per year and the matron $200 per year. A physician comes on call. Supplies are not purchased by competitive bids. The records are satisfactory. There are no rules. Inmates are received on a written order from the township trustee. The commissioners visit the poor asylum occasionally. | Management. The superintendent receives $500 per year and the matron $200 per year. A physician comes on call. Supplies are not purchased by competitive bids. The records are satisfactory. There are no rules. Inmates are received on a written order from the township trustee. The commissioners visit the poor asylum occasionally. | ||
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Recent Improvements. A new tin roof has been put on, a horse and eleven swine have been purchased. | Recent Improvements. A new tin roof has been put on, a horse and eleven swine have been purchased. | ||
− | Recommendations. The county should have a new poor asylum on good land. | + | Recommendations. The county should have a new poor asylum on good land. |
+ | '''''The Indiana Bulletin. March 31, December 1922 Published quarterly by the Board of State Charities of Indiana, Room 404 State House.''''' | ||
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