FULTON COUNTY.

Almshouse. The almshouse in this county is a very large one, being one hundred and thirty-one feet in length by thirty-six in width, and contains sixty-five rooms, of which fifty are devoted to the use of the paupers. There is a kitchen in the basement, and a dining room for each sex, separately, upon the first floor. The capacity is one hundred. There were only thirty-one inmates on the day of visitation. The house is partly old and partly new, but all in good repair. There is a general want of cleanliness throughout the building, and the cells occupied by the insane are especially cold and filthy. There seemed to be a deficiency of beds and bedding for the inmates.

Jail.—The jail is of stone and iron, with slate roof. It was erected in 1867, at an expense sufficient to have secured a first class prison; but the cells are so low, and the windows so small, that it is both dark and damp and poorly ventilated. The commissioner saw the prisoners at dinner, and their food was of good quality, and of sufficient quantity. The Methodist clergyman occasionally visits the prison. Nov. 24, 1870.

GALLATIN COUNTY.

C.

Almshouse. The almshouse consists of three comfortable log buildings, each fourteen feet square. The keeper receives three dollars a week for each inmate, and pays rent for the use of the farm. The paupers are apparently well cared for.

Jail. The jail is of brick, lined with hewn logs and plank. It is made secure, and a corridor thirty-six feet long and five feet wide, where the prisoners spend their time during the day, is comparatively comfortable; but the cells are unfit for use. Four one inch holes through an iron door, afford all the air they have at night. There is no sewerage. Gallatin county needs a better jail.

Nov. 13, 1870.

GREENE COUNTY.

B.

Almshouse.--Greene county is now building a new almshouse, to contain fifty paupers. From representations made to the commissioner, he judges that it will be a model building, The former

poor farm having been sold, the commissioner did not visit it, but had the assurance that all was as it should be.

Jail.-The jail, which is of brick, was erected in 1860, in connection with the jailor's house. The corridor is about five and a half feet wide, and well ventilated. There is no sewerage. The inmates are well cared for. Two insane persons were confined in the jail on the day of visitation.

Sept. 8, 1870.

GRUNDY COUNTY.

L.

Almshouse. -The almshouse in this county was built by detachments, and is very irregular in shape. It contains ten rooms, is old, cold, comfortless, destitute of facilities for bathing, and is as badly arranged as it can be. It is impossible for any one to be comfortable in it. A separate room, ten feet square, is attached, in which insane persons are confined. The keeper is allowed the use of the farm, and of three cows, and is paid one dollar per week for each pauper cared for. The county furnishes clothing and medical attendance. This method of providing for paupers is wrong, as it makes the man in charge interested in the cost of their support. This is the only place where the county insane can be sent who are not received at the asylum, a sad commentary upon their condition.

Jail.—The jail is a two story building, thirty-six feet long by eighteen in width. The lower story is of stone, and used for the confinement of prisoners. The upper story is of brick and occupied by the sheriff and his family. It was erected in 1855, and is a very poor structure, badly ventilated, dark and insecure. The sheriff is a humane man, and treats prisoners well, furnishing them with books and with papers. Forty-nine persons have been committed during the year ending September 1, 1869, twentyseven of whom were committed for violation of the city ordi

nances.

Aug. 27, 1870.

HAMILTON COUNTY.

R.

Almshouse. The almshouse in this county consists of two log buildings, one of which is occupied by the keeper, the other by the paupers. The pauper house contains two rooms, joined by a porch; and one of the rooms is divided through the centre by a partition. The keeper is paid two dollars a week for each pauper

cared for, and furnishes everything, including medicine and medical attendance. There were only five inmates on the day of visitation, of whom two were idiotic.

Jail.-The jail, which is wholly detached from any building, is situated in the court house yard, and was visited in company with a party of gentlemen after night. There were no prisoners in it at the time of visitation, but signs of their former presence were abundant. The stench was intolerable. The jail is of iron, and a good one of its class. These jails are open to many serious objections. W.

Oct. 25, 1870.

HANCOCK COUNTY.

Almshouse.-The almshouse consists of a main building thirtysix by fifty-two, with an "L" sixteen feet by twenty-four, and a smaller building, sixteen feet by twenty, for confining the insane. The number of rooms is sixteen, of which seven are used by the keeper and his family. No records are kept. The keeper receives $1000 and the use of the farm for taking charge, feeding and clothing the county paupers.

Jail.-The jail, built in 1865, is of stone, with cells seven feet high, seven feet long and five feet wide, ventilated by grated doors to the cells, and pipes extending from the top of each cell through the roof.

C.

Dec. 10, 1869.

HARDIN COUNTY.

Almshouse. Hardin county has no almshouse.

Jail. The jail is a small brick building, out of repair, with one cell, sixteen by four feet, which is the only portion in use. There is no sewerage and very little light or air.

Nov. 12, 1870.

HENDERSON COUNTY.

B.

Almshouse. The almshouse consists of three buildings, one forty feet by fifty in size, another twenty-eight by forty, and a third sixteen by twelve. There are twenty-five rooms, of which six are occupied by the keeper and his family, one is a kitchen and dining room for the inmates, one a sitting room for the males, one a sitting room for the females, and the rest are occupied as sleeping apartments. There are four cells for the confinement of the insane.

Jail.-The jail is of stone, secure, in good repair, and of sufficient capacity, with provision for the separation of the sexes. Dec. 4, 1869.

HENRY COUNTY.

C.

Almshouse. The almshouse, which is frame, was apparently built for a farm dwelling. Additions have been made for the accommodation of paupers. It is poorly adapted to its purpose. The rooms are low and quite crowded, the beds cheap and scantily covered. The insane, of whom there were three, were confined in cells, without fire or other means of warmth.

Jail.-The jail is of brick and stone. It was built in 1866, and cost, with the land, $45,000. It was intended to be a first class prison, and but for the lack of proper ventilation, would have been all that was needed. As it is, the lower tier of cells are only used when the jail is crowded. The bedding of the prisoners appeared to be of poor quality and scanty in quantity.

Nov. 21, 1870.

IROQUOIS COUNTY.

C.

Almshouse. The keeper of the paupers in this county rents the farm, for which he pays $200 a year, and receives three dollars per week for the board of each pauper, and thirty-five dollars each for their clothing per annum. Medicines and medical

attendance are let to the lowest bidder. Last year the amount paid the physician was ninety dollars, for attending the paupers in the almshouse, all paupers outside of the almshouse, within the range of his practice, and the prisoners in jail, including the furnishing of medical supplies. The buildings are two in number, one of them eighteen feet by twenty, and one story in height, built of logs, containing two rooms, with a third room attached, ten feet by sixteen; a two story building, sixteen by thirty feet, is used by the keeper and his family, and by paupers. It contains five rooms. The buildings are very poor and cold, and not kept as cleanly as they should be. The family of the keeper and the paupers eat at the same table, and eat together. The keeper appears to be a humane man, but not qualified for the position he holds.

Jail.-The jail in this county, erected in 1866, is of stone, and quite a good one-secure, light, with good sewerage, and fair ventilation. It is in the lower story of the court house. The cells Vol. I-19

are surrounded on two sides by corridors, twelve feet wide. A pipe runs from each cell to the flue in the main passage, connecting with the outside of the building. There are large windows in the outer wall, and grated doors from the cells opening into each of the corridors. The cells, when closed, are light enough to read in. A privy is in the jail, and water from the cistern can be let into it by turning the stop-cock. R. Nov. 17, 1870.

JACKSON COUNTY.

Almshouse.-The average number of paupers supported by Jackson county is about fifty. They are distributed through the county among the farmers. There is no almshouse. In the judgment of the commissioner, whose information is obtained from the county clerk, the county manages its pauper expenses very poorly. It pays more, in the aggregate, than any other county visited by this commissioner. One man takes charge of all the paupers at $2 each per week for board, except when the county can hire them out at a lower rate. The number in his care at the time of visitation was fifteen.

Jail.-The jail is of brick, with iron cells, ventilated by barred doors, which open into the corridor, six feet wide. The condition in which it is kept is fair. It is insecure and destitute of sewerage. There is no privy, but buckets are used instead. The jailor occupies a portion of the building as a residence for himself and family.

Aug. 10, 1870.

JASPER COUNTY.

McC.

Almshouse.-Jasper county has no poor farm. The average number of paupers is about five. They are kept by one person who receives all who are sent to him, whether they be few or many, for $375 per annum. The commissioner judges that under this arrangement they cannot fare very well, especially if the number should at any time be large. The keeper furnishes everything, food, clothing, medicine and medical attendance, for the sum stated.

Jail. This jail, built in 1850, is of stone, with two rooms, fourteen feet by sixteen, and seven feet high, one above the other, communicating by a trap door in the centre of the floor. There are small barred windows, two feet long and one foot wide, in