New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25

the establishment Of the Western House AZ P.s..
az Rochester IL receives boys from h.f ne co...s
bu NTH the only Reform School Ia ths s,.,. ~
eris. II affords as great advantages 10 TIA CS,v
II twas exclusively City Institution and a. Iv
It's support is derived from CITY and s,..s ,sos.
equaly-ss 600 being annually paid f,om t,,s 800.
ury, and shout $40 900 are snnp aus cJectai -
City theater and circus licenses and lie Rr,ssses
Education; and a similar amount Of revepna !, -
tanned from the proceeds Of the boys labor. ~, -
mems required 10 erect the new buildings sck,o-I
edgments are due alike 10 the City and State .u,,
ties. The former granted the permission 20 dposs AZ
the site on Tweniy-third-s., which was sod "a
$4,000. The lstter made three approprstan.
amounting TO sl25, O0o and an additional grant \,
defray the cost Of erecting the House for Girls 4 Az
pected. Mr.. Nelly explained at length the msss -
instructing the children, showing tina, they ars ma,
trested prisoners, but that the discipline /. k,S
and parental. The manner in which the children A.,
received by those 10 whom they bound AZ pr,vss
that il is not regarded degrading 20 them hs, thsv
hsve been confined in the House or having IRA ~.
ated lat age of majority there is no stigma br,sley
upon their characters. For the future the chlsrs,
will be graded and separated into classes aceoria,
TO their standing in morals aud general excelleaoe
which must be great benefit TO them, and ghter
the labors Of the instructors. Mr. X then gave ae
sCrphon of the main edfce and other builday,
which will be found below after which he preseasi
a general 'esHme of statistics and approximate asti-
mates pertaining TO the education and care Of the
children and youth Of the City, under the three hea,
amid loud applause.
The Hon. Mr. Maxwell, in his address, gave A lucid
exposition Of the duty Of this community to provide
for children neglected by their parents. He paid
high tribute 10 the first Managers Of the Society.
especially to Cadwallader ID. Golden, John Grscom.
ard stephen Allen. In aluding TO the early history
of the institution, he stated that il received great AID
from De Witt Clinton, who, when 1t was proposed in
the Legislature to repeal the charter declared that
he would veto any bill passed for that purpose.
Gov Seymour in a short speech. expressed his
deep interest in the success of the House OF Refuge
regarding il by far the most important single insti
tuition in the State. During his term OF office Gov.
ernor be had received over 1900 applications for
executive clemency pardon toward inmates Of the
State Prisons. From these and other facts his atten
ton had been specially called TO the subject of crime
and hence was exceedingly gratifed with the opera
TORS of this institution which, under its able mana
ger, had done much 20 arrst It's alarmag increase
DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW BUILDINGS.
These are stuaed on the sOutherly end of Rsnjalrs
Island opposite the termination of T. st One Hundred
and Seventeephst and prese mt an imposing sppesr-
ance. The entire plan contemplstes two entirely
separate departments, the Ne and the femtle; but
the latter is not yet erected. The main edhce Of the
former has front of 500 feet and surface OF
acres IL consists Of center building so feet front
by 100 feet deep, aud radietng wing, %'9 feet IN
length each of these terminating with end wings.
The hight TO the ridge Of the root of The center ednce
So feet of the long, connecting wings % feet aud
of the end wings IS feet. The center and end build
iDgs surrounded by LOFTY d0mes whlch hney com-
plete the imposing features of the entire structure.
The generally grand architectural effect is produced
by the distribution Of the masses and not by cosuesS
Of Workmanship, or beauty of materials. The
entire exterior Is Of brick excepe that cutsone is
used for the slls and in two plain courses above and
below the basement story. The buldings,are in ths
modern Italian style of architecture, The rear build
iugs consist of workshops, kitchen, ouhousss, etc.
Tie cost Of erecting the buildings and yard walls, was
$3.50 $50 Az expenses for furniture etc. s7O 7so SO;
total s3l0, AL Is. The workmen broke ground June
A. 1852 the cornerstone was laid Nov a. folio wing;
the removal from Bellevue took place Oct. 30 1884,
and the fornal dedication, as we have described
Nov. "a, 1884.