Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-27
Report of the Trustees of the State Re-
ioTW SCHOOL,.

O1A SGnOOlss
We publish in to-days DEMocnATa copy Of
the Report of the Trustees of the State Re
form School to,the Governor Of the State.
The public will,be interested in examining
this report. It. affoSiaa clear insight into the
affairs of the institution, so far as. they have
progressed, and makes an exhibit of the dis.
position whiuh has been made of the appro-
priatiOn Of thirty thousand dollars by the
State. 1t will be seen that sos have been
paid TO g. H. FOushec, for services as Trustee
and Secretary, mp to December lst, 1860;
500 to John Lowery for services as Trustee
and superintendent, up to Dec LIST, 1850;
1855 to n. w escoatt for services as Trustee
M Steele for plan and specifications for
Buildfngs $4,000 have been paid Mr.. Steele,
as contractor, for materials furnished for the
building, on the assessment made Oct 29th,
1860 tCash paid to sundry persons 1882 ca.
On the lst of January next, there will be due
the contractor $4,000 This, added to the
amounts above specified, will make the out
lay up to the time of the meeting of the
Legislature, sl2,l2l 64.
AT the completion ofthe job contracted for
with Mr.. Steele, the entire amount of $780,
600, already appropriated, will have been ex-
pended. This job will be completed in July
next.
The showing of the Trustees seems to be
correct, fair and satisfactory. Certainly
every expenditure is accounted for, unless we
except the item designated Cash paid to sun
dry persons, 1852 Co." Doubtless. this item
Is entirely correct, and vouchers can be shown
for the expenditures.
1t would appear. then, that the front por-
tion of the building, (this includes the entire
building, of course within the limit known as
"the frontO and one of the wings, will be
completed by the lst of July next, excepting
the internal work. For the completion of
this work another appropriation will be
necessary, by the present legislature. Thirty
thousand dollars additional will fit the front
portion and wing, above mentioned, for the
reception of pupils and also carry on the in
stitution until another appropriation can be
made for finishing the remaining wing ofthe
building. This appropriation ought at once
to be made, for there is no reason why the
institution should not go Immediately into
operation. The sooner the better There
are numerous boys now fit for this situation
and eases Of like character will, doubtless, be
continually occurring. There should be no
delay in completing the work in hand. III
was worthy to be undertaken, it is worthy
to be finished, and to have the work stop for
the want Of appropriations, would be a stigma
upon the State, it having undertaken what it
was not competent to go through with.
The hue and cry about the unhealthness
of the location, is in our humble opinion,
h@mJug. The site is perfectly healthy. 1t
certainly cannot be whit more unhealthy
than any other portion of the upland inclu-
ded in the Reform School limit. 1t is on the
same level exactly, and subject to precisely
the same elementary influences 1t seems to
us nonsense to say that a removal of the site
1900 feet back would make any earthly dii-
ference with the physical health of the insti-
tuition
We trust the legislature will pay no heed
to any captious objections, of the character
alluded to above, but go right on with the
business of establishing this useful and valua-
BILE institution. Thirty thousand dollars
more will put it in operation, making a total,
up to that time, of only s6O,OOO-a sum
sufficiently small for the accomplishment Of
so important purpose.