Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-19

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Tha EhteCpTIse FaIEIy URdsF WRy-PIaR oil
the BaildinEs-'SbIret Of the IRS,iIaiioh.
by ant act OF Congress approved May IS
lsI2, the Secretary OF tho Interior was author.
lied 70 purchase new site for reform school,
70 be selected by himself and the Board oil
Trustees Of said school, on which buildings foI
the accommodation Of two hundred boys shall
DO erected, under tho supervision Of said sscrs.
tary, the board OF trustees, and tho architect OF
the pApitOl, and for these Purposes the tdm Of
one hnndred thousand dollars was appropriated,
Accordingly site was selected on the ground
formerly occupied BY Fort Lincoln (nOW Mount
binooln) on the BlAdeDsburE road, about two
and half miles from this city, and Is soon a
which cost $4,000. Mr.. Clark architect Of the
Capitol, set at work and prepared the plans and
PRESENTATIONS q the building, which have been
RrS Nt 40 Sy the Secretary e the Interior and
yertised for. The whole 70 DO subjected to tho
approval OF Architect CLARK
The building Is 10 consist Of q main building
l1ur stories high Of the following dlmensiOnsi
Fly feet inches 10 width by 81 feet In depth,
with central tower u feet above the roof To
thls building will be attached two wings, each
a5 feet by 10 feet three stories aud an attic high
The whole 70 be constructed u rel brick, Inc
roofs 70 10 Mansdrd and Of Slate. The rooms oil
the Building are TO be divided into administra-
tlon rooms, parlors for the boys and the super.
lntendentl school rooms, mess halls and work.
shops. There will also be erected family build.
Ing for the accommodation Of my boys, and Il Is
The intention e erect N lhs futhte mere Of these
nAANI ~ lAAhu tno uVyh IN lAiulllGA
OF this number. Notwithstanding that promo.
sals arc not 70 be submitted until tho 22nd inst,
the trustees have began the work OF excatatlhE
IN order 10 cause as little delay 10 the cOnstrid
tiqn or the building as Is possible.
he objects Of this Institution arc something
that have never been fairly understood by our
citizens, many Of them thinking that hoy
sent to the reform school Is incarOerated in 4
prison. This Is q mistaken idea. The school
has for It's objects the reception Of the boys Of
the cities OF Washington and Georgetown I'M
der 10 years OF age, who arc destitute Of home
OF means OF support, or who are Idle aud moor
rigible, or wandering about unearod for BY their
relatives or friends, and whose parents, II theJ
have any living within the District, ard dnAbio
70 pay the expenses OF their support Every
boy sent 10 the reform school 10 obliged 10 70.
main therein until he Is a years Of age unless
sooner discharged or bound as an apprentices 10
some PROPER person by the board Of trustees;
and further, no boy Is retained after the sdpef.
intendent shall have reported him fully re.
The advantages derived from an Institution Of
THIS kind are many, and instead, as was formerly
the case, OF boy being sent 10 the jail there 10
associate With the hardened criminals, he Is
placed In the reform school and there Instructed
IN tho various trades, and upon reaching man
hood Is placed upon the world a useful citizen,