The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-11
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the city Council looking to tho establish
m1nt Of work house. 1t was proposed
that the city and county should combine
in the enterprise and erect building
suitable rbolh city and county purposes,
For the present, the buildings Oh the
Ilemplicld property, in the vicinity ofthe
tunnel, were Thought adequate to the
wants oibolh, We understand, however,
that the B. Il o. authorities decline to
lease or otherwise dispose Of the property
for that purpose. Even II they had been
willing to lease the property, we doubt
whether there would have been anything
saved pecuniarily 10 the city and county
trcA'lries by the arrangement, as II il
probable thattO have made the premises
suitable for the purposes Of work house
would have cost as much, II not more,
than a new building. We have been in
formed also that 1t Is doubtful at least
whether the county has any authority,
under our present Statutlry provisions, to
erect or Use such an institution.
II it Is possible, some measures looking
TO such combination Of city and county
authority as will enable them to cooper.
atc in the erection and u4e Of II public
work hon'e should be perfected, and the
necessary enactment secured at the cx-
ira session Of the Legislature this fall.
Some legislation on this subject was
sought by the city last year, but owing to
tn: prca' Of other business, upon the time
OlIhe Legislature the application was
not considered.
Every year makes more apparent the
crying necessity for some penal insii.
tuition where crimes md misdemeanors
not punishable by confinement at hard
labor in tho pcnitcntiary, may yet he
more scverly punished than by mere i'm.
pfisonment in the county Jail. The
Chlingang has become an eye sore
to the people and they undoubtedly
would prefer that some other mode
oil working our city criminals should be
adopted. Aside from such consideration,
III an Improbable institution, bringing
but little return to the city for the ex.
pcn'c connected thcrCwith. II is simply
impossible to work the chOin.gang upon
any system that can be enforced upon the
public streets by which fair share Of
laoor can be got out Of many Of the
vagabOnd5 who serve In that institution.
Ai'hot probable that at this advanced
'ea'on OF the year any steps can be taken
lor tile erection Of permanent building,
out such legislation us may be deemed
necessary toauthOrite tho cooperation Of
Tue city aud county authorities in the pre-.
Ven'lon and punishment OF vagrancy
should be secured at the earliest day pos.
sible.
as Tue winter is approaching ills nee
@'lFy absolutely necessary, that the city,
win whatever authority she now possess.
w. should take some steps 10 secure the
people against the tramp scourge which
.'n'e to visit us 80 soon aS cold weather
snail set in. Even now there are signs Of
,0e approaching vanguard. The vaga.
Uona cIa'' Of the present day are not mere
,u'eW'ndcrers. 1t is a criminal class, burg.
'''t thieves, incendiaties, women viola.
,O'''nl a''a'sin', stalking over the coun.
y! under fake garb, like Italian bindilti.
""'nc scum ofthe large cities spewed ont
from Their drn' Of vice and inlquity. In
'ne catalogue Of sin there Ia no crime
.a'ch the vAsabond class will not commit
favorable opportunity offers. This L.
"s''ner fancy nor an exaggerated les.
N'Poon OF the make up Of what Is called
,uefampor vagrunt class, whose presence
"A' everywhere become a nuisance, and
III att cl'c' constitutes a greater or less
uanEcF' lnthc city, under the eye Of the
ponce, in daylight, the tramp Is suppl.
.n' aud crinsing bcggar; Ot night he may
YEA burglar. In the suburbs or in the
rural districts, unless in the presence o I
't0ng men, he is an insolent rulFian in
whose hands neither virtue nor life /,
"''' The thefls, the rapcs and even the
murders with accounts Of which the dailv
papers teem are largely the work Of
l'amps.
The soup house and the FREQ lodging
'0o'e ProVidedby mistaken philanthropy