The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-08

portion wlthskillsd labor, ahd complete,
"a the demand arises, With Inmate labor,
The cost need not, In our opinion e5-
coed $4,000 when completed, and surely
the frat year this amount Won't DC
needed. We compare II with our IN
Urinary building, or buildings Of like
character.
Il may be well, perhaps, to consider
the matter ofState aid-as 10 Maryland;
then any part Of the State couldse send such
offenders as could not properly be sent
to the Penitentiary, and then have four
directors from the State and i've from
the county. This parts merely a sug=
gestion.
There is surely no good citizen who will
not acknowledge that there ought TO be
such a house In this county that will
check the onward march OF our youths
of to-day from becoming stepped In crime.
Almost every day these kind oil cases are
seen and heard, and the city and county
oyer.run with tramps, who under the
yagrant act could be employed, and the
cost to taxpayers reduced. All manner
OF petty crimes are committed day alter
day, and no reform. The following is the
cost for feeding offenders in the Ohio
County Jail and Work House for three
years ending December 81, 1877:
For the city Ia both the above prison,...sl9 AS 70
Fur The county not including bedding,ae . 400 70
TotA..........-....... ......'.+....'.'s+'.Hfto W. "
and M reform. but like a steady current
OF water Il continues on. As to the en-.
ployment, we could use the labor Of ie.
males ~proftably in making garments Tor
the institution and Infrmary, instead Of
buying them already made-and Tor do.
nestle work. The male portion, in farm
ing, for both houses, breaking stone,
quarrying stone for building purposes,
making brick, making shoes, &C.; and We
recommend that a levy be made next
June OF say $4,000, to commence this
enterprise early the following spring; and
during the earlier part Of the session OF
the Legislature, the proper legislation
can be had to make this enterprise q
success. It Is safer to the property
OF our city and county that the
young especially be trained differ.
emily than street iounging and idle
ness, and the more mature 10 o reform,
rather than a continual thirty days ex.
pense, only for a place to stay, aud the
common tramp to keep out OF the city, or
work 90 or 90 days, where be will be able
to pay at least the greater part OF the ex-
pense OF keeping him and the inhabitants
rid Of this annoyance; the petty criminal
before our courts a place to labor, rather
than lie in a county Jail doing nothing at
the expense Of the tax payers without
remuneration. The above levy can be
made without increasing the rate on tax,
and in a few years thecounty would have
an institution that would be a credit 70
them, and work n better reform in the
order Of our city and county without any
additional tax.
Reotped, That the foregoing report be
received and the further consideration
and arrangement OF this cause be c%ontin-
ued in the hands OF the Finance Commit.
tee.
The resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bill Of Justice Mix, So 70, referred to
on Court House and Jail.
Bills ordered paid: Frew & Campbell,
printing bonds, ETC., 500 25; Standard
Printing Company, printing and adyer-
Using, Sl3 rs; Register Printing Com
pany, printing and advertising, Sl9 20;
J. NJ. Ewing & Co., books and book bind.
Ing, S2S.
The resignation Of Alfred Kimmins, as
Road Surveyor Of Precinct No. 8, Tria.
delphia District, was accepted.
Further time was granted the joint
committee on Finance and Accounts TO
consider the petition OF Meminger Ell al.
Petition Of VIM. II. stelle, asking q re-
duction in his assessment for the year
1877, was referred TO the Finance Com.
mittee.
Receipt Of Henry j. Dice, for Sl75,
land damages on Valley Grove and West
Liberty road, was ordered placed on the
record.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Waddle: That Alexander Me-
Cam be appointed Surveyor Of Precinct
No. l, Triadelphia district. Adopted.
BY Mr.. waddle: That Martin MUIR
ply be appointed Surveyor Of Precinct
No. 8, Triadelphia district. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Waddle: Changing the bound
airy line between Precincts Nos.3 and 8,
Triadelphia district, so as TO follow the
course Of middle Wheeling Creek, from
Buchanan's mill to the National Road,
thereby transferring middle Wheeling
Creek road from precinct No. 5 to Pre-.
cinct No. 8. Adopted.
By Mr.. Whitman: Instructing the
Prosecuting Attorney 10 defend the suits
instituted BY A. Denniston ct al. against
+. NJ. Henderson, Surveyor OF Roads,
and other similar suits in which the off,
GERS OF the county are sued for work done
by instructions from this Board. Adopted.
By Mr.. Whitman: %Instructing the
Prosecuting Attorney to take an appeal in
the above named case 10 the Circuit
Court at as early a day as possible.
Adopted.
Adjourned.