Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-01-10
The Tramps' Haven.

The House of Correction, or properly speak
ing, the Maryland Workhouse, at Hoovers-
vile, Anna Arundel county, was last week
formally turned over by the Executive Com
mittee, which had the construction of the
building in charge, to the Board of Managers
of the institution.
The building has so far cost 1924, 900, but
a large amount will be required for the con-
struction OF a wall erection of workshops, and
| an additional wing TO the building. The
building is $50 feet long by 300 feet wide,
| and when finished the entire length will be
300 feet There are ESQ cells in four tiers,
with galleries running around each tier
reached by an iron stairway. A wide cor
rider runs around the cells, and at its ends
are four schools rooms. The hospital is on
the second floor, and contains an office for the
physician bath room with shower BATH hot
and cold water, &c. Over the guard room is
a chapel sixty feet square, and over that a
dome 1913 feet high. There are also bath rooms
for prisoners and a lavatory at the end of
each tier. The kitchen is on the first floor,
where there are two coffee boilers, each having
a capacity of us gallons and three soup boil
ers with like capacity. 4 hakehouse is at
Tackled TO the kitchen, and in the rear is a
| washing room.
There are rooms for receiving and stripping
the prisoners, and another where they receive
their prison garb. There are laundry, repair
and cutting rooms. The superintendent has
large paror, dining and bed room, and the
guards and matrons apartments are also well
fitted mp Three boilers for heating purposes.
one cooking and two for heating the driving
| apparatus are in the basement The water
works and gasworks are all completed The
wafer reservoir has capacity OF ! ,250 900
gallons.
| The first "oficisl'' visitor to The institution
made his appearance shortly after two O'Clock
on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by Con-
stable Cole. who brought with him a commit
ment from Judge Yellott, of the Circuit Court
OF Baltimore county, sentencing Robert
Fisher, convicted a common vagrant in the Cir
cult Court of Baltimore county, to the House
OF Correction, for period of three months"
| Fisher was received with much ceremony by
the officers, some Of whom considered him a
curiosity. He was placed in one Of The hest
cells, where, II is hoped he will enjoy his
confinement. The reception of prisoner at
so early day was great surprise 10 the
| officers also.
The law in relation to commitments to the
House OF Correction is as follows: "Whenever
any person may be convicted in any OF the
courts of the State Of any crime or INSIDE
| meanor, and who is liable under existing law
TO be sentenced TO Imprisonment for a period
not less than two months and not exceeding
three years, such court may, in its discretion
sentence such person to be confined 10 the
House OF Correction Instead Of other places of
confinement II shall be the duty Of every
justice of the peace of the State TO cause TO
be arrested, aud on due proof to commit any
yarIant or habimally disorderly person mot
insane) to the House OF Correction for n period
OF not less than two, nor more than six months
30 second or subsequent commitment he may
be sentenced 10 double the term Of the first
commitment. The person shall, however, have
right 10 appeal TO the Circuit Court OF the
county or the Criminal Court OF Baltimore
Every person committed or sentenced to the
House Of Correction shall be kept at some
useful employment or hired out for such"