Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-26
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
Annual Report Of President willard.

A FEELING REFERENCE TO THE DEATH or
PRESIDENT ADAMs-woRK OF THE SCHOOL
IN THE PAST TWENTY YEARS, ETC.
Mr.. II. A. Willard, president OF the board Of
trustees OF the Reform school, I'm his annual re-
port to the District Commissioners, says:
by reason of the death of Mr.. George w.
Adams the president OF the board OF trustees,
the duty OF making this report OF the workings
OF the school has devolved upon me. In the
death OF Mr.. Adams, which occurred on the
morning OF the 10th inst, the school sustained
| great loss. He was a man OF strict integrity.
Oh wide acquaintance and influence, and was
ouiy Interested In the welfare OF the institu-
tlon. Ihe report goes on TO say that upon the
announcement OF his death a special meeting
OF the board OF trustees was called and resou.
tonS unanimously adopted heretofore printed
IN iHE EVENING STAR, and which are en-
bodied In the report AS showing the esteem in
which Mr. Adams was held by his associates.
The report goes on TO say: ''Since the opening
OF The school twenty years ago there have been
received up 10 the close OF the last fiscal year
i,lSo boys, OF which number lo6 were received
curing the year. The superintendent i'm his re-
port appended hereto, gives statistical iniorma-
ton In reference TO those received during the
recollection been surrounded by vice and
wretcfedness, ana, I'm consequence, upon enter
Ing the school are found TO be OF the most diffi-
cult material from which to develop the best
Results During the year 73 boys have met
the requirements necessary to being awarded
an honorable discharge. The board believes
that the instruction and discipline they have
had during their stay I'm the school has given tn
each new start, and that many have thereby
peen Htteu Tor lives OF usefulness and honor"
FINANCIAL EXHIBIT.
The receipts OF the school from appropriations
for salaries and subsistence for the year were
s36,6lG; and for buildings and ground, 81 500;
total, S3S,416.
The disbursements of the treasurer for sals-
ries ana services, and maintenance Of the in-
stitution shows balance lett OF S342. 95 10 10
covered back into the Treasury.
AnrA lala tn In
February %. 1855, the revenue derived during
the year from the labor OF the inmates on tls,
ia a ar and in the shops has been covered into
and the District of Columbia In co ual parts. Az
stated in the report OF the treasurer the sum
oi S3,3ll.61 was SO deposited by him.
IMPROVEMENTS.
During the last session Congress appropriated
for the erection OF a new family building the
sum OF SIS 900, and for the erection OF a tank.
house 1900 Plans for these buildings were
duly prepared and approved by the architect Of
the Capitol, Mr. Edward Clarke. They were
also approved by the Commissioners of the
District, under whose direction the inspector Of
buildings, Mr.. Thos. Il. Entwise, prepared de.
tailed specifications. The additional family
building nus appropriated for will enable the
school 10 further classify the boys and also
commodate an additional number The board
hope 10 have the family building ready for co.
cupancy early next spring.
ESTIMATES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR
have been submitted to the Attorney General
Tor MS approval ana SUBMISSION 10 Congress a
follows:
For buildings and grounds-For construction
OF greenhouse, with necessary heating ap.
paratus, complete 81 800 Cor 'ruction OF one
workshop building, with neccs. heating APP
paratus, $4,000. For chapel building, OF brick
and stone, including heating apparatus, =. 800.
Grading, draining and improving the school
grounds, $1,000.
The reasons Tor submitting the estimates for
these greenhouses are fully set forth in detail
ana the need Oh an appropriation for a chapel
building
Estimates of appropriations for current ex-
penses have been submitted to the Commits
sioners OF the District The reports OF the
superintendent, treasurer and attending physi-
clans are appended.
Twa,n'D, A ID. Merwin, of New York, Edwd.
Henning, OF Austin, Tex, w. B. Moran, of De-
troit, ii. Carolan, OF San Francisco, and o. X
Adams, OF Marseiiies, ILL.,, are at the Ebbtt.-
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner, OF Washington. was in
Chicago on sunday.-W. +. Coachman,
Alvin L. Rowe, of Maine. r. Dlnsmore aud
wife, OF San Francisco, and j. w. Oliver and
wife, of Tennessee, are at the Metropolitan
j. Hampden Robp, of New York, and Edwin
Tate, OF London, are at Wormley 's.-George
ii. Tower, OF Brookly, is at welcker's-
Charles A. Moore and Charles w. For
James Elverson, OF Philadelphia. Rev. j. Kirk
wood, OF scotland, John s. Voorhees, of New
Brunswick. \. j., w. z. Barricio. OF Jersey
OF Orange. \. J.. r. Scripture. OF WaterioWn'
Y, Il. - Thompson, OF Harrisburg, Hon. j. X.
Beckwith, OF New Orleans, h. Z. Murray, q. L.
Beetle, John Boland, X. U. Glover. Jr, w. ID.
Mann and Peter Spencer, Of New YORK. are at
Willards.-Hon. John Amber Smith, who
has been seriously i'll at Governor Lewis (his
iather-in-laws) farm in Virginia, has recovered
and returned TO the city.
RED STAR COUGH CURE-safe. pleasant cure.