The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-21
CITY REF0RMATORY.
Special Meeting of the
Board OF Public
interests.
REFORMATION or JUVENILE osimi-
xAts ExuAUstIvELr DISCUSSED.


The Common Council Messrs. T. L. Camp.
hell tchsIrmanl, Higgins, Courtney, ana
DUNN From the Board of Aldermen
Messrs Hareroye and Dickerson, and
Nessrs q. Watt Taylor. t. II. Elicit, A.
q Courtney. John b. Purcell, and Z. D
Mailing. also Messrs W. II. Peasants,
~ The Council; Police Justice Crutch'
6e'd. and ex-Police Justice Richardson,
who we're present by special request
The chairman stated that the meet
ING had been called 10 consider TIE
report of the subcommittee, which had
been returned. looking to the establish
ment Of house Of correction for youth
full criminals.
The report, as heretofore noted In the
Tfuys. recommends the establishment OF
such a ref0rmat0ry on the property
known As the smallpox hospital farm,
owned by the city, and located about four
miles north Of The city, and that the same
be divided into four wards for males ana
females. white and colored, respectively.
Mr.. Hargrove said that the sub-com
mittee had not reported the probable
cost of the building, and moved that II be
referred back to that committee TO ascer-
tain and report the probable cost OF the
building. aud the probable cost OF main
fenance per snnum.
On substitute motion Of Mr.. Dickerson,
the matter was referred back to the sub
committee and the City Engineer.
THE PINEL HOSPITAL.
Mr.. Campbell then read communica-
ton from MIR. J. Thompson Brown, Of
feripe TO sell to the city the Pinel Hos
pital property for the purposes OF the
Reformatory at the price Of $4,000, on
which no action was taken. On motion
of Mr.. Purcell. Police Justice Crntcb-
field, ex-Police Justice Richardson, and
Mr.. Peasants, who had been requested
10 be present, were asked to express their
views on the matter.
JUDGE RICHARDSON
was the first called on. He said that The
establishment Of wOrk-hOuse and a
house OF reformation was very impor-
taut matter for the Board to consider.
It's establishment in this city was neces-
sary for our own protection. There are
now staiwart men confined in the city
fail who ought to be made TO labor for
their support, and not be allowed TO re-
main idle and foster their ideas and de-
signs of wicked deeds. Therefore, said be,
believe that the city ought TO establish
such house uader discipline. where The
juvenile offenders may be halted In their
downward path and made good citizens
During my administration as Police
Justice / Often had Young men before me
who I was forced TO send TO Jail, and
who. when they left there. left all hope
A 49,, ~ aoaI tb.fft a the fail s. nd
nuoish them, Is that moral training No
tbey are associated with criminals and
influences brought to bear on them that
make them worse men than they were
It's, then, on behalf of these youths OF
the city that may be brought back to the
path Of rectiude that | appear before you
this evening and beg your careful con-
sideration Of this matter.
He then read the act of the General
Assembly passed atthe session OF ISco-b,
In which the method Of establishing such
Institutions Is provided for. X also PIo-
yides that The Board shall have the power
to Issue a writ for the return of any IN
mate that may escape; that the Board
shall have the power TO bind out any OF
the inmates; that the reformatOry and
the rk-house are 20 be different iusti.
tutions. and that the judge Of the
Hastings Count aud the Police Justice
sball have the power of cOmmittal; that
all persons sent 10 the woFk-house must
be on specified time, but that com
initials to the reformatory may be made
Indefinitely.
Mr.. Richardson, continuing, said that BE
city already had the property on which the
building may be erected, and | don't
think that the necessary buildings viii
cost more than $50, 600 That similar in
stitutions had been successfully main.
tanned elsewhere, and that he could see
no cause why this city could not do tue
same thing.
believe that when the Institutions
have been fully established the money de
rived from fines imposed by the Police
Court win be sufficient to run the work
house and reiofmatOry. | believe that II
Is TO the interest Of the city that this
thing shall be established.
JUSTICE cRUTcHFIELD
said that the subject had been well
handled by Mr. Richardson, and that be
fully concurred with him in his opinion
thai the institutions ought 10 be estab
lished. He said that the shortest time
person could be sent TO Jail was for
fifteen DAYS for petit larceny; that some
times children were whipped in court,
but that for this there was no law, and
that he did not believe in that method
of punishment
lie believed that the receipts from the
Police Court would maintain the institu-
ton, but that II they were found INSULT
cieni he would promise the committee 10
increase them. He stated that in
1889 the receipts from the Police
Court were $500 and s., 900 respectively,
but that al present they average about
$4,000 year.
MIR. PtEAsANTs
was asked TO express his views. He said
that he could only voice the sentiment so
well spoken by those that had preceded
him; that when he introduced the rtsO.
luton In the Common Council looking
10 this movement be thought that he
was doing what the people OF Richmond
demanded, aud the necessity OF which be
believed this committee duly appre-
cla.ed.
MR.. DICKFRsON
asked Justice Richardson that II the I
work-h0use wss established could II be [
made 10 answer the purposes Of city
Jail also Mr. Richardson said that he
thought that three fouuhs Of the pris-
oners In the city Jail ought to be in The
work.house, and that with the work
house the present city jail would be large
enough.
Major Courtney said that he thought
II would probably be advisable 10 buy
place with . suitable building on 1t rather
than TO build on this farm lie thought
that this committee should report he
costs Of different sites.
As already stated, the whole matter
Was referred TO Subcommittee consist.
ing Of Messrs W. Deaue Courtney, T. II.
Elicit. aud John NJ. Higgins. who will
consult with Colonel Cutshsw. City I'm.
gineer, aud report 10 the Council
POLICE COMMISSIONER.
Clerk August read the resolution Of
the Council calling "A Joint meeting OF