Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-17
A NEW JAIL
IN CONTEMPLATION BY THR BOARD OP
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
10 Iormal action T,bsp az Jet u ;ba PREMISES Bot
It Has Been Diseased by ice hsnbus IsNm.
ally and Will Be Taken Up Next Year.

At hast nights session of the Council
Committee on Finance, during the discus,
s;cn Of the proposition Of tn, Committee on
City Prison TO erect a ten thousand dollar
work. house upon or near the site of the
present old mttle-trap, the announcement
was made to the gentlemen Of the commit
tee that the County Board of Commission
ers ha1 in contemplation the erection of a
new Jail for Ohio COUNTY, aud that il vaa
the intention Of the board, at lie proper
time, 60 asE toe City Council 10 loin in
with the county in the construction aud
maintenance OF the ediice. This announce
ment was made by Mr.. Cruise, the President
OF the Board, who. however, took pains 10
have those present understand that az yet
no formal action had been taken By the
Body eyer yhisb ~ preSides, but that the
mltter had SIMPLY been discEssed. 1t the
same ting, be Neemed TO have but little
doaGt Int that tue enterprise Yould be
undertaken Ia due time. The mattfI
came up, through the appearance in the
committee oom Of Mr.. Allison. That
gentleman is not a member of the Com
rittee IN Finance, but he is a member Of
The GoUlIIIyo an City Prison. nud as such
has been an earnest and conscientious ~.
vOCSte OF the erection ola new building fer
the keeping Of the city prisoners. He
took occasion 10 make some remarks TO the
committee 10 Justification of the plans and
estimates for the institution, sent in ny
this c1DGryee n TIE ccproe 1t his address
taking care 10 repudiate the idea that the
committee, in proposing TO make the new
work. house self sustaining, intended to
have the prisoners come in contact IN n
way, with the honest labor % persons
without the prison walls. The institution
vas Only 10 pe credited by the CITY. or the
BoaIi oil FQblic Works WITH inc setaGl
value Of the stOrs prepared by the
prisoners for use upon tia streets, and
in that way, 10 show that the city &C
tuslly got value received for the money
expended 10 the maintenance Of the in
st,tcIion. This speech from Nc. Allison,
brought IUTIn my ad-iss:GS rom Hr.
Cruise abJut 4 new fail. In dwelling
upon the subject, be said the preseut
Jail mas in such a condition that 10 spend
any more money upon it in repairs was
simply 10 waste the cash Of the taxpayers
Of tie sogrty. Something wonld soon
have 10 be done, cad the question had
been asked by members Of the Eolrd Of
Commissioners whether or not the city
could not To iDS1cGi TO iOiu in with tie
county, in the erection Of a buiidiTs
which would accommodate city and county
prisoners alike, and at the tame time be
q credit TO lhe community. The Board
had no idea Of embarking in this enter
pr,se 6GripS Lhe resent year, as there was
3 49aling deSt CFEboai Us, 200. which it
was hoped to clear away during lSS5.' Bot
rext year something OF a definite nature
SOnld be undertaken.
In reply to q question By a member OF
the committee, Mr.. Gmse said ne could
tsii DSt-ip. about The probable location Of
the new bni!iibg' The B)arG had noi
hV aDy mFans got along that far