The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-06-14
Facts In Regard 40 the Working Of
Prob IbItlon.

made the same year In the Stone pavilion at
"A cost Of o. ,OOl.70, and SGsl.02 was spent on
the AlmshOusc. Other repairs were made
costing 1925; heating and laundry machine
cost Ss7U.0G; the new bridge cost, for re-
pairs, sll0.28; iron grating IN the prison
was purchased for el23; hen houses and n
new elevator at the boys school cost
S1,1S3.O0.
Forty-four per cent. Of the commitments to
the WOrkhOusc IN 1856 were common drunk
ards.
Number Of commitments to the jail la 1886,
1913, and commenting on this fact, the report
Of the Board Of State Charities and Corrcc-
tions for that year says: "Of the commit
menis from the city Of Providence and from
the towns all, except two, were drunkenness
and rcyclng. 4 notable feature Of the COM
milmcnts 10 the jail from the city Of PrOSl-
dcncc the past year Is the large number,
comparatively Of women committed, namely
80 in 1856 against - In lSsj"
"Thcso facts" the report say-,' "may be-
misleading $50 far n the Increase OF
drunkenness j. cOnccrncd) as thc
Mayor Of Providence has authority 10 remit
the llnc and costs Of a person sentenced 10y
the police court, from which IL follows that
the number Of commitments TO the Jail from
Providence may depend upon the greater or
less use Of this authority by the Mayor
In 1856 81 ,sj2.Il was expended In the pur-
chase " land, and s112.07 for sewage pur-
poses, and the cost Of the 522 acres or
land. comprising the property Of the
Stale Institutions, wa, $IG,O2lJI, Of
an average Of go an acre. Up Ito December,
1856, the scwagc plant cost 2ll,I2l.3'.
In Newport county ~ Of the l23 persons
convicted, were placed In jail fordrunk"nnr''
or violating the liquor law.
In Washington Country - of the 33 prison
crs were locked up for orintoNicaton.
Kent County bad violations Of the law re-
lating 10 ntcmpcrancc Of the - persons
arrested.
The cost Of food for the workhou,c in 1856
was S2I, ,1gl.l 10 and the salary list s2N,'2i23,
which with SG,01s.j0 for farm expenses,
81, ,iOl 10 for fuel and other expenditures
amounted 10 SSS,7l2.2G. The expense Of the
prison and Jail during the same period was
S33, ,l20.G2
III 1884 lllt bDtll VI '0ldl' ' lhl lAl'N ~
pared plans for additions 10 the Asylum for
the Insane at n cost of $4,000. The number
Of incurablcs In the asylum January !, 1851
was 40, aud January /, lSSN, iiG, and this
despite the fact that Gi died during the year,
- were discharged aud escaped.
In the Workhou,c and House Of COrrcc-
tion in 1857 there were 223 inmates, 37I being
committed, 21j discharged % escaped and
died, an increase Of ~ over the preceding
year.
The State Prison and County Jail record
for 1857 shows that ,oN2 persons were com
mittcd during the year an increase Of 323
over 1856.
The cXpcnscHuf maintaining the prison and
Jail in 1857 was s3j j,2sloj, against s33 3,l20G2
In 1856.
The cost Of maintaining these institutions
for 1857 was $OO,200.I1.
In 1SSS the Assembly appropriated $4,000
for new nlmshou,c, $4,000 OF which had
already been expended. On the new build
ings for the insane S2i i,3j2.Gl was expended
this year Of the S2G,OOO appropriated. In all
diton to the 100000 appropriated for thcncw
stone $4,000 additional was required In lSSS.
During lSSS S7,577.9O was expended on the
school for boys.
The report of the Board of state Charities
for 1855 SAYS: "Of the j2l persons committed
In 1855 273, or about - per cent, were COM
mon drunkards. The number Of
women committed for prostitution in 1SSS,
including under this head common prostitutes
and night-waIkcrs, was 20, which Is a larger
number than in several recent years
During the year 1SSS there were 312 men
and ~ women committed 10 the Workhousc
and House of Correction, of whom 2I3 were
common drunkard,, and 236 of this number
were sent 10 the Worhhousc from rroyl-
dcncc. and lS7 of the 52l In the institution
were under 30 year, of age.
During the year lGl persons were commit
ted to the insane asylum, and on January |,
1880, there were i1G inmates in that institu-
ton against $40 in 1855 under n license law.
In 1855 there were 237 persons sent TO the
almshousc, and there were remaining Janu-
AIRY /, 1889, $50. During the year, however,
1863 were discharged, and there were -
deaths. The record also shows six births
during the year.
In 1855 there were committed To the state
Prison 90 persons, making In all 100 conNicts
imprisoned January, 1889. During the same
period ,S0l persons were sent to the County
Jail, and Notwithstanding Los were dis
charged during the year, . died and escaped
and ~ were transferred To the Prison or
WorkhouSc, there remained January /, lSSo,
2ll inmates Ofthis number li3 were commit
ted for selling liquor, II of the prisoners being
females ~ for Keeping uuiSanccs, and II for
keeping liquor for sale. Providence commit
ted To the County Jail In lSSS G33 persons for
drunkenness, and the various towns in the
state 3li persons for drunkenness.
The "Rhodc Island Ballot Reform ASso-
citation" has issued circular urging the
members 10 vote against the repeal of the
Fifth Amendment because the General As
sCmbly passed vote extending the time for
the operation of , g recent ballot law beyond
the date of the election. The action Of the
General Assembly was mistake, hut 1t
would bc childish 10 attempt to defeat a
measure for the relief Of the state from
injury and decentralization ON such grounds
Providence Journal
1t will be well for voters TO iiN IN their
minds the fact that to east a ballot marked
"ApproyC" ON the Constitutional Amend
mcnt ut the election June Goth means TO abol-
i>h Prohibition, while one marked Reject"
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