The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-01-09

noust t.sAt city
erncr tor the purpose of exeeut ng the provi- ,
sons OF this act after visiting several similar !
institutions in different States. have adopted |
the cottage family plan. and have erected J
and completed beautiful e.nd-subsfantiaI build l
ings west Of aad adjoining the city of Chilli
prov ded with gas, water, etc. The buildings |
will accommodate fifty inmates.
You will be asked 10 make additional appro |
prat4Cns f0r barns. stEeti.ents, fencing. stock,
grading the grounds. and probably for the cree
ton of another The board OF control mas per |
formed Its work and discharged its duties faith
uliy to the State and NAY be safely trusted 10
continue the work, which IS only fairly com
menCed.
REFORM SCHOOL Far BOYS
! fsy the proyis ons Of the act establishing the
reform school for toys tive Governor, Attorney
! General and Register of Lands we're ctsnsti-
/ chase the il ds and erect the necessary nuilG'
! ings. The city of BooEyllle offered the best M
ertd hS f9f tbe 's co,"istee ot Te Ie.isIa
! ture appropriated for the purchase OF
ground, 500; for the erection Of build
| inys. S4l0D1: for furnishing the buildings.
| s2.0 %. for maintenance and Incidental expenses.
| 5000. The lands Of the institution com
PRISE 165 acres adjoining and east OF BoonVl!ie.
! on which is beautiful grove overlooking the
Missouri RIVER at BoonvIIie, building i.ox
| IS feet and four stores high, including base
! ment. and attached boiler house kitchen, din
| ing-room and laundry Two stores high, nave
been erected at d total cost of s3l,52 These
buildings are heated with steam nShteu with
gas and should be connected with the water
works the committee not having sufticient
funds for that purpose. When completed anu
furnished these buildings will accommodate
| from lS9 to 800 boys. The committee has fur
| nished them for the occupancy OF '5 boys, with,
in the appropriations subject to its uses, and
| has drawn from the Stale Treasury and turned
over to the board of managers for the purpose
of current expenses, buying necessary stock,
farming implements ana Incidental expenses,
the sum of s4,i25.
You will be asked for additional appropr,a-
tons for the erection of barns. sewerage sup
port etc. The State can not engage IN more
laudable undertaking than caring for and re-
form ng its youth whom circumstances over
which they had no control have started on the
, | wrong road. L commend this unfortunate
class of our people to your liberal considera-
| ton. 1t is estimated that ninety per cent. OF
r the youth sent to similar institutions in many
r OF The States make good and honorable citi-
Zens.
n The laws govern ing both of these institutions
| need amending. Boys should be committed
until twenty-one years OF age or until dis-
0 charged by the superintendent when ne Is satls-
e fled reformation has been effected.
LUNATIC AsYLUMS.
10 The State is now in better condition to care
- for the unfortunate insane than at any former
10 time. have visited ali three of the asylums
within the past year and found them well man
" aged by competent superintendent. the I'M
| provements made at the Fulton asylum during
DO the past wear have added much to the comfor,
~ of the inmates and the capacity OF the institu
ton This asylum should be made tire-proo
The asylums at ST. Joseph and Nevada are
W model buildings. The Nevada asy yium IS one o
a, the cheapest and best buildings IN the state
90 and the building committee is entitled to grea
W credit for the manner in which they have ols
~ charged their duty.
90 You will be asked for small appropriation
| to finish and furnish this asylum.
90 The ST Joseph asylum should be connected
W W with the city sewerage
w THE STATE PESrTENTIARY.
20 The cost Of the penten,iary for the past tw
~ wears to the people of this State has been s16s,
900, but il the warden is given credit for the II
r. buildings, etc, the cost win not exceed $50, ,OO
-, or s25 0IU per year. The actual cash earning
eo for the past two wears have been nearly $3.50 0O
~ The average number of prisoners worked o
contractors during the past two years has pee
about $50 This labor. as compared with IRE
ch skilled, unwilling and destructive to tools an
ed material. 200 free men would accomplish tn
ce, | same work for their employers at the same CO..
that the $50 convicts will cost them.
900 This comparison is made for the reason tn;
OILS probably You will be asked to change the labt
system because of this competition with none
labor II prisoner labors at all he comes
md ! competition with free labor, and ii the plac
ns of 45O skilled workmen outside of the penite
in tiary are taken by convictS, the tax x-paye
ing Of the State are saved at least sl'o,oN per
-ty- mum.
the Our present system Of employing prison @ LAB :,
rth is, in my opinion. the best that has been q
bv vised. 1t is almost self.sustaining. thereby
yer lieying the people OF a heavy onruen OF YAK
rem | ton. and the competition with free labor
but little.
THE COMMITTEE INQUIRY.
the the fourth General Assembly to Investigate C
ers, Wet contract iaoor, uhan idously H"oo 'iAo
,up- lowing report to the Legislatures:
and while the committee are convinced that
aro contract system taking it all in all. is best
loo the State and to all classes OF people, 50 1ar
uth- financial results are concerned. ~ is In oue
best to limit the number OF convicts engaged
Mia one line OF manufacture Hence the comm
Ate. tee favor the enactment of the substitute for
at House bills IN regard to the subject OF the G;
etc nffarpncpS Onilj
,t,, may exist as to the extent OF that Imitatf
'"A but a careful examination OF the subject by
J.. -, committee, taking into consideration the a
neo. ural increase, from year to year induces
p1o sh committee to favor the proposition in the s.
in stitute of permitting only one-seventn OF
~ prisoners to work at any one branch OF
'ter The management of the penitentiary un
s-n the administration OF Warden Marmaduke
ie.o, been all that the people OF Missouri could
4. pect 1t is the opinion OF all who have tai
VII the trouble to investigate thatit could not
iege There are more convicts in the penitenti
80 ! at the present time than ever before. and
lties nuhnoS. LUZ .,so,ars in o1r nenitentiarv than
ural NOT p pr,sono,s ~ tho ~ 11n,fs1 Statas The n,
nsti- otuet pAISo 80 -. .s - Tho,her :. xron,d
they ~ 49, ~Hp.hs ,n,ersst of economy and good n,
tertiary government to establish branch
itentiary 1 am clearly of opinion that
Mis- also call YOUR especial attention to the
aged portance of making proper provisions for
un- care OF the insane persons now confined IN
|
hool BOARD OF HEALTH
IS to pv IN act of the J.apslatur0 approved NJ;
hool- N isss tbara vas estabI,shed THE State Rf
aVed, of Health Of Missouri The act appropris
room the sum ~ ss IA, FOR the purpose of paving
many / saiary of the secretary and board No ap
man nr;attanS hove heen made since that tim,
iugs, 11ha srisI Iatnre for its support Notwithst
'ance ing this fact the board has kept up its ote
gs as yafiop and nerformed all the duties REQUIRE
anu law paid their own expenses ana contrib
{ the sa,.ar.l b,,narad dollars besides to nav q
twa ns.essarr expenses The board should b,
imburset for the money they have paid out
the law repealed or il should receive Iii
at ST. asSjstanee froU, the State.
Id no p,~Ks AND RANKING
I the ,,:z -. IN ,,o-r ,.,s,,,au IN tho ?, ,r,
blind. oesI.e - - 49, - @ s ic;entfr nrotarted h,
1es-s laws governing the control OF banking ins
'e 'e tious Or that If there is sunieient law on
subject the means of enforcing compli
with il are n; adequate. l would suggest
sseal- partial remedy and better protection to
ariou aa..i, .ba ot{yisahiIity of authorizing BY