Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-06
HILMINGrON, TN UAsDAr. MAAcH 0
For County Tax-pay ers 10 Read.

The GAZETTE prints to-day q state
ment of the cpst to the taxpayers Of
nineteen counties in other states OF feed
ing the prisoners in the jails Of their
counties. The figures have been obtained
By the GAZETTE directly from those In
charge Of the respective jails and are
reliable. We ask the taxpayers and
particularly the farmers Of New Castle
county to study this exhibit carefully.
They will End it time well spent.
1t will be sesn that there are nine
counties in the list that pay 80 csnts psr
day and upward for feeding prisoners,
and that in all these nine counties the
average mum or 10 bs fed Is small, rang
Ing from one up TO thirty. In the re-
naming ten counties the price Is below
that rate; the minimum Of 81 cents per
day being paid By car next neighbor,
Chester county, with an average Of only
n prisoners.
The average number Of inmates in
Kew CASTLE jail Is about l40. Looking
over the List We End fou. isils which
furnish q very fair companion here.
Boston, with $50 prisoners, pays u
cents per day, Pottsyiile, with 1870, pays
IA cents per day; Richmond, with $50
pays 25 cents per day Lancaster, with
1913, pays IL cents per day. All thess
are below our 3l-:ent rate. Bu. the
question is not Why ths taxpayers OF Sez
Castle county should be required to pay
more than the highest o. these four, bp.
why they should be required 70 pay more
than the lowest Of these four. II i2s
prisoners can be fed Ia Lancaster Tor 2
cents per day each, why cauuot l3l b
fed,in New Castle at the sam rate Docs
any taxpayer doubt tha. tasy can Be ,
under proper system OF county yoYstn-
ment, and that in allowing the sheriff 81
cents the levy court is wastetully dis
bursting twice as much as Is necessary:
II further proof OF the ez'ra7sgant
character Of this disbursement. Ia AGED,
we have it right here al homs, The
grand jury Of this county, Ia its report
made February 7th, ascertaina1 that the
average cost Of boarding the aInshouss and
insane asylum inmates, leaving out the cos
Of medicines, the wages Of employees ant
the maintenance Of horses and carriegsi
not used for farm purposes, does not eT
ocsd 4 cents per meal. Counting in 'tht
cost Of food, medicine, ice, fuel for eook
ing purposes, soaps ID, fer wsSaini
and cleansing, food for cattle and horses
repairs Of carriage and farm implement.
and harness, advertising and printing
wages Of superintendent, matron and o.
all other employees, excepting the visit
ing physician snd engineers, We hay'
quoted here the exact language Of th
report. brought up the sost per meal t
only 81 cents. Y.t tie inmates Of tn
almshouse and insane asylum are mac
better fed than the inmates Of New CAST
,ail.
In few dsys the levy ccuFt will mes
to AZ the allowances OF The sheriff. III
Farmers Institute has remonatsste
against continuance Of the eztrays
gance that has run mp in foGr years
floating debt Of GOO. The grln5 jqf
has expressed the opinion that " if ope
competition for feeding 'hare prls5ns,
was adopted, the comfy would save on
half Of the present eZgelse.n ThgG9apd
Of laboring men in this city are payin
house rent, feeding and clothing lhse
selves, their wives and children and iacs
Ing numteTless miscellaneous eEpsn4
lures on wsRes averaging 10! more tha
IS or ~ per week tas y0sr ro1nd mar
of them carrying stock ID loan assoc!
tions or making small deposits in Gavin,
.anks' Where would they be a. 10 cen
per meal Tor each n.eubar Of the hoas
holtt Why should trlnps and erin
male BE- more expsnnveiy fed than la
abiding worEinsmsr2 What Is the le'
court Roiag 70 do about ii WHAT a
the Taxpayers gging to do abou! in