Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-21

You have to keep these boys. You cannot
avoid that fact--that either in some good
school or in Jail. A Jail official of 40 years
experience told mo only this morning that
a youths experience OF go days in Jail is
enough TO scar him for life. VIII you send
the child to jail? There's not father here
who would dare TO do it. The Ferris In
dustrial School to-day has As boys. These
are cared for by these ladies at 13i cents a
day: With six cents more their food and
clothing account is balanced In Jail these
boys that now cost $4,000 would cost
This is n county institution. Your chair
man is one of the managers. SO is the
mayor of this city. So is the Judge OF the
superior court. 1t is one of your own insti-
tutions.
CHARITY DRAINED DRY.
Charity is drained dry. 1t can stand no
more drafts.
II any one of yon 0evy courtmen) is
ambitious Of further county honor would
suggest you give attention to this request.
would like TO stump the county for him
Il he is a friend to this institution be he
Republican or Democrat, if he endorses
this measure.
1T Is ECONOMY.
What would be your response II any of
your constituents twit YOU on the finance
question. Why tell him that this is the
best economy for the county. Its economy
III the school instead of in the jail. You
make men instead of criminals of the lads
| No levy courtman before me will ever
have cause to blush for making this $1,000
| appropriation no matter whatever else
| they may have to answer for.
Now don give us penny less than the
| $1,000 or else I'll think YOU the mennest
Levy Court that ever existed.
CHIEF BLAcKBuRN's REMARKS.
Chief of Police William j. Blackburn
bore out what Judge Ball said in regard to
hls experience ut the municipal court.
| When the boys are arrested there is no
| other recourse but to send them among the
old criminals or turn them loose again on
| the streets.
MIR. sPRUAScR's REMARKS.
Mr.. Spruance had not visited the Ferris
Industrial School for a long time but re-
cent Sunday afternoon he drove out in that
direction. He heard singing and that in
| duced him to drive up to the school build
| ing. He was delighted with his experience
there. He was taken into the assembly
room, The matron was seated ut the or
| gan leading her 40 wards in singing, They
| We're 40 bright attractive boys.
| | don't know. Mr.. Spruance continued,
| when | enjoyed anything so much. was
lifted up so. was induced to speak and
must say, don't remember speaking to
any more attentive audience. The whole
some, clcanly, self-respecting air of the
| boys impressed me very much. resolved
at that moment if ever | had the oppor-
| tunity to say good word for the Ferris
industrial School | would do il witha will.
Another thought, this appeal is not made
| to your sympathics, but TO your sense of
| justice.
What would you think of anyone MAX
ing the proposition that you should not
feed nor ciothe the prisoners in New Castle
| jail; that you should not use good honest
peoples money for the jail criminals.
What is the difference in the two cases
except that these are kept by private means
all these boys are sent here by your own
authorities no more than Sheriff simmons.
Is not the application as strong? do not
| think when the case is fairly presented to
you that single taxpayer Of New Castle
county would object to paying this. Do
| You think your duty does not compel you
TO the obligation of duty.
II were member of this court | would
not hesitate one moment. Am | not
Obliged to maintain the prisoners of this
county for. the term they are sent to Jail
under the laws?
These boys are not sent to the school at
any ones within or pleasure. The boys
are got there through the machinery of
the law. Then, people only ask vol to
help maintain the wards of the county.
Don't be afraid Of your popularity. The
whole healthy feeling of the people is in
agreement with what we ask.
At the close of the remarks Mr.. Lore
thanked the members of the Levy Court
for their patient hearing of the addresses
and added he will thank them still more
when they do their full duty in giving the
whole 81, 100.
Court then adjourned to Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
IN ipSt httci Mt 7
yesterday was the following resolution
which was offered by Mr.. Grubb;
ieso'ved, That there be aud is he 'eby nppro-
priated the sum OF two thousand dollars for the
benefit of the Ferris Industrial School, subject
10 the order OF II. G.. buckingham, chairman
OF this court
The motion was seconded simultaneously
by Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Jolls.
The latter said he is heartily in accord
with it. The county pays $4,000 for 200
prisoners and the cost to the county of
feeding these Al boys is only $500, A pro
$1,000.
Mr., Grubb--.I don't think this an ex-
travagance. The managers are bringing
up the children most creditably. i feel
now, as taxpayer, that | would like to
join in and pay my share" y
Mr.. Hutchison-"In casting my vote as
one Of the members Of this body must
say | am proud this morning to Join in
helping this worthy institution. have
talked with the taxpayers of Appouuini-
mink hundred, both Democrats and Re-
publicans, and they say heartily to pass
this resolution"
Mr.. Bnclsingham.-"I understand so per
cent OF those cared for in these institutions
turn out excellent citizens
MIR. Grubb-"This is possibly the closing
term of my official career of eight years as
levy conrtman. | should like every man.
woman and child in Brandywine hundred
to know how | voted on this question.
therefore call for the yea and nay votes"
nous YEA
at is the best money YOU ever spent"
remarked Clerk of the Peace Biggs 10 Mr..
Grubb.
SENSATION IN COURT.
Just at this moment Messrs. Rodney
Bates and Lore, appeared i'll the Levy
Court chamber, and it was discovered that
these gentlemen would appear for the
opponents of the Cherry Island marsh
bridge.
Levy Court had been in private caucus
all the morning, and it was supposed that
they had arrived at some determination
on the matter. The appearance of the
opponents Injured possibly in the direction
of knocking their deliberations into a
cooked hat. At any rate the debate that
followed which was accidently Joined in by
Mr.. .Spruance, developed into as lively a
session as court has seen since mid-wintcr. |
To long after the noon hour the oratori-
cal battling went on and close to o'clock
Mr.. Spruance was still engaged laundering
with emphatic argument against the sud. |
den appearance and propositions OF his OPP
ponents.
WRONG PRECEDENT.
On invitation of the chairman Mr.. Rod |