The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-20
FIFTH EDITION.
IN THE LEVY COURT.
Friends OF the Ferris Reform School
Given n Hearing-They Want Do
nation Annually of $4,000.

Friends OF the Ferris Reform School
Given n Hearing-They Want a Do
nation Annually of $1,000.
1t was $50 o'clock yesterday after.
noon when the members OF the Levy
Court returned from an examination
OF The new bridge over the Brandy
wine at Fourth street, and at that hour
tho Court was called to order.
The bridge Is $50 feet long, IS feet
wide, with draw 40 feet wide The
bridge Is built of oak. 1t Is vol bal
anced and moves easily.
The members were satisfied that the
bridge had been built in accordance
with tho act OF Legislature. and on
their return tho deed conveying the
bridge to the county was permitted to
be sent to the Office Of the Recorder
of Deeds to he recorded. Tho resolu-
ton accepting the bridge will no
doubt he passed this forenoon.
A large delegation of the managers
of the Ferris Industrial School being
sent their claims. The delegation was
composed OF Lindicy q. Kent, Alfred
d. Warner, Alfred GawLhrop Wllm
Palmer, Judge l., L. Wales, Judge d.
Frank Ball, Charles b. Lore. Lewis
Thompson, Joseph W. II. Watson, Ash.
ton X. Tatum, Thomas Bird, Mrs.
Elizabeth W. Mendenhall, Mrs. Frances
S. Garrett, Mrs. Sallie A. Pennypacker
and Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Bailv.
Mr.. Charles b. Lore was called upon
as the first speaker but he declined
for the present, and introduced to the
court Judge Wales, whom he said
would speak on behalf OF the mama
gers.
Judge Wales, In represt nting the
case, gave short history OF the estab-
lishment of the Ferris Industrial
school, but said that without larger
appropriations, tho managers must
stop exactly where they are, for they
can accommodate no more pupils than
they now have. The school has been
receiving $500 per year from the Levy
Court, but the managers must have at
least $4,000 year.
Applications for admission have
been refused and the courts have been
compelled to let boys go with repri-
lmand. There Is about $1,000 In bank
for new building, and this will be in
lcreused to $4,000, but before the new
building is erected Tho managers must
be assured OF an increased appropria-
ton. The managers have gone about
$500 behind in finances each year in CT
der to keep up the school. Tho Levy
Court has the right to Increase the APP
preparation il IL 50 desires under tho
law Incorporating tho schools. Will
mington pays about 100000 for free
schools and no ono objects. The Levy
Court makes an appropriation for
Sunday schools. The Ferris Indus
trial School reaches class Of children
that is reached neither by free schools
or Sunday schools.
The income for the next year will bo
about 5l3JO, exclusive of the appropri-
ations. The cost OF maintaining each
pupil is actually Sl40 for food, cloth
ling, etc. A prisoner in New Castle
Jail costs s73 per year for food alone.
The managers ask that the Levy Court
pay $50 per year per pupil at least, OF
not less than 5000 next year. ..
Judge Ball, the next speaker, said the
hardest problem To solve by tho Num-
cipal Court Is what to do with juvenile
offenders from to IA years OF age. 1t
was humiliating he said that the State
Of delaware had no place for such
boys. IL costs more to sond them to
Jail and more to keep them afterwards.
II would be crime not to support
this Institution.
\ Mr.. Lore made very effective adj
dress. lie said that while he was at
torney-general forty or fifty boys had
come before court. 10 send them to
jail meant ruin, and many OF them
were dismissed by CHIEF Justice Gllpin
with tears in his eyes. Those boys
were sent out on the streets for there
was no where else to send them. Ihey
came back us Offenders. The county
must keep boyiSh offenders. They
, must DO kept in school where their
minds can be trained for good or to
send them to Jail. John Ferris pro.
vided this school and now there are
,forty-three boys there.
The Levy Court Is asked for $4,000 to
keep the boys. In Jail those boys
would cost 5000 in a year. Ii any one
wants to be county commissioner
and wants to vote to aid himself In
the canvass he has good chance to
honestly do so now.
i CHER of Police Blackburn backed I'D
all that Judge BALI said and William
10. S pruance, Esq, strongly recom-
mended increased aid for the school
J from the county.
MIR. Lore thanked the court for the
patient hearing accorded and the
court adjourned until ~ O'Clock this
morning.
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