Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-30
THE CROWDED REFORM SCHOOL
The New Building VIII Not he sum
Client to Meet the Demand.

The New Building VIII Not he SUM-
Client to Meet the Demand.
Mr.. A. J. Falls. president Of the board of
trustees of the reform school. has submit
ted to the Attorney General the annual re-
port of the board reciting the occurrences
of the year at the school There have been
1.7ss boys received In the school during the
twenty-four years of its existence. There
were 2ss boys in the school during the year,
204 remaining at the end of the year. From
the date of the organization of the school,
but twelve deaths have occurred. the rate
of mortality being less than in any similar
Institution in the country.
The estimates for the next fiscal year
amount to $4,000. This includes an addi-
ton Of $500 to tine salary of the superinten-
dent; 500 to the salary of the assistant
superintendent and 500 for additional
teachers. The sum of 81. 600 is asked for a
new bake oven and building for the same,
and $500 for needed repairs and fencing.
On the destruction of it's large and val
liable barn. with its contents, by fire, the
loss Is estimated at sl3.Se5. the barn at s.. 500
and its contents. consisting of horses, wag-
ons. harness. farming Implements, hay,
grain &C.. at 1915. To cover this loss, an
estimate In detail has been submitted to
the Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia, with the earnest request that they
will invite the attention of Congress to 1t
with the request that special bill of re-
lief be passed at ar early date.
The new family building for which an
appropriation of $4,000 was made by Con-
gress at It's last session, Is now in course
of construction. and when completed will
accommodate fifty boys. Even with this
addition" the report says. I'VE cannot ac-
commodate the large number of boys now
In the streets, leading lives which must
soon drift them into the criminal class,
but Ii is not deemed advisable by the board
of trustees to ask for further appropria-
lions for this purpose at this time. Our
my duty as president of the board to notify
the courts from time to time that no more
boys can be received owing to the limited
accommodations of the school On this ac-
count many small boys are committed by
the courts to the jail or work house. where
they should not be sent, but where the
courts are compelled to send them for want
of room at our school"
One great difficulty at the school, which
has caused the board of trustees much anx-
iety and thought, is a sufficient supply Of
water.
We understand" says the report, that
next year 1t is proposed to erect a stand
pipe or in some way furnish water from
the city mains to Brookland. If this Is
done, then doubtless our school can be SUD-
piled with water from that point-that ele-
walton being greater than ours. In the
meantime the board of trustees will try
every means in their power. and endeavor
10 provide for the necessities of the school
In this respect"
The superintendent of the school received
and paid over to the treasurer during the
year, receipts from the farm and work.
shops, g, 755. IS: which. in accordance with
law. has been deposited in the treasury of
the United States.