The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-03
Saturday June 3. 1898.
THE STATE REFORM SCHOOL.

Participating. as every good citizen OF
Miles City has. IN the effort to raise the
sum necessary to purchase the site for
the State Reform School. ii is scarcely
an item of news TO this community to
that the necessary amount has
been raised. the tract of land selected
by the trustees purchased. and the same
transferred in fee simple to the State of
Montana as the gift of the citizens of
Miles City. in recognition of the high
compliment to this community in the
selection Of this place for the location of
one of the permanent state institutions.
Without desiring to unduly exalt the
generosity and public spirit of our citi-
Zens. we believe it t. be matter worthy
OF public mention that a committee
working in a cause of this nature. could
go out among the people and in the short
space of a week or ten days raise the
sum Of eight thousand dollars. and this
in the face of a inancial stringency that
has affected every avenue of commerce.
1t simply proves what we nave always
claimed: That Miles City is the biggest
little town il the state. and that her
citizens neF"r question the cost Of any
movement I at is TO result in the better
ment of the own or its surroundings in
any way.
The tract purchased for the reform
school AMI grounds is Il forty acre piece.
or part Of a 100 acre tract purchased 10y
DIR. Fish of the y. p. Railroad Company
some years ago The reform school
forty begins Just one mile east of the
Presbyterian Church. on the extension
of Main street. and directly opposite
Towner Savage's residence. It is valued
at 800 per acre, or 5000 for the whole.
Other locations We're offered at a smaller
price. and one or two at a larger. but all
things considered. this piece seemed to
be at once the best and the cheapest on
account of its proximity to town and its
favorable location as to the irrigating
ditch. every square foot OF theland being
susceptible Of irrigation.
WV lHol the MATTER III SECURING the
site has been so satisfactorily disposed
of: the board Of trustees have it in their
power to take the preliminary steps
toward the erection of the building. and
in fact much of this preliminary work
has already beer done. in the expecta-
ton of the successful termination Of the
committees work III procuring the site.
The board of trustees. consisting 81
Judge Streyell. {. f. Middleton and II.
b. Wiley. have for some weeks past been
IN correspondence with architects and
officials of reform schools in other states,
From the latter much valuable infor-
nation has been gained. all who have
experience in the building of such an
institution, uniting in the advice to our
board to move slowly and carefully in
the matter OF selecting plans. and to
plan as much. or more. for the future
than the present. With this advice be-
fore them, the board will not move
hastily. yet at the same time it is their
intention to get the building under way
in July and finish all that the present
appropriation will permit this year.
As has beer stated heretofore. Gov.
Richards is taking a warm personal in
terest in the reform school, and has but
recently written the board Of trustees.
urging the promptest action compatible
with al. intelligent performance of their
duties. 1t is therefore safe to say that
from this time forward all matters con-
nected with the erection Of the building
will move forward smoothly and speedily,
and that December LIST of this year will
see the State Reform School ready for
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