The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-22
GIRLS REFORM SCHOOL.
Governor Receivessthe Annual
Report Of the Industrial In
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TRENTON. Dec. q, 1S96.-The twenty
sixth annual report of the trustees of the
State Industrial School for Girls has been
submitted to Governor Griggs. In speak
Ing of the changes during the year, the
trustees in their report say
the opening of the present fiscal
year there were 119 girls In school and
80 but at service, under indentures, maxi
ing a total of ISL girls under our com
this date, October 81, 1896, there
are Jug girls In the school and AZ out at
service, under indentures, making a total
OF l5 girls under our control. The in
crease for the year is II.
During the year we have managed our
affairs with but one addition to the NUM-
Der of those in our employ. Miss Frances
Day, who was appointed clerk and nurse,
has been the only increase to the working
force of the school.
Miss Anna L.. INLAY resigned from the
position of assistant matron, which she
held for many years, to take a more de-
slrable place in an institution in New
YORK. Miss Margaret s, Harbout was APP
pointed to fill the vacancy with the title
of seamstress.
"A new steam boiler Of as horsepower
mas been set up for increasing the de-
mand reQuired for heating, cooking and
laundry purposes; the laundry building,
referred to in our last report, has been
completed; 4 new Ice house. with a
capacity Of about 30 tons, has been con-
structed, and a large cess pool, for i'm
proving the sanitary condition of the
premises, has been added to the permanent
improvements of the institution.
The general health of the inmates is
excellent Only one girl died during the
year Special attention is given, as usual,
10 the sanitary necessities of the buildings
and surroundings.
The farm is cultivated to its full
capacity and the products are abundant
and satisfactory"
h report shows that since the founda-
,lon OF the school in 1871. 491 girls have
been received: 1896 holds the record for the
largest number received in any one year.
Th1rty-six girls were received during the
year Just completed. The smallest num-
Der received In any one year was in 1874,
when only eight girls were sent to the
school.
Thirteen OF those received during the
past year were l5 years of age and over,
seven were IA years old; five, 13 years:
1--WE. IL years; four. II years: and one, 10
years old. Seven of those committed DUR
Ing the year were from Mercer County;
five from Passaic, four. from Camden;
three from Essex; two from each of the
following:-Bergen, Hunterdon, Hudson.
Middlesex, Somerset and Union; one each
from Burlington, Cumberland, Ocean, Sa-
lem and Warren,
T~hirty-four of the present inmates are
OF American extraction and white, while
~ are the offspring of colered Americans.
Sixteen had Irish PARENTS; 16, German;
5 Polish; Q English; / Hungarian, /
French. and / Dane. Twenty are orphans
and "a are half orphans. Thirty-eight are
the children of Incorporate fathers and 10
have incorporate mothers. Eight are IL
legitimate offspring, while the parents of
sight others are separated.
The ofenses for which the present fam
lily were incarcerated are: Incorrigibillty,
SS; disorderly conduct. 16; a fit subject,
l6; vagrancy, 90; petit larceny, 6; lar
ceny and receiving, 4; breaking, entering
and receiving, 3; assault and battery, 1;
lewdness, 4; entering, ].
The report shows that lG1 of the girls
at present incarcerated are able to write
a letter.
1t is shown by the sub-report of the
Treasurer that the institution has a bal
ance on hand of $2.609. 40. AT the begin
ming of the year 1t had a balance of
5,e52; Sc; Fer maintenance the state pro-
in cash from the sale of farm products,
making the total cash for the year $685.
| 1871.
For permanent improvements SC, s35. 6s
were paid out; for salaries. $3.50 "a
farm expenses. s2,2e9.4 40; groceries, ST.
| SAL 80; coal, 81, 53S. "a; repairs, S1.414.12; dry
goods, s1,0S0.67; flour, $1,000. 10; meat,
S540.28; incidentals, s533. SO; shoes. S439. 40
furniture, $3.50. As; insurance, s27i.5 50; drugs,
500 81; stationery. s14465; burial of girls,
$3.50 rent Of telephone, s1Sl; board OF
tees, $685. Is; trunks, $50. IS; total, $24, LII. 80,
leaving a balance of 81, COS. AZ.
The trustees of the school are Edward
II. Stokes, George C. Maddox, Aaron
| Carter, P. ]. Fitzgibbon, g.. Reynau
| Cook and Lewis Parker.