The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-01
TO USE HOBO LABOR.
The City Fathers Figuring on
q Stone Pile.
WHERE PRISONERS SHALL WORK


resolc ton was introduced by DIT. Chap
mar II which the employment Of che
ctty's prisoners formed ne central hez,
and which. In the process a. evolution
from ar tfss 90 an actually, has reached
the period q informal discussion, ire re-
sat- &c which. unter the present crush Of
business Ia al depar .ments. can hzrtfly
expect to come before the counrsl mkt
Monday night even in It's ehrysolis con-
ditscn- The matter. however. has not been
nss'erseo for Lack Of importance. but IT.
shaping by conference OF the powers
10 whom II was referred has bean delayed
by the very seriousness % the instructions
and the lack OF time necessary 20 formu-
bate scheme OF such proportions
The matter. which. as stated above, f.
the employment OF the city prisoners by
which some substantial return vii; result,
Tor It's projectors and also fer that eie-
ment that il prone TO consider the ae-
commcdations Of food and lodging al
police headquarters as ssnscure TIE
resolution IL az follows:
Whereas. The city % Seattle is at con-
siderable expense in maintaining ard feed
Ing number Of prisoners without any
compensAtion, and believing said prison-
ers should De made 10 make some returns
70 ne general economy q public affairs.
therefore, be IL
Resolved. That the board Of nuhrs,
works De requested to tnvax,gva,s ana
feFmoiste Plan for maintaining = rot
PIE or place where these prisoners ean r.
npsAeo 70 WORK at crushing rock to b.
ussd N improving our streets. ara the
board oa public works is aufhorixs5 - e.
innate on the cost Of suc4 a nfan "a -
PORK 10 the council as soon as uraetira,,,.
w. CHAPMAN,
Acting President City Counc,l"
rs,. "ps o. the resolution was trans
..seeu 20 ssilea OF Police Reed with in
structions TO Cooperate with sha hea-s -
pubic works In formulating the uan
When Mr.. Reed was seer ye..syEsx r.
SAD ma, While he had given the matter
coasioerso.e thought he had not met vvI.h
NC BOARD as Yet. He stated that under
exlssing circumstances there vera f~w
convictions ana no long time sentences
.s served. The idea embodied In the
eetuefnsnt or cases I'm the munic{nar eanr,
- tnas the city Is NOT disposed 70 extena
us hospitality to the hobo slerrer. Icrge-
man Is absolutely necessary An sIr,v-
anes OF - per day IN made for sarv.r~
tinne and charge Of Is cents a. mac
seainst the city <or each prisoner ner
gay. VI there were some way OF employ
.s p1lsoners 'Te lines might be made
heavier and the allowance for tire ,~o--
siderable less. The moral effect 81 a
stone Pile, which the hobo breads r,ueh
more than he does the tank. wnuld nc
great, and there would IN all iikelfhood
De fewer criminals OF nhe tramp sort 10
deal win Just now the element which Is
eSpected TO furnish the motive power for
the hammers In the stone yard is scss-
tered ali through the country ana In tho
hills and woods. Some OF II IL tainr en-
pioyed In the lumber mills and logging
camps and along shore but when tbe
rainy weather sets In and there Is a clos
ing down In some OF the industries where
nooo labor Is made available. there viii
be a swarm OF tougirs and srsnus come
20 town. some with the pronounrss an
tention OF committing petty depredations
tnat wiz lead to their going 10 the CITY
prison or the county fail Those who
would remain away from Seattle because
there was stone pile. the city would ae
better without, while those who tnSis.aS
upon Tying directly In the face of a cruel
fate would be paying the city for their
entertainment. chief Reeds IDEAS are
fnat the cure in some cases might nrave
worse than the disease. bat that II would
be good way 20 eradicate II.
Mayor Wood. when asked for his views
on the subject, stated that The question
was long way In advance of <a,eh a
thing as a house OF Correction whar.
the city and county might toln in getting
return by the INTRODUCTION IF va~,n,,a
branches OF trade whsre unSklllaa fahor
might be employed. but that IL vau,a Ia
step IN that direction The average
longtime incarcerste prefers - work AZ
something and the element thas sasn,aa.
work on general principles could n. com
PEELED TO work. Fer the ure~~nt how
ever. Mayor Wood suggested thar ths e.
forts toward the employment OF criminal
labor be directed toward the stone pif.
or 20 Tire identifying and hetter4nr OF the
streets 81 the city. II fs not uav0r
Woods dea 20 bring che hoshe Iahor fate
competition with honest labor hu, 20 er,.
pioy him as may BE- necessary. under ~.
conditions that the city nna< Itself n,
present. when x Is impossible 20 csnteyn-
plate the employment OF men AZ any xo-t
az wages. There sre some IDEAS that tha
mayor has fSthercd that Mould ron,r{f,-
ute greatly TO the hsautsytuw ~ ,ha
streets, Among these possibilities are
the parking 81 streets that are now 80,
wide between the curhs, particularly in
residence districts. These streets ar.
more expensive 20 keep IN condition tran
they would 81 with grass platS AZ either
ssde and the planning Of trees The schema
Is being carried out IN other cities and
Mayor Wood believes that some ~ 81.
hcho energy might. after certain ue-e.-
ssrv legislation. he arnIfaS in shis nav
The results % tire aellheFatfanx on re
question VIII be looked fa- no, oniw ~
TIRE citizen who approves 90 IL Agt nv .ha
machines against which the movement 10
directed