Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-03

Regulations for the Ambulance,
Last evenings session of the Council
Committee on Police was interesting
and important
The committee declared for a new
city prison, approved the plans OF
Franzheim, Giesey & Faris, and recon-
mended them TO Council, and turned
down the proposition of Sheriff Rich
ards to board the prisoners in Jail, at
a substantial saving to the city. over
the average cost Of the prison in past
years.
The estimated cost of the new prison
building is $500, which probably
means $500 before it is completed
equipped and ready for occupancy.
When it is done, the yags, tramps
and itinerant DRINKS will have place
of abode which will not cause the blush
of shame to rise to their cheeks Wnen
His Honor. the Mayor, says Five dol
lars or thirty days for the building
as designed by the successful archltects
is one entirely creditable to them ana
TO the city.
Il will include a front Office building,
with a female department in the sec
ond story, a rear cell building for men,
fitted up and constructed upon the same
general plan as the county Jail, rooms
for working purposes, a room tor an
emergency hospital, if desired anu
there is a movement in that direction
hath rooms. steam heat, and all the
accessories. The building Will be DuilC
of red brick, two stories hlgh' SoA'O
feet i'm outside dimensions, and presents
a handsome appearance as skelcneu IL
profile. Mayor Butts, who has been an
enthusiastic champion OF the ne"
nrison idea. is well pleased with the
proposed building.
When the committee met, last even
ing. at the Office of the Chief OF Ponce,
bills aggregating $4j1.13 were auulIeu
and recommended for payment. / hese
bills told an interesting little stor! OIL
their own. AT the last meeting plans
were Derfected for the purchase OF sup
niles by the Clerk of the commute On
reouisitions by the superintendent, As
q result. there was surprising uliieI-
ence i'm some of the bills. For instance
the Clerk effected a saving OF some
thing like eleven cents pound on
coffee alone. During the month OF
February about $50 meals were served
m total cost of about S1o3. Under
the new system. during the month OF
March about 1925 meals were served
NJ a total cost of about Sl23. In other
words there were about twice as many
meals served for a difference OF about
S20 in money. ,.i.+o5
Superintendent NcGannon suomlIleu
his rerort for March, and 1T was ORDER
ed filed. In the future he VIII he re-
orirod 10 show the number of prisoners
on hand each day. instead OF bunchlng
them for the month. as heretofore A
nroDosition from the Wheeling BAKERY
Germany 10 supply bread to the instl-
tutior was held over until other DIGS
could he received The Clerk was N
structed TO purchase bread for the COM
iro, month from q Fifth ward baker, at
+ba same rate heretofore paid. ne
Sunerintendent was authorized TO Duy
an anvil but when he asked 1or 'lSe'
TOO. he was summarily smut on
The various plans for the proposeu
new prison building were Jhen taken
nm the architects competing beng on
Ind ~ make explanations. Architect
Charles Hamilton came first, ana ne
,vas followed by Messrs. Forney, Lelner
and Franzheim. Giesey & Farls'
Mr. Uamilton's building was inquired 70
COST 8 7O0 Mr.. Leiner's $4,000 Tor
s,rtv-oiob+ cells, $500 for forty-four
coils $500 for forty cells. and so on
Tho Frarzheim. Giesey ?. Faris DulIu-
SO 10, vas fgrred at $500 for forty-three
coIle After all the plans mad peeh
examined. Sheriff Richards was IIl,lo-
duc-d and submitted the lolloWlus
nroposition for boarding the prisoners
in iail his estimate having been ar
ranged for at previous meeting
"To tbe Committee on Police. OF the Oou"-
eli of the City Of Wheeling.
"cort1enen:-I answer TO your invita-
go, Of one week ago I appeared before
,-o,- Committee. then considering the
question of taking care OF persons sen
fenced from your Ioi,' 60. =,
agreed to lay before you at a meeting IN
the future. a proposal to take such prison
ere ms had heretofore been sent to the
CITY Work House.
.Sirce that time from the information
gained from the newspapers Of our city
have concluded to make YOU such pro-
rosftion as can leave no doubt in the
mind Of any one as to the actual saving
Of money to the city of Wheeling and its
tsxnavers bv the adoption of the proposal
tfat I will make. 1t is well to keep ID
mind. I'm the consideration OF this question
the fact that i'm the adoption OF either
MAN. that of sending prisoners to work
house or iail. that the number to be taken
care of is one Of the most important fac
tors i'm determining the cost Of each TO
successfully establish and maintain
work house at a cost that would suggest
the establishment Of such an institution.
II Is absolutely necessary that the num-
her of prisoners be large and the term Of
Imprisonment long No work house could
he successfully conducted with only a
few short term prisoners to support IL.
such as are generally committed from
vour Police Court Former Police Com