Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09

AL last evenings session of the
Council Committee on Police, a brand
new proposition for care, feeding and
control OF the city prisoners was sub
United This time it came from SUI
perlntendent McGannon, of the city
prison.
1t will be remembered that year
ago. and again last month, Sheriff
hlchards. at the solicitation of the
committee, made propositions for
Keeping city prisoners in jail, the last
being in the words and figures fol-
lowing
''To the Committee ON Police of the Coun-
ai OF tho City of Wheeling, w. Va.
"Gentlemen:-At your request,
herewith submit proposition, TO take
and keep in the Ohio county jail male
prisoners sentenced from your city
Police Court at the ra te of soc per day
lot each male prisoner for each and
every day he is confined in said Jail.
will further agree not to charge the
city OF Wheeling for keeping male pris-
OnerS more than $4,000 for any one
year that this proposed contract may
exist, no matter il the number of pris-
oners confined in Jail would at the
rate proposed exceed in the aggregate
the proposed maximum amount Of 81
O0U. This guarantees an absolute saw
ing to the city of Wheeling Of $712.33
from the amount expended by it the
last year for the maintenance of the
workhouse. and provides clean and
proper place of detention for city pris-
iS in, c+r ri {
with the workhouse which has cost
$t12.33 more to maintain the last year
than is possible under the proposed
contract, even if more prisoners were
confined
A fair and proper estimate of the
proDabIe cost per year to the city Of
maintaining prisoners at the Jail at
the proposed rate, would be very much
less than the maximum amount per-
mltted under this proposed contract
In fact, the total cost per year would
not exceed one-half of that amount if
q proper system of co7fclitment was in
PRODUCED and maintained.
But without regard to what system
might be employed in sentencing pris-
oners, under this proposed contract,
the city must save at least S71233 per
year, and at the same time obtain bet
ter service.
Respectfully submitted,
III. C. RICHARDS,
Sheriff of Ohio county, W. Va"
At last evenings meeting Superin-
tendent McGannon made a proposition
In writing to this effect: He will agree,
under bond, to take charge of the city
prisoners for the gross sum OF 81, 900
per annum, care for all the men, en-
ploy the same number of guards as at
present, feed the prisoners properly,
make them work, and turn over with
out reservations all the products of
their labor to the city. and the city
can send as many prisoners to the in
stitution as it pleases, and for as long
time as it pleases, the police to have
general supervision of the institution,
as at present. Last year the prison
cost the city S4,700, The two propo-
sitions are interesting, to say the
least The idea of the superintendent
was discussed last evening, in a gen.
eral way, but was laid over until there
could be a full meeting of the Com
mittee. and meanwhile the old system
will go on.
Police bills aggregating 1894 10, and
city prison bills of $50 80 were recon-
mended for payment.
The report of the superintendent of
the prison, showing ten prisoners
March 1st, forty-one received during
the month, and twenty-five April LIST,
was read.