Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-29

The visit of the grand jury to the
new county. workhouse at Greenbank
Thursday was replete with interest to
them. Foreman Peter A. Horty and
his colleagues were received by the
trustees of the Institution. }. Newlin
Gawthrop, Daniel W. Corhit, Joseph
L. Carpenter, George G. Kerr and j.
Frank Ball and shown over every part
of the plant. which has been con-
structed with the utmost care.
The general design of the workhouse
itself, which is of brick and stone. is
that of cross. 1t is located on an
eminence near the Brandywine Springs
trolley line and the Landenberg branch
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and
one gets an effect of solidity and COM
pleteness The main entrance is at the
administration wing of the cross, where
will be the offices and officers quarters
and the hospital department. The
wing to the right is to he devoted to
the mems prison department and here
l60 steel cells are to be installed when
the trustees have the money which
they hope to receive under the author
ity of the next Legislature. Opposite
the administration wing is the kitchen
wing, where the supplies will be re-
ceived and prepared for the inmates,
and where the two rows of 10 cells each
have been installed in the women's and
poys' department. These cells were
closely inspected by the visitors as
they show how thorough are the trus-
tees plans for the safekeeping of the
prisoners aud for their we'll being also.
The arrangement Of the prison por-
lions Of the workhouse has been de-
scribed as like steel safe with Yale
Iock inside of stone vault. Cleanli
nsss is made possible by open work and
the adoption OF every possible precau
tion that advanced hygiene and scien
tifo plumbing can suggest.
In the wing to the left OF the ad
ministration wing, the trustees are tt
establish the workhouse department O
the institution from which they ex
pect much. This feature has been {
valuable one elsewhere. Shoes ant
mats are among the articles to b.
made.
The iurymen walked through thu
tunnel nom the workhouse to tn,
powerhouse and saw how carefully th,
trustees had planned that importan
part of the plant. 1t is ready to re
will be asked for shortly.
the county property the stone quar-
was pointed out to the visitors TIL
facilities for shipping stone for use o.
the State roads throughout the com
monwealth are good.
The grand jurymen were apparentl
very much pleased with the locatio
and the arrangement of the institu
ton. II was rather opposed to you
situation out here,' said a juryman
q trustee, abut now l am converted.
1t is general conceded that the trus
tees have secured great deal for th
slO0,00 which they received for buy
ing the land and building the plan
Going on the principle that it is til
best economy to secure the best too
with which to work they have provide
fine equipment
The prisoners will be handled at ii
smallest expense. BY holding off
the matter of contracting for the ste
cells, the trustees have saved IL
county a good deal of money. tt
Price of material has fallen sever
dollars.
In order to complete the Institute
SO that it may be ready to recei'
prisoners it is estimated that the tru
tees should have $50, 600. This wi
enable them to install l6O steel eel
and to do other work they have in vie,
1t is believed that the grand jury W
recommend that the further aid OF ii
Legislature be given to the matter.
On the subject of receiving prisone
from the two lower counties of Il
State the trustees believe they may
able to receive the long term prisoner
such as may be kept employed. Tho
prisoners who are awaiting Trial ehou
be Kept in the respective county jai
as the expense of transportation won
be considerable item.