The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-17

that Of this sum Sos. $50 was returned to
the state treasury during the McGraw ad-
mlnistration and that the whole sum ex-
pended from the maintenance fund was
oniy vi so Secretary Lister well knew
this TO be the fact. lie deliberately se-
questered the truth In order to deceive
the people and to gain credit for econo-
my at the reform school, which the board
OF control has never practiced.
AS matter Of fact, the money expend-
ed for actual maintenance at the reform
school was less during Republican man
agement than that used during the
hosers ADMINISTRATION As Is shown In
the taDulated statement giving the ex-
penditures from 1888 10 1897 the money
used for actual maintenance was only
$sSslI and the institution was turned
over 10 the fusion administration out OF
DEBT and In the best condition in point
or efficiency.
The administration Of affairs at the re-
form school under Gov. McGraw Is COM
mended by high fusion authority, namely
campaign committee. Mr.. Drum was one
or the board Of trustees during Gov. Me-
uraw's time. In a report of the condition
ana requirements OF the school in 1894,
Mr.. Drum as a trustee points out the
very facts which the Post-Intelligencer
cites to show that by the nature of things
more money was required for the period
between 1888 and 1897 than since. because
OF the needs OF a newly established In
stitution. Says Mr.. Drum, trustee of the
reform school tsee trustees report. 1894
page 50:
The general cost OF maintenance has
been somewhat larger per capita in the
viii he In the future, as IL is obvious that
u costs more to establish a new insti-
tuition than to maintain II thereafter"
Continuing. Mr.. Drum. as trustee,
makes even a better point in favor of
the conduct of the reform school during
the Republican administration, which he
pronounced strictly economical. He an
ticipates the need for better facilities
than those which existed In IS93-ss. the
nrst two years OF the McGraw admins
tratfon, and says that In the estimates
for the appropriation for the years 1885,
IS. the last half OF the McGraw admin
istration. the trustees have figured on
sums needed for making certain changes
for the better in the school. Said Mr..
Drum page 8. same report:
THE capacity of the present buildings
Tor the accommodation OF inmates IL al
ready taxed to its reasonable extent, and
IL q like percentage of increase I'm at
tendance continues for the coming two
years, the institution viii be unable to
receive commitments for lack OF accom-
modations. Recognizing this condition.
yet the trustees feel unwilling to ask. at
this time. for such an appropriation as
would be necessary to build such perma-
nent structures as the demands OF the
institution really require. However. in
preparing estimates for the coming two
years, inc tfuStees nave lnciuued n sum
designed to make certain needed
changes and improvements in the pres
ent buildings whereby the comfort and
capacity OF the same viii be materially
Increased. In this manner they hope to
defer the necessity OF asking for other
school buildings"
state Reform school. isgs-iNi-
.pI is sg .pDrsD.,on ~, Two sS
Deficit to be provided for by special act.... 1000 70
Total ....... ...... ... $40 600 90