The Washington times., 1901-09-13


Presented-Extcnsio of Mns~achu-
| setfs Ayenuc-Garbage Question.
Cecil Clay. President of the Board OF
Trustees of the Reform School OF the
| District of Columbia yesterday submitted
| to the Commissioners his annual report
| of the operations of the institution for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1901. and
| his schedule of estimates for the fiscal
| year ending June 30, 1873.
During the year covered by the re-
port says Mr.. Clay. such necessary re-
pairs for the proper care and preservation
| of the buildings and personal property
! belonging to the school the amount of
| the appropriation available for the pur-
, pose would permit have been made, in
| cluding those to the workshops, family
buildings. barns stables fencing, etc.
| The character of the work in the school
| room, the manual training school, and in
struction given in the various shops as
well as in outdoor work has been in every
way up to the usual standard.
The assembly hall, for which Congress
| made a special appropriation. was COM
pleted during the year, and has been in
use since May last. 1t is well designed
| and well constructed, creditable alike to
the architect and contractors, and of
| great usefulness in the school work.
| THE system of parole discharge, au-
| thority for which was, perhaps, contained
| in the act of 1876, but which was especially
| provided for by Congress in the act APP
| proved June 5, 1900, has been in use dur
ing the year ana found to work well.
There should be no reason now for the
commitment of boys 10 Jail and work
house for the purpose of giving them
snort sentences when they can be sent to
this well-equipped school, where the
length of their stay viii be dependent
upon their conduct and degree of reforma-
ton. The health of the inmates of the
school has been excellent
While the appropriation for the SUP
port of the inmates covers ordinary re-
pairs, there is not always enough money
available to do everything that is needed
to keep the buildings in thoroughly good
condition. The buildings now need over
hauling and painting to a greater extent
than the small amount usually spent for
repairs out of the general appropriation.
The board of trustees recommends and
has estimated for an appropriation of
$3.50 for making general repairs to all
of the buildings needing them, and for
painting them"
The report shows that receipts of the
institution were si4 .2G6, of which SIG, 452
was appropriated for salaries. $4,000
was appropriated for the care of the in
mates. and s1,S14 was received from the
Department OF Justice. The disburse-
ments were A4,2Oo.59.
The schedule of estimates for the fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1903, shows ag-
gregate expenses of sI6,452 for salaries,
s26,Co0 for the support OF Inmates and as
shown above si,5G0 for general repairs.
The number of boys received" accord
ing to the report, since the opening of
the fiscal year was 2,7Oi, the total number
Of deaths has been 13, the rate of mortali-
ty being one-half of enc per cent The
number of boys in the school June so. 1910
was 1s2. During the year 123 boys were
received by commitment from the Police
Court, three by commitment from the
District Supreme Court, eighteen by com
mitrlent by the United States District
courts, and one by commitment by the
President OF the Board OF Trustees. max
ing total of $40 boys, counting in three
escaped ones, who were returned.
'Fifty-three boys We're discharged dur
ing the year by order of the board of
trustees. These are known as honor
boys. Twenty-six were allowed to GO 4
upon order of the board of trustees. Ten
Were released upon the expiration of SEN
tence, United States courts; one boy was |
pardoncd by President Mckinley Six |
DpHS tlIecleu thelf escapes from the in /
stitution. Seven We're returned to the |
Boiice Court by its order. The number re- |
naming in school June 80. 1901. was 237.
The maximum number during the year |
was 20 and the minimum 1s6, making the |
average number of boys during the year |
20, and the average age fourteen and |
three-hfths years. OF tine boys received |
la6 were taken to the institution for the |
Irst time. Seventy-four youths had kept |
bad cor. Dany and used tobacco before |
commitment, while forty-seven of them |
had doubtful records. Tweuty-seYen came |
from good homes, but had bad records |
SlXty-onc We're not employed in any way
before commitment, while fifty-one We're |
employed part of the time. Nine attend
ed school regularly and twenty-seven at
tended public schools part of the time
The commitments were upon the fol-
lowing causes: Assault. indecent assault |
larceny, money larceny, incorrigibiiity |
Vagrancy, housebreaking. depreciation of |
property, violation of revenue law viola
tion OF United States postal laws passing |
counterfeit money, disorderly conduct
carving concealed weapons
The parents OF the greatest number of
inmates were Baptists in religion Twen- |
" familles represented were Catholic and
Iorty-seven families represented Metho-
dlsts IN belief. But one inmate each came
from Lutheran, Presbyterian Christian
ana Dunkard religious beliefs while three
Eplscopallan families were represented"
Daniel T. Cushing recently addressed |
the commissioners calling attention to
certain facts relative to the dedication of
land for the extension of Massachusetts