The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-01

| against S2,s0S.S29. In fSS9.--an increase OF
81, ,2ss,soi. A large portion of this increase,
| viz, 81. 100000. represents the capital stock
! OF the three newly organized companies.
| Number of trust companies
whole number Of depositors 1885
| Number depositing $500 and
under $1,000. O.................. 2.3ls
Number depositing $1,000 and
upwards .................,... 4,01s
Largest amount due any one
depositor .................... sv,155 b
Amount OF last dividend.... 27I,9S1 20
Average rate per cent. OF an
nual dividend. 1900 ........ 4 per cent.
last three e r years'....o'..'.'. % W s,sas
Amount of reserved profits
at time OF last dividend. s2,51S.055 80
The aggregate surplus OF trust compan-
fes In 1899 was 81 100000. and in 1900. ST.
7s2. An increase OF ssse. .5s5. The aggre-
gate resources for 1899 were s4,fl5.527.
while those for 1900 are Sol, ,a5s, ,sS3. .-an In
crease OF si7.04l,3 ,3o6.
They report deposits I'm participation
accounts to the amount of sle,sii,s52.ss.
and in general account" s23, 90. .551. g..
The amount OF those deposits reported
for 1899 were: Participation account"
slS. 532. .0Sl.69: general account. $l4.2f3-
O95.33 The whole number OF depositors.
all classes, aggregates 13.4ss, and the
average rate OF dividends paid was four
per cent.
The most important step taken by the
board of state charities and corrections
i'm the year now closed is the signing of
the contract for the construction OF the
dining hall and service building at the
state hospital for the insane. work on
which has been begun The addition 10
the boiler house IS also under considera-
ton. These buildings, however. will not
relieve the overcrowded condition at the
| hospital, as II is sleeping accommoda-
/ tions that are most needed and the addi-
| tional building for which plans and speci-
| fications have already been prepared
should be constructed right away.
The need of additional accommoda tions
at the state prison and Provideuce coun-
" Jail has been referred TO In the an
nual reports OF the board for a number
of years and IL is as serious now as be-
fore. There are 12i cells available In the
prison wing and the same number In the
one intended for the jail prisoners. each
cell calcula ted to accommodate one pris-
oner. In addition to this temporary
wooden building was constructed with
hunks 10 accommodate 1872 men. From
motives Of prudence each state prisoner
has cell. On the first OF November there
were 1s9 state prisoners s. of whom had
TO be placed I'm the Jail wing, leaving
but 80 cells and the temporary
building TO accommodate as men, 11& men
building to accommodate 245 men. 1l4 men
having 10 be placed i'm the So cells.
The board calls attention 10 these fig
ures believing that they are sufficient 20
convince that the present crowded condi-
tion OF the prison and jail should be
promptly relieved. In this connection i
strongly favor the building of Jail for
Providence county in the city Of Provi-
dence. where 1t properly belongs. 40 as
sociation OF the Providence county Jail
with the penal institutions at Cranston is
based on no sound reasoning and, on the
contrary, Is unwise from an administra-
tive point OF view and a source or undue
expense and great Inconvenience, while
the awkwardness OF the arrangement Of
ten serves TO defeat the ends of Justice.
The tail should be established al close as
possible TO the centre OF the business for
which IL In built ,N.l
cottages. at the Sockanosset School for
Boys is two hundred and nifty beds; fifty
In each home On November l, the num-
ber OF boys at the school, asa. exceeded
the capacity OF the homes by I0@ II will
thus be seen that there is urgent need of
two more cottages.
The superintendent OF the Oaklawn
School for Girls reports the same over
crowded condition as that Of the Socka-
nosset School, and an additional cottage
should be built. This would facilitate the
separa ton OF the older and more vicious
ones from the younger. He also recon-
mends that a boiler house and laundry be
built in order that the boilers for heating
aud the laundry may be removed from
the cottage. This work might advanta-
geously be done by the classes in car
pentry and masonry of the Sockanosset
School
IL would he an advantage II the law re-
auired that I'm every case sentence 10
the schools for boys and girls should be
for minority. Such a provision would not
prolong the stay of the children mt the
schools, except in n few cases. Some re-
fractory ones might be kept longer than
at present. hut this would be for their
own b>SSht ss well as for the benefit OF
the community. As a rule. children are
released on probation before the expira-
tion OF even the shortest term OF SEN
tence now provided by law-two years.
Were the sentences uniformly for min
ority tho school could extend its super
vision over all OF its wards until they
reached the age OF full manhood or wom-
anhood and bring back To its care those
who relapse into evil ways. OF 100 boys
probated only eight were brought before
the courts for sentence. l would recon-
mend that the minimum age AZ which
children may be sentenced To the schools
should he 9 instead OF 4 years and that
no child should be sent TO the schools
who IL above tho age OF Is years. This
latter provision would certainly benefit
the work and discipline. especially at
the Oaklawn School
EDUCATION.
In educational lines supervision by the
state continues % he eHerted in the dl-
rection of q constantly higher standard
for the teaching corps and encourage.
ment 70 . broader and more widely sx.
tended school system. This year psrma-
nsnt certificates have been. ISSUED 10
holders Of second grade certificates VI al