Evening journal., 1908-12-29
WORKHOUSE is
MANAGED WELL
Annual Report Shows Big
Balance and Profits from
All Sources
POPULATION OF INSTITUTION

George C. Kerr. Rresident of the Board
Of Trustees of New Castle County Work
house. sent to the Levy Court this morn
ing the trustees annual report for the
present yeat. Being for the information of
the incoming court the report was filed
without reading and win be formally pre-
sented to the new court at it's meeting
on Tuesday OF next week. Following the
presentation OK the report Mr.. Kerr
thanked the court for courtesies extended
ana the court in turn extended rising
vote Of thanks to the trustees for Their
courtesies during The year
The report showed the wofkhouse to be
in excellent condition. During the year
2O74 prisoners were received at the insti-
tuition and 2Ol discharged. The largest
number in custody at one time was 35S
ON September 3 and the smallest number
266 on March 10. The average daily popu-
lation was 800.
Continuing, the report says: while the
earnings from the shops have not been
as large as we would like, due largely 10
the depression in business throughout the
country. yet we have met all our obliga-
tions and have paid OFF $1,000 on the bond
ed Indebtedness of the worShouse, making
a total Of $500 that has been paid OFF"
/ LOWER COUNTIES OWE MONEY.
During the year there was received from
/ the Levy Court Of New Castle county.
SS6Si423; Kent county, SL0SJ.6S; Sussex
county, S3.36S.29, and from the United
States Government, $iOO 49, making total
/ OF A4,6lS.6O. There is still due from Sus-
sex county, S981.19, and Kent county.
Sil3.6O. There are now 35 prisoners i'm the
workhouse from Kent county, and 40 from
Sussex county. 25S from New Castle coun-
ty and four from the government making
total of 331 on December 1.
During the year S13.5S3O4 was re-
ceiVed from the contractors for shou
work; S3.112.46 from the quarry and
S244S.52 from the farm. The report
tells of the erection of a concrete els
tern costing S2S1.6O. which was neces-
sary because OF the Increase of the
water supply The report also set.
out in detail other improvements made
during the year In speaking of the
stone Quarried, the trustees suggest
that the Levy Court form some plan
whereby more of this stone can be used
ON the public roads.
Have Balance of S12,36249
The report gives a detailed account
of all receitps and disbursements. or
December IL, 1907, there was S11,2S8.3C
in bank to the credit of the trustee.
and the receipts from all sources in.
Guiding that balance was S73.233.O9
The expenditures were S6O,S7O.6O, leav.
ing a balance Of S12,362.49. in bank or
December S OF this year.
The detailed report Of Joseph l.
Carpenter. Jr., treasurer of the board
is certified to by Comptroller Chand.
Ter. who examined all the accounts.
In his report, Warden Leonard Craw.
ford, gives figures as TO the population
which was included i'm the main repor
of the board of trustees. lie tells o
the work during the year and says j
has progressed well in all departments
! During the summer $500 feet OF roa,
was macadamized by the prisoners
The school for the prisoners was re
sumed on October Z and is held fou
evenings a week. The largest numbe
of prisoners receive i'm one month wa
go i'm August and the largest numbe
{ discharged in one month was 252 il
September. The population when tn
. report was gotten up was made up o
3 - ---''i'o miles. 2O4 black males. 4 whit
: females and Is black females. Their
I, have been 1921 prisoners receive,
, since the workhouse was opened OF
November 4. 1901. The daily cost 10
r maintenance for the prisoners was 8
e cent sa day and for the officers, s
! cents a day.
: The report speaks Of the good healt
, of the inmates and states that no con
] tagious disease was brought in durin
the year.
= on the largest tobacco farm IN the worl