Middletown transcript., 1909-01-02
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Years Report Submitted W th TrnssstI
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70 me Levy eoirt
At che meeting Of The Levy fhurt Ttes.
day morning George Kerr, pissidsnt 81
the board If trustees OF the New Castle
County Woskhouse, presented to the
court the annual report OF the board.
It was explained that the report was
given to the present Court to be presented
to the new court, which comes In Office
next Tuesday, and was not read.
The report showed the workhouse 70 be
in excellent condition. During last year
2,O74 prisoners we're received at the ineti.
tuition and 1904 discharged. The largest
number In custody at one time was 1858
on September Sd, and the smallest num-
Der, 266, on March 18th. The average
daily population was 305.
Continuing, the report says: while
the earnings from the shops have not been
as large as we would like, due largely to
the depression in business throughout the
country, yet We have met oil our obliga-
tons and have paid off $4,000 on the
bonded Indebtedness Of the woFkbouse,
making a total of $S5, 900 that has been
paid of.
During last year there was received
from the Levy Court of New Castle
county, $36. .sI4.23; Kent county, $4.-
O35.6 .6s; Sussex county, s., 1858. 20, and from
the United States government, $4OO 40,
making total of $44,6ls.6O. There is
still due from Sussex county $9Sl.l9 and
Kent county, $4l3.60. There are now 80
prisoners in the workhouse from Kent
county and 40 from Sussex county, 25S
from New Castle county and four from
the government, making total of S37 on
December lst.
..DuriDg last year $1S,5SS O4 was re-
ceiyed from the contractors for shop work;
s., Il2.4e from the quarry and $2,44S.52
from the farm"
The report tells of the erection Of
concrete cistern, costing $2Sl.60, which
was necessary because OF the increase Of
the water supply. The report also sets
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.
The report gives a detailed account Of
ali receipts and disbursements. On
December 1lth, 1907, there was $1l ,288 80
in bank to the credit of the trustees and
the receipts from ell sources, including
that balance. was $73, ,233.O9. The ex.
penditures we're $50, $1,000, leaving a
balance Of $l2. S62 40 in bank on Decem-
Der 9Th OF last year. The detailed report
of Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr., treasurer Of
the board, is certified to by Comptroller
Chandler, who examined att ttle accounts
Iu his report, Warden Leonard CFaw-
ford gives figures as TO the population,
which was included in the main report
OF the board of trustees. He tells OF the
work during the year and says it has pro-
gressed we'll in all departments. During
the summer 500 feet Of road was ina.
cadamized by the prisoners. The school
for the prisoners was resumed on October
LIST, and is held four evenings week.
The largest number of prisoners received
in one month was 22O in August anj the
largest number discharged in one month
vac 252 IN September. The population
when the report was gotten up was made
up of lii white ma'es, 204 black males,
white females and Is black females
There have been II POI prisoners received
since the workhouse was opened On n
vember 4th. 1901. Tie daily cost l"I
maintenance tor the prisoners WAS B
cents and for the officers So cents.
The report speaks of the good health
Of the inmates and states that no cnu'
tagious dist ase was brought in during the
year,