The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-06
According to Councilman
Bartel, Who Presents Res
olutions Urging Building
District Work Houses.
MEETS APPROVAL OF
THE CITY FATHERS
To Be Presented at the Next
Session of the Legislature
New High School Is In
spected by Officials.

Square meals three times day,
cozy. warm place to sleep, perhaps
little social game OF poker or cribbage
in the afternoon, sun bath on warm
days, and no work to do-such is life
at the Wayne county jail. as seen by
Councilman Will II. Bartel. Jr.
Last night at council meeting after
Bartel had been elected temporary
president of council to substitute for
Mayor Zimmerman, he presented res
olutions to the city fathers. asking for
district workhouse. These resolu-
tons are to be sent to Senator Wal
ter Commons and Representatives E.
e. Oldaker and Reynolds, with the re-
quest that the matter be placed be-
fore the state legislature.
After some discussion, it was de-
cided to lay the resolution over until
the next meeting, pending an investi-
cation by the .councilmen. The reso-
lutions reflected the sentiment of the
council, but they are not strong
enough, some members believed.
They will be considered at the next
meeting.
Jail Life Is a "Cinch."
"Why. that Jail life is cinch.'' de-
clared Bartel, and there was a general
murmur of assent from his audience.
I've gone down there and have found
the Jail is simply a paradise for all
the drunks and buns in the Sixth dis
trict. They just roll in and many have
Expressed Themselves as quite willing
to spend the winter there"
The councilman said all that is now
required to make the county prison a
first class American plan hotel is a
bar. some silverware for the buffet, a
few fancy Turkish rugs and some lin
en- for the tables. He stated that il
is as sanitary there as any home in
the city and everything is clean and
polished.
The purport of the resolutions are
that district warehouses should be es
tablished and the state should be dis
tricted for this purpose. The resolu
ton states that the prisoners dom
work enough and that many person,
avail themselves of the opportunity t
go down, just for bed and room, which
are excellent" The Wayne county rep
resentatives are asked to make de
termined effort for the passage of /
h Sfah ch III h.
state.
Several times. Councilman Won Peil
said, this important matter has beer
before the municipal league of Indi
ana and resolutions have been adopt
ed for the passage of such bill.
was said that many undesirable citi
zens" come here from Ohio and Indi
ana, having heard of the fine condi
tions existing in the Wayne count.
Jail. 1t is too big task for the coun
ty to keep all the hoboes in this par
of the west, the Richmond city counci
believes.
Inspect High School.
Following the last nights session
of city council. the entire corps of cit.
officials, and other municipal attache
made an inspection OF the high schoo
building on an invitation of the schoo
board. They were surprised and dc
: lighted with it's superb laboratories
manual training departments. clas
rooms and the big auditorium. Ar
: other department at which the off
cials looked with longing eyes wa
the gymnasium. The cooking and sew
ing departments also made "a hit
with the city fathers, and to a ma
they heartily approved of the hig
school building.
Superintendent Mott explaine
many of the departments, stating tha
there was cooking class for wori
ing girls on Wednesday evenings Thi
was believed by the council to be a
excellent idea, which should be Pre-
ductive of much good
Why. it's a wonderful building,
said one official this morning. 1T look
like factory, especially in the fors
{ ing department. I'd like to work i
such a factory"