Evening journal., 1913-03-18
NO ADDITIONAL
MONEYFORTHE
GIRLS SCHOOL
Representative SmithS' Bill
ApprOprlating $3s,OOO a
Year Defeated
NO VOTE RESULTED
10 YEAS TO Is NAYS


Special 20 the EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER Del, March 1s.-After
listening 70 interesting speeches IN
beh0lf OF Representative Smiths bill
TO appropriate $3.50 a yssr for the
next two years 70 the Girls Indus
trial School. for the construction OF
buildings on the farm tho school man
ayers have bought at Claymont, the
House yesterday afternoon deferred
action on tho measure until TINS
morning IN order to permit OF an
amendment being offered by Repre-
sentative Mooney to provide that the
architect and builder for the proposed
school buildings shall be Delawar-
cans.
After Il had been amended to re-
strict the architects and contractors
bidding on the project to those hav-
ing an Office OF place OF business TOT
at least three months in the state,
the House this morning defeated Rep
resentatise Smiths bill TO appropriate
$4,000 a year for the next tive years
10 the Delaware Industrial School Tor
Girls. The vote was 10 yeas TO IL
nays. the speaker announcing tnat -
Affirmative votes we're required.
After Representative Smith had
called up his bill yesterday afternoon
William S. Pricketi, Mrs. Emma Jack
son, superintendent of the school;
and Chancellor Charles M. Curtis
spoke in behalf Of t. The Speakers
pointed out that the school bias out
grown its present quarters, and the
erection OF dwellings Oh all sides OF
II and a fire engine house in front OF
it make the location no longer ae=,s-
able for the reformatory work, or
for the erection Of additions TO the
building The surroundings IRE sucn
that the girls in the school cannot eS-
ercise or play IN the yard with tree~
dom from molestation The speakers
pointed out that II % desired to make
more than school Of detention FOR
the school, so a farm has been occur d
Al Claymont where the girls can en-
gage in outdoor trucking work ma a,
tain a garden. and have PLAY ground
free from prsing eyes where the re-
form spirit can be eultlvated and nur-
tured. II Is proposed 70 ereci tWo
buildings. for the proper classihca-
ton and separation ot the girls A
sewage disposal plant and wa er-
works system also viii be necessary
and Chancellor Curtis declared that
the $4,000 asked FOR viii not be SUI
ficient TO construct and equip the
buildings. so he considered the re-
quest modest.
"You have been passin2 bills hera
for armories mud other proper pur-
poses for men" declared the chan
cellor. These girls are 81 the school
because OF men, you must remember
The chancellor considered The state
treasury oyeraoVing With money and
certainly in such condition as TO war.
rant the appropriation 70 the Girls
Industrial School.
Nrs Jackson stated that two or the
inmates Of the school are imbeciles'
and III reply to questions BY Speaker
Holcomb she said they were commit
ted By the court. The Speaker raised
tho question Rs to whether or not
such girls should be kept IN the
school when there nre other State
sustit0uons or arrangements FOR tile
care of'imbeciles.
Representative Grantiand asked
what was proposed to be done with
the present school II new one should
be erected and Mr. Prscketr said L
would be sold and the proceeds be
used 20 furnish the proposed new
school
Representative Mooney said he be.
lieved IN the wort of the school and
wanted to vote for the bill, but some
of his constituents desired a restric-
ton that the planning and erection OF
the bill be limited 70 Delaware archi-
fects and builders. He asked Mr..
Prickett whether the managers would
accept such an amendment ~hich ne
had offered but which had not been
attached to the bin in committee. be
noticed Mr.. pr;ckets said he thought
N the Legislature desired Il. such q
restriction would be accepted by the
managers. but ho regarded Il as IN
wise.
Representative Barnard said he saw
no reason why the work should ne
restricted to Delaware architects OF
contractors, for It was to the State
interest to save money II there coulc
be a saving by an award TO an out
side contractor.
"The Chair would point TO the
State House addition as an answer e
Mr.. BarnardN remarked Speaker Hol.
comb. 1.-THE contrao. was given 4
an outside contractor. aud there wa
endless trorbla vnd this building
never has been finished.
Representative Grantiand said hi
Is In thorough sympathy with thu
work and aims OF the school but M
pointed out tire appropriations al
ready voted and estimated are neal
the es600.000 mars. nrd the pending
bill provides For $4,000 more. "Cai
we AFFORD IL be asked. ~That IS thu
only thing tha, mnsea me- hesitate"
IN order TO have prepared al
amendment suggested by Mr.. Moonal
to provide that the architect and con
tractor for the school shall be Della
wareans. action on the BIN was de
ferred until this morning. at the re
easst OF Representative Smith.