Evening journal., 1914-11-12

fully requires much hard labor and
many men. and the trustees have in
their custody many men that could be
Nept employed in this manner.
Another means of employing certain
classes of prisoners in the workhouse
which, in our opinion, would be bench
cial, not only to the prisoner himself
but to the county as well, is in road
building or repairs to the roads already
constructed We would recommend that
1 the Levy Court enter into a long term
agreement with the Board of Trustees
of the New Castle County Workhouse
10 establish a patrol system for the
stone roads within reach of the work
house, paying the trustees a certain
price per mile. not over $500, or a price
per capita per day.
We do not advise~the taking of pris-
oners for this purpose such distance
/ from the workhouse as would require
! the building of stockades, as this would
cause such an additional outlay that It
would not be profitable either TO the
county or to the institution, and in ad-
dition we believe that such system
would carry with it too much danger
to the community in which these men
were temporarily housed.
(e) Hope Farm.
This institution was visited on Oc-
tober 10, 1914. The jurors we're re-
ceived by the acting superintendent,
Miss Carr. We found as follows:
Number of patients in sanitarium
April 1, 1913, sixteen. Number OF
patients admitted during the year to
March 80, 1914, eighty-two. Eleven OF
| these patients left the sanitarium I'M
proved and eleven left with the dis
ease arrested or apparently cured
Since April 1. 1914, to the present
date, November 5. 1914, there has
been admitted So patients. At present
there is at Hope Farm thirty-three
patients, while during the summer
there were forty-three. The patients
at present are being cared for in the
Administration Building and the He
brew shack, the Catholic societies
building having been closed for the
winter OF the thirty-three patients,
seven are children who have their
school hours on the roof of the Ad-
ministration Building each morning.
Their afternoon is devoted to rest
and exercise in the open. The build
ings are already in the course of
care for the colored patients. Since
this institution has been able to take
care of a greater number of patients
this year on account of an extra ap-
preparation given by the city of Will
mington, we are of the opinion that
they should have additional aid from
the State and county.
Ferris Industrial School.
f) This institution was visited or
October 5, 1914 The jurors were re-
ceived by Preston Lea, the president
of the board of trustees, and Fred
erick Kurtz, a member of the board
We found the number of inmates, 81
white, and 43 colored. well cared fol
and apparently contented. The build
ings were in good condition. w,
strongly recommend an adequate
water supply system for this institu
ton. The present one is absolutel!
insufficient and useless to insure fir
protection. We also recommend al
equipment for an industrial trainin:
, department, and greater attention L
recreation of the inmates during tn
. winter months, there not being suf
ficient provision for physical activi
ties during that portion of the yea
when the inmates are not on Outsid
work We are confident that with
farm the size Of the one attached &
this institution and with the numbe
of inmates, larger returns should b
1 procured than at present. We not
D the absence of a dairy commensurate
5 to the needs of the institution. In
! creased efficiency and more thorougl
{ methods of farming are recommend
e ed. We suggest that available ex
e pert advice could be used to good ad
vantage
+ The Jurors respectfully recommenI
9 that the several institutions receiving
+ county and state support, which hav
e farms, should consult with the count
agents which have recently been ap
pointed through a Federal act know
= as the "Smith-Lever Act"
In closing this report the grand in
quest gratefully acknowledges tn
consideration shown it at all times b.
your honorable court. Il tenders il
heartiest thanks to the attorney-gen
eral and his deputy, for their valu
able advice willingly given wheneve
required, and it notes with pleasur
the courteous attention received iron
other court officials.
Respectfully submitted,
MILLARD f. DAVIS.
Foreman
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