The Detroit times., 1917-08-31

free hand in carrying out his pro
jet
Mayor Marx answered the argu.
uenfsof he board that the prison
Rad made a large amount ~ mnney
FOR the city By declaring thai he
did not want 20 profit from the IN
fortunates but wanted tho prison
20 be selffustaininK ouly and ~
the same time 20 furnish outdoor
employment FOR the inmates
Mem bers ~ the board said they
would seek site where the farm
idea could be employed ana the in
dustrial end OF he institution. which
has paid Tho dividends TO date, could
also be carried out
The letter ~ resignation which
has been Withdrawn vas as follows
We dssm ~ duty % +ntsf pro
test agafnsf the proposed eNpfri me- n
- placing The Detroit House ~ COR
rection .upou .N1c-acre farm and
b. sa doing changing policy that
has proven = s8er~ss for 5, ears
I'm our IudEment 80 large farm
FOR short-term prisoners. S. p"r cent
~ whom serve from Eve 10 10 DAYS
and 90 per cent - whom less Than 20
davs against me interest ~ th~ Inc
mates the rlfv and ne iaKpeyers,
The preveuf institution has been
seIf-supp0rf has paid INTO TIE
rIty freasury about g. ~. 900 and ha e
earned and spent jfsa op0 Tor new
buildings rerafrr and Impr0v~nlsrfs
besides paving about q ooe eaf
70 the sonerH iu wages $4,000 =
venr ~ ths poor commission 90
he Used for The support % fam lie, 81
prisoners an. $3.50 for the support
~ prisoners families outside In the
stat"
MANY ~ son -e<orms adopted b.
other penitentisries orig mated IN
this institution The care ~ prison
crs families nay ment ~ wages "a
inmate onoitshfncrf ~ corpora
pInisrmenf. tho lock STEP and striped
urif forms enforced schooling foi
hove encouraging th- men 20 attend
th~ school maintaining lihrHry
Conducting religious services. givins
erferfa inusnta fhe hetterment ~
faod mpro % hospital and med
scr, % and absolute cleanliness N
their person and surroundings. WITH
fhe result that our prison morh ~
- low and that We Improve fh'
mental moral and physical condition
~ the inmates
~ are receiving srt shipping out
s00 carloads - freight receiving
s. non tons ~ coal annually. necessi'
fafInz railroad facilities We receive
from the ~itv courts ana dischsrg'
from the institution - many a. -
psrs1ns y DAY ~e have 80 employee
I living IN tho city. thus making rapid
and economical transportation ne
r~aslts Much ~ our product IL mar
ketcd ~ Detrolt suhfect 20 our de-
livery. making nearby location I'm
portant The Institution should not
be ia resiferce section and ye'
| Ia~L rgNfrr
police and Are protection farllities
We have q plat 90 100 acres ot
| French-rd. near Gratiot-ave, fv'
and one-half miles from the CITY hal
| that meets all these requirement
and would permit tNe employment Of
many ~ our men N market garden
| ing and intensive farming
with your houcr's approval thca'
matters we're presented % the com
mon council one miilion one hun
sred nv Thousand dollars Tor land
anf buildings wss appropriated an
90 have rald architects t2i 000 "
| ~ frsanffue ~ became necessary ~
| arnranffst~ ~ additional sum NJ
$3.50 O00 bnf the board % estimate,
did not sllov thi- last amount
Now your honor hes decided thai
| tHe wrench n site shohld he abgn
6-nsa and = 1000 ARE farm D. por.
| chased instead
uoubiinr ne wisdom ~ this move
/ n1rrf nnd feeling that YOUR honor
/ should have n hoard ~ Inspector
shn are In sf nlpattv Nth v0ur ef
/ forte p-e hereby fende- you Dur
re- Enn ions
Assurng you ~ our high esteem
W,RvrN rRrsToN
Erred POST Al.
ioHN ~ WILEY
JEREMIAH DWYER.