New Britain herald., 1918-03-18

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 on Or March 25. Tonight in Hgton the Reoplo there will pro- sagainst this ction at a regularly Edppointed town >meeting; but Mir. Schultz points out that this meeting was called in the first place, for con- sidering the purchase of a fire en- zine. Those who oppose the location of a county jail in Newington are Standing in their own light" says MT. Schultz whose statement in full fo)lows:--
 To the Editor of the Herald:
 I have read your editorial on the site selected in Newington for tbe pro- posed county jail--and as a matter of fairness ask you to give the same publicity to this communication as you have given to the sentiments of those opposed to the site. I have the honor to be a member of the COm- mission that selected the site. I have nothing to conceal and see no reason for changing the decision. l was also member of the subcommittee Of IOuT JlldL SSIeCLSu Lnc Site o. Long Bros. farm for the following reasons. After careful investigation and study the commission came to the conclusion that
 FIRST: The proper location for the jail was out in the country and that a large farm should be pur- chased for the purpose.
 SECOND: That the farm should 1 be accessible to Hartford, New Brit ain and Bristol the three largest and most rapidly growing ccnters of pop ulatiOn
 >. The principles that should govern the disposition of jail labor should be the redemption of the men, Of their health and self respect and tkc use of their labor in a way that will be most beneficial to the community. At pres ent the labor of the inmates of the Hartford county jail is sold to con- tractors, the Metropolitan Chair com pany of New Haven. for $7,100 a year netting to the county about ten cents a day per man for the term of four years. The contract expires oct. l, 191S There is very little demand for their product and the men are enga ged in labor which under exist ing conditions is unnecessary and does not contribute directly or Il- directly to winning the war, either in supplying food or relieving other la bor that could be applied to work essential to the prosecution of the war.
 Therefore, we believe that large farm should be purchased, as far away from the center of the cities as is practical and the men employed in working that farm, in helping other farmers in the county and working on the roads.
 Personally, I believe that the whole system of contracting jail labor Is wrong in principle and practice and I am opposed to renewing the pres 1 ent contract at it's expiration. ; Having decided that a farm out l side of Hartford was the proper loca- l tion for the proposed jail, the com mission has been looking up avail able sites for several mOnths--in Newington, West Hartford, Bloom field and Windsor. They have also consulted MT Jackson, engineer of the state department of health, in re- gard to water supply drainage and sewage disposal. After careful inves- tigation and consideration the sub