CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 718

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to and modifications of the present building, the construction

of one new block on another site, and the construction of a new prison on a whole new site.

You incline yourself to the first plan as most in harmony with the wishes likely to be held by the community, and I wish I could bring myself to sanction it for the reason that it is the only one that, given the delay has already been so great, any scheme which is likely to be pushed forward quickly.

3. The objections, however, to M Brown's scheme present much to commend itself, some of which have not had full consideration. It seems on the surface that Brown's calls attention to insuperable objections that would be overwhelming. The two evils which it is wished to remedy, viz crowding and association, would under it still continue. For the crowding of prisoners in the buildings must be substituted crowding of buildings on the site: outbuildings of four elevations which now impede the circulation of air, would be pulled down, and the area thus cleared, with a still larger space, would be filled by a large three-storied block, shutting out all light and air and absorbing the space needed for exercising yards, workshops, and other essentials.

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to and modifications of the present building, the construction of one new block on another site, and the construction of a new prison on a whole new site. You incline yourself to the first plan as most in harmony with the wishes likely to be held by the community, and I wish I could bring myself to sanction it for the reason that it is the only one that, given the delay has already been so great, any scheme which is likely to be pushed forward quickly. 3. The objections, however, to M Brown's scheme present much to commend itself, some of which have not had full consideration. It seems on the surface that Brown's calls attention to insuperable objections that would be overwhelming. The two evils which it is wished to remedy, viz crowding and association, would under it still continue. For the crowding of prisoners in the buildings must be substituted crowding of buildings on the site: outbuildings of four elevations which now impede the circulation of air, would be pulled down, and the area thus cleared, with a still larger space, would be filled by a large three-storied block, shutting out all light and air and absorbing the space needed for exercising yards, workshops, and other essentials.
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to and modifications of t present building, the construction

one new block on another

site, and the construction of

am entizia Whole

New site.

prison

on a

You incline yourself to the first flan as Imost

in harmony with the bisher

be in

likely to

of the community, and I wish

community

I could bring myself to sanction for the

the leason that

it if only t the delay has ahrady been so

by

that

any

Scheme which is

likely to be pushed forward

quickly

it.

on

found

hast much to commend

3. The objections however

A to M Browns scheme

present

for enlarging the fursant good, to come of which hon

full consideration to

Seem on

Brown Calls

Calls attention,

insuperable

be overwhelming. The two

wils which it is wished to

714

would under it

remedy, uz sacrowding and association morst for force Perforce still continue. For the

crowding of prisoners in the bruildings must be subektuted crowding of buildings Site: outbuildings

outbuildings of fou Plevation which tont

on the

low

Coriously impede the circulation

of air, would be pulled down, and the area thus cleaned, with a still larger speace would be filled by a large three. stowed block, shutting

out

all light and air and absorting the space wood for exercising yards workshops.. and other essentials - the,

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