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EFENCE 2 -- ! l \K | _ OFCONSIRUCIIC Inspector of Asylums Explains Details of Ontario Reform-- . | atory Building some surprise was caused in the Public Accounts Committee otl the Legislature yesterday when Mr.; Sam |Carter of South Wellington said he .|understood foundations at the On-i tario Reformatory, Guelph, had beci| covered up and made into lawns,* the buildings never having been completed. The discussion . arose |when the Deputy Minister of Works, R. P. Fairburn, was giving evidenceo as to the account of John M. Lyle Ifor $20,880.26 for balance due on ac-- count of commission for architect-- |ural duties at the Ontario Reform-- atory. Mr. Fairburn said this was the balance of the account, the total being $49,72%7, which was for 'ser-- vices rendered over a period of five years. The witness said ~the pay-- ment was at the rate of 5 per cont.| on the actual cost of $717,716, and on an estimated cost of the 'prison /' labor used and on an estimate of. the value of materials found on the site, The prison labor was estimated * at $1.25 a day. w4 #1 Mr. W. W. Dunlop, Inspector of Asylums, said that the buildings were constructed on the block plan. "I am positive no foundations have been covered up with lawns, except }tunnels radiating from the Admin-- 'istration building to the. work-- \shops" said Mr. Dunlop. '"Every \foundation constructed has a build-- 'ing on top of it.'" He said one con-- crete foundation about two or three \feet deep had been put in for a steel |grill, and this had been built for the, \purpose of an exercising yard. . Mr, 'Carter accepted Mr. Dunlop's state. ment. » is £ i onl ----In answer to Mr. Sam Clarke, Mr,| | Dunlop said that last year there was| |an average of 187 men at B_urwa.sh' Fat& If a fair valuation is )fit on the."'flaotl Tabor used theré,'th6. farm is self--sustaining, C R A F § 1 10. § efi e y nc