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Debate over fate of old jail
SY SHIRLEY 4. KELLER
Although 010 Huron County
Property Committee brought in
a recommendation to turn the
former Huron County jail into a
Museum of Penology at last
Friday's meeting, members of
council felt they needed more
time and more information to
make such a decision, It was
agreed that the Property Com-
mittee should come up with
some alternate proposals in time
for council's next meeting,
According to Property Com-
mittee Chairman Ken F.
McMichael, reeve of Turnberry,
the project would cost an initial
$25,000 for alternations to the
jail. Of course, there would be
the regular operating expenses
to consider once the museum
was functional.
Plans for the Museum of
Penology were impressive, A
comprehensive report including
a written brief and a slide
presentation showed the former
jail house converted into a
tourist attraction for the future.
"The Huron County jail in
Goderich is a building of
pleasing appearance as well as
an unusual example of prison
architecture," the report stated,
"and it would be unfortunate to
tear it down simply to provide
parking space. The building
could serve a useful purpose and
become an asset to the com-
munity ' as a "Museum of
Penology". With proper
promotion and development, it
could become nationally and in-
ternationally noteworthy as an
interpretative centre using a
theme such as crime, its punish-
ment and prisoner
rehabilitation in Canada."
"It is true that the museum
would concern itself with only
one subject," the report con-
tinued. "However, it is an in-
triguing one to the general
public and could develop in
stature in the presentation of the
subject of penology in a way
that Ste-Marie Among the
Hurons is to the 17th century
French culture in Ontario, or
Fort Henry as a "living fort".
"The Committee has been
promised every assistance from,
the provincial government with
regard to supplying materials,"
McMichael stated to council.
"As well, there is also the
possibility that display cases
could be made at a number of
provincial institutions which
would again reduce the cost, It
is quite likely that this project
could come under the Winter
Works Program and thus would
save considerable as far as labor
is concerned,"
The present plans call for the
kitchen area of the jail to be
converted into a modern snack
bar and gift or souvenir shop
with access to the outside yard.
Suggestion is to dismantle part
of the outside wails between the
"work yard" and jail yard to
provide access to the parking
space which would be adjacent.
On the first floor would be a
livingroom cell showing
prisoners (manikins dressed in
prison garb) either eating or at
some recreational activity,
Visitors would view this room
through the bare.
The jailer's office would be
decorated in a ponderous Vic-
torian style to emphasize the
comfort of living, the hobbies
and personality of the jailer as
compared with the stark and
boring lives of the prisoners.
On the second floor, the jail
hospital, the punishment hall,
the turnkey's room. On the third
floor, more displays of a general
nature pertaining to penology,
of course.
It is felt that a curator would
have to be secured for the
museum and perhaps one other
person on a full-time basis.
Guides would be necessary for
"special events or peak visitor
attendance".
- Discussion was heavy on the
matter,
Frank Cook, deputy reeve of
Clinton, started it off.
"Personally I say we already
have a museum to look after,"
said Cook, "It would cost a far-
tune to set up this display, I
think *e should quit spending
money. I can't see us spending a
whole lot of money on
something like this."
Cook went on to say that un-
der today's laws, jails are not
being used as much as they once
were,
Don McGregor, deputy-reeve
of Exeter, said the costs for the
project could be spread
over four or five years.
"It wouldn't change our
budget very much by going
ahead with this," said
McGregor.
McKillop's Reeve Allan Cam-
pbell said that he'd prefer to get
in a bulldozer and "clean the
property up".
Goderich Township deputy-
reeve Gerry Ginn was afraid
that certain personalities would
be recalled through the museum
- most notably, of course, Steven
Truscott,
"I'd hate to see that brought
to life again," commented Ginn.
"It would be very embarrassing.
There must be other uses for the
jail. I don't think people would
be interested in a museum of
penology."
' "It could possibly be a
deterrent," said Reeve Ed Od-
dliefson of Bayfield. "People
could see how depraved a
citizen can become."
Oddliefson said council
should consider that some of the
cost would be defrayed by ad-
mission charges.
"It would be the only' display
of its kind in Ontario," said
Oddliefson who also suggesteu
there should be some kind of
financial assistance available
from the province,
We'll get lots of moral
support," interjected John
Berry, administrator, "but no
money." Authentic display
ite m s have already been,
promised by the Archives
Onto rin
Reeve Derry Boyle of Exeter
said he'd like to see the money
"spread around", Reeve Roy
Pattison of East Wawanosh said
he could see some value in the
project and would like to give it
"more study".
Deputy-Reeve Anson
McKinley of Stanley Township
said that he couldn't support
the recommendation of the com-
mittee because it hadn't looked
into any alternatives.
"Certainly it would be a
drawing card to our county,"
said McKinley. "But to be wor-
thwhile, it would cost con-
siderable money and I'm not
prepared to commit our county
to this kind of expenditure now.
There should, be more study.
There is no need to rush into
it."
Hugh Flynn, reeve of Hullett,
suggested that the county and
the town of Goderich split the
costs 50-50.
Reeve John Flannery of,
Seaforth felt this was a worth-
while suggestion.
"It is a local problem" said
Flannery, who has worked on
the Van Egmond project near
Seaforth, "and if the Town of
Goderich wanted to take over, I
believe it would be very sur-
prising the number of people
who are interested in this kind
of thing."
Some members of council
thought a Museum of Penology
would attract only sadists and
persons with strange likes.
"I see nothing wrong in
preserving the history that has
taken place," commented Reeve
Paul Carroll of Goderich. "I
don't find it sadistic. A local
government must take this kind
of responsibility for preserving
this kind of thing in our own
areas. I think it is a tremendous
idea. Further avenues should
possibly be explored, Perhaps
an outdoor theatre. This past
summer's efforts by the Pen-
dulum Players at the jail proved
it was an excellent surrounding
for theatre."
"This jail is the only one of its
kind in North America," stated
Reeve Harold Lobb, Clinton.
"That's why they (the people
from the Ministry of Colleges
and Universities, Historical and
Museums Branch, Archives of
Ontario) were interested in
seeing it kept as a museum,"
"It would definitely cost the
county some money, no matter
what you do with it," continued
Lobb. "Even if you tear it down.
That property it is on is high
priced property, But if we tear it
down, we're not really looking
to the future, We might save the
county some money, but years
from now, people would wonder
why that building was torn
down and what kind of a coun-
cil made that decision,"
-Clinton Newa,Tiocord, Thursday, October 5, 1.9.714,,7
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