Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-02
RESPECTFULLY REPORT:


RESPECTFULLY REPORT:
That executing the conferred by the resolutions the
committee proceeded examine the prison Windsor
and the following prisons and penentare in other states wit
New Hampshire Massachusetts, Connecticut New jersey and
the Eastern penteny of ennsyana Mount Pleasant Albany
city, and one in Clinton Co., New York Visiting those prisons
deemed sufficient for all purposes contemplated by the resou
tons.
New Hampshire prison. Concord contained May 3lst l847
seventy-our male and three female convc The conycs
let out to individual contractors prices varying from thirty to
three per day. and are kept under the discipline the
state They employed in making cabinet furniture, boots
shoes baskets The expense of prison
earnings for the last year 548 H. The warden reports
that e result of the last years business posperousa
could be desired owing to the small number of concs.
At this prison the concs formerly employed in hammerng
but this business wholly abandoned consequence
of the heavy attending the transportation Wharfage and
commissions and for the further that the Quincy granite
generally preferred in market
Massachusetts prison. Charesown, September &c. 847
tanned hundred and lightweight convc slXegh OF whom
employed stone cutting the remainder IN backsmthmg
bushmakng and as cabinet Makers uphoseers and nsmhs
All but the are let contractors prices vary
ing from thirty to forty cents per day.
The warden in his official report says "The small number of
conycs the high price Of provision, additional salaries of the
wachmen and appropriation from the funds of the prison. for
the benefit of the library together making additional expense
of 81 200ed to apprehend deficiency of income
the expenses of the PRISON. but am able state that the whole
income of the prison during the year $32 39 9 and the whole
expense S32 27 n leaving surplus of income of $l26 o."
This prison appears be extremely well managed and the
profitable business followed by the convc is cutting
Connecticut state prison, Weathershed March 3Ist S8
contained hundred and fifty convcts fourteen of whom
females They employed under contract follows
making chairs thirty he cutlery thirty-two-soe egheen-
mechanics rules theenon of the state making chair
Seats twenty nne-waiers eleven Females employed in cook
ing washing, making and mendng, weveand binding boots,
The price per day. Of those employed under contract
thrtyhve cents each The warden report of the financial
don of the prison for the past year. shows balance of earnings
expenses of 81 sos GA the gain being less than in former
years This Of the best managed prisons visited by
having drawn for current expenses any thing from the
treasury, since went into operation in lS2he average
ngs above all expenses having been about S. 600 annually for
he OF and
cairmakng considered the safest and most productive
Mount Pleasant prison, Sing Sing, New York. September
30h lS47 contained hundred and twenty-five convcts
Ahs prison. most the convc are let out to and
employed in making hardware boots shoes and hats also
carpet weaving and making lime The pay from
thrywo orwo per day. the average being about thirty
five per day This prison located mex
haube marble quarry for the purpose Of employing the convctS
in quayng and cutting marble for market And this business
pursued for with good degree but
consequence of its coming competition with free labor
abandoned for however, partially resumed again
March last and believed that may be pursued successfully,
and with profit to the
The prison in Clinton county, New York. August gath, l848
contained one hundred and fifty convcs This prison located
upon bed Of iron with view of employing the convicts
mining The hundred acres and purchased
by the of 500 Temporary buildings first
put up there and lot of twelve enclosed by pickets
number of concs then removed there and put to labor
The buildings principally built by convict labor of stone
quared from the yard We unable procure printed
report Of the affairs of the prison. but learned from the warden
that the appropriation by the ae account of the prison. had
of course includes the of the SITE buildings furniture fix
lures, TOOLS support of conc and pay of officers and guards
Thus far mining has turned profitable at this prison
New Jersey prison. Trenton contained December 3D. l847
hundred and hyhree convcs They employed by
tractors and under the discipline of the officers of the prison.
from thirty forty per day Chairmang and carpet
ing here carried by them The warden of the prison
ders advantageous to the sae to let the prisoners by
The gain for the last year, per official report
S. 1907 Deduct from this the for salaries of the
officers and shows loss the of 81 40 for the year.
The Eastern Pentenay of Pennsylvania contained, Decem-
Der 3s lS47 two hundred and nneytou conVcs They
carpentry This prison and the New Jersey prison both
Quoted the separate solitary plan The earnings of the
prisons conducted this pan believed by your
mtee to be much less than those conducted the social
gregae system indeed the warden of the former observed
that much matter OF dollars and of refor
nation.
The committee proceeded the 26h of August visit the
various marble quarres Isle La Mott We there examined the
marble quae of Mr. Hill Mr. REYNOLDS lying upon the
shore of the Island and the qnarries of Mi Fisk and Messs
Feury and Eddy upon the westthe latter eighty rods
from the shore of the lake AT all these quarres found
abundant supply of beautiful black and dark marble but the
at Fisks presents some varieties not yet discovered the others
Messrs HIPS and Reynolds quaes of easy by boats
both extending the waters edge From survey madby Messs
Allen and Thompson copy of which accompanies this report
appears that the different strata of Fss quarry present breast
of hregh feet nine inches above the level of the lake, vary
ing thickness from nine inches feet presenting also
rey Of coo such light and dark blue black and blue black
gray dark and light gray purple and variegaed with pink
The expense of quarng this marble stated to by Mes
Hodgson and Fisk six cents cubic foot calculating the price
of labor eghye per day The sales of stone from this
quarry during the past three years. different public works in
Canada and at Kouses Point have amounted to nnewo hous
and four hundred and eghyfve feet and sold profit of
sx per foot amounting $40 TO- The advantages which
this quarry possesses the others the island in the opinion
Of the committee rst the bcaO which is favored with
of the best harbo the lake. being upon bay Shore well
ected from the prevailing winds by projecting points of land
either de and has convenient dock already constructed at which
the steamboats, make their daily landings.
Second the chepness and with which the marble can be
quarred and laid upon the dock s..
Third, the greater varieties as before stated.
On the 2Sh of August visited marble quarry Shoreham
known as udd quarry is situated the eastern shore OF the
lake. with good harbo The quarry contains sufficient amount
Of the one and of apparent good quality The quarry open
ed 1890 and worked with degree success until the
year 1887 since which time, the working of has been wholly