New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-10
THE STATE PRISONS.

alton of ~hsf lass We deem pr per Tor the DETER
"reeulaiion ard discipline of said prisons."
We recommend that the ls~ be 20 amended that
each Inspector shall have the charge of each OF the
thr,e lrlt fer three euccsssise Dooos IN every
pine me- pbs OF bis term OF oie aud that IN aterna
lin from ole prison 10 another each OF tue ssn In
shall De ned 10 the charge Of the prisons
from Which they have bee the longest absent; and
that each ctor s devots at least two weeks IN
each OF the three months 10 personal attendance
az spd direction OF the affairs OF tue Prisoas oil winch
tb " shall 90 he W special charge
tpp The Agents and WarosOs, We think, underline
existing lsw there DO sufiiebt cheeks ano SAFE
gusrds against Encouragement AID fraud
We recommend thai the monthly estimates Tor
fuI de- nov required BY lsw TO be made ID the Con
troler ebsl receive the Endorsement 81 the Inspector
in charge 10 the feet that be has carefully exam
red il. contents and that the funds therein required
are Necessary for the wants Of the prison.
We slso recon- mend that the ss,d estimsts shall be
accom- panied BY a report then hereinafter referred to-
of ell supplies on baud stating the quantity OF each
ntcle
application Of supplies purchased for the Prison
They taken by keepers aud others especially az
Sing Sing, ard consumed or applied without any &C
coup, being rendered., except III the keeper In charge
Of the kitchen mess ON enters upon sosli DOCK
The daily amount OF provisions received by Nun Tor
current ption after which the anounis trans
ferreo To a larger book, and the price stated
To ure a strict accountability, we recommend
tba, there .bsl be officer at escn prison, dssens.-
ed hs store keeper VINO shall receive sod issue all
articles Of suppl.s Of every name and nature. pur-
ch ss.o by the sgent. That al bills o. purchases
shsll BE- taken in duplicate one of which shall &c
e.npsu, the delivery Of the articles % the store
k.. Ier 81 DO bill of purchases sbal pass 10 the
creGH Of the agent, at the Controllers office az
voucher ~bch shall hot have been recelpted by the
ssid s'orekeeper al The time cf rhe delivery Of rhs
sp0p-s, sbcb said bill or voucher shall embrace.
Tbot The ssid sior. keeper shall render monthly
re'urn 10 the Inspector ia charge, Of all cup
I,s sbch he sball have On hsod at the cad
u =. nd =
shall lave received issded during tbs )ntl tneu
broueh 10 clrse. The ssld store keeper, ~hed be
receives provi-ous or other supplies. snf hoiios
them TO il quantity and qu1lly With the arc'n-
pspl Jog bill shall compare s1o bill With the dupii
cafe thereof in the banis of the ageDt and II the td
blr sgre- he shsl receipt the goods therein named
The agents bill az having been Delivered IN HI u
The sald store setper shall sesp book OF iuhcen'
size 70 allow the entry of all said articles in sepsra'e
columns in which be shali enter all the articles EN-
brsceo in rbe bills Of purchase, according Ia th-f To-
sp.ciiye dates and at the end OF the moath -a1i o,
up az the bottom, the totals thereof tie sntll
enter. upon tie opposite psge OF sad DIX,
in the order Of ih-r date, all provisions
ard ether articles issued by him upon requi.
stions add up the same, sud carry toe total
thereof the opposite psge. and, under the sgsre-
gate of purchases oecuc the former from the LATER,
ard cary The amount remaining TO the n-xt monthly
returb as "goocs on haId. From mis- amount oil
receipts and is.ues upon the book, the monthly re-
turn above required 10 be m +de and delivered TO the
IIs, ID chsrge sb4 be fek-n supported by tho
hull, OF pur, b.ses aid tue reqns'ions Tor their ISSUE
TIE above account upon the book, snd ths return
thtr.fron, to BE- examined az the eLd o. each month
by H. Inspector in charge The oils snd r-qu,'tiJDs
C, mpsr,o herewith snd if found correct both book
sbd return 20 be certified by tbs said Inspector
W. recon mend that keeper shall be assigned,
permaptrtly, TO the charge Of the nie.s-roon aud
kitchen another TO the charge Of he clothing depart
m.ut: another 10 the charge of the buljing aud ~
psirDg, sbd building sno repairing Interals fuel,
and forage another to the charge OF the hsli 10 re-
gsro 10 s general police and cleaIiitees aud OF tie
oil fluids for lighting the same another to the
charge the hospital hospital stores me fcines &c
The ustrD of rn- f-m,lr pr,son 10 hzv- charge OF,
end o BE- held responsible for all the properly belong
ing 10 The same. Ttst ell tie articles required
for use, consumption or expenditure. Is drawn
by sold feepe's sDo mafron. from time to time,
from sHid store keeper, upon written feahibuoue
sgIed by them respectively, and countersigped
by The sg,It or in bis necessary abseoce gu
duty, by the principal keeper, except that the
r.qusitioD for hospital spPpee and medicines, III
st-so at being signed by the keeper alone shall also
be sigI.d by the physician That each of toe said
keepsrs spo the said mstron, at the end Of each
month, shall make and furnish to the Inspector in
charge return Of the articles received is u7d and
espeI dtd deductiTg the latter from the ornsr, sud
thus ii Ow The amount remaining m n4nd.' THIS
return sba be verified 70 be correct aud trde by the
oath OF the respective keepers ADD the said natron
Tit mount of supplies returned as ION hsnf by tue
fso al MI the vita those
reported n, op hano" by the -torekesp-r, sh Ill bs
caLsolldsted into return, which -hall be verified by
the oath OF the said Inspector ID charge and shall ac-
npspy the estimate Tor funds, TO oe forwarded TO
The Controller.
We recon rerd tha, sill contracts for the hire of
coBvcts shall be subject to the approval Of the Con-
troller end the Attorney General, before they shall
take tie CT, and, the question has ii been
vexed Ope between the contractors and the agent
10 what contributes au ordinary days work, we re
oumeDd that in all contracts for the hire OF c0nvcs
DO coIc itiODs shall be Inserted by W cn doduc-
TORS sball be made from any convict Il ,or; that
contractors shsl psy the contract price for each
working on the contract that no contrast shall be
ut.d without secuIity given D. tne contractor
We also recommend that the law requiring each
sbOpkeeper 10 return written statement Of the work
cone ID The chop TO which he is assigned shall also
require such return statement TO be- verified by his
oath sl.o that every return required and to be te
y any othceI TO the agent or Inspector In charge
sfsl be verified by the c.tb 81 the party making IT,
al That il be made q mlsdemsa Dor for any prison
officer tn receive any gilt gratul'y, While 10 office,
from sDy contractor. or from any person 10 the
ploy uepf of any contractor.
We recommend that the Inspector in charge, to-
Reiter with The agent, the physician, ana principal
keeper, shall make thorough aud critical INSPECTION
of all the property belonging TO the prison, annually
and take inventory al the same; AMI all articles
that shall be found to be of no further uss to the
PRISON from 10 jury decay or o'herSse, shall b. pub
)icly advertised and sold at auction That such
tices as shall be found at the 6rst examination by
sad Board 10 be useful for the continued wants Of the
prisoD shal be ceipted by the keeper and by
him tuned over, upon requirfop, 10 the respective
keepers the matroD, having charge Of the several
oersimeLfs Of the prison. To which such articles may
bel,rg by them receipted 10 the said storeksep
er. These articles they snail continue to report in
their month returns 10 the Inspector 10 charge and
be responsible for their custody and s.ion.
Should any articles thus receipfed become worn out
Destroyed Iost, they shall satisfactorily account for
ibe tame 10 the raid Inspector under oath. We re-
commend that all articles hereafter manufactured 1t
The prison. for prison use, shall bitured the
,for, ieepsr and by BIN issued upon acquisitions a.
bers in kSf. ra1