Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1858-11-24

tons VI all the real property within the
State Accordingly, on The 18th Of Febru-
AIRY 1881. an act was passed to appraIse
the real estate. and To make the value of
the same equal and uniform. Since that
time no act of the Legislature has been
PASSED ordering a new sppraisement. In
the meaning the increase in the sslue OF
that kind Of property has been very large.
Ii that increase had been uniform. a
necessity for new appraisemcat would
not exit But since the passage Of that
law. great difference has arisen in refer !
ence % the relative value of real estate -
When the last assessment was mac there
Was bus one railroad competed to India
napolis. fson any point in the State. nor
We're any other ui the existing works
tnlslei You cannot but appreciate the
tie: that those roads have hal upon the
value of the property Of the State. In
deed, II has So increased the value Of such
properly, that il Is confidently believed
that new assessment would show that
the laxab!cs Of the Stale now amount TO
four hundred million dollars. IL this
view of the subject is correct. il is mani
testify unjust that the revenues pail for
the support Of the government should be
levied upon the app,aisement Of 1851.
At my request the Directors, Of the
State Prison have made a partial report
as TO the condition OF that institution
You will observe by an examination OF
tina, report that the new cell house has
been flushed. but even now. after the
same has been compel,cd, such is the
limited capacity of that institution tina, Il
is impossible to retain with safety, or I'm
ploy with profit. more than three hundred
and fifty conyicts. The number which
will be confined there by the first of Jaun.
AIRY. 1859. will. in all probability, amount
To live hundred. You will therefore see
the absolute necessity OF either greatly Gu
lareing the existing prison, or OF erecting
AN additional one IN some other part Of the
State In view Of the prison bsing loci
ted upon the southern boundary Of the
State thereby causing heavy expense IN
ran porting the convicts from the various
counties. and believing that a portion o
the labor Of the inmates could be more
proftaby employed in some other local.
y. and rely ins upon the avdice and opin'
ION OF those most experienced IN mana
gng such institutions, that three hundred
TO three hundred and IF y conyicts a e a
many as should be confined 10 one local.
ty. | accordingly join with the Directors
and Warden of the Prison in recomms nd
ing 10 you that law be passed a, an earl,
day, providing for the erection Of another
State Prison. and that the same be located
somewhere in the northarn portion OF the
State. Little can be done towards IL,
erection of said prison until the spring o
1889. Fit should be regarded by yoi
as desirable TO use the labor of a portion
| Of the ,nyicts IN the erection Of sale
prison, one hundred and fifty to two hun
dred OF them could be employed for tina
purpose If you should decide TO pas
>uch law, provision should be made TO
he purchasing OF more lind for the u.s.
Of the new. than belongs To the State al
joiring the present prison. There arr
generally confined in the prison man,
who could b. prof ably employed in rails
ing necessaries for the support OF the In
sitution.
have thus briefly called to your atten
ton those interests of he State which de-
mand, in my opinion, your immediate nc
ton. have done this in the hope lha
. few days only of your time will be re
CURED. deferring to make any other re
commenda until you assemble at th,
regular session, which will be on the 6tl
day of January, 1859. In conclusion.
hope that harmony may prevail in your
councils. aud that W S lom aud patriotism
may guide your actions.
ASHBEL. II. WILLARD.