New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-12

Charming ,caasintaDces Hso oniy need d fst css
,r,ct sdced 10 their otter graces 10 rake aea
ornaments 10 society ard benrfsctors OF Their tiot
Mr. Res. Of cOurse, thought be CO al AFFORD h
p,, 81 c. ats per day ios the soer OF these meo
the s,,r SEC Prison, or se would lot have mNs
the Offer Had be received the award 90 'sos
terms be would tsyp paid to tie State 10 toe D"
Years following the ssu Of slO9.9o0. Ita' "'ait
have left D. city profit. uDles. the aes,fs- D'ge-
I.u, and Messr.. Benedict Hall & Co, were sidiT
on, N their c,lculator.-ehch is Lot ltt-iy-s
the f,s, would have p,id. according to the tefGs
of thar bid SI35 sii 20, and the later, sl2i,SD
Both parties, of course, left good m''gn t''
n-oft which Mr. Ross would have increased bT 80
much As his ssy ments would have been less taas
eitter Of theirs But it IS also probable tes' M
Res though, the contract would not yield liViog
poftst b. sher price than thst be offered. NOT
IS It probable thst Be has changed tis option %
that polrt notwithstanding he took the sw,rd
INSIDE 10 BIZ Gilbert, oDl! brcause ,ha, gcntleusn
bid higher than either the BgO~s or Beoed'ct' Had
& Co. Let Us look at the figures.
Shnuld Mr. Ross psy oe has contrset the tau
fine for the full number Of men-that Is, ~ 5-lo
C,r 900 men FIR .ix months. and i0s cests
for 900 for four Years and SIX mo0ths. De would
then nav in round numbers, $50 600. or SiOo9
la,s than Benedict, Hall & Co, sud Sl5,OOO less
than the Beelnws would have paid. and on'y
$40 600 more than at the r.ie he bid fOE IN his
own name But tbeu &c does not pay at that rate
far that number Of men, for he lad not Ter tee htN
two moo,bs of his terra more than from % 10 20
men emp'oyed. which would make difecepco OF
between -. eco and - 600; then be has the ser
yices-of tWo mea gratultousy for the whole term'
which Is about 81 100 more--tso iteas whict
alone make the cOntgsct awarded to M
Ro.s. under the award TO GILBERT, to
eff, but little from that which wcad have eeea
made uncer hi, bid II DIS name. Bat IN arc
,n,p this: the Gilber,.Ross coCtrsct eises to the
contractor tie privilege Of dlsmssIng men weoa
he iutges unfit for the work. No0, a. woo knoE
% the persona. couction OF boot AID she mtas'
featuring with al the advantages OF uodern m'
elmer, know that in 200 men Il would not bs n-c-
essay 10 have more than - FER cant OF skilled
uorsuer. The rest might be kept con't'aty
changing so as 10 be sls-ys within 'be terms oil
the contract "a sik-mottbs men at 20 $40 cents
per dsy. But lot TO resort to any We
lent svppoei,ion Of undue sharpness on tbs
psIt of the Contractor there must neces-
ssrily be large percentage of the mea
put on fye-years contract who have rot five years
10 erye and whose places, as ttey go out must
be filed by new corners. THESE ne" Corners oil
course. viii be paid ouly The lowest pnce for SIX
m,utts Il Il low computation 10 say that out
If any average 200 men al sing Sing, 80 ~oud
have 10 serve only ore year, 30 Tor two years, 20
for three years, sod 20 only for ice years itn
essy to that uoeer toe contract WITH this body Of
men, constantly reinforced b! new recruits. such q
percentage of FIX months men would be kepti 10
band, that the ~hOle pay meet on the contract, ct
the erd Of five years wouls be less thsn S7i 900;
so that Sr. Ross ma! put in his pocser, at that
time bot Only the pnht he expected 10 make on
a payment of Sll0.Oo0, but about s3i 600 beside.
Generous Mr. Gilbert,
We have Only question or two more to SIX.
Can anybody tell Us 10 whom this contract ,ow
beonCsl Fust il was Gllbert's-thrn Rasss--
wbtse is it now Is il all Ross or w~ that
generous gift Of the good Gilbert diSided auoas
seversl psrsons1 We should BE- glad to see It's
cheek whereby the pymeot on tie contract "ss
made for the month of June. aud also tue check
for the month Of July The signatures thereto
would, We have good reason to believe eolghtea
us on t@o points, nsnely-tO ah 'm the cootrsot
really belongs, aud who Nr II E. GILBERT really iL
Can any body help US to a sight Of those checks'