Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-04-18

Lot Day, Jr., 66 6l
= 80 A00'' -" RAW DnIl.I-.la@o112 ao1 =
j S101,752 8,
The estimate Of the. amount
of work to be done by Tai
bott Il CO. under their con- -.,...
tract, as estimated by Ed
win May, the architect. un-
der the Board of Control, is S147. .S14 5;
The estimate of the work done
under the contract as made
by Mr.. May, upon measure -
ment of the work by Messrs.
McKim d. Hodgson. archi-
tects. by the Board; is 1929 q
Balance to complete contract 100, ,576 3;
The estimate of work done un-
der Talbot & Co.'S con
tract. made by j. L. Smith
myer, architect, employed
by COMMITTEES 10. 262 ot
Deducted from estimated cost ~
OF work, leaves balance q 107, $50 9!
Which sum will be required to complete
the contract with Talbot & Co.
The report made under oath by j. l.
Smithmyer, architect, employed by til,
Committee. marked "a" is hereto at
tached and made part of this report
which exhibits the present condition OF the
work done by Talbot Il Co.. and shows
the amount of work done under, and Js
the terms Of contract. as estimated by Mr.
Smithmyer, ra~ aft n - loi
To be a1i W $40 0ea 0e
Paid them cash S27,0I4S3 -
In convict labor as per report
of Superintendent 6,7l4 90 49, 72S S3
Making difference in estimates
and payments of S6,533 43
Amount of all warrants paid i'@
at State Treasury is 1O1,752 80
Amount of convict labor, less
amount done for Talbot &
Co. under contract 1876 %
Amount paid BY the State l2l,069 90
The Committee believe. however, that
the fair vaiue Of the work of Talbot &
Co.. is much less than the above estimate.
Iif made without regard to tn, contract.
Amount. as above. cash drawn
from State Treasury 1OI,752 80
Paid in cash on contract of
Talbot d. Co. 27.0l4 SO
Paid p. j. Moore on plumb
ing contract 563 25 1851 OS
.asf -----
Leaving amount otherwise cx-
pended 74.175 72
Ofthis snm the three Directors,
Architect and Superintend-
ent have received personally 20.356 &C
"rARrY PETS" 'fo
An accurate calculation of the amount
of money paid to the Directors. Architect,
Superintendent. Physician, Clerks, and
other officers of the prison. for personal
services. would be larger than the whole
amount paid to the contractors upon the
prosecution Of the work.
THE WAY THE MONEY GOES.
The committee may also state that there
was no authority of law to authorize the
Auditor and Treasurer of the State to
audit and pay out to the officers any amount
over and above that specified in the act of
March 5. 1859. nor had they any author
ity by law to audit and pay any money on
account of the construction of the pris on,
above the $4,000 appropriated by the
Legislature. And the committee will
take this occasion to recommend that the
most stringent statutes should be passed,
prohibiting the State officers from audit
ing and paying out money. not appropri-
ated by act of the Gensral Assembly,.
Had the Board of Control and the off,
GERS of State been limited in their expendi-
lures. by reason of the existence of crimi-
nal statutes. this outrage upon the State
would have been prevented. i.
The following shows the amount ex-
pended. under appropriate heads. as shown
by the books at the prison, as kept by b.
d. Angel. clerk,