The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-06


Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50, s6s 900 90
STATISTICAL.
Total number OF children between the ages OF
four and twenty.one years OF age 1856 300
Number Of children who have attended school at
any time during the year ss7. $40
months or more. 15701
Whole number OF teachers employed. 262l3
Whole number male teachcrs ................ 640l
Whole number female teachers ............ 1887
Total number Of school districts. .......... H742
Total number OF school houses. ..."........ u,740
Number OF months school,. ........... SS734
Number Of months school by qualified teachers $3.50
SonOsr q Volumes u district libraries 1856
Number OF pupils attending the normal school
Number Of teachers instructed 10 teachers; insti.
Number Of teachers in teachers classes In acade go
Amount Of money TO be apporioned BY the i'0A
State superintendent Of Public Instruction
for the support OF common SCHOOLS for the
current nscal year 81 ,4l9S4l IL
In view OF the dignity and value OF the Office OF teacher
urge upon the phbc the duty of giving enlarged pay
for their services at this time, when the expenses of
living are heavily Increased The pay Of mos. classes OF
creased 1t would be disreputabe to people ii those
who educate their children should be excepted from this
tanned
commend TO your favorable the Society
for the Reformation Of Juvenile Denquents the city
New York, and the House of Refuge Of Western New
York.
The report OF the inspectors will show the number OF
convcts confined in the prisons OF the state and the
ceipts and payments on account OF these institutions
BY recent acts OF the lega convicts eau by good
behavior shertcn the OF their Imprisonment
ty four days each year. advise extension OF this
system 1t should be graduated that il will give
encouragement to convicts sentenced for long
Those VINO behave well for many years give stronger owl
dences OF reformation than shown by those
fined for shorter periods An allowance for good
duct should be made OF month each OF the nrst
two years OF two each succeeding year the
tenth year and OF four months each remaining year
the terms OF their Imprisonment Under this system
sentenced Tor Ave years can reduce his term 10
four and four months those for ten years to eight
years and month aud those for fifteen 10 eleven
years and five months.
This will be humane and WISE il will encourage hopes
and form habits essential 10 reformation. II will not
uhduy shorten the OF Imprisonment, as il will be
taken into account by our courts in making sentence II
win improve the discipline OF prisons and save the neces
sity FOR degrading punishments IL VIII diminish the
number or pardups. vhich are always attended with
great evils ana finally will return the convict q society
with such proofs OF good character a. will give HIM self
respect and the confidence OF his neighbors earnestly
urge the sub ect upon the attention Of the Legislature
also advise that the inspectors our prisons De allowed
q give the convicts upon the principles the benefit
o. their good conduct 10 the past.
The Prison Association OF New York 10 required by law
to inspect the prisons 10 the state ana 20 report TO
inspection has been thoroughly performed All the state
prisons, the pen,en,ares and the county ais with but
few exceptions have been visited and examined. The
report of the association Will lay before you the results
OF this investigation trust that the suggestions Of
poses upon the Prison Association examination
o. our prisons recommend renewal OF the sppropra-
tion to that end.
The Inspectors OF state Prisons report that these
utons have recovered from the embarrassment under
which they abored during the two years Immediately
succeeding The commencement OF national troub
The prostato OF business had NEST serious eject upon
prison labor ami prison dnances.
Parties holding contracts Tor prison labor were In many
cases largely engaged southern trade The cessation
OF the losses OF debt which grew out or and
the closing up OF the ordinary channels business ne
ilv In many n ktit
during the past year there has been decided improve
ment and the total cash receipts OF the three prisons
during that period reported at....... 1885 1875
The earnings for the period stated 22S $3.50
And the expenditures for the same period for the
support u the prison, not Including buildings
and repairs, stated at............... 26s $50
a portion OF the receipts however, to be credited
the arrears that acorusd duros she previous two years
qsted shat sing SidS prison DO placed IN more
ana favorable position, by having proper guard wall
force or officers and guards necessary and therefore
shere Is, compared with ether prisons larger yearly
expense Tor guarding the prison
the pay roll 81 Auburn averages per month a. 1851
Az Clinton 2,40s
average number Of convict. the pas, year Is stated
L a. follows
Auburn s......................... az
Sing Sing (male and ismale,. o3s
The number Of copvics in prison September 80 1888
l II reported At
Auburn I22
Clinton 3y2
sing sing (mae and ismaIe) ................... So7
Total. ,0sl
Tho number Of cells al
Auburn. p02
sing sing finale and female prson) ...........ls sos
RANKS.
The annual report Of the Superintendent OF the Bank
ing Department, shows that there three hundred
nine banks with an aggregate capital OF el09 25s LAT
doing business the 30th day OF September 1898 and
that nfty.one banks were closing business voluntarily
and from insolvency.
The total amount OF circulation issued by that officer
on the 30th Of September last t2 $40 OF this
amount S35 252 2l9 issued TO banking associations
and Individual bankers, and 10 secured ~ follows
Bonds and mortgages. ........... s., s62 .o97 ~
New York State stock. .&lI ,343,l40 10
nited States stock 1877 $50 90
Illinois state stock ......... 35o,933 80
- ss,eoo ,2o4 20
Held for Incorporated banks under special
laws .,.................,....... 1894 81
Total s37 $50 ,2ao GO
Aggregate held september 30, Isc2... 36A42,310 %
Increase for the yen..,.......... u, 0e0, 825 o.
Increase IN secured circulation during the
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