The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-04


ITO THE MANUFACTURERS, MECHANICS, ANA:
l. Business Men Generaly.--sealed Proposals will
be received until the 18th day OF JUNE next by
undersigned, to employ by hire all the convict labor
OF the State Penitentiary.
The Lessee is to take all the able-bodied convicts
now on hand, or who may hereafter come into the
prison during his terR OF lease, except those needed
by the State to keep up the establishment He shall
also be authorized to occupy and take charge of all
the shops and warehouses; in said prison, to put up
such machinery as he may DESIRE and shall have the
privilege OF buying, at such prices may be agreed
upon all the machinery, tools, fixtures, and mate
rials on hand both finished and unfinished.
Said Lessee shall treat those hired with humanity
and Kindness, conforming to such rules, bylaws ana
regulations as may be established by the Directors
and work them not exceeding ten hours each day.
For each convict so employed, the lessee shall pay
into the State Treasury the price per day bid said
payment TO be made quarterly.
He shall also give bond, with approved security in
the OF fifty thousand dollars payable to the State
Of Tennessee for the faithful performance of the un
dertakng hereby imposed. Said lease to continue for
four years, at the end OF which term new proposal
from said lessee shall have preference for the next
four years; provided he shall have faithfully dis
charged his obligations to the satisfaction OF the
Directors; said preference not to exclude proposals
from Others manfestly more conducive to the in
terests of the State.
The workshops built In a very substantial man.
ner with sufficient capacity for working five six
hundred hands; well lighted and ventilated also
conveniently arranged. There is siXty-hve horse
power engine capable OF running all the machinery.
The machinery has all OF the most modern improve
ments for the manufacturing Of cedar ware, furni-
ture, agricultural Implements, wagons, etc. There
is also machine shop, containing nine lathes and
two bolt machines, a blacksmith shop with nine
orges, clevis machine, three trip-hammers and tools
complete; a foundry hundred and forty feet
long and forty-ve feet wide, with tasks for making
all kinds Of hollow ware, poughs, corn-shellers etc.
Also g patterns for stove and other castings Also,
one building used for manufacturing bagging con
tanning fifteen LOOMS with all the necessary ma
chinery for spinning, etc. There is also stone
shop paint shop and dry house.
The prison buildings are beautifully located inst
outside the corporation Of Nashville, and within one
quarter of mile OF twos railroad depots ana one
mile Of the steamboat landing.
There are now about four hundred and ffty con-
victs in the prison, most of whom have served some
years. and skilled mechanics in their respectve
branches OF business The prison is under the con-
troll OF a Board OF Directors, and Warden. whose
duty it is to provide for the wants OF the conyIcs
and to see that strict discipline is maintained.4
Proposals may be addressed to the undersigned or
he Secretary OF State within case they should he en-
dorsed proposals for leasing the Tennessee Peni-
tentiary."
Any further information desired Will be furnished
by addressing the Directors OF the Penitentiary.
WILLIAM SHANE:
M. r. MURRELL
@. ROBINSON,
o4Cw Directors