The New York herald., 1870-01-11


svs arcSl,sciare mo Or IA Ss u nam am t buildings. Inc
towering ayllude OF ls Nslls very fully satisfies
inc popular ideal 0i = prison. The real
tors u miiiion. Average nula,er or convicts ior
the year, 950 whose OCCUPATIONS were ~ tall0rs.
shoemakers. carpenters, laborors, cooks. &c. The
north wing OF the PRISON contains 6sg cells, the south
extension 442. anu the new extension 800. Thers a
o snop where sashes and binds are manuiac ctured,
stool shop, snoc, hanle, Cabinet, reaper and mower,
founary aid axle shop In TINS institution the con-
trace system OF employing convict labor receives Its
best development, lhe conycts come almost wholly
rom tho rural districts anu arc generally able bodied
and accustomed to labor. 1t Is readily observed,
too thar discipline Is more easily maintained, and
contractors assert that the labor is worth twenty per
cent more tnan 8r Sng Sing Prison, but Tor ast
twenty years u mas shown an average animal deficit
an,. daos Dssc informed IA az n that under ,asan eco
aoor tnts prison should DO not alone seli-sus-
tanning, but n position 70 furnish rev
iaiion Of reinS able 10 feed its inmates cheaper
than any other institution OF similar kind. Auburn
might u apon sns the sand
point O outside nouest industry, as it, various man
uiactures are q much more domestic nature a anan
and clothes, winch come Tar more directly Into CON-
petition wlIli the every day labor Of our mechanics
tnan tae wrought iron productions 0f the CLINTON
GOOD nHvEuUE ron THE STATE
can be obtained from Doth the marble quarries anu
the lime xns OF Sing sing Now. the quarrios. which
by ths way are OF vast extent and exceedingly val
uablc IA point OF material n properly managed by
tlonably become source Of splendld re,cn 1t il
generally admitted that the quality Of lhe stone Is
very superior wnile tho supply Is said 70 b, almost
inexhaustipe. IL has furnished tho material i0r
the building OF some OF the new banks
and Insurance companies Of this CITY, and
demand will be increased AT present perhaps the
largest quantity lor building purposes does not come
iron sing stag, but n the authorities take proper
heed-loox 10 the matter Tor the Denent or the
State--SIng Sing VIII undoubtedly bo able 10 supply
marble In such immense quantities that VIII render
the state Prison not only independent 50 far as It's
ssIf- SUSTAINING powers aro concerned but make 1t
the great source OF an Important revenue 10 the
STATE. As 10 the lime kns 1t is easily 70 be observed
that The receipts from those works are much In ex
cess OF the expenditures. 1t Is also apparent that,
taken out Of the hands OF seliinterested grasping
contractor and placed solely under tho control OF
state, those lime kllns VIII rebound most credl-
taoy to lSs advantages surely 1t Is the desire or
all faithful legislators 70 enrich the state they re.
present, ana source should DC LEFT undiscovered.
Altaougl the outlay i3 comparatively Insignificant
rs compared with the receipts, they would have
been mucn greater had more men been employed
and the additional klns, some time since commenced
10 be oulG been nn.Sned. The facts speak I0r tIem
selves. First OF ALL according to the Inspectors re-
port the total cost OF kiln does not exceed So 0o0
Nnen the present rangements are perfected proba
Dly 1900 barrels OF lime will be burned every day
profit on eac one sold being dollar. During the
year 250 men have been at work. but the encourage
ment has been so great and the prospects SO good
mat the number Will shortly be doubled. Indeed
there Ii every hope that vast mine or wealth has
here been discovered, and II properly worked IL VIII
most assuredly repay even ordinary attention the
part o the state authorities while tho state ttself
Will be considerably enriched thereby. 1t ia paln
therefore, tnat contractors can no longer retain TO
themselves great source OF riches that properly
belongs TO 0nd ought 10 bo taken advantage or BY
the STATE Itself. since the list or July, 1885, the
quarres OF Sing Sing have been worked directly for
the state. Previous 10 that time 100 men were en-
ployed on them 10y contract The average monthIy
earnings were taen $1,000. Under the altered sya-
tenl 10 ableDodled men ana q squad OF invslids
have earned $1,000 per month, and this result, " ~
believed, Is capable OF large Increase.
SING SING
as everybody knows Is situate on tho cast bank OF
Loc HUDSON, aud IL distant from New YORK about
tnirty-two miles. The male prison was established
IN 1928 and the female prison ten years afterwards.
je area OF the prison ground covers nearly seventy
eight acres the real ana personal estate being valued
A. about 81, D000Ov. Number OF ccnyict5 last year
1870 whose occupations were PRINCIPALLY upon con-
tracts iov Individuals making CHAINS, opening quar-
ries, which produce building marble, limo 1uxion
and marpie dust. The men are also employed az
saors, shoenakers carpenters laD0rers, cooks, &C..
wnile the females are generally employed In making
anu repairing convict clothing ana general help.
There are cabinet, mallcable IRON, she, saddiery,
store house and other Ike concerns throughout tho
grounds Tue mae prison contains l,lel cells, In
six tiers, and tha: OF the female prison III.
TIE DEBIT AND CREDIT ACCOUNTS
are interesting IN their way. 1t appears that the
total cost Of maintaining the prison for the past
year was $S17, i52 15. Compared with the earnings
OF the institution 1t seems largo. bur otherwise
sho VS. decrease or expenditure. Ii Is confidently
hoped however, that it viii be long before Sing
sing becomes seif-sustalniDg establishment rue
cost OF malntenaoce is divided as follows, accoru.
ing to the Inspectors report;--Nale department.
SO 0s2 81; female department., $2J,059 93. The
total receipts were $254,I63 0s-irom tine male de.
partment, $260 009 IL female department., $4O&3 90,
leaving deficiency OF sivssSs - y 70 De provided
were $327 359 92 and the receipts $lS0,929 3 leav-
Ing deficiency TO be provided for OF $l4a,630 6S.
Tna cost to the state the prison Tor the past year
thus shown to be SS753l ii less than FOR the preced
ng year. During tne year the average cost or sup
porting each convict for rations only was a5 fol0Ws:
mai 81 mar Law. 4 fnrfn no
month; females 27 2I0 cents per day, or 81 Is per
month Including all items, per day:-Male, 70 3-l0
per day S16 So per month Looking 1t the debit ao-
count 1t found that the Items from which the
nrison~karons Ss2.s4s; ccers salaries 500 SaS 81:
clothing and bedding, $3l, 100 81; miscellaneous
SAP 6sa 81; OIL ana lue, slAl4 ssi building and 70.
convicts, $lei7 i4 grain ana feed, 81 5Oe o2 Sta
lonery, 81 97i 20 furture, 81, ,lo2 43; marble and
lime works soy'' 70; cham 90s;s works ss @
Otncers' salaries, ss,G33 07: general support,
SIT ise 81; totai, s25,ogs os. The prison, on the
earnings, sdo,916 IS; miscellaneous, S33,e53 IS;
United States convict board. s4,ol5 40; military con.
vct board s122s Il! conyicts' deposits, 50, a6a Q7
$52 81; Westchesrer marble and lime
works, s123,04; WestchesLer chain works,
are rS@ 0 the roIlowlng - M
cablnet ,535 As; seddlcry, hardware ana harness.
s23t III 5u: and malieabe iron, s9,63S 40; total,
contract WORK were S4Vo5 V6 IL IL OF course to be
regretted tnat the chain works have stopped having
proved a failure wnile, IN Order to carry the bus
ness heretofore the State has been called upon to
make up deficiency OF $2l,00a.
SING SING vs.. TIE PRISON ASSOCIATION.
Those IN whose hands have been placed the gov.
affairs OF sing Sing Prison at present
very indignant al the Inaccuracies which they aicge
aUound IN the lately adopted report or the New York
Prison Association, Synopsis OF which appeared Ill
the HERALD Vi Wednesday, 10th December last. in
view OF the statements hereinafter alluded
TO it Ia difficult TO conceive how the New York
Prison Association With its facilities for obtaining
correct information, could compile matter Ia It's re-
port which, 1t Is charged, Is at variance with many
existing features in the prison management The
spirit which acuates the members OF
tue association alluded 10 Is deserving OF the highes,
but there - no douot that In some
features It's excess U humanity miseads It's better
iuuEmeuL. IL IL but just that t05e who have charge
OF the largest penal Institution or the Empire aLe
stold not sulIcr from misrepresentation, especially
W here their reputation IA most nearly and ieeateY
yet, nevertheless excellent body OF
men ~ compose the New York Prison Association
could not 0therwIse Than Inadvertently commit the
errors which the authorizes OF Sing sing Aeek 10
correct.
THE ALLEGED IyAcCCRsCIEs
said TO be contained Ia the report before referred to-
and pointed out by the officials. at Sing Sing Prison
are f1rsI the assertion that there II not single
In fbn far nd f.-v-