The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-25
GheGttdIigeufer:
THE ANNUAL REPORTS.
The Penitentiary Report.

The annual report oil the oihcers Vi '"'
pcni,entiary, for the fiscal year ending
scptcmbcr 80, 1871, shows that the pres
on, directors Of the Penitentiary entering
m their duties on the first Of last May
found unexpended, in round numbers
,hiry.Iour thousand dollars OF approprla'
finn for construction Of wall around Peni'
tertiary grounds, of which they expended
m to November 18th, thirty thousand
dollars. They estimate that $4,000 more
will he required to complete that wall I;
that 100000 will be required to build the
entire north cell building with the excep.
zion of the cells; and that $4,000 more
will be required to complete the Wardcn's
house, which is, they say, avery fine and
costly structure, now being seriously
damaged by reason Of It's unfinished and
eyposed condition. The rear wall Of the
north wing cell building will constitute a
mart Of the outside wall, and the directors
urge that It's early completion is desirable
on this account, and because, though the
cell room will not be needed for several
years, the room will be needed, as soon
As the outside wall Is done, for workshop
room for the convicts. The directors
recommend the appropriation of the
sums mentioned $4,000 in ally for
construction; also IN appropriation Of
$4,000 for support Of conViCts; about
$4,000 Tor pay Of guards, and an inrease
Of s4OO in salary Of the clerk otthc inStitu-
ton, making a hundred and two or three
thousand dollars in all.
II has become apparent that IN enor-
nous and costly blunder was committed
in selecting the site Of the penitentiary
building, in reference to which Superin.
intendent SHALLCRoss says in his report
tothc Directors:
ain dirpinp for the foundation for the
wall IN he western line between tho
,""er al tLe north.west corner and tho
"orth wing cell building, n mart nj tho
ground was found to be 'Quick.sand.'
This had to be remedied by putting down
layers of stone and mauling them down
n; nr os thcy could be driven: then mt.
,inr down another LAYER and Afterwards
Fronting with concrete composed of nv.
1nnIic cement mixed with A necnliar kind
NJ sand which, after beinr THOROUGHLY
SET became as hard rs stone The ionn.
,Iation laid uDon that will he entirely se.
cure and everlasting In digging nj 0thsr
par,s for the foundation of he onter wall
and for the foundation of the south wing
cell building. | am told that several simi.
lar mick sands were discovered and Ind
lobe remodied as best thew conld nj. very
great expense to the State. WLya build.
ps of tile magnitude and of suCI imnor.
lance to the State should have been locat-
eI on snch piece OF ground, or
S T",, n 'RnSrJ ot 'T puh,in ,'T Wo,l. III
composed Of intelligent men, 10 locate
such an institution on such grounds. is
more llan can nc CONJECTURE. Amer the
and s "rcor'IiH% ~ the orioinaI Iepi"u ~
the architect, the adjacent grounds all
around will be higher than the Pcnilenti.
My grounds, so mat Tue fenitentlary
Go""s + w " -" "nI amh;ns, ~ ~ ms, VI
convcnicncrs arising from such an unlor.
mmle locations 1t there had been a
running stream o. wafer convenient that
cleansing sewers unI for other nnrnoses
IImlghI have been offered rs III excuse
GF"ll apology loT me location, but there
he conIwc,rI rrom T ,is,an win M naSc 10
pipes or wells sunk, and wafer raised iHin
reservoir by means Of steam engine, to
'",a'9 '"c Necessity
tue number OIL convlcls IN the Peniten.
""'l u" .'c ISL OF last May was lO7, on
'"t Isl Oh last october lO5. AT The latter
"'' '"' counties were represented as
"''""''
v"'o county IA" l'i hanawha' II;
Ua"e,'' u Nlch'e' u; MonongaIia and
m"'' each' Brooke, jackson, Marion'
"A'o", Sl0nroo anu F"'nam' each; JeIt'
s's,''' e"uIe'on' Preston and WetzeI, )
''', "',',ler' "tecnDF'er anu harrison, ,
'1', m u,'u berkeley Gay DoddrIdge, Mar
' 'n1I'' M'neFa'' Morgan rocahontas, RA.
NB"' taylor anu UpsAur, each.
DEAF, DUMnAND BLIND INSTITUTE
The directors report of this institution
for the last fiscal year shows that the
number of pupils more than doubled
during the year, the whole number at the
end Of the wear beinr ~ n, ,hcso IN
were Hind and A. 1aor ,,,,,o. "" 90 ~
oIm;,', I' "''" "e"' "'"'cS Do were
"''''''e" u''rlhg the year and Z were re-
]ec'cd Tor want OF accommodations. The
eldest is 25, the Youngest 3 ,ho ovorono
lO. The dishurscmon,o e., wv n. A..'"s'