, 1872-12-19

troll, there we're 1921 convicts, Is Of whom were
females. He Immediately took stops
hseessy ts dispose for 0t he al Rns of P sRe
prison, which has been ascertained by q Conn
mittee Of the Legislature, which consisted Of
wagons, parts Of wagons, agricultural imple-
ments, tools, and machinery: It 1as deemed
best, upon consultation with the Master Machin-
the property in it's then condition, rather than
go to q large and costly outlay. It was SO sold
in accordance with law. The old engine and
boilers, which furnished the motive power for
tho instintioq becoming useless has been r.
# required large amount Of
fuel DAY to run the old machinery.
The present machinery is run without coat By
the shavings and chips from the shops. Perma-
nent improvements have been made at . cost OF
Of most Importance, steps were taken
to procure stone, and cutting was
commenced, and no lack of stone has been re-
ported since he took charge: In the month OF
July the Library vas founded, and now contains
s,159 volumes. Eleven hundred persons regu-
]arly draw books from it. The library
may be regarded as a SUCCESS both
as q literary institution. and an auxiliary to
good discipline. Unemployed men are kept at
work On the grounds, and the unfinished end
pleted, and the sanitary condition thereby
far as details have been decided upon,
has been completed. 4 formal settlement WAS
hoped for this report, but a lack Of TRANSPORTED
cut stone not yet delivered to the State House
to the Pfiaon i whe1 ii the stone
cut is delivered. will -. be about
ger part OF hS U b Soae
the work for the prison since August last.
The Legislative Investigating Committee
closed the accounts of the prison as good,
doubtful, and worthless. Doubtful, 940, 4s;
worthless, Hsa e3e, ,9o522 OF the doubtful, sS,
per cent Of the whole. The Committee be-
feyo 80 per cent could be collected. It is thought
that as much more can be collected as has already
been.
Believing that men must be fed well to work
we're made, q better class Of food Is now
used, which has been demonstrated to
cost less than IN inferior article
IN the end. The men a pay s5:25 per barrel for
five barrels goes further now than eight barrels
used to. Supplies not contracted for have been
purchased in the open market, and for cash
which has proven d vast saving. There is on
hand years supply of these, iasge lot OF dla-
stripe and bed ticking, and . largo supply Of
provisions bought and paid for. On the farm
are Is milk COWS, 200 stock hogs, 80 head Of fat
cattle, 40 tons Of hny, and $50 cords Of wood.
The conyicts are working under contracts as
men at 65 cents per day harness shop, Short
cooper 1ra''Gn, sSop, ''f J. "' Il. wnterbettom so
& Co., 165 men at 10 cents; one-third the stone
one5-3hird the butter factory, Frank Corn. IS
men at IS cents; boz factory, Fuller Cigar
Company, 20 men at IS cents cigar
factory, Fuller Cigar Company $50 men at IS
cents.
A contract for 15o men not closed at 6711zz
cents.
The females are employed in making clothing,
DC. Doubling the propriety OF spreading the
names Of persons and their description through
the State, he ouuits the List from bis report.
stAurora case," where an attempt WAS made by
the Judge of the Court Of Common Pleas Of
Aurora to take from the custody Of
the Warden one Matthew'S on . writ
honor the writ, however, and no decision has
yet been reached. He bears testimony to tho
efficiency Of Deputy Warden Mayhew.
The statistical tables arc interesting, and show
that the cash received at the prison for tho
1s72 are 81, 900, ,os9. 50; cash expended for the
same time, 1895, ,625.45; cash on hand, 81, ,I449.
For the came time there were received in tho
prison 1,os6 males, and 3 females; escaped,
81 males sen On apl1as9n o. ss o
and 2 females congicts on hand now, ,239 males
and is females; average for 1871, 1874; for
1872, 1893 II. Cash value OF new subsistence
for convicts, 1871 563 1892. 50; cost for each man,
1315; for 1872, $50 80; for each man, II Is;
Subsistence for Warden's house, for office, en-
ployes, &c, 1871, 91s.o28.4o; Tor each person,
Is 5-1i; for 1872, s1o,7 for
each person q $40; for 1871, amount
paid employees, s90, ,843.78; 1872, amount paid,
$s7.s3479; gas bills for 1871, @4,479; for 1872,
$3,447.
Cook County hiss $40 convicts, being 27 per
cent of the whole. There are thirty nine life
time men,-two for manslaughter and thirty
seven for murder