New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-09
Parish Prison -. Workhouse,


Every time sixteen men are brought OIL |
cfally together 20 commence series OF use' !
less duties. as . grant jury .hey generally
select an abstruse subject TO bewi!des them
selves about.
This time Il T. she .ecosders WHO are
made the scapegoats for the lash from She
sheritf's Office. and the words contrary 20
} law" are hurled at them tor committing
parties 70 the workhouse in default of
fineso So far az acts of the Legislature are
concerned. the law i, silent. che Revised
Statutes containing 20 provisions on the
subject. The city charter contains the only
reference 60 the subject. and tina. merely
authorizes The City Council TO regulate the
duties Of the recorders. In this matter they
acted. Sovembe. !. 1870. By passing an Or
dinancs authorizing sccorIers to commit
Persons 70 the Norahouse in default 81
! fue. tor vioiatin: city ordinances.
Tia settled all the law on tho cres'
ton. But in the latter part Of 1871 grand
jury became anxious about tie revenues OF
| the criminA al sheriff. and reported somewhat
| in the style of our present guardians The
enormous bills monthly presented by the
| sheriff to the city were overlooked, and the
! conclusion easily reached that he could take
| care. of detauting offenders cheaper shan
could the keeper of the Workhouseo In
Administrators Lewis report of December
| II, 1871. he showed the average daily exc
pense at the WorkhOuse per prisoner was
eighteen cents. On che usual five day COM
mltment that es the Parlsh prison
would be four dollars to ninety
cents foS t;e Workhouses showing a
saving of 225 per cent. This satisfied suc'
ceeding grand juries, the report referred 20
being an expiring kick aud siuelched the
sheriff. After thus the recorders continued
to save the city money. and give its enc
ployes chance 20 receive their salaries in
full, until this grand Jury thought they had
found an unworked field. Economy in
theory being the order Of the LAY, they have
attempted to make it "ss much the worse
Cor the facts"
| The following com pa,ison Of the latest re-
! por. at the City Hal! presents the ease in
behalf Of tho facts. The expense At tae
Parish Prison having reached the extent Of
the law. is the s,me a. in 1871. but the Work
house il a little mere than under Colonel
Lewis.
From the reports made by tie Admins
TRAITOR Of Police it is found that ti.ere were
imprisoned IN the Woykhouss during the
month Of April 1913 persons. or al average
/ per day Of I2O 1890. The expenses Of car
r,ing on the Institution, including pay rolls
} and every article Of Subsistence. lumber
clothing, etc. was ei3sS IS. The earnings
! Of the Workhorss for the same period arr
shown 70 be $500 50. which. deducted frcn
the items Of expense. leaves balance o
$'61 e as the cost OF carrying on the cstao
iushnsnt for Tho same period. The daily
cost per head Is about :we.syens sad
: quarter cents.
! Du:ins the month Of Mares there were
, issued 10 .i.e inmates Of the "ari.h Prison
1857 ra.ions. which are charged at sixt!
cent. per day: turkeys fees. 81 per head
I 1906. and other ;tems--fuel. repairs. bed
t steais. etc. making total OF $500 -
which DOES not include either lights O.
. medicines. Taxing the number Of ration
issued as the allowance tor the month. an(
! it will be found tina. the cost 10 the city o
. ! maintaining prisoners in the Parish Prise!
, ! was about sixty-siy and tweth;cds cents.
, I. will be seen, therefore. that while {!
.. costs the city :22!os ~ 20 maintain LEO 1879
prisoners in the Parish Prison !wheu Their
are no pay rolls to be metz for ene month
| the COS. for the same in che We:AL9ass va
I only ST: IS. or $500 Is less.